The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Consultant role in IT jobs advertised for the Hertfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 17 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 Hertfordshire region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Consultant
Rank 140 148 -
Rank change year-on-year
+8 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Consultant 4 2 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 0.163% 0.080% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.174% 0.083% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 2 0
Average salary £45,000 £78,750 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-42.85% -
UK excluding London average salary £46,000 £40,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year
+15.00% -30.43%
All Job Titles
Hertfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
2302 2413 3085
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 93.81% 96.37% 93.91%
Number of salaries quoted 1883 1964 2496
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +3.65%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £25,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £58,500 £59,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Test Consultant
East of England

Test Consultant
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Test Consultant Jobs Demand Trend

Test Consultant
Salary Trend

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

Hertfordshire Test Consultant Salary Trend

Test Consultant
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Consultant within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 17 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
Borehamwood - 2 £45,000 -
Test Consultant
East of England

Test Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Test Consultant 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 Test Consultant in their job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Software Testing
2 4 (80.00%) Java
2 4 (80.00%) Oracle
3 2 (40.00%) SQL Server
3 2 (40.00%) SAP
3 2 (40.00%) SQL
3 2 (40.00%) VBScript
3 2 (40.00%) Windows
3 2 (40.00%) Siebel
3 2 (40.00%) HTTP
3 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (40.00%) HP
3 2 (40.00%) HTML
3 2 (40.00%) MySQL
3 2 (40.00%) Citrix
3 2 (40.00%) LoadRunner
3 2 (40.00%) Degree
3 2 (40.00%) Performance Testing
3 2 (40.00%) Content Management
3 2 (40.00%) Test Automation
4 1 (20.00%) Test Management
4 1 (20.00%) Service Delivery
4 1 (20.00%) Telecoms
4 1 (20.00%) Finance
4 1 (20.00%) Retail
4 1 (20.00%) ISEB Practitioner
4 1 (20.00%) Project Management
4 1 (20.00%) ISEB
4 1 (20.00%) VB
4 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2

Test Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Test Consultant 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 Test Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (40.00%) HTML
Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (40.00%) MySQL
1 2 (40.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (40.00%) LoadRunner
General
1 1 (20.00%) Telecoms
1 1 (20.00%) Finance
1 1 (20.00%) Retail
Operating Systems
1 2 (40.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Software Testing
2 2 (40.00%) Performance Testing
2 2 (40.00%) Content Management
2 2 (40.00%) Test Automation
3 1 (20.00%) Test Management
3 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2
3 1 (20.00%) Project Management
3 1 (20.00%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 4 (80.00%) Java
2 2 (40.00%) SQL
2 2 (40.00%) VBScript
3 1 (20.00%) VB
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) ISEB
2 1 (20.00%) ISEB Practitioner
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Oracle
2 2 (40.00%) SAP
2 2 (40.00%) Siebel
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (40.00%) HP
2 2 (40.00%) Citrix