The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Tester role in IT jobs advertised for the Cambridge 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 17 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 Cambridge region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Tester
Rank 102 104 96
Rank change year-on-year
+2 -8
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Tester 25 21 28
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 1.328% 1.061% 1.284%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.392% 1.102% 1.361%
Number of salaries quoted 20 19 25
Average salary £32,000 £32,500 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.53% +8.33%
UK excluding London average salary £30,000 £29,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year
+3.44% -3.33%
All Job Titles
Cambridge
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1796 1905 2058
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 95.43% 96.26% 94.36%
Number of salaries quoted 1589 1612 1879
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +14.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Tester
Cambridgeshire

Software Tester
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Cambridge 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 Cambridge region.

Cambridge Software Tester Salary Trend

Software Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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.

1 36 (90.00%) QA
2 31 (77.50%) Test Scripting
3 28 (70.00%) Automated Testing
4 26 (65.00%) Software Testing
4 26 (65.00%) Python
5 25 (62.50%) ISTQB
5 25 (62.50%) Degree
5 25 (62.50%) ISEB
6 24 (60.00%) Computer Science
7 21 (52.50%) Selenium
8 20 (50.00%) Linux
9 19 (47.50%) Windows
9 19 (47.50%) Perl
9 19 (47.50%) Ruby
9 19 (47.50%) Mac OS
10 7 (17.50%) .NET
11 6 (15.00%) SQL
12 5 (12.50%) HTML
12 5 (12.50%) JavaScript
12 5 (12.50%) Manual Testing
13 3 (7.500%) WAI
13 3 (7.500%) Automation Testing
14 2 (5.000%) Web Testing
14 2 (5.000%) Web Usability
14 2 (5.000%) Test Automation
14 2 (5.000%) Bugzilla
14 2 (5.000%) JIRA
14 2 (5.000%) HNC
14 2 (5.000%) CSS
15 1 (2.500%) C#

Software Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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.

Application Development
1 7 (17.50%) .NET
2 5 (12.50%) HTML
3 2 (5.000%) CSS
Applications
1 1 (2.500%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.500%) SNMP
1 1 (2.500%) SAN
1 1 (2.500%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.500%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 21 (52.50%) Selenium
2 2 (5.000%) Bugzilla
2 2 (5.000%) JIRA
3 1 (2.500%) NUnit
3 1 (2.500%) TestComplete
General
1 1 (2.500%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 24 (60.00%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 20 (50.00%) Linux
2 19 (47.50%) Mac OS
2 19 (47.50%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (77.50%) Test Scripting
2 28 (70.00%) Automated Testing
3 26 (65.00%) Software Testing
4 5 (12.50%) Manual Testing
5 3 (7.500%) Automation Testing
6 2 (5.000%) Web Usability
6 2 (5.000%) Test Automation
6 2 (5.000%) Web Testing
7 1 (2.500%) Continuous Integration
7 1 (2.500%) Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
1 26 (65.00%) Python
2 19 (47.50%) Ruby
2 19 (47.50%) Perl
3 6 (15.00%) SQL
4 5 (12.50%) JavaScript
5 1 (2.500%) C#
5 1 (2.500%) VB.NET
5 1 (2.500%) Bash shell
5 1 (2.500%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 25 (62.50%) ISEB
1 25 (62.50%) ISTQB
1 25 (62.50%) Degree
2 2 (5.000%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (90.00%) QA
2 3 (7.500%) WAI
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
1+ years recent experience of software testing - Recent experience of testing /developing applications based on Microsoft technologies... - Database experience using Microsoft SQL Server or other relational DB - TFS,...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: From £28,000 to £40,000 per annum Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Ideally you'll be degree educated and ISEB qualified, happy using Perl or other scripting language like Python. Essential: Manual Testing, Scripting with any 1 if the following:...
Edgar Cowen
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Great Base+Prospects
Posted: 13 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Job Description: Our client makes products for Windows, Web, and SOAP clients, using C#, C++, and JavaScript languages and the Microsoft .NET platform and SQL Server database... ISTQB-...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013