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This section looks at the demand for the Software Tester role in IT jobs within the Farnborough 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 Software Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Tester
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-51
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads01
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.262 %
Salaries quoted01
Average minimum salary-£25,000
Average salary-£26,000
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary-£27,000
UK excluding London average salary£30,010£29,322
% change on same period last year+2.34 %
Farnborough IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Farnborough
Matching permanent IT job ads413381
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.222 %0.159 %
Salaries quoted387344
Average minimum salary£35,231£32,905
Average salary£38,780£35,417
% change on same period last year+9.49 %
Average maximum salary£42,329£37,928
UK excluding London average salary£38,072£39,428
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Software Tester HampshireSoftware Tester
Hampshire

Software Tester
Demand Trend

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

Farnborough Software Tester Demand Trend

Software Tester
Salary Trend

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

Farnborough Software Tester Salary Trend

Software Tester
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Farnborough 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.

17 (70.00 %)QA
17 (70.00 %)Finance
17 (70.00 %)Automated Testing
17 (70.00 %)Software Testing
21 (10.00 %)ISTQB
21 (10.00 %)Degree
21 (10.00 %)C
21 (10.00 %)C#
21 (10.00 %)C++
21 (10.00 %)GSM
21 (10.00 %)ISEB
21 (10.00 %)Telecoms

Software Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Farnborough 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.

Farnborough IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (10.00 %)GSM
Farnborough IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (70.00 %)Finance
21 (10.00 %)Telecoms
Farnborough IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (70.00 %)Automated Testing
17 (70.00 %)Software Testing
Farnborough IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (10.00 %)C
11 (10.00 %)C#
11 (10.00 %)C++
Farnborough IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (10.00 %)ISEB
11 (10.00 %)ISTQB
11 (10.00 %)Degree
Farnborough IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (70.00 %)QA