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This section looks at the demand for the Tester role in IT jobs within the Hampshire 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Tester
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank111141
Rank change on same period last yearUp+30
Matching permanent IT job ads12960
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.063 %0.027 %
As % of the category below1.712 %0.973 %
Salaries quoted12348
Average minimum salary£26,811£25,667
Average salary£29,677£27,583
% change on same period last year+7.59 %
Average maximum salary£32,543£29,500
UK excluding London average salary£31,923£31,351
% change on same period last year+1.82 %
Job Titles HampshireJob Titles
Hampshire
Matching permanent IT job ads75346168
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.694 %2.731 %
Salaries quoted61124653
Average minimum salary£35,341£35,946
Average salary£38,632£39,146
% change on same period last year-1.31 %
Average maximum salary£41,924£42,347
UK excluding London average salary£38,585£39,157
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
Tester South EastTester
South East

Tester
Demand Trend

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

Hampshire Tester Demand Trend

Tester
Salary Trend

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

Hampshire Tester Salary Trend

Tester
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Tester across the Hampshire region over the past 3 months.

Hampshire Tester Salary Histogram

Tester
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Tester within the Hampshire region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1FarnboroughDown-325£30,083+18.75 %
2SouthamptonUp+424£27,854+6.38 %
3BasingstokeDown-2419£32,588-6.89 %
4WinchesterDown-212£27,000-8.08 %
5PetersfieldNew entry-7£30,000-
6EastleighDown-86£26,500-24.28 %
7PortsmouthDown-163£21,500+13.15 %
8GosportNew entry-2£23,750-
Tester South EastTester
South East

Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Hampshire region citing Tester also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Tester.

175 (28.52 %)Software Testing
257 (21.67 %)Finance
355 (20.91 %)ISEB
453 (20.15 %)Test Scripting
550 (19.01 %)Windows
649 (18.63 %)Automated Testing
745 (17.11 %)Java
843 (16.35 %)Oracle
843 (16.35 %)Manual Testing
942 (15.97 %)QA
1038 (14.45 %)Degree
1038 (14.45 %)Microsoft
1137 (14.07 %)Telecoms
1235 (13.31 %)Unix
1235 (13.31 %)SQL
1334 (12.93 %)MS Excel
1430 (11.41 %)SQL Server
1527 (10.27 %)Pensions
1624 (9.125 %)VoIP
1722 (8.365 %)Broadband
1821 (7.985 %)Linux
1821 (7.985 %)J2EE
1920 (7.605 %)Client/Server
2019 (7.224 %)Oracle 10g
2019 (7.224 %)TestDirector
2019 (7.224 %)Insurance
2118 (6.844 %)Solaris
2217 (6.464 %)C
2316 (6.084 %)MySQL
2415 (5.703 %)WinRunner

Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Hampshire region citing Tester also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Tester. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
121 (7.985 %)J2EE
213 (4.943 %).NET
312 (4.563 %)J2ME
47 (2.662 %)ASP.NET
56 (2.281 %)Spring
65 (1.901 %)Middleware
65 (1.901 %)ASP
74 (1.521 %)WebSphere
83 (1.141 %)JRuby
83 (1.141 %)HTML
83 (1.141 %)MIDP
83 (1.141 %)CLDC
92 (0.760 %)COM+
Application Platforms
112 (4.563 %)MQSeries
28 (3.042 %)IIS
37 (2.662 %)Exchange Server 2003
46 (2.281 %)Oracle Workflow
55 (1.901 %)Exchange Server 2007
64 (1.521 %)WebSphere MQ
73 (1.141 %)MS Exchange
82 (0.760 %)Exchange Server 2000
Applications
134 (12.93 %)MS Excel
25 (1.901 %)MS Project
32 (0.760 %)MS Office
32 (0.760 %)MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
124 (9.125 %)VoIP
222 (8.365 %)Broadband
311 (4.183 %)SNMP
311 (4.183 %)SAN
311 (4.183 %)MGCP
311 (4.183 %)Megaco
410 (3.802 %)Wireless
410 (3.802 %)CTI
58 (3.042 %)WINS
65 (1.901 %)DNS
65 (1.901 %)Internet
65 (1.901 %)TCP/IP
65 (1.901 %)SMS
72 (0.760 %)X.400
72 (0.760 %)X.500
81 (0.380 %)SSL
81 (0.380 %)DVB
81 (0.380 %)GSM
81 (0.380 %)SMTP
81 (0.380 %)Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
130 (11.41 %)SQL Server
219 (7.224 %)Oracle 10g
316 (6.084 %)MySQL
415 (5.703 %)DB2
513 (4.943 %)Oracle 9i
63 (1.141 %)RDBMS
63 (1.141 %)GIS
72 (0.760 %)SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
119 (7.224 %)TestDirector
215 (5.703 %)WinRunner
311 (4.183 %)QuickTest Pro
410 (3.802 %)JUnit
57 (2.662 %)VSS/SourceSafe
65 (1.901 %)LoadRunner
65 (1.901 %)NUnit
73 (1.141 %)JMeter
82 (0.760 %)LabVIEW
82 (0.760 %)ClearCase
82 (0.760 %)Visual Studio
91 (0.380 %)QADirector
General
157 (21.67 %)Finance
237 (14.07 %)Telecoms
327 (10.27 %)Pensions
419 (7.224 %)Insurance
511 (4.183 %)Government
69 (3.422 %)Health
76 (2.281 %)Pharmaceutical
76 (2.281 %)Financial Institution
85 (1.901 %)Electronics
85 (1.901 %)Military
93 (1.141 %)Banking
93 (1.141 %)Manufacturing
102 (0.760 %)Police
102 (0.760 %)Electric
111 (0.380 %)Retail
111 (0.380 %)Back Office
Miscellaneous
120 (7.605 %)Client/Server
213 (4.943 %)Mainframe
213 (4.943 %)Computer Science
37 (2.662 %)Handset
44 (1.521 %)Artificial Intelligence
44 (1.521 %)Neural Network
44 (1.521 %)Mathematics
53 (1.141 %)STB
53 (1.141 %)DTV
53 (1.141 %)N-Tier
62 (0.760 %)Asset Management
62 (0.760 %)Credit Risk
62 (0.760 %)Physics
71 (0.380 %)IPTV
71 (0.380 %)Finnish Language
71 (0.380 %)French Language
71 (0.380 %)German Language
71 (0.380 %)Italian Language
71 (0.380 %)Spanish Language
71 (0.380 %)W3C
Operating Systems
150 (19.01 %)Windows
235 (13.31 %)Unix
321 (7.985 %)Linux
418 (6.844 %)Solaris
58 (3.042 %)Windows 2000
67 (2.662 %)AIX
72 (0.760 %)Windows NT
72 (0.760 %)Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
175 (28.52 %)Software Testing
253 (20.15 %)Test Scripting
349 (18.63 %)Automated Testing
443 (16.35 %)Manual Testing
514 (5.323 %)User Acceptance Testing
69 (3.422 %)Regression Testing
78 (3.042 %)Web Testing
78 (3.042 %)Unit Testing
87 (2.662 %)Performance Testing
96 (2.281 %)Integration Testing
96 (2.281 %)Document Management
96 (2.281 %)Workflow
96 (2.281 %)E-Commerce
105 (1.901 %)Validation
105 (1.901 %)Risk Management
114 (1.521 %)Penetration Testing
114 (1.521 %)Software Engineering
114 (1.521 %)Project Management
123 (1.141 %)OO
123 (1.141 %)CAD
Programming Languages
145 (17.11 %)Java
235 (13.31 %)SQL
317 (6.464 %)C
411 (4.183 %)C#
510 (3.802 %)VB
69 (3.422 %)Perl
76 (2.281 %)Python
85 (1.901 %)PHP
85 (1.901 %)C++
94 (1.521 %)JavaScript
94 (1.521 %)Ruby
94 (1.521 %)VBScript
103 (1.141 %)Groovy
103 (1.141 %)Jython
112 (0.760 %)VB6
112 (0.760 %)Transact-SQL
121 (0.380 %)Embedded C
Qualifications
155 (20.91 %)ISEB
238 (14.45 %)Degree
38 (3.042 %)ISTQB
46 (2.281 %)HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
142 (15.97 %)QA
21 (0.380 %)PCI DSS
21 (0.380 %)PCI QSA
21 (0.380 %)ISO8583
System Software
18 (3.042 %)Active Directory
22 (0.760 %)Nmap
Systems Management
16 (2.281 %)MOM
24 (1.521 %)Tivoli
33 (1.141 %)CONTROL-M
42 (0.760 %)Nessus
51 (0.380 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
143 (16.35 %)Oracle
238 (14.45 %)Microsoft
313 (4.943 %)TIBCO
411 (4.183 %)Citrix
54 (1.521 %)Sun
63 (1.141 %)Nokia
63 (1.141 %)Agilent
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