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This section looks at the demand for the Applications Tester role in IT jobs within the Hertfordshire 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 Applications Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Tester
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank162179
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching permanent IT job ads104
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.241 %0.085 %
Salaries quoted100
Average minimum salary£30,000-
Average salary£34,500-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£39,000-
UK excluding London average salary£30,768£34,462
% change on same period last year-10.71 %
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hertfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads41434718
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.262 %1.981 %
Salaries quoted35274076
Average minimum salary£37,567£36,853
Average salary£41,410£40,217
% change on same period last year+2.96 %
Average maximum salary£45,252£43,581
UK excluding London average salary£38,060£39,458
% change on same period last year-3.54 %
Applications Tester East of EnglandApplications Tester
East of England

Applications Tester
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Applications Tester Demand Trend

Applications Tester
Salary Trend

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

Hertfordshire Applications Tester Salary Trend

Applications Tester
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Applications Tester across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Hertfordshire Applications Tester Salary Histogram

Applications Tester
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Tester within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
WatfordNew entry-5£33,000-
Applications Tester East of EnglandApplications Tester
East of England

Applications Tester
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Applications 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 Applications Tester in their job title.

17 (58.33 %)Automated Testing
17 (58.33 %)User Acceptance Testing
17 (58.33 %)QuickTest Pro
17 (58.33 %)Rational Robot
17 (58.33 %)Finance
25 (41.67 %)VBScript
25 (41.67 %)VB
34 (33.33 %)Retail
43 (25.00 %)ISEB
43 (25.00 %)SQL
43 (25.00 %)TestDirector
52 (16.67 %)Oracle
52 (16.67 %)UNIX
52 (16.67 %)QA
61 (8.333 %)Banking
61 (8.333 %)Software Testing
61 (8.333 %)LoadRunner
61 (8.333 %)WinRunner

Applications Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Applications 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 Applications Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (58.33 %)QuickTest Pro
17 (58.33 %)Rational Robot
23 (25.00 %)TestDirector
31 (8.333 %)WinRunner
31 (8.333 %)LoadRunner
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (58.33 %)Finance
24 (33.33 %)Retail
31 (8.333 %)Banking
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (16.67 %)UNIX
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (58.33 %)Automated Testing
17 (58.33 %)User Acceptance Testing
21 (8.333 %)Software Testing
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (41.67 %)VBScript
15 (41.67 %)VB
23 (25.00 %)SQL
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (25.00 %)ISEB
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (16.67 %)QA
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (16.67 %)Oracle