Software Testing Jobs in the East of England
 
Demand Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for Software Testing skills 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 Testing 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the East of England region.

Location
 3 months to
24 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Testing
Rank 102 123 102
Rank change year-on-year
+21 -21
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 200 165 225
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 2.420% 1.897% 2.358%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.342% 2.745% 3.232%
Number of salaries quoted 174 136 193
Average salary £35,000 £31,250 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+12.00% -10.71%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,900 £26,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £42,500 £49,700
UK excluding London average salary £34,000 £34,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year
- +4.61%
Search 34 Software Testing jobs in the East of England
All Processes & Methodologies
East of England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category		 5984 6011 6962
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 72.40% 69.09% 72.97%
Number of salaries quoted 5121 5076 5908
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £61,500 £60,400
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Software Testing
England

Software Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

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

East of England 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 East of England region.

East of England Software Testing Salary Trend

Software Testing
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Testing across the East of England region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

East of England Software Testing Salary Histogram

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 East of England 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
Cambridgeshire +29 123 £35,000 +9.37%
Hertfordshire +23 42 £37,500 +13.63%
Bedfordshire -11 18 £27,500 -12.00%
Essex +25 14 £25,000 -35.48%
Suffolk -25 4 £23,500 -14.54%
Norfolk -17 1 £40,000 +26.98%
Software Testing
England

Software Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England 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.

1 222 (52.36%) QA
2 172 (40.57%) ISEB
3 134 (31.60%) Test Scripting
4 127 (29.95%) Selenium
4 127 (29.95%) ISTQB
5 124 (29.25%) Degree
6 111 (26.18%) Automated Testing
6 111 (26.18%) Windows
7 107 (25.24%) Python
8 102 (24.06%) SQL
9 97 (22.88%) Linux
10 91 (21.46%) Perl
11 85 (20.05%) Microsoft
12 79 (18.63%) C
13 74 (17.45%) Java
14 73 (17.22%) C#
15 68 (16.04%) UNIX
16 67 (15.80%) SQL Server
17 63 (14.86%) QuickTest Pro
18 61 (14.39%) C++
19 60 (14.15%) Manual Testing
20 53 (12.50%) Test Automation
21 51 (12.03%) Finance
22 49 (11.56%) Computer Science
23 46 (10.85%) Agile Software Development
24 44 (10.38%) HTML
25 42 (9.906%) Ruby
26 41 (9.670%) JIRA
27 38 (8.962%) .NET
28 33 (7.783%) Regression Testing

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England 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 44 (10.38%) HTML
2 38 (8.962%) .NET
3 27 (6.368%) XML
4 26 (6.132%) Web Services
5 23 (5.425%) CSS
6 10 (2.358%) ASP
7 9 (2.123%) Natural Language Processing
8 4 (0.943%) WCF
8 4 (0.943%) WPF
9 3 (0.708%) STL
9 3 (0.708%) J2EE
9 3 (0.708%) Boost C++ Libraries
10 2 (0.472%) Ajax
10 2 (0.472%) JMS
10 2 (0.472%) SOAP
10 2 (0.472%) ASP.NET
11 1 (0.236%) LINQ
11 1 (0.236%) .NET Framework
11 1 (0.236%) soapUI
Application Platforms
1 9 (2.123%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.943%) IIS
3 2 (0.472%) TIBCO EMS
Applications
1 24 (5.660%) MS Excel
2 20 (4.717%) MS Office
3 9 (2.123%) MS Project
4 7 (1.651%) Photoshop
4 7 (1.651%) Adobe Illustrator
5 5 (1.179%) RoboHelp
5 5 (1.179%) FrameMaker
5 5 (1.179%) Adobe Captivate
6 4 (0.943%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 2 (0.472%) TIBCO BusinessEvents
1 2 (0.472%) BusinessWorks
2 1 (0.236%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.236%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (0.236%) JDE World
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.358%) Broadband
1 10 (2.358%) HTTP
2 6 (1.415%) Internet
3 5 (1.179%) Firewall
4 4 (0.943%) VoIP
4 4 (0.943%) WAN
5 3 (0.708%) RIP
6 2 (0.472%) ZigBee
6 2 (0.472%) Wireless
6 2 (0.472%) 2G
6 2 (0.472%) SNMP
6 2 (0.472%) SAN
6 2 (0.472%) 3G
6 2 (0.472%) GPRS
6 2 (0.472%) LAN
6 2 (0.472%) UMTS
6 2 (0.472%) ATM
7 1 (0.236%) FTP
7 1 (0.236%) TELNET
7 1 (0.236%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 67 (15.80%) SQL Server
2 9 (2.123%) Text Mining
3 6 (1.415%) Crystal Reports
4 3 (0.708%) SQL Server 2005
4 3 (0.708%) SQL Server 2008
5 2 (0.472%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (0.472%) SQL Server 2000
5 2 (0.472%) Oracle 8/8i
5 2 (0.472%) MySQL
6 1 (0.236%) MS Access
6 1 (0.236%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 127 (29.95%) Selenium
2 63 (14.86%) QuickTest Pro
3 41 (9.670%) JIRA
4 29 (6.840%) WebDriver
5 26 (6.132%) Team Foundation Server
6 23 (5.425%) FitNesse
7 21 (4.953%) Visual Studio
8 19 (4.481%) MSTest
9 14 (3.302%) LabVIEW
10 11 (2.594%) NUnit
11 10 (2.358%) TestComplete
11 10 (2.358%) Bugzilla
12 9 (2.123%) LoadRunner
13 6 (1.415%) Visual Studio Team System
13 6 (1.415%) JMeter
14 5 (1.179%) Eclipse
14 5 (1.179%) Subversion
14 5 (1.179%) Hudson
14 5 (1.179%) TortoiseSVN
15 2 (0.472%) WatiN
General
1 51 (12.03%) Finance
2 32 (7.547%) Retail
3 11 (2.594%) Games
3 11 (2.594%) Marketing
4 10 (2.358%) Telecoms
5 9 (2.123%) Pharmaceutical
6 7 (1.651%) Electronics
7 6 (1.415%) Banking
8 5 (1.179%) Publishing
9 3 (0.708%) Law
9 3 (0.708%) Investment Banking
10 2 (0.472%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.236%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.236%) Automotive
11 1 (0.236%) German Language
11 1 (0.236%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 102 (24.06%) Test Engineer
2 91 (21.46%) Tester
3 85 (20.05%) Analyst
4 71 (16.75%) Test Analyst
5 66 (15.57%) QA Engineer
6 64 (15.09%) Developer
7 54 (12.74%) Software Engineer
8 46 (10.85%) Software Developer
9 40 (9.434%) Software Test Engineer
10 35 (8.255%) Software Tester
11 28 (6.604%) Senior Tester
12 26 (6.132%) Junior
13 20 (4.717%) Junior Tester
14 19 (4.481%) Senior Software Developer
14 19 (4.481%) Senior Developer
15 16 (3.774%) QA Analyst
16 15 (3.538%) Software Manager
17 14 (3.302%) Software Project Manager
17 14 (3.302%) QA Tester
17 14 (3.302%) Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 49 (11.56%) Computer Science
2 23 (5.425%) Mathematics
3 19 (4.481%) Cloud Computing
4 12 (2.830%) Embedded Systems
5 10 (2.358%) Firmware
6 9 (2.123%) Grid Computing
6 9 (2.123%) Chemistry
6 9 (2.123%) Life Science
7 7 (1.651%) Device Driver
8 6 (1.415%) STB
9 5 (1.179%) EPoS
9 5 (1.179%) Wiki
10 4 (0.943%) Mobile App
10 4 (0.943%) Client/Server
11 3 (0.708%) Blog
11 3 (0.708%) Cryptography
12 2 (0.472%) Data Integration
12 2 (0.472%) Open Source
12 2 (0.472%) Speech Recognition
12 2 (0.472%) APACS
Operating Systems
1 111 (26.18%) Windows
2 97 (22.88%) Linux
3 68 (16.04%) UNIX
4 19 (4.481%) Mac OS
5 5 (1.179%) Windows XP
5 5 (1.179%) Windows 7
6 3 (0.708%) Windows Vista
7 2 (0.472%) Windows Server 2008
7 2 (0.472%) Windows Server 2003
8 1 (0.236%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 134 (31.60%) Test Scripting
2 111 (26.18%) Automated Testing
3 60 (14.15%) Manual Testing
4 53 (12.50%) Test Automation
5 46 (10.85%) Agile Software Development
6 33 (7.783%) Regression Testing
7 31 (7.311%) Automation Testing
8 24 (5.660%) Web Testing
8 24 (5.660%) Project Management
9 20 (4.717%) Performance Testing
10 18 (4.245%) Scrum
11 17 (4.009%) System Testing
12 16 (3.774%) Test Management
12 16 (3.774%) Test Strategy
12 16 (3.774%) Risk Management
13 15 (3.538%) Validation
13 15 (3.538%) TDD
14 14 (3.302%) User Stories
15 13 (3.066%) V-Model
16 11 (2.594%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 107 (25.24%) Python
2 102 (24.06%) SQL
3 91 (21.46%) Perl
4 79 (18.63%) C
5 74 (17.45%) Java
6 73 (17.22%) C#
7 61 (14.39%) C++
8 42 (9.906%) Ruby
9 31 (7.311%) JavaScript
10 17 (4.009%) Bash shell
11 12 (2.830%) Tcl
12 11 (2.594%) VB
13 10 (2.358%) Embedded C
14 8 (1.887%) PL/SQL
15 6 (1.415%) Shell Script
15 6 (1.415%) PHP
16 4 (0.943%) Assembly Language
17 3 (0.708%) VB.NET
17 3 (0.708%) T-SQL
18 2 (0.472%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 172 (40.57%) ISEB
2 127 (29.95%) ISTQB
3 124 (29.25%) Degree
4 28 (6.604%) Postgraduate
5 6 (1.415%) ISEB Practitioner
5 6 (1.415%) PMP
5 6 (1.415%) PMI Certification
6 5 (1.179%) HNC
7 3 (0.708%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.472%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 222 (52.36%) QA
2 3 (0.708%) ISO 9000
2 3 (0.708%) ISO 9001
2 3 (0.708%) TickIT
2 3 (0.708%) WAI
System Software
1 1 (0.236%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 31 (7.311%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 85 (20.05%) Microsoft
2 19 (4.481%) Oracle
3 18 (4.245%) HP
4 12 (2.830%) Adobe
5 10 (2.358%) SAP
6 9 (2.123%) FINEOS
6 9 (2.123%) Guidewire
7 6 (1.415%) Nortel
7 6 (1.415%) Cisco
7 6 (1.415%) Avaya
8 5 (1.179%) Citrix
8 5 (1.179%) Atlassian
9 3 (0.708%) Riverbed
10 2 (0.472%) Telerik
10 2 (0.472%) IBM
10 2 (0.472%) TIBCO
10 2 (0.472%) Siebel
11 1 (0.236%) Mercator
11 1 (0.236%) JD Edwards
Test Analyst - Norwich - £32K - Automated, Regression, .NET
Norwich, Norfolk
Skills: Software Testing, ISEB, ISTQB, Automated, Regression, .NET, SQL A market leading technology focused software house are currently hiring a number of Test Analyst to join their ever...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £25000 - £32000 per annum + Pension, Medical, 25 days
Posted: 22 May 2013
Embedded Test Engineer
Cambridgeshire
The Test Engineer will be working in a fast paced, agile environment and will be responsible for executing manual and automated tests... The ideal candidate will have experience...
Cooper Lomaz Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30k - 32k per year
Posted: 24 May 2013
Junior Software Tester
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: 23 May 2013
Software Tester
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: 23 May 2013
Software Support
St. Neots, Cambridgeshire
Assistance with software testing... Oracle, SQL and XML skills would be highly advantageous... The job is not a traditional IT / Microsoft support role and should not be seen...
DMS Computer Recruitment
Salary: From £20,000 to £27,000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Test Analyst
St. Albans, Hertfordshire
Skills and experience: Proven track record and previous software testing experience. Knowledge of 'Software Testing Tools' e.g. (test management tools, capture replay tools, data preparation tools, debugging...
Sky
Posted: 30 April 2013
Test Analyst
St. Albans, South East
Skills and experience: Proven track record and previous software testing experience. Knowledge of 'Software Testing Tools' e.g. (test management tools, capture replay tools, data preparation tools, debugging...
SkyIQ
Posted: 25 May 2013
Software Tester
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
Automation Test Analyst
Cambridge, East Anglia
Suitable candidates will demonstrate the following: Educated to degree level either in a science or engineering based subject Formal qualifications in testing (Foundation level of ISEB Software Testing) -...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £30000 - £33000 per annum + + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Automation Test Analyst
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Suitable candidates will demonstrate the following:-Educated to degree level either in a science or engineering based subject -Formal qualifications in testing (Foundation level of ISEB Software Testing) -...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £30000 - £33000 per annum + + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Software Tester
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: 25 May 2013
Non Functional Test Lead
Cambridge, East Anglia
The role includes the line and task management of the team, helping define and implement the test strategy, producing test effort estimates and resourcing and scheduling requests for...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £35000 - £38000 per annum + + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Non Functional Test Lead
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
The role includes the line and task management of the team, helping define and implement the test strategy, producing test effort estimates and resourcing and scheduling requests for...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £35000 - £38000 per annum + + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Software Test Developer
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
2+ years recent experience of C# programming - 1+ years recent experience of software testing - Testing and/or developing applications based on Microsoft technologies - Unit testing libraries (for example,...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: From £28,000 to £40,000 per annum + bens
Posted: 23 May 2013
Test Lead
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: 25 May 2013
Junior Tester x 3 - Watford - 20-25k
Watford, Hertfordshire
An expanding Software Testing Consultancy in Watford are recruiting for three junior testers to join a team working for the most part on manual testing of web based...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £20 - £25 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013
Senior Software Tools Test Engineer - tools, GUI, Windows, GNU UNIX, test scripts, automated, ISEB, Cambridge, to c£46k + benefits
Cambridge, East Anglia
Senior Software Tools Test Engineer - GUI applications, Windows, GNU Linux, test scripts, automated test systems, ISEB... - ISEB Foundation certificate in software testing holder. - Good understanding of C / C++...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to c£46k + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Senior Engineer,Software
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
The Test Automation Software is written in the Python scripting language and also makes use of high level languages such as C and C++... Develop and maintain Automated...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 23 May 2013
Senior Software Test Analyst / Engineer - Python, test, analyst, engineer, software, hardware, scripting, Cambridge, to £45k + benefits
Cambridge, East Anglia
This growing network technology company develops innovative consumer electronics products for clients worldwide. Due to continued growth they are seeking a Senior Test Engineer with experience and enthusiasm...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £45k + benefits
Posted: 9 May 2013
Senior Software Test Engineer
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
This can be GUI applications and command line utilities across Windows and GNU Linux applications... To qualify for this position Embedded Software Engineers will need a Degree in...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: From £37,000 to £48,000 per annum pension, shares, bonus, gym, canteen
Posted: 23 May 2013
Software Test Team Lead/Manager - £Exc and benefits
Luton, South East
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Software QA / Test Team Lead / Manager to join this global organisation in this varied role joining an expanding and highly...
GSA Techsource
Salary: GBP450000 to GBP550000 per annum + Benefits: + Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 25 May 2013
C++ Engineer/Programmer ? C++, Real Time Operating System, Development, Engineering
Cambridge, East Anglia
As a highly skilled C++ Developer you will be part of a focused project team which is responsible for innovation and development of new product strategies and embedded...
TRG
Salary: 40000-45000 Per Annum Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
C++ Engineer/Programmer - C++, Real Time Operating System, Development, Engineering
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
A leading global technology client is looking for a high calibre C++ Engineer to join a product development team. As a highly skilled C++ Developer you will be...
TRG
Salary: £40000 - 45000 Per Annum Benefits
Posted: 19 May 2013
Embedded Test Engineer - CB
Cambridge, East Anglia
My client has a global presence and is widely recognised as a market leader within the development of wireless technologies... The Role: The role of the Test Engineer...
Computer Futures
Salary: £41000 - £46000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Project Manager
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Familiarity with the software development process, including experience of programming or software-testing - Familiarity with Microsoft Project and/or Microsoft SharePoint Benefits Summary: Annual benefits scheme... Keywords: Manager,...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 23 May 2013
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