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This section looks at the demand for the Tester role in IT jobs within the Edinburgh 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 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Tester
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6774
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching permanent IT job ads1927
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.011 %
As % of the category below1.481 %1.335 %
Salaries quoted1518
Average minimum salary£30,400£28,111
Average salary£32,733£32,000
% change on same period last year+2.29 %
Average maximum salary£35,067£35,889
UK excluding London average salary£32,438£32,215
% change on same period last year+0.69 %
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Edinburgh
Matching permanent IT job ads12832023
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.676 %0.830 %
Salaries quoted9171357
Average minimum salary£31,351£33,400
Average salary£34,718£36,597
% change on same period last year-5.13 %
Average maximum salary£38,085£39,794
UK excluding London average salary£38,194£39,492
% change on same period last year-3.28 %
Tester ScotlandTester
Scotland

Tester
Demand Trend

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

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh Tester Salary Trend

Tester
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Tester across the Edinburgh region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Edinburgh Tester Salary Histogram

Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

110 (30.30 %)ISEB
28 (24.24 %)LoadRunner
28 (24.24 %)SQL
28 (24.24 %)SQL Server
28 (24.24 %)Finance
28 (24.24 %)Degree
37 (21.21 %)Software Testing
37 (21.21 %)QA
37 (21.21 %)QALoad
37 (21.21 %)Test Scripting
46 (18.18 %)HND
54 (12.12 %)Regression Testing
63 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2000
63 (9.091 %)Manufacturing
63 (9.091 %).NET
63 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2005
63 (9.091 %)TestDirector
72 (6.061 %)Performance Testing
72 (6.061 %)Security Cleared
72 (6.061 %)VMware Infrastructure
72 (6.061 %)Web Testing
72 (6.061 %)Oracle
72 (6.061 %)C#
72 (6.061 %)C++
72 (6.061 %)DB2
72 (6.061 %)XML
72 (6.061 %)Windows
72 (6.061 %)Python
72 (6.061 %)RDBMS
72 (6.061 %)WinRunner

Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

Edinburgh IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (9.091 %).NET
22 (6.061 %)XML
31 (3.030 %)HTML
31 (3.030 %)WebServices
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (24.24 %)SQL Server
23 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2000
23 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (6.061 %)DB2
32 (6.061 %)RDBMS
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (24.24 %)LoadRunner
27 (21.21 %)QALoad
33 (9.091 %)TestDirector
42 (6.061 %)WinRunner
Edinburgh IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (24.24 %)Finance
23 (9.091 %)Manufacturing
32 (6.061 %)Construction
41 (3.030 %)Government
41 (3.030 %)Retail
Edinburgh IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.030 %)Firmware
11 (3.030 %)Computer Science
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (6.061 %)Windows
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (21.21 %)Software Testing
17 (21.21 %)Test Scripting
24 (12.12 %)Regression Testing
32 (6.061 %)Performance Testing
32 (6.061 %)Project Management
32 (6.061 %)Web Testing
32 (6.061 %)Security Cleared
41 (3.030 %)Manual Testing
41 (3.030 %)Time Management
41 (3.030 %)SC Cleared
41 (3.030 %)Security Testing
41 (3.030 %)Penetration Testing
41 (3.030 %)Data Analysis
41 (3.030 %)Automated Testing
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (24.24 %)SQL
22 (6.061 %)Python
22 (6.061 %)C#
22 (6.061 %)C++
31 (3.030 %)C
Edinburgh IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (30.30 %)ISEB
28 (24.24 %)Degree
36 (18.18 %)HND
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (21.21 %)QA
Edinburgh IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (6.061 %)VMware Infrastructure
Edinburgh IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (6.061 %)Oracle
12 (6.061 %)VMware
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