The first table below looks at the demand for System Testing skills in IT jobs advertised for the Cambridge region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited System Testing over the 3 months to 19 June 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 Cambridge region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
System Testing
Rank 112 100 113
Rank change year-on-year
-12 +13
Permanent jobs citing System Testing 7 26 10
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 0.411% 1.283% 0.477%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.584% 1.857% 0.711%
Number of salaries quoted 5 23 10
Average salary £46,500 £37,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+24.00% -6.25%
UK excluding London average salary £34,000 £36,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
-6.84% +4.28%
All Processes & Methodologies
Cambridge
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1198 1400 1406
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 70.26% 69.07% 67.02%
Number of salaries quoted 1033 1178 1258
Average salary £42,500 £40,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.25% -
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £30,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £62,500 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
System Testing
Cambridgeshire

System Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Cambridge System Testing Jobs Demand Trend

System Testing
Salary Trend

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

Cambridge System Testing Salary Trend

System Testing
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing System Testing across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Cambridge System Testing Salary Histogram

System Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge region citing System 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 System Testing.

1 13 (72.22%) Degree
2 7 (38.89%) ISEB
2 7 (38.89%) Perl
2 7 (38.89%) SQL Server
2 7 (38.89%) Python
3 6 (33.33%) C
3 6 (33.33%) GSM
3 6 (33.33%) WCDMA
3 6 (33.33%) 3G
3 6 (33.33%) Unit Testing
3 6 (33.33%) HSPA
3 6 (33.33%) 2G
3 6 (33.33%) Validation
4 5 (27.78%) Business Analysis
5 4 (22.22%) Change Management
5 4 (22.22%) Release Management
5 4 (22.22%) Project Management
5 4 (22.22%) ISO 9001
6 3 (16.67%) SOA
6 3 (16.67%) QuickTest Pro
6 3 (16.67%) LoadRunner
6 3 (16.67%) PRINCE2
6 3 (16.67%) MS Office
6 3 (16.67%) Web Services
6 3 (16.67%) SQL
6 3 (16.67%) .NET
6 3 (16.67%) J2EE
6 3 (16.67%) V-Model
6 3 (16.67%) HP Quality Center
6 3 (16.67%) Waterfall

System Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge region citing System 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 System Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (16.67%) Web Services
1 3 (16.67%) .NET
1 3 (16.67%) J2EE
2 1 (5.556%) XML
Applications
1 3 (16.67%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 6 (33.33%) GSM
1 6 (33.33%) WCDMA
1 6 (33.33%) 3G
1 6 (33.33%) HSPA
1 6 (33.33%) 2G
2 2 (11.11%) GPRS
2 2 (11.11%) LAN
2 2 (11.11%) WAN
3 1 (5.556%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (38.89%) SQL Server
2 2 (11.11%) GIS
3 1 (5.556%) SQL Server 2008
3 1 (5.556%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 3 (16.67%) QuickTest Pro
1 3 (16.67%) LoadRunner
General
1 2 (11.11%) Electronics
1 2 (11.11%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (44.44%) Analyst
2 6 (33.33%) Development Engineer
2 6 (33.33%) Senior Development Engineer
2 6 (33.33%) Business Analyst
3 2 (11.11%) Configuration Engineer
3 2 (11.11%) Test Analyst
4 1 (5.556%) Business Systems Analyst
4 1 (5.556%) Systems Analyst
4 1 (5.556%) Automation Analyst
4 1 (5.556%) Automation Test Analyst
4 1 (5.556%) Senior Analyst
4 1 (5.556%) Senior Software Engineer
4 1 (5.556%) Senior Test Analyst
4 1 (5.556%) Senior Tester
4 1 (5.556%) Tester
4 1 (5.556%) Software Engineer
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.556%) UNIX
1 1 (5.556%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (33.33%) Unit Testing
1 6 (33.33%) Validation
2 5 (27.78%) Business Analysis
3 4 (22.22%) Change Management
3 4 (22.22%) Release Management
3 4 (22.22%) Project Management
4 3 (16.67%) SOA
4 3 (16.67%) PRINCE2
4 3 (16.67%) V-Model
4 3 (16.67%) Waterfall
4 3 (16.67%) Test Scripting
4 3 (16.67%) Automated Testing
4 3 (16.67%) DSDM
4 3 (16.67%) Test Strategy
5 2 (11.11%) Software Testing
6 1 (5.556%) Data Modelling
6 1 (5.556%) Systems Analysis
6 1 (5.556%) Use Case
6 1 (5.556%) BPMN
6 1 (5.556%) Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
1 7 (38.89%) Perl
1 7 (38.89%) Python
2 6 (33.33%) C
3 3 (16.67%) SQL
4 1 (5.556%) C++
4 1 (5.556%) Java
4 1 (5.556%) Bash shell
Qualifications
1 13 (72.22%) Degree
2 7 (38.89%) ISEB
3 2 (11.11%) HNC
3 2 (11.11%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (22.22%) ISO 9001
Systems Management
1 3 (16.67%) HP Quality Center
Cambridge, East Anglia
You will act as the primary interface for all system testing associated with new development, patching and database or application upgrades. your main duties will include functional development,...
iKonnect
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 18 June 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
You will act as the primary interface for all system testing associated with new development, patching and database or application upgrades. your main duties will include functional development,...
iKas International
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 18 June 2013