The first table below looks at the demand for the 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 Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 22 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Tester
Rank 36 37 18
Rank change year-on-year
+1 -19
Permanent jobs requiring a Tester 1 2 5
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bolton 0.833% 1.481% 8.621%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.847% 1.527% 8.772%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 5
Average salary - £22,500 £27,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -18.18%
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £32,500 £32,500
All Job Titles
Bolton
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
118 131 57
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bolton 98.33% 97.04% 98.28%
Number of salaries quoted 103 130 56
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%
Tester
Manchester

Tester
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Bolton Tester Jobs Demand Trend

Tester
Salary Trend

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

Bolton Tester Salary Trend