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This section looks at the demand for the Tester role in IT jobs within the East Sussex region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Tester
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank6460
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching permanent IT job ads218
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.292 %1.758 %
Salaries quoted218
Average minimum salary£21,500£29,000
Average salary£29,500£30,250
% change on same period last year-2.47 %
Average maximum salary£37,500£31,500
UK excluding London average salary£32,018£32,125
% change on same period last year-0.33 %
East Sussex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
East Sussex
Matching permanent IT job ads6851024
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.369 %0.427 %
Salaries quoted569827
Average minimum salary£30,827£33,215
Average salary£33,725£35,894
% change on same period last year-6.04 %
Average maximum salary£36,622£38,572
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Tester South EastTester
South East

Tester
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Tester across the East Sussex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

East Sussex Tester Demand Trend

Tester
Salary Trend

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

East Sussex Tester Salary Trend

Tester
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Tester within the East Sussex region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BrightonDown-41£32,500+8.85 %
HoveNew entry-1£26,500-
Tester South EastTester
South East

Tester
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the East Sussex 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.

14 (66.67 %)Linux
14 (66.67 %)QA
23 (50.00 %)Automated Testing
23 (50.00 %)XML
23 (50.00 %)Windows
23 (50.00 %)Telecoms
31 (16.67 %)Volume Testing
31 (16.67 %)Test Scripting
31 (16.67 %)Games
31 (16.67 %)ISEB
31 (16.67 %)Software Testing
31 (16.67 %)French Language
31 (16.67 %)German Language
31 (16.67 %)Italian Language
31 (16.67 %)Spanish Language

Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the East Sussex 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.

East Sussex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (50.00 %)XML
East Sussex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (50.00 %)Telecoms
21 (16.67 %)Games
East Sussex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)French Language
11 (16.67 %)German Language
11 (16.67 %)Italian Language
11 (16.67 %)Spanish Language
East Sussex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (66.67 %)Linux
23 (50.00 %)Windows
East Sussex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (50.00 %)Automated Testing
21 (16.67 %)Software Testing
21 (16.67 %)Volume Testing
21 (16.67 %)Test Scripting
East Sussex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (16.67 %)ISEB
East Sussex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (66.67 %)QA