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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Tester role in IT jobs within the Bristol region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Tester
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank13090
Rank change on same period last yearDown-40
Matching permanent IT job ads743
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.019 %
As % of the category below0.238 %1.537 %
Salaries quoted439
Average minimum salary£27,250£24,179
Average salary£29,750£27,115
% change on same period last year+9.71 %
Average maximum salary£32,250£30,051
UK excluding London average salary£29,806£29,073
% change on same period last year+2.51 %
Bristol IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Bristol
Matching permanent IT job ads29452798
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.705 %1.204 %
Salaries quoted26252456
Average minimum salary£31,620£30,681
Average salary£34,817£33,870
% change on same period last year+2.79 %
Average maximum salary£38,014£37,060
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Software Tester South WestSoftware Tester
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Software Tester
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Software Tester across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Bristol Software Tester Demand Trend

Software Tester
Salary Trend

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

Bristol Software Tester Salary Trend

Software Tester
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Tester across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Bristol Software Tester Salary Histogram

Software Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bristol region that cited Software Tester in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Software Tester in their job title.

112 (70.59 %)Software Testing
27 (41.18 %)Windows
27 (41.18 %)Client/Server
35 (29.41 %)ISEB
43 (17.65 %)Telecoms
43 (17.65 %)Test Scripting
43 (17.65 %)HP
52 (11.76 %).NET
52 (11.76 %)WinRunner
52 (11.76 %)QuickTest Pro
52 (11.76 %)LoadRunner
52 (11.76 %)SQL
52 (11.76 %)QA
52 (11.76 %)Requirements Analysis
52 (11.76 %)WATIR
52 (11.76 %)FitNesse
52 (11.76 %)Web Testing
61 (5.882 %)Marketing
61 (5.882 %)NUnit
61 (5.882 %)Finance
61 (5.882 %)CMS
61 (5.882 %)Replication
61 (5.882 %)QARun
61 (5.882 %)Computer Science
61 (5.882 %)Manual Testing
61 (5.882 %)SC Cleared
61 (5.882 %)Security Cleared
61 (5.882 %)VB
61 (5.882 %)VBA
61 (5.882 %)C

Software Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bristol region that cited Software Tester in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Software Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (11.76 %).NET
Bristol IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (5.882 %)CMS
Bristol IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.882 %)DVB
Bristol IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (11.76 %)WinRunner
12 (11.76 %)QuickTest Pro
12 (11.76 %)LoadRunner
12 (11.76 %)WATIR
12 (11.76 %)FitNesse
21 (5.882 %)NUnit
21 (5.882 %)QARun
Bristol IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (17.65 %)Telecoms
21 (5.882 %)Finance
21 (5.882 %)Marketing
Bristol IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (41.18 %)Client/Server
21 (5.882 %)Replication
21 (5.882 %)Computer Science
Bristol IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (41.18 %)Windows
Bristol IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (70.59 %)Software Testing
23 (17.65 %)Test Scripting
32 (11.76 %)Requirements Analysis
32 (11.76 %)Web Testing
41 (5.882 %)Project Management
41 (5.882 %)Manual Testing
41 (5.882 %)SC Cleared
41 (5.882 %)Security Cleared
Bristol IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (11.76 %)SQL
21 (5.882 %)VB
21 (5.882 %)VBA
21 (5.882 %)Python
21 (5.882 %)C
21 (5.882 %)C++
21 (5.882 %)Perl
Bristol IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (29.41 %)ISEB
Bristol IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (11.76 %)QA
Bristol IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (17.65 %)HP
21 (5.882 %)Compuware