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

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Tester
Rank 80 55 66
Rank change year-on-year
-25 +11
Permanent jobs requiring a Tester 15 49 28
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucestershire 1.705% 3.933% 2.375%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.765% 4.073% 2.513%
Number of salaries quoted 12 34 18
Average salary £34,500 £30,000 £33,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+15.00% -10.44%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,500 £22,500 £26,050
10% offered a salary of more than £35,500 £40,000 £35,750
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £32,500 £32,500
All Job Titles
Gloucestershire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
850 1203 1114
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucestershire 96.59% 96.55% 94.49%
Number of salaries quoted 764 1029 970
Average salary £35,000 £37,500 £36,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.66% +4.16%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £27,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £46,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Tester
South West

Tester
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Gloucestershire Tester Jobs Demand Trend

Tester
Salary Trend

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

Gloucestershire Tester Salary Trend

Tester
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Tester within the Gloucestershire 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
Gloucester -13 7 £35,500 +18.33%
Tewkesbury +4 5 £32,000 -20.00%
Cheltenham -4 1 - -
Tester
South West

Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 20 (66.67%) ISEB
2 19 (63.33%) UNIX
3 18 (60.00%) ITIL
3 18 (60.00%) Security Cleared
4 17 (56.67%) DV Cleared
5 16 (53.33%) Degree
5 16 (53.33%) Linux
5 16 (53.33%) LoadRunner
6 15 (50.00%) Identity Management
6 15 (50.00%) Shell Script
6 15 (50.00%) CGI
6 15 (50.00%) LAN
6 15 (50.00%) WAN
6 15 (50.00%) Mathematics
6 15 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
6 15 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
6 15 (50.00%) Performance Testing
7 8 (26.67%) Windows
8 7 (23.33%) SQL
8 7 (23.33%) SQL Server
8 7 (23.33%) Software Testing
9 6 (20.00%) Test Scripting
9 6 (20.00%) Microsoft
10 5 (16.67%) Automated Testing
11 3 (10.00%) Altiris
11 3 (10.00%) Microsoft App-V
11 3 (10.00%) Manual Testing
11 3 (10.00%) Test Automation
11 3 (10.00%) Windows 7
11 3 (10.00%) Software Deployment

Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 15 (50.00%) CGI
2 3 (10.00%) .NET
3 1 (3.333%) ODBC
Applications
1 3 (10.00%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 15 (50.00%) LAN
1 15 (50.00%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (23.33%) SQL Server
2 1 (3.333%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (3.333%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 16 (53.33%) LoadRunner
2 1 (3.333%) Rational Functional Tester
2 1 (3.333%) TestDirector
General
1 3 (10.00%) Finance
2 2 (6.667%) Advertising
3 1 (3.333%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 15 (50.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (3.333%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 19 (63.33%) UNIX
2 16 (53.33%) Linux
3 8 (26.67%) Windows
4 3 (10.00%) Windows 7
4 3 (10.00%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (60.00%) ITIL
2 15 (50.00%) Identity Management
2 15 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
2 15 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 15 (50.00%) Performance Testing
3 7 (23.33%) Software Testing
4 6 (20.00%) Test Scripting
5 5 (16.67%) Automated Testing
6 3 (10.00%) Manual Testing
6 3 (10.00%) Test Automation
6 3 (10.00%) Software Deployment
6 3 (10.00%) Service Management
7 1 (3.333%) Agile Software Development
7 1 (3.333%) V-Model
7 1 (3.333%) Service Delivery
7 1 (3.333%) ETL
7 1 (3.333%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 15 (50.00%) Shell Script
2 7 (23.33%) SQL
3 2 (6.667%) C#
4 1 (3.333%) C++
4 1 (3.333%) Java
4 1 (3.333%) VB
4 1 (3.333%) C
Qualifications
1 20 (66.67%) ISEB
2 18 (60.00%) Security Cleared
3 17 (56.67%) DV Cleared
4 16 (53.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.667%) QA
System Software
1 3 (10.00%) Microsoft App-V
2 1 (3.333%) Citrix Presentation Server
Systems Management
1 1 (3.333%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 6 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (10.00%) Altiris
2 3 (10.00%) Citrix
2 3 (10.00%) Oracle
3 1 (3.333%) Lotus
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
Bristol, Chippenham, Gloucester, Bath, Swindon,...
Senior UI Automation Tester, QA, Testing, £30-42,000 plus great benefits, Bristol (City Centre)... - In depth experience of automated test tools suitable for testing web based products.-...
XIST4 Recruitment
Salary: £30-42,000 + Great Benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Bristol, Chippenham, Gloucester, Bath, Swindon,...
Senior QA Automation Tester, Web Application Testing, £30-42,000 plus great benefits, Bristol (City Centre)... - In depth experience of automated test tools suitable for testing web based...
XIST4 Recruitment
Salary: £35-42,000 + Bens
Posted: 13 May 2013
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
The Role Working alongside the automation test team, you will be tasked with a number of roles including: - Writing C# test automation solutions - Assisting manual testing team - Liaising...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £37000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
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
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Commutable from Swindon, Cheltenham, Gloucester and Worcester this is an ideal position for a Software Tester with manual test experience looking to get into test automation and join...
IT Connections
Salary: £26,000-£28,000
Posted: 24 May 2013