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The table below looks at the demand for the Systems Tester role in IT jobs within the Gloucestershire 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 Systems Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 System Tester
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank10473
Rank change on same period last yearDown-31
Matching permanent IT job ads730
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.013 %
As % of the category below0.413 %1.852 %
Salaries quoted730
Average minimum salary£30,286£24,000
Average salary£32,643£27,339
% change on same period last year+19.40 %
Average maximum salary£35,000£30,677
UK excluding London average salary£29,445£29,270
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Gloucestershire
Matching permanent IT job ads16951620
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.989 %0.695 %
Salaries quoted15281412
Average minimum salary£33,642£29,899
Average salary£36,598£33,003
% change on same period last year+10.89 %
Average maximum salary£39,555£36,107
UK excluding London average salary£38,201£39,267
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Systems Tester South WestSystems Tester
South West

Systems Tester
Demand Trend

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

Gloucestershire Systems Tester Demand Trend

Systems Tester
Salary Trend

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

Gloucestershire Systems Tester Salary Trend

Systems Tester
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Systems Tester across the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Gloucestershire Systems Tester Salary Histogram

Systems Tester
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Tester within the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CirencesterNew entry-1£32,500-
Systems Tester South WestSystems Tester
South West

Systems Tester
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire region that cited Systems 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 Systems Tester in their job title.

125 (92.59 %)Finance
222 (81.48 %)TestDirector
320 (74.07 %)ISEB
417 (62.96 %)WinRunner
417 (62.96 %)Wealth Management
516 (59.26 %)Manual Testing
611 (40.74 %)Pensions
710 (37.04 %)Automated Testing
87 (25.93 %)Internet
87 (25.93 %)Client/Server
96 (22.22 %)MS Excel
96 (22.22 %)Microsoft
96 (22.22 %)Health
96 (22.22 %)Integration Testing
105 (18.52 %)User Acceptance Testing
105 (18.52 %)Software Testing
105 (18.52 %)System Testing
114 (14.81 %)Management Information System
114 (14.81 %)Test Scripting
122 (7.407 %)Windows XP
122 (7.407 %)MS Office
122 (7.407 %)Windows
131 (3.704 %)TeamTrack
131 (3.704 %)Regression Testing

Systems Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire region that cited Systems 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 Systems Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Gloucestershire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (22.22 %)MS Excel
22 (7.407 %)MS Office
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (25.93 %)Internet
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
122 (81.48 %)TestDirector
217 (62.96 %)WinRunner
31 (3.704 %)TeamTrack
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
125 (92.59 %)Finance
211 (40.74 %)Pensions
36 (22.22 %)Health
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (25.93 %)Client/Server
24 (14.81 %)Management Information System
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (7.407 %)Windows
12 (7.407 %)Windows XP
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (62.96 %)Wealth Management
216 (59.26 %)Manual Testing
310 (37.04 %)Automated Testing
46 (22.22 %)Integration Testing
55 (18.52 %)System Testing
55 (18.52 %)Software Testing
55 (18.52 %)User Acceptance Testing
64 (14.81 %)Test Scripting
71 (3.704 %)Regression Testing
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (74.07 %)ISEB
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (22.22 %)Microsoft