Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Software Tester role in IT jobs within the Derbyshire 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 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Tester
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank4977
Rank change on same period last yearUp+28
Matching permanent IT job ads154
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.002 %
As % of the category below2.315 %0.431 %
Salaries quoted74
Average minimum salary£27,857£20,000
Average salary£30,143£21,000
% change on same period last year+43.53 %
Average maximum salary£32,429£22,000
UK excluding London average salary£28,389£30,170
% change on same period last year-5.90 %
Derbyshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Derbyshire
Matching permanent IT job ads648928
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.558 %0.474 %
Salaries quoted582844
Average minimum salary£30,472£30,571
Average salary£33,013£33,163
% change on same period last year-0.45 %
Average maximum salary£35,554£35,756
UK excluding London average salary£38,504£39,019
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
Software Tester East MidlandsSoftware Tester
East Midlands

Software Tester
Demand Trend

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

Derbyshire 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 Derbyshire region.

Derbyshire Software Tester Salary Trend

Software Tester
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Tester across the Derbyshire region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009.

Derbyshire Software Tester Salary Histogram

Software Tester
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Tester within the Derbyshire region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
DerbyUp+2315£30,143+20.57 %
Software Tester East MidlandsSoftware Tester
East Midlands

Software Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT jobs across the Derbyshire 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.

19 (45.00 %)ISEB
19 (45.00 %).NET
19 (45.00 %)SQL Server
19 (45.00 %)C#
19 (45.00 %)Test Scripting
28 (40.00 %)Unit Testing
36 (30.00 %)Microsoft
45 (25.00 %)Windows
54 (20.00 %)Industrial Design
54 (20.00 %)Degree
54 (20.00 %)Management Information System
63 (15.00 %)TickIT
63 (15.00 %)QA
72 (10.00 %)Integration Testing
72 (10.00 %)Security Cleared
72 (10.00 %)Health
72 (10.00 %)MS Excel
72 (10.00 %)C
81 (5.000 %)SQL
81 (5.000 %)VB.NET
81 (5.000 %)WinRunner
81 (5.000 %)TestDirector
81 (5.000 %)LoadRunner
81 (5.000 %)Rational Robot
81 (5.000 %)NUnit
81 (5.000 %)Automated Testing
81 (5.000 %)Software Engineering
81 (5.000 %)Software Testing
81 (5.000 %).NET Framework
81 (5.000 %)Computer Science

Software Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT jobs across the Derbyshire 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.

Derbyshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (45.00 %).NET
21 (5.000 %).NET Framework
Derbyshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (10.00 %)MS Excel
Derbyshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (45.00 %)SQL Server
Derbyshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (5.000 %)WinRunner
11 (5.000 %)TestDirector
11 (5.000 %)LoadRunner
11 (5.000 %)Rational Robot
11 (5.000 %)NUnit
Derbyshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (10.00 %)Health
Derbyshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (20.00 %)Management Information System
21 (5.000 %)Computer Science
Derbyshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (25.00 %)Windows
Derbyshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (45.00 %)Test Scripting
28 (40.00 %)Unit Testing
34 (20.00 %)Industrial Design
42 (10.00 %)Integration Testing
51 (5.000 %)V-Model
51 (5.000 %)Automated Testing
51 (5.000 %)Software Engineering
51 (5.000 %)Software Testing
51 (5.000 %)User Acceptance Testing
Derbyshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (45.00 %)C#
22 (10.00 %)C
31 (5.000 %)SQL
31 (5.000 %)VB.NET
Derbyshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (45.00 %)ISEB
24 (20.00 %)Degree
32 (10.00 %)Security Cleared
Derbyshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (15.00 %)TickIT
13 (15.00 %)QA
Derbyshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (30.00 %)Microsoft