The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Tester role in IT jobs advertised for the Bolton region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Bolton region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Tester
Rank 36 36 22
Rank change year-on-year
0 -14
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Tester 1 2 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bolton 0.862% 1.493% 1.667%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.877% 1.538% 1.695%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 1
Average salary - £22,500 £22,500
UK excluding London average salary £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year
+5.26% -5.00%
All Job Titles
Bolton
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
114 130 59
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bolton 98.28% 97.01% 98.33%
Number of salaries quoted 100 129 58
Average salary £32,500 £35,000 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-7.14% +16.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,000 £24,000 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £40,000 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Tester
Manchester

Software Tester
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Software Tester across the Bolton region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Bolton Software Tester Jobs Demand Trend

Software Tester
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Software Tester across the Bolton region.

Bolton Software Tester Salary Trend