Software Tester Jobs in England
 
Demand Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Related Skills

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

Location
 3 months to
24 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Tester
Rank 554 526 477
Rank change year-on-year
-28 -49
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Tester 303 364 423
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.300% 0.321% 0.359%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.317% 0.339% 0.381%
Number of salaries quoted 287 321 387
Average salary £31,750 £30,000 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.83% -
90% offered a salary of more than £23,550 £22,500 £23,400
10% offered a salary of more than £47,950 £42,500 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year
+5.26% -5.00%
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England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category		 95490 107493 111049
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 94.41% 94.82% 94.26%
Number of salaries quoted 80297 92843 94497
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,925 £27,500 £26,250
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Tester
UK

Software Tester
Jobs Demand Trend

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

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 England region.

England Software Tester Salary Trend

Software Tester
Salary Histogram

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

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 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
South East +55 112 £28,000 -0.88%
East of England -4 52 £32,000 -1.53%
London +20 39 £40,000 -5.88%
West Midlands -5 26 £35,000 +12.90%
East Midlands -10 24 £32,500 +8.33%
North West -30 24 £30,000 +5.26%
Yorkshire -2 18 £27,500 +10.00%
South West -29 17 £28,500 +3.63%
North East +5 4 £22,500 -18.18%
Software Tester
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Software Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 230 (41.44%) Software Testing
2 211 (38.02%) QA
3 210 (37.84%) SQL
4 187 (33.69%) ISEB
5 175 (31.53%) Degree
6 166 (29.91%) Test Scripting
7 165 (29.73%) Automated Testing
8 148 (26.67%) Windows
9 147 (26.49%) Agile Software Development
10 128 (23.06%) .NET
11 106 (19.10%) ISTQB
12 97 (17.48%) Manual Testing
13 93 (16.76%) Computer Science
14 92 (16.58%) Selenium
15 83 (14.95%) Test Automation
16 80 (14.41%) C#
17 79 (14.23%) Java
17 79 (14.23%) Regression Testing
17 79 (14.23%) Scrum
18 78 (14.05%) SQL Server
19 72 (12.97%) Linux
19 72 (12.97%) Microsoft
20 68 (12.25%) XML
21 64 (11.53%) Finance
21 64 (11.53%) C++
21 64 (11.53%) HTML
21 64 (11.53%) User Acceptance Testing
22 55 (9.910%) Python
23 53 (9.550%) Perl
23 53 (9.550%) Web Testing

Software Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the 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
1 128 (23.06%) .NET
2 68 (12.25%) XML
3 64 (11.53%) HTML
4 38 (6.847%) Web Services
5 29 (5.225%) ASP.NET
6 23 (4.144%) .NET Framework
7 18 (3.243%) SOAP
8 9 (1.622%) CSS
9 8 (1.441%) J2EE
10 6 (1.081%) soapUI
11 5 (0.901%) RESTful
12 4 (0.721%) JSON
12 4 (0.721%) J2ME
13 3 (0.541%) Spring
13 3 (0.541%) WPF
14 2 (0.360%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
14 2 (0.360%) LAMP
14 2 (0.360%) Flash
14 2 (0.360%) Swing
14 2 (0.360%) XSD
Application Platforms
1 40 (7.207%) IIS
2 8 (1.441%) MS Exchange
3 7 (1.261%) Apache
4 6 (1.081%) Tomcat
5 3 (0.541%) CMS
6 2 (0.360%) SharePoint
6 2 (0.360%) WebLogic
6 2 (0.360%) BizTalk Server
7 1 (0.180%) ActiveMQ
7 1 (0.180%) Shopify
7 1 (0.180%) Magento
Applications
1 37 (6.667%) MS Excel
2 16 (2.883%) MS Office
3 4 (0.721%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.541%) MS PowerPoint
5 1 (0.180%) MS Project
5 1 (0.180%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.180%) Adobe Illustrator
Business Applications
1 2 (0.360%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (0.180%) Summit
Communications & Networking
1 23 (4.144%) HTTP
2 22 (3.964%) Internet
3 19 (3.423%) TCP/IP
4 15 (2.703%) Ethernet
5 12 (2.162%) VPN
6 11 (1.982%) IGMP
7 5 (0.901%) Firewall
8 4 (0.721%) SMTP
9 3 (0.541%) Broadband
10 2 (0.360%) Wireless
10 2 (0.360%) SAN
10 2 (0.360%) SNMP
11 1 (0.180%) RTP
11 1 (0.180%) TELNET
11 1 (0.180%) FTP
11 1 (0.180%) VLAN
11 1 (0.180%) NAS
11 1 (0.180%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 78 (14.05%) SQL Server
2 51 (9.189%) MySQL
3 15 (2.703%) DB2
4 11 (1.982%) RDBMS
5 4 (0.721%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 4 (0.721%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (0.721%) OLTP
6 2 (0.360%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 2 (0.360%) Microsoft Analysis Services
6 2 (0.360%) Oracle 8/8i
7 1 (0.180%) TOAD
7 1 (0.180%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.180%) SQL Server 2005
7 1 (0.180%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.180%) Hazelcast
7 1 (0.180%) Big Data
7 1 (0.180%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.180%) SQL Server 2008
Development Applications
1 92 (16.58%) Selenium
2 42 (7.568%) QuickTest Pro
3 33 (5.946%) Team Foundation Server
4 30 (5.405%) Visual Studio
5 23 (4.144%) JIRA
6 16 (2.883%) Cucumber
6 16 (2.883%) TestDirector
7 14 (2.523%) MSTest
8 13 (2.342%) WebDriver
9 12 (2.162%) JMeter
9 12 (2.162%) TestPartner
10 11 (1.982%) WinRunner
11 9 (1.622%) FitNesse
12 8 (1.441%) Rational Robot
13 7 (1.261%) JUnit
13 7 (1.261%) Atlassian Bamboo
14 6 (1.081%) Rational Functional Tester
14 6 (1.081%) Bugzilla
15 4 (0.721%) RSpec
15 4 (0.721%) Git (software)
General
1 64 (11.53%) Finance
2 19 (3.423%) Banking
3 17 (3.063%) Games
4 12 (2.162%) Retail
5 10 (1.802%) Investment Banking
6 9 (1.622%) Law
7 6 (1.081%) Pharmaceutical
8 5 (0.901%) Marketing
9 3 (0.541%) Music
9 3 (0.541%) Publishing
9 3 (0.541%) Back Office
9 3 (0.541%) Automotive
10 2 (0.360%) Financial Institution
10 2 (0.360%) Electronics
10 2 (0.360%) Telecoms
10 2 (0.360%) Legal
11 1 (0.180%) Military
11 1 (0.180%) Advertising
11 1 (0.180%) Aerospace
Miscellaneous
1 93 (16.76%) Computer Science
2 26 (4.685%) Smartcard
3 24 (4.324%) Biometrics
4 12 (2.162%) Client/Server
4 12 (2.162%) IVR
4 12 (2.162%) Mathematics
4 12 (2.162%) Life Science
4 12 (2.162%) Chemistry
5 11 (1.982%) SaaS
6 6 (1.081%) Biotechnology
6 6 (1.081%) Firmware
7 5 (0.901%) VHDL
7 5 (0.901%) Mobile App
8 4 (0.721%) Mobile Payment
9 3 (0.541%) W3C
9 3 (0.541%) STB
9 3 (0.541%) SWIFT
9 3 (0.541%) Video on Demand
10 2 (0.360%) Data Integration
10 2 (0.360%) Open Source
Operating Systems
1 148 (26.67%) Windows
2 72 (12.97%) Linux
3 37 (6.667%) UNIX
4 32 (5.766%) Windows Server 2003
5 28 (5.045%) Windows XP
6 24 (4.324%) Windows Vista
6 24 (4.324%) Windows Server 2008
7 19 (3.423%) Mac OS
8 13 (2.342%) Solaris
9 11 (1.982%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 10 (1.802%) Mac OS X
11 6 (1.081%) SUSE
12 5 (0.901%) Apple iOS
12 5 (0.901%) Android
13 4 (0.721%) Debian
13 4 (0.721%) Ubuntu
14 3 (0.541%) LynxOS
15 2 (0.360%) openSUSE
15 2 (0.360%) CentOS
16 1 (0.180%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 230 (41.44%) Software Testing
2 166 (29.91%) Test Scripting
3 165 (29.73%) Automated Testing
4 147 (26.49%) Agile Software Development
5 97 (17.48%) Manual Testing
6 83 (14.95%) Test Automation
7 79 (14.23%) Regression Testing
7 79 (14.23%) Scrum
8 64 (11.53%) User Acceptance Testing
9 53 (9.550%) Web Testing
10 41 (7.387%) TDD
10 41 (7.387%) Performance Testing
11 40 (7.207%) System Testing
12 31 (5.586%) BDD
13 30 (5.405%) Waterfall
14 25 (4.505%) E-Commerce
14 25 (4.505%) Software Engineering
15 24 (4.324%) Identity Management
15 24 (4.324%) Cyber Security
16 21 (3.784%) Test Management
Programming Languages
1 210 (37.84%) SQL
2 80 (14.41%) C#
3 79 (14.23%) Java
4 64 (11.53%) C++
5 55 (9.910%) Python
6 53 (9.550%) Perl
7 51 (9.189%) JavaScript
8 44 (7.928%) C
9 32 (5.766%) Ruby
10 30 (5.405%) VB.NET
11 23 (4.144%) VB
12 14 (2.523%) Bash shell
13 12 (2.162%) Tcl
14 8 (1.441%) PHP
15 7 (1.261%) Delphi
16 6 (1.081%) PL/SQL
17 4 (0.721%) Embedded C++
18 3 (0.541%) Embedded C
19 2 (0.360%) PowerShell
19 2 (0.360%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 187 (33.69%) ISEB
2 175 (31.53%) Degree
3 106 (19.10%) ISTQB
4 12 (2.162%) PhD
5 6 (1.081%) Security Cleared
5 6 (1.081%) HND
6 4 (0.721%) HNC
7 1 (0.180%) GWAPT
7 1 (0.180%) CSSLP
7 1 (0.180%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 211 (38.02%) QA
2 6 (1.081%) GLP
3 4 (0.721%) ISO 9001
4 3 (0.541%) WAI
4 3 (0.541%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.180%) 21 CFR Part 11
5 1 (0.180%) HIPAA
System Software
1 10 (1.802%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.721%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (0.721%) VirtualBox
3 3 (0.541%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 21 (3.784%) HP Quality Center
2 2 (0.360%) WMI
3 1 (0.180%) WebInspect
3 1 (0.180%) AppDetective
Vendors
1 72 (12.97%) Microsoft
2 41 (7.387%) Oracle
3 11 (1.982%) HP
4 10 (1.802%) VMware
5 6 (1.081%) Compuware
6 5 (0.901%) IBM
7 4 (0.721%) QNX
7 4 (0.721%) ATG
7 4 (0.721%) Red Hat
8 1 (0.180%) Adobe
8 1 (0.180%) SAP
8 1 (0.180%) Zend
8 1 (0.180%) Intergraph
8 1 (0.180%) Telerik
8 1 (0.180%) Twitter
Software Tester - Cranfield - £25K-£30K - Automated experience
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: 23 May 2013
Software Tester
Stockport, Cheshire
Main Purpose Of The Software Tester Job: To conduct manual and automated functional testing on application software in system, integration and regression testing... Key Responsibilities: -Analysing the requirements...
Net Recruit.co.uk Ltd
Salary: £18,000 - £25,000
Posted: 21 May 2013
Software Tester
Stockport, Cheshire, North West
Position: IT Software TesterLocation: Stockport, CheshireSalary: £18,000 - £25,000Main Purpose Of The Job:To conduct manual and automated functional testing on application software in system, integration and...
Net Recruit.co.uk Ltd
Salary: GBP18,000 - GBP25,000
Posted: 15 May 2013
Software Tester
Winchester, Hampshire
Do you have good skills in Manual Software Testing?... In this role you will: Ensure high quality and accuracy is maintained through to software release Prepare a test...
Connectus
Salary: £25000 - £32000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Software Tester
West Yorkshire
New role for a 2 x Software Testers to join a leading IT Security Systems Integrator and Service Provider in West Yorkshire.Key skills:-Experience within software testing (...
Salary: £25000 per annum + benefits + structured career path
Posted: 4 May 2013
Software Tester - Derbyshire
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
Software Tester - Black / White Box
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Tester / Software Tester / QA Analyst ( Black & White Box, ISEB ) needed... You will be required to create testing strategies, reports test scripts and test plans... As the QA Analyst,...
IT Executive Ltd
Salary: £18000 - £34000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Software Tester
North Yorkshire
You will have a proven track record in the following area's; Proven ability to work within the Scrum framework... Proven ability to test across multiple platforms including...
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: From £25,000 to £30,000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Senior Software Tester
Dorking, Surrey
You'll have a minimum of 3 years of software testing, with the ability demonstrate understanding of software design techniques. Experience with Agile (Scrum) methodologies using these to...
Hamlin Knight
Salary: From £30,000 to £35,000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Software Tester - Winchester - £25,000 - £30,000
Winchester, Hampshire
Your main testing experience will be within manual testing but any experience in automated testing would also be beneficial. The majority of the software will be written in...
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 19 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 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
Software Tester (Visual Studio / C#) *URGENT
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
Software Tester / QA Analyst, Circa £30k, Staffs
Stafford, Staffordshire
Software Tester / QA Analyst required by a global and cutting edge Business Intelligence solution provider. Excellent opportunity to gain experience of working with cutting edge BI solutions and...
Experis IT
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + bens
Posted: 24 May 2013
Junior Software Tester
Newcastle upon Tyne, North East
To apply for this role you must hold a computing related degree and ideally experience working in a software testing role, a knowledge of a scripting language such...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £20000.00 - £25000.00 per annum + Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 22 May 2013
Junior Software Tester
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
To apply for this role you must hold a computing related degree and ideally experience working in a software testing role, a knowledge of a scripting language such...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £20000.00 - £25000.00 per annum + Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 21 May 2013
Graduate Software Tester
Hampshire
The Graduate Test Engineer will: *Develop test plans, procedures and schedules in support of systems *Translate system and/or subsystem requirements into test procedures *Coordinate system and/or...
LA International
Salary: £18000 - £26000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 21 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 Test Engineer / Manual Tester / Automated Tester
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
The Role Working alongside the test team, you will be tasked with a number of roles including: - Direct software testing (manual or automation scripts provided) - Ensure consistent test...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £32000 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
Junior Software Tester
Newcastle upon Tyne, North East
To apply for this role you must have at least 1-2 years experience in a software testing role, a knowledge of a scripting language such as C#,...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £20000.00 - £25000.00 per annum + Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 17 May 2013
Application & Software Tester - MS Office, Windows, Web, MAC
London
Track defects to successful validation via SharePoint (MOSS)... Key skills needed are: MS Office, Application Testing on a Windows & MAC platform, Web Application Testing (across multiple browsers) and...
Nationwide People Ltd
Salary: £235 - 255 Per Day
Posted: 22 May 2013
Junior Software Tester
London
Central London £25,000 - £40,000 + benefits A market leading Financial Trading Software House requires a Junior Software Tester to help expand their team as a result of...
Informatiq Consulting
Salary: £25,000 - £40,000 + package
Posted: 23 May 2013
Software Tester / Test Analyst - Nottingham
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
QA Software Tester
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Because of steady repeat business and a healthy order book they are looking to hire a talented QA Software Tester with significant industry experience. Working with some of...
North Point Recruitment
Salary: £28000 - £38000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
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