The first table below looks at the demand for the 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 Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 24 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Tester
Rank 117 111 111
Rank change year-on-year
-6 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Tester 46 49 55
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East Midlands 1.496% 1.477% 1.540%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.575% 1.556% 1.601%
Number of salaries quoted 42 40 52
Average salary £33,250 £31,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.25% -4.61%
90% offered a salary of more than £21,000 £23,325 £23,500
10% offered a salary of more than £40,900 £39,000 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £32,500 £32,500
All Job Titles
East Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
2920 3149 3435
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East Midlands 94.99% 94.91% 96.16%
Number of salaries quoted 2504 2810 2954
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%
Tester
England

Tester
Jobs Demand Trend

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

East Midlands Tester Jobs Demand Trend

Tester
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Tester across the East Midlands region.

East Midlands Tester Salary Trend

Tester
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Tester across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

East Midlands Tester Salary Histogram

Tester
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Tester within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 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
Nottinghamshire -20 15 £34,000 -
Leicestershire -1 14 £35,000 +23.89%
Northamptonshire +2 11 £26,000 -16.80%
Derbyshire +5 3 £31,500 -16.00%
Tester
England

Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the East Midlands region that cited 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 Tester in their job title.

1 54 (66.67%) SQL
2 45 (55.56%) Test Scripting
3 37 (45.68%) Windows
4 36 (44.44%) Agile Software Development
5 34 (41.98%) Degree
6 32 (39.51%) Finance
7 24 (29.63%) Identity Management
7 24 (29.63%) Windows Server 2003
7 24 (29.63%) Biometrics
7 24 (29.63%) Smartcard
7 24 (29.63%) Windows XP
7 24 (29.63%) IIS
7 24 (29.63%) Windows Vista
7 24 (29.63%) Windows Server 2008
7 24 (29.63%) Cyber Security
8 22 (27.16%) QA
9 20 (24.69%) C#
10 18 (22.22%) ISEB
11 16 (19.75%) Software Testing
12 15 (18.52%) Selenium
13 14 (17.28%) Automated Testing
13 14 (17.28%) .NET
14 13 (16.05%) QuickTest Pro
14 13 (16.05%) System Testing
15 11 (13.58%) Automation Testing
16 10 (12.35%) Test Automation
17 9 (11.11%) Manual Testing
17 9 (11.11%) Oracle
17 9 (11.11%) Python
18 8 (9.877%) SQL Server

Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the East Midlands region that cited 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 Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 14 (17.28%) .NET
2 6 (7.407%) WebCenter
3 3 (3.704%) ASP.NET
3 3 (3.704%) Web Services
3 3 (3.704%) XML
3 3 (3.704%) .NET Framework
4 2 (2.469%) soapUI
5 1 (1.235%) Gherkin
5 1 (1.235%) ASP
Application Platforms
1 24 (29.63%) IIS
2 6 (7.407%) CMS
Applications
1 1 (1.235%) Mingle
1 1 (1.235%) MS Office
1 1 (1.235%) MS Visio
1 1 (1.235%) MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (9.877%) SQL Server
2 5 (6.173%) Oracle Reports
3 2 (2.469%) TOAD
4 1 (1.235%) DB2
4 1 (1.235%) SQL Server 2005
4 1 (1.235%) SQL Server 2008
Development Applications
1 15 (18.52%) Selenium
2 13 (16.05%) QuickTest Pro
3 7 (8.642%) Visual Studio
4 6 (7.407%) TestPartner
4 6 (7.407%) JIRA
5 5 (6.173%) Team Foundation Server
5 5 (6.173%) WebDriver
6 4 (4.938%) NUnit
6 4 (4.938%) JUnit
7 3 (3.704%) QARun
7 3 (3.704%) Cucumber
7 3 (3.704%) TeamCity
8 2 (2.469%) CruiseControl
8 2 (2.469%) LoadRunner
8 2 (2.469%) Jenkins
9 1 (1.235%) SpecFlow
9 1 (1.235%) WinRunner
9 1 (1.235%) FitNesse
General
1 32 (39.51%) Finance
2 1 (1.235%) Electronics
2 1 (1.235%) Telecoms
2 1 (1.235%) Investment Banking
2 1 (1.235%) Banking
2 1 (1.235%) Retail
2 1 (1.235%) Retail Banking
Miscellaneous
1 24 (29.63%) Biometrics
1 24 (29.63%) Smartcard
2 6 (7.407%) Wiki
2 6 (7.407%) Firmware
2 6 (7.407%) VHDL
3 3 (3.704%) Computer Science
3 3 (3.704%) Open Source
4 2 (2.469%) Client/Server
4 2 (2.469%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.235%) Mobile App
5 1 (1.235%) Mathematics
Operating Systems
1 37 (45.68%) Windows
2 24 (29.63%) Windows Server 2003
2 24 (29.63%) Windows XP
2 24 (29.63%) Windows Vista
2 24 (29.63%) Windows Server 2008
3 1 (1.235%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (55.56%) Test Scripting
2 36 (44.44%) Agile Software Development
3 24 (29.63%) Identity Management
3 24 (29.63%) Cyber Security
4 16 (19.75%) Software Testing
5 14 (17.28%) Automated Testing
6 13 (16.05%) System Testing
7 11 (13.58%) Automation Testing
8 10 (12.35%) Test Automation
9 9 (11.11%) Manual Testing
10 6 (7.407%) Waterfall
10 6 (7.407%) Content Management
10 6 (7.407%) Web Development
10 6 (7.407%) Regression Testing
10 6 (7.407%) Functional Testing
11 5 (6.173%) Integration Testing
12 4 (4.938%) Performance Testing
12 4 (4.938%) Stress Testing
13 3 (3.704%) Validation
13 3 (3.704%) OO
Programming Languages
1 54 (66.67%) SQL
2 20 (24.69%) C#
3 9 (11.11%) Python
4 6 (7.407%) C++
4 6 (7.407%) Java
5 5 (6.173%) VB
6 2 (2.469%) C
6 2 (2.469%) VB.NET
6 2 (2.469%) VBA
6 2 (2.469%) Smalltalk
7 1 (1.235%) Tcl
7 1 (1.235%) T-SQL
7 1 (1.235%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 34 (41.98%) Degree
2 18 (22.22%) ISEB
3 6 (7.407%) ISTQB
4 2 (2.469%) SC Cleared
4 2 (2.469%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (27.16%) QA
Systems Management
1 7 (8.642%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 9 (11.11%) Oracle
2 7 (8.642%) Microsoft
3 6 (7.407%) FatWire
4 4 (4.938%) HP
5 2 (2.469%) SAP
5 2 (2.469%) Cognos
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
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: 23 May 2013
Nottingham, East Midlands
QA IT Tester - Nottingham - 12 months Fixed Term A QA IT Tester is required to join a well-known retail and manufacturing business in Nottingham as they look...
Harvey Nash plc
Posted: 24 May 2013
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
QA IT Tester - Nottingham - 12 months Fixed Term A QA IT Tester is required to join a well-known retail and manufacturing business in Nottingham as they look...
Harvey Nash plc
Posted: 24 May 2013
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Day to day the Software Tester (Visual Studio / C#) will be required to develop tests for the company's range of new web based and existing client-server...
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013