The first table below looks at the demand for Software Testing skills in IT jobs advertised for the Fife region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Testing 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Fife region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Testing
Rank 14 13 -
Rank change year-on-year
-1 -
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 1 2 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Fife 2.439% 3.390% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.778% 4.762% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 0
Average salary - £36,000 -
UK excluding London average salary £34,000 £34,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year
- +4.61%
All Processes & Methodologies
Fife
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
36 42 51
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Fife 87.80% 71.19% 77.27%
Number of salaries quoted 27 31 33
Average salary £37,000 £38,500 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-3.89% +18.46%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £30,000 £20,000
10% offered a salary of more than £150,000 £49,250 £58,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Software Testing
Scotland

Software Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Software Testing across the Fife region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Fife Software Testing Jobs Demand Trend

Software Testing
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Software Testing across the Fife region.

Fife Software Testing Salary Trend

Software Testing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing within the Fife 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
Dunfermline -1 1 - -
Software Testing
Scotland

Software Testing
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Fife region citing Software Testing also 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 that cited Software Testing.

1 2 (66.67%) Linux
1 2 (66.67%) SQL
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Mathematics
2 1 (33.33%) Physics
2 1 (33.33%) Manual Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Media
2 1 (33.33%) Automation Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Perl
2 1 (33.33%) Billing
2 1 (33.33%) Automated Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Ruby
2 1 (33.33%) MS Office
2 1 (33.33%) UNIX
2 1 (33.33%) Windows
2 1 (33.33%) UML
2 1 (33.33%) Python
2 1 (33.33%) MS Excel
2 1 (33.33%) CRM
2 1 (33.33%) TCP/IP
2 1 (33.33%) RDBMS
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) ISEB
2 1 (33.33%) QuickTest Pro
2 1 (33.33%) Shell Script
2 1 (33.33%) Configuration Management
2 1 (33.33%) Electronics

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Fife region citing Software Testing also 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 that cited Software Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) MS Office
1 1 (33.33%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) QuickTest Pro
General
1 1 (33.33%) Billing
1 1 (33.33%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Test Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Software Test Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Test Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Software Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Mathematics
1 1 (33.33%) Physics
1 1 (33.33%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Linux
2 1 (33.33%) UNIX
2 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Manual Testing
1 1 (33.33%) Automation Testing
1 1 (33.33%) Automated Testing
1 1 (33.33%) UML
1 1 (33.33%) CRM
1 1 (33.33%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) SQL
2 1 (33.33%) Perl
2 1 (33.33%) Ruby
2 1 (33.33%) Python
2 1 (33.33%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) ISEB
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
Dunfermline, Fife
Working closely with Project Managers and reporting in to the Software Product Support Manager, your day to day responsibilities will include : - Execute test specifications and strive to constantly...
Search Consultancy
Salary: excellent benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Dunfermline, Fife
You will ideally hold an HND/HNC/Degree educated in Computer Science, Engineering or Similar discipline. You will be able to demonstrate strong background in a software testing...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £35000 - £380000 per annum + Good benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013