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This section looks at the demand for the Tester role in IT jobs within the Farnham 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
Rank33-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads20
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.266 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted20
Average minimum salary£24,000-
Average salary£27,500-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£31,000-
UK excluding London average salary£32,018£32,125
% change on same period last year-0.33 %
Farnham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Farnham
Matching permanent IT job ads15847
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.085 %0.020 %
Salaries quoted15446
Average minimum salary£29,943£34,987
Average salary£33,713£36,737
% change on same period last year-8.23 %
Average maximum salary£37,483£38,487
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Tester SurreyTester
Surrey

Tester
Demand Trend

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

Farnham 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 Farnham region.

Farnham Tester Salary Trend

Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

13 (50.00 %)C#
22 (33.33 %)VB
22 (33.33 %).NET
22 (33.33 %)SQL Server
22 (33.33 %)Windows
22 (33.33 %)Finance
22 (33.33 %)Degree
22 (33.33 %)QA
22 (33.33 %)C
31 (16.67 %)QARun
31 (16.67 %)WebLOAD
31 (16.67 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (16.67 %)Load Testing
31 (16.67 %)Test Scripting
31 (16.67 %)System Testing
31 (16.67 %)TestPartner
31 (16.67 %)Pensions
31 (16.67 %)Marketing
31 (16.67 %)Health
31 (16.67 %)UML
31 (16.67 %)FoxPro (VFP)
31 (16.67 %)Compuware
31 (16.67 %)ISEB
31 (16.67 %)WinRunner
31 (16.67 %)TestDirector
31 (16.67 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (16.67 %)LoadRunner
31 (16.67 %)Financial Institution
31 (16.67 %)Regression Testing
31 (16.67 %)Telecoms

Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Farnham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (33.33 %).NET
Farnham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (33.33 %)SQL Server
Farnham IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (16.67 %)Visual Studio
11 (16.67 %)WinRunner
11 (16.67 %)TestDirector
11 (16.67 %)QuickTest Pro
11 (16.67 %)LoadRunner
11 (16.67 %)TestPartner
11 (16.67 %)QARun
11 (16.67 %)WebLOAD
Farnham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (33.33 %)Finance
21 (16.67 %)Health
21 (16.67 %)Pensions
21 (16.67 %)Marketing
21 (16.67 %)Financial Institution
21 (16.67 %)Telecoms
Farnham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (33.33 %)Windows
Farnham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)UML
11 (16.67 %)Regression Testing
11 (16.67 %)User Acceptance Testing
11 (16.67 %)Load Testing
11 (16.67 %)Test Scripting
11 (16.67 %)System Testing
Farnham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (50.00 %)C#
22 (33.33 %)VB
22 (33.33 %)C
31 (16.67 %)FoxPro (VFP)
31 (16.67 %)C++
31 (16.67 %)JavaScript
31 (16.67 %)Perl
31 (16.67 %)SQL
Farnham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (33.33 %)Degree
21 (16.67 %)ISEB
Farnham IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (33.33 %)QA
Farnham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (16.67 %)Oracle
11 (16.67 %)Compuware