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

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Tester
Rank 214 214 204
Rank change year-on-year
0 -10
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Tester 51 60 61
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 0.615% 0.677% 0.650%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.645% 0.700% 0.686%
Number of salaries quoted 45 53 55
Average salary £32,000 £32,500 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.53% +8.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,900 £26,700 £23,500
10% offered a salary of more than £34,000 £37,500 £42,800
UK excluding London average salary £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year
+5.26% -5.00%
All Job Titles
East of England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
7911 8567 8894
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 95.39% 96.65% 94.76%
Number of salaries quoted 6899 7165 7627
Average salary £39,500 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.25% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
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 of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

East of England 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 of England region.

East of England Software Tester Salary Trend

Software Tester
Salary Histogram

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

East of England 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 of England 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
Cambridgeshire +3 32 £32,500 -
Bedfordshire -4 7 £32,500 +8.33%
Essex - 7 £27,500 -
Hertfordshire +4 6 £25,500 -7.27%
Norfolk -3 1 £26,500 -15.87%
Software Tester
England

Software Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England 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 60 (72.29%) QA
2 40 (48.19%) Test Scripting
3 37 (44.58%) ISEB
4 36 (43.37%) Software Testing
5 34 (40.96%) Automated Testing
5 34 (40.96%) Degree
5 34 (40.96%) Windows
6 29 (34.94%) ISTQB
6 29 (34.94%) Computer Science
7 27 (32.53%) Python
7 27 (32.53%) SQL
8 24 (28.92%) Agile Software Development
8 24 (28.92%) Selenium
9 21 (25.30%) Linux
10 19 (22.89%) HTML
10 19 (22.89%) Perl
10 19 (22.89%) Ruby
10 19 (22.89%) System Testing
10 19 (22.89%) Mac OS
11 17 (20.48%) Regression Testing
12 15 (18.07%) Oracle
13 14 (16.87%) DB2
13 14 (16.87%) Visual Studio
13 14 (16.87%) XML
13 14 (16.87%) MySQL
13 14 (16.87%) Team Foundation Server
13 14 (16.87%) MSTest
13 14 (16.87%) Functional Testing
14 9 (10.84%) Manual Testing
14 9 (10.84%) .NET

Software Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England 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 19 (22.89%) HTML
2 14 (16.87%) XML
3 9 (10.84%) .NET
4 2 (2.410%) CSS
5 1 (1.205%) .NET Framework
Applications
1 6 (7.229%) MS Excel
2 1 (1.205%) Photoshop
2 1 (1.205%) MS Office
2 1 (1.205%) Adobe Illustrator
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.410%) SAN
1 2 (2.410%) Internet
1 2 (2.410%) Broadband
1 2 (2.410%) SNMP
2 1 (1.205%) NAS
2 1 (1.205%) FTP
2 1 (1.205%) HTTP
2 1 (1.205%) TELNET
2 1 (1.205%) Firewall
2 1 (1.205%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (16.87%) DB2
1 14 (16.87%) MySQL
2 3 (3.614%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 24 (28.92%) Selenium
2 14 (16.87%) Visual Studio
2 14 (16.87%) Team Foundation Server
2 14 (16.87%) MSTest
3 3 (3.614%) JIRA
3 3 (3.614%) Bugzilla
4 2 (2.410%) NUnit
4 2 (2.410%) TestComplete
5 1 (1.205%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 1 (1.205%) Redmine
5 1 (1.205%) Trac
5 1 (1.205%) JUnit
General
1 3 (3.614%) Marketing
2 2 (2.410%) Retail
3 1 (1.205%) Electronics
3 1 (1.205%) Finance
3 1 (1.205%) Aerospace
3 1 (1.205%) Publishing
Miscellaneous
1 29 (34.94%) Computer Science
2 2 (2.410%) STB
3 1 (1.205%) Mathematics
3 1 (1.205%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (1.205%) N-Tier
3 1 (1.205%) Firmware
Operating Systems
1 34 (40.96%) Windows
2 21 (25.30%) Linux
3 19 (22.89%) Mac OS
4 1 (1.205%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (48.19%) Test Scripting
2 36 (43.37%) Software Testing
3 34 (40.96%) Automated Testing
4 24 (28.92%) Agile Software Development
5 19 (22.89%) System Testing
6 17 (20.48%) Regression Testing
7 14 (16.87%) Functional Testing
8 9 (10.84%) Manual Testing
9 3 (3.614%) Web Testing
9 3 (3.614%) Automation Testing
10 2 (2.410%) Scrum
10 2 (2.410%) Continuous Improvement
10 2 (2.410%) Continuous Integration
10 2 (2.410%) Test Automation
10 2 (2.410%) Web Usability
11 1 (1.205%) V-Model
11 1 (1.205%) Stress Testing
11 1 (1.205%) Use Case
11 1 (1.205%) TDD
11 1 (1.205%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 27 (32.53%) Python
1 27 (32.53%) SQL
2 19 (22.89%) Perl
2 19 (22.89%) Ruby
3 5 (6.024%) JavaScript
4 2 (2.410%) VB.NET
4 2 (2.410%) Java
4 2 (2.410%) C#
4 2 (2.410%) Bash shell
5 1 (1.205%) C++
5 1 (1.205%) C
5 1 (1.205%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 37 (44.58%) ISEB
2 34 (40.96%) Degree
3 29 (34.94%) ISTQB
4 2 (2.410%) HNC
5 1 (1.205%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (72.29%) QA
2 3 (3.614%) WAI
Vendors
1 15 (18.07%) Oracle
2 6 (7.229%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.205%) Adobe
Bedfordshire
Ideally you will be ISEB qualified, have a proven record of delivery within testing and 2-5 years QA / testing experience with both manual and automated testing practices.
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + Pension, Bonus
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
1+ years recent experience of software testing - Recent experience of testing /developing applications based on Microsoft technologies... - Database experience using Microsoft SQL Server or other relational DB - TFS,...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: From £28,000 to £40,000 per annum Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
St. Neots, Cambridgeshire
Execution of software testing scripts. -Regression testing... Degree qualification preferred, but applicants must possess ‘A’ levels or equivalent as a minimum educational standard, be proficient in Microsoft Office...
DMS Computer Recruitment
Salary: From £20,000 to £27,000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Job Description: Our client makes products for Windows, Web, and SOAP clients, using C#, C++, and JavaScript languages and the Microsoft .NET platform and SQL Server database... ISTQB-...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Essex, South East
We are looking for a Test Lead to join PDD's Customer Technology division whose objective is to constantly improve, enhance and maintain the Set Top Box (STB)...
British Sky Broadcasting
Posted: 22 May 2013