Software Testing Jobs in Bristol
 
Demand Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for Software Testing skills in IT jobs advertised for the Bristol region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Testing over the 3 months to 24 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Bristol region.

Location
 3 months to
24 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Testing
Rank 81 44 94
Rank change year-on-year
-37 +50
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 37 76 22
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bristol 2.146% 4.393% 1.190%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.757% 5.749% 1.687%
Number of salaries quoted 36 73 16
Average salary £37,500 £33,000 £35,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+13.63% -7.04%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £41,000 £40,000 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £34,000 £34,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year
- +4.61%
All Processes & Methodologies
Bristol
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category		 1342 1322 1304
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bristol 77.84% 76.42% 70.56%
Number of salaries quoted 1161 1159 1018
Average salary £37,500 £39,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.06% +5.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Software Testing
South West

Software Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Software Testing across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Bristol Software Testing Jobs Demand Trend

Software Testing
Salary Trend

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

Bristol Software Testing Salary Trend

Software Testing
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Testing across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Bristol Software Testing Salary Histogram

Software Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bristol region citing Software Testing also 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 that cited Software Testing.

1 29 (52.73%) Automated Testing
2 25 (45.45%) Test Automation
3 24 (43.64%) ISEB
4 22 (40.00%) SQL
5 19 (34.55%) E-Commerce
5 19 (34.55%) Finance
5 19 (34.55%) Selenium
6 18 (32.73%) Agile Software Development
6 18 (32.73%) VBScript
7 17 (30.91%) ISTQB
8 16 (29.09%) MS Excel
8 16 (29.09%) Internet
9 14 (25.45%) QuickTest Pro
9 14 (25.45%) XML
9 14 (25.45%) C#
9 14 (25.45%) Test Scripting
9 14 (25.45%) Scrum
10 13 (23.64%) VBA
10 13 (23.64%) HP
11 11 (20.00%) .NET
12 8 (14.55%) Windows
13 7 (12.73%) C++
13 7 (12.73%) ISO 9001
13 7 (12.73%) Middleware
13 7 (12.73%) Games
13 7 (12.73%) Manual Testing
13 7 (12.73%) Degree
14 6 (10.91%) WebDriver
15 5 (9.091%) WMI
15 5 (9.091%) QA

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bristol region citing Software Testing also 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 that cited Software Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 14 (25.45%) XML
2 11 (20.00%) .NET
3 7 (12.73%) Middleware
4 5 (9.091%) Web Services
5 4 (7.273%) SOAP
6 2 (3.636%) ODBC
6 2 (3.636%) .NET Framework
7 1 (1.818%) Qt
7 1 (1.818%) RESTful
7 1 (1.818%) Spring
7 1 (1.818%) JSF
7 1 (1.818%) Hibernate
Application Platforms
1 1 (1.818%) Shopify
1 1 (1.818%) Magento
1 1 (1.818%) ActiveMQ
1 1 (1.818%) SharePoint
Applications
1 16 (29.09%) MS Excel
2 2 (3.636%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.818%) Google Analytics
1 1 (1.818%) WebTrends
Communications & Networking
1 16 (29.09%) Internet
2 2 (3.636%) Ethernet
2 2 (3.636%) Gigabit Ethernet
3 1 (1.818%) NGN
3 1 (1.818%) DVB
3 1 (1.818%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.455%) SQL Server
2 2 (3.636%) MySQL
3 1 (1.818%) Hazelcast
Development Applications
1 19 (34.55%) Selenium
2 14 (25.45%) QuickTest Pro
3 6 (10.91%) WebDriver
4 4 (7.273%) Visual Studio
4 4 (7.273%) MbUnit
5 3 (5.455%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (1.818%) MSTest
6 1 (1.818%) Cucumber
6 1 (1.818%) WATIR
6 1 (1.818%) FitNesse
6 1 (1.818%) Subversion
6 1 (1.818%) JUnit
General
1 19 (34.55%) Finance
2 7 (12.73%) Games
3 3 (5.455%) Electronics
4 2 (3.636%) Telecoms
4 2 (3.636%) Legal
5 1 (1.818%) Law
Job Titles
1 25 (45.45%) Analyst
2 23 (41.82%) Test Analyst
3 16 (29.09%) Software Engineer
4 13 (23.64%) Test Engineer
4 13 (23.64%) Automation Analyst
5 11 (20.00%) Test Automation Analyst
6 9 (16.36%) Software Test Engineer
7 7 (12.73%) Tester
8 5 (9.091%) Senior Test Analyst
8 5 (9.091%) Senior Analyst
9 4 (7.273%) Software Tester
9 4 (7.273%) Automation Engineer
9 4 (7.273%) Test Automation Engineer
10 3 (5.455%) Software Test Analyst
10 3 (5.455%) Senior Software Test Analyst
10 3 (5.455%) Senior Test Manager
10 3 (5.455%) Test Manager
10 3 (5.455%) Senior Manager
10 3 (5.455%) Graduate
11 2 (3.636%) Developer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (5.455%) Computer Science
2 2 (3.636%) N-Tier
2 2 (3.636%) Firmware
3 1 (1.818%) Digital Media
3 1 (1.818%) IPTV
3 1 (1.818%) DTV
3 1 (1.818%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 8 (14.55%) Windows
2 4 (7.273%) Linux
3 1 (1.818%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (52.73%) Automated Testing
2 25 (45.45%) Test Automation
3 19 (34.55%) E-Commerce
4 18 (32.73%) Agile Software Development
5 14 (25.45%) Test Scripting
5 14 (25.45%) Scrum
6 7 (12.73%) Manual Testing
7 4 (7.273%) UML
7 4 (7.273%) Time Management
8 3 (5.455%) Agile Testing
8 3 (5.455%) Continuous Improvement
8 3 (5.455%) Test Strategy
8 3 (5.455%) Integration Testing
8 3 (5.455%) Test Management
8 3 (5.455%) System Testing
8 3 (5.455%) Continuous Integration
8 3 (5.455%) Resource Management
9 2 (3.636%) Data Modelling
9 2 (3.636%) OOD
9 2 (3.636%) OOA/OOD
Programming Languages
1 22 (40.00%) SQL
2 18 (32.73%) VBScript
3 14 (25.45%) C#
4 13 (23.64%) VBA
5 7 (12.73%) C++
6 5 (9.091%) PowerShell
6 5 (9.091%) C
6 5 (9.091%) JavaScript
7 3 (5.455%) Java
8 2 (3.636%) PHP
8 2 (3.636%) Tcl
9 1 (1.818%) VB
9 1 (1.818%) T-SQL
9 1 (1.818%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 24 (43.64%) ISEB
2 17 (30.91%) ISTQB
3 7 (12.73%) Degree
4 5 (9.091%) Security Cleared
5 4 (7.273%) SC Cleared
6 1 (1.818%) BC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (12.73%) ISO 9001
2 5 (9.091%) QA
Systems Management
1 5 (9.091%) WMI
2 1 (1.818%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 13 (23.64%) HP
2 4 (7.273%) Microsoft
3 3 (5.455%) Oracle
4 1 (1.818%) Facebook
4 1 (1.818%) Twitter
4 1 (1.818%) Zend
4 1 (1.818%) Google
Junior Test Analyst x2
Bristol, Avon
Evolve the existing Test Strategy and Test elements of SDLC in collaboration with the team lead. - Use of test tools and test software as defined within the test...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £26500 per annum + benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Test Analysts x 2/3 - Mid-Level & Senior - Bristol - New Roles!
Bristol, Avon
Keywords: Test, ISEB, Agile, Waterfall, SQL, SDLC Commutable from: Bristol, Bath, Chippenham, Weston, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Newport, Cardiff, Swindon A leading organisation in the Bristol area requires a number...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £40000 per annum + Good Benefits Package
Posted: 17 May 2013
Automation Test Analyst/Tester (QTP) x 2 - Bristol/Bath
Bristol, Avon
Knowledge of other test automation tools (such as Selenium) would be advantageous * A knowledge of VBScript, SQL and MS Excel (including formulae and VBA macros), XML, DOS/Shell *...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £42000 per annum + Good Benefits Package
Posted: 20 May 2013
Test Automation Engineer - Bristol, South West
Bristol, Avon
Exposure to the following is an extremely beneficial attribute to interested candidates: - Testing large scale enterprise hosted systems, websites, mobile sites and API’s - Selenium Webdriver - xUnit style...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 40,000 - 42,000
Posted: 23 May 2013
Software Quality Analyst/Agile Tester - Cloud-Based Software - Bristol
Bristol, Avon
Cucumber , Watir-Webdriver, Selenium or Robot Framework) A good grasp of relational databases... FitNesse) SQL knowledge... Some examples of this are Zend; connectors for eBay, Amazon, Magento and...
Parham Consulting
Salary: From £30,000 to £38,000 per annum £30,000 - £38,000 plus full benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Application C++ Software Engineer Bristol
Bristol, South West
Software development is carried out in C and C++, in a Microsoft Windows (PC based) environment... Implementation (coding) is carried out in either C or C++ depending on...
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
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