The first table below looks at the demand for Software Testing skills in IT jobs advertised for the Derbyshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software 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 Derbyshire region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Testing
Rank 47 50 52
Rank change year-on-year
+3 +2
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 2 5 11
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Derbyshire 0.504% 1.163% 2.026%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.627% 1.923% 2.743%
Number of salaries quoted 2 5 11
Average salary £30,000 £36,000 £28,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-16.66% +28.57%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,600 £34,400 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £32,400 £36,900 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year
- +7.69%
All Processes & Methodologies
Derbyshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
319 260 401
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Derbyshire 80.35% 60.47% 73.85%
Number of salaries quoted 275 236 355
Average salary £37,500 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.25% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £27,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £66,000 £55,000 £80,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Software Testing
East Midlands

Software Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Derbyshire 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 Derbyshire region.

Derbyshire Software Testing Salary Trend

Software Testing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing within the Derbyshire region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
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Job
Vacancies
Derby +7 1 £27,000 -23.94%
Buxton - 1 £33,000 -
Software Testing
East Midlands

Software Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Derbyshire 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 6 (42.86%) Change Management
1 6 (42.86%) Time Management
2 5 (35.71%) Learning Management System
2 5 (35.71%) E-Learning
2 5 (35.71%) Business Analysis
2 5 (35.71%) Requirements Management
2 5 (35.71%) Internet
3 4 (28.57%) Telecoms
3 4 (28.57%) Finance
3 4 (28.57%) Retail
4 3 (21.43%) Investment Banking
4 3 (21.43%) Performance Management
4 3 (21.43%) Degree
4 3 (21.43%) Banking
4 3 (21.43%) Quality Management
4 3 (21.43%) SQL Server
4 3 (21.43%) SQL
5 2 (14.29%) IBM
5 2 (14.29%) ISEB
5 2 (14.29%) Test Strategy
5 2 (14.29%) QA
5 2 (14.29%) Java
6 1 (7.143%) Automated Testing
6 1 (7.143%) WebSphere
6 1 (7.143%) .NET Framework
6 1 (7.143%) Selenium
6 1 (7.143%) Silverlight
6 1 (7.143%) User Acceptance Testing
6 1 (7.143%) Test Management
6 1 (7.143%) TestComplete

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Derbyshire 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 1 (7.143%) WebSphere
1 1 (7.143%) .NET Framework
1 1 (7.143%) Silverlight
1 1 (7.143%) Middleware
1 1 (7.143%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 1 (7.143%) IIS
Applications
1 1 (7.143%) MS Office
1 1 (7.143%) MS Excel
1 1 (7.143%) MS Visio
Communications & Networking
1 5 (35.71%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (21.43%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (7.143%) Selenium
1 1 (7.143%) TestComplete
1 1 (7.143%) QuickTest Pro
General
1 4 (28.57%) Telecoms
1 4 (28.57%) Finance
1 4 (28.57%) Retail
2 3 (21.43%) Investment Banking
2 3 (21.43%) Banking
3 1 (7.143%) Advertising
3 1 (7.143%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 6 (42.86%) Analyst
2 5 (35.71%) Applications Support Analyst
2 5 (35.71%) Systems Support
2 5 (35.71%) Support Analyst
2 5 (35.71%) Applications Support
3 4 (28.57%) Test Manager
4 2 (14.29%) Tester
4 2 (14.29%) Software Tester
5 1 (7.143%) Test Team Leader
5 1 (7.143%) Systems Developer
5 1 (7.143%) Team Leader
5 1 (7.143%) QA Test Analyst
5 1 (7.143%) Embedded Software Developer
5 1 (7.143%) QA Analyst
5 1 (7.143%) Test Leader
5 1 (7.143%) Developer
5 1 (7.143%) Software Developer
5 1 (7.143%) Test Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 5 (35.71%) Learning Management System
1 5 (35.71%) E-Learning
2 1 (7.143%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (7.143%) Mobile App
2 1 (7.143%) Management Information System
2 1 (7.143%) Firmware
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.143%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (42.86%) Change Management
1 6 (42.86%) Time Management
2 5 (35.71%) Business Analysis
2 5 (35.71%) Requirements Management
3 3 (21.43%) Performance Management
3 3 (21.43%) Quality Management
4 2 (14.29%) Test Strategy
5 1 (7.143%) Automated Testing
5 1 (7.143%) User Acceptance Testing
5 1 (7.143%) Test Management
5 1 (7.143%) Web Application Development
5 1 (7.143%) Automation Testing
5 1 (7.143%) Validation
5 1 (7.143%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 3 (21.43%) SQL
2 2 (14.29%) Java
3 1 (7.143%) Assembly Language
3 1 (7.143%) C
3 1 (7.143%) C#
Qualifications
1 3 (21.43%) Degree
2 2 (14.29%) ISEB
3 1 (7.143%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (14.29%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) IBM
Derbyshire, East Midlands
Test Lead Derbyshire £35-40K Greywood Associates are delighted to be working in association with a Market Leading Software Company that provide software solutions to major blue chip...
greywood
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
Derbyshire
Test Lead Derbyshire £35-40K Greywood Associates are delighted to be working in association with a Market Leading Software Company that provide software solutions to major blue chip...
Greywood Associates Limited
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013