The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Tester role in IT jobs advertised for the East Midlands 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 22 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 East Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Tester
Rank 142 137 147
Rank change year-on-year
-5 +10
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Tester 23 30 17
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East Midlands 0.742% 0.882% 0.484%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.782% 0.930% 0.504%
Number of salaries quoted 22 26 17
Average salary £33,250 £30,000 £24,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+10.83% +25.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £20,550 £25,250 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £39,000 £35,000
UK excluding London average salary £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year
+5.26% -5.00%
All Job Titles
East Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
2941 3227 3373
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East Midlands 94.90% 94.91% 96.01%
Number of salaries quoted 2518 2881 2898
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £22,500 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Tester
England

Software Tester
Jobs Demand Trend

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

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands Software Tester Salary Trend

Software Tester
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Tester across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region over the 3 months to 22 May 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
Leicestershire 0 13 £35,000 +25.00%
Nottinghamshire -13 4 £22,750 -30.00%
Derbyshire - 2 £25,250 -
Northamptonshire - 1 - -
Software Tester
England

Software Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the East Midlands 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 (72.00%) SQL
2 34 (68.00%) Windows
2 34 (68.00%) Degree
3 32 (64.00%) Test Scripting
4 29 (58.00%) Finance
4 29 (58.00%) Agile Software Development
5 26 (52.00%) Identity Management
5 26 (52.00%) Windows Vista
5 26 (52.00%) IIS
5 26 (52.00%) Windows Server 2003
5 26 (52.00%) Biometrics
5 26 (52.00%) Smartcard
5 26 (52.00%) Windows XP
5 26 (52.00%) Windows Server 2008
5 26 (52.00%) Cyber Security
6 10 (20.00%) ISEB
7 9 (18.00%) C#
8 7 (14.00%) .NET
8 7 (14.00%) Software Testing
8 7 (14.00%) Test Automation
9 6 (12.00%) Regression Testing
9 6 (12.00%) Python
9 6 (12.00%) QuickTest Pro
10 5 (10.00%) Visual Studio
10 5 (10.00%) SQL Server
10 5 (10.00%) Automated Testing
10 5 (10.00%) QA
10 5 (10.00%) Firmware
10 5 (10.00%) VHDL
10 5 (10.00%) TestPartner

Software Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the East Midlands 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 (14.00%) .NET
2 3 (6.000%) .NET Framework
2 3 (6.000%) ASP.NET
3 1 (2.000%) XML
Application Platforms
1 26 (52.00%) IIS
Applications
1 1 (2.000%) MS Visio
1 1 (2.000%) MS Office
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (10.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.000%) DB2
2 1 (2.000%) SQL Server 2008
Development Applications
1 6 (12.00%) QuickTest Pro
2 5 (10.00%) Visual Studio
2 5 (10.00%) TestPartner
3 3 (6.000%) QARun
4 2 (4.000%) Selenium
5 1 (2.000%) NUnit
5 1 (2.000%) WinRunner
5 1 (2.000%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 29 (58.00%) Finance
2 1 (2.000%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 26 (52.00%) Biometrics
1 26 (52.00%) Smartcard
2 5 (10.00%) Firmware
2 5 (10.00%) VHDL
3 3 (6.000%) Computer Science
4 1 (2.000%) Mathematics
4 1 (2.000%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 34 (68.00%) Windows
2 26 (52.00%) Windows Vista
2 26 (52.00%) Windows Server 2003
2 26 (52.00%) Windows XP
2 26 (52.00%) Windows Server 2008
3 1 (2.000%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (64.00%) Test Scripting
2 29 (58.00%) Agile Software Development
3 26 (52.00%) Identity Management
3 26 (52.00%) Cyber Security
4 7 (14.00%) Software Testing
4 7 (14.00%) Test Automation
5 6 (12.00%) Regression Testing
6 5 (10.00%) Automated Testing
6 5 (10.00%) System Testing
7 4 (8.000%) Performance Testing
8 3 (6.000%) Manual Testing
9 2 (4.000%) Business Intelligence
9 2 (4.000%) Stress Testing
10 1 (2.000%) Data Analysis
10 1 (2.000%) Electronic Design Automation
10 1 (2.000%) Continuous Integration
10 1 (2.000%) Software Engineering
10 1 (2.000%) Configuration Management
10 1 (2.000%) Project Management
10 1 (2.000%) MSF
Programming Languages
1 36 (72.00%) SQL
2 9 (18.00%) C#
3 6 (12.00%) Python
4 3 (6.000%) C++
5 2 (4.000%) Java
6 1 (2.000%) Tcl
6 1 (2.000%) JavaScript
6 1 (2.000%) VB
6 1 (2.000%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 34 (68.00%) Degree
2 10 (20.00%) ISEB
3 1 (2.000%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (10.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (2.000%) Microsoft
1 1 (2.000%) Oracle
Chesterfield, East Midlands
Software Tester/ Test Analyst - Derbyshire, East Midlands - £30kTester, ISEB, Documentation, Technical Author, Test Script.This award winning and highly successful organisation are looking for a Software Tester/Web...
IT Ventures Ltd
Salary: £29000 - £30000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 19 May 2013
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Tester, ISEB, Documentation, Technical Author, Test Script... *Write manual test scripts, where required... The ability to investigate, Test and deliver software with knowledge of Web technologies such as ...
IT Ventures
Salary: £29000 - £30000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Key Skills: Software, Tester, Test, Analyst, Web, Windows, win, ISEB, ISQTB, Manual, Automated, Ranorex, C#, .Net, Visual Studio, boundary testing, regression testing, stress testing A leading software house...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £20000 - £30000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013