The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Tester role in IT jobs advertised for the Dundee 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 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 Job Titles advertised for the Dundee region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Tester
Rank 17 13 -
Rank change year-on-year
-4 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Tester 3 2 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Dundee 5.000% 3.922% -
As % of the Job Titles category 5.455% 3.922% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
Average salary £24,000 - -
UK excluding London average salary £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year
+5.26% -5.00%
All Job Titles
Dundee
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
55 51 32
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Dundee 91.67% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 44 43 28
Average salary £30,500 £36,000 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-15.27% +20.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,300 £23,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £40,995 £45,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.29% +2.66%
Software Tester
Scotland

Software Tester
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Dundee 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 Dundee region.

Dundee Software Tester Salary Trend

Software Tester
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Dundee 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 3 (75.00%) Automated Testing
1 3 (75.00%) C#
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
1 3 (75.00%) Computer Science
2 2 (50.00%) QA
2 2 (50.00%) Ruby
2 2 (50.00%) Game Development
2 2 (50.00%) C++
2 2 (50.00%) Java
2 2 (50.00%) .NET
2 2 (50.00%) Python
2 2 (50.00%) Games
3 1 (25.00%) Agile Software Development
3 1 (25.00%) Penetration Testing
3 1 (25.00%) ISEB
3 1 (25.00%) Windows
3 1 (25.00%) SQL
3 1 (25.00%) ISTQB

Software Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Dundee 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 2 (50.00%) .NET
General
1 2 (50.00%) Games
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Automated Testing
2 2 (50.00%) Game Development
3 1 (25.00%) Agile Software Development
3 1 (25.00%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) C#
2 2 (50.00%) Ruby
2 2 (50.00%) C++
2 2 (50.00%) Java
2 2 (50.00%) Python
3 1 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) ISEB
2 1 (25.00%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) QA