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

 Tester
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank10071
Rank change on same period last yearDown-29
Matching permanent IT job ads61140
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.036 %0.060 %
As % of the category below1.671 %3.067 %
Salaries quoted44108
Average minimum salary£33,468£32,195
Average salary£37,064£35,042
% change on same period last year+5.76 %
Average maximum salary£40,660£37,889
UK excluding London average salary£32,035£31,660
% change on same period last year+1.18 %
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hertfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads36514564
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.131 %1.957 %
Salaries quoted31183907
Average minimum salary£37,804£36,289
Average salary£41,362£39,806
% change on same period last year+3.90 %
Average maximum salary£44,920£43,323
UK excluding London average salary£38,201£39,267
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Tester East of EnglandTester
East of England

Tester
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Tester Demand Trend

Tester
Salary Trend

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

Hertfordshire Tester Salary Trend

Tester
Salary Histogram

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

Hertfordshire Tester Salary Histogram

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 Hertfordshire 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
WatfordDown-3510£31,375-9.49 %
LetchworthUp+53£37,500+30.40 %
RickmansworthNew entry-2£36,250-
St AlbansUp+72£51,250+23.49 %
Welwyn Garden CityNew entry-2£41,250-
RoystonNo change01£25,000-33.33 %
HertfordNew entry-1£35,000-
Tester East of EnglandTester
East of England

Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

147 (42.73 %)SQL
240 (36.36 %)Finance
328 (25.45 %)ISEB
426 (23.64 %)VB
426 (23.64 %)QA
525 (22.73 %)Test Scripting
624 (21.82 %)Software Testing
723 (20.91 %)SQL Server
723 (20.91 %)UNIX
822 (20.00 %)Retail
920 (18.18 %)Automated Testing
1019 (17.27 %)Windows
1019 (17.27 %)LoadRunner
1118 (16.36 %)Microsoft
1217 (15.45 %)User Acceptance Testing
1316 (14.55 %)TestDirector
1316 (14.55 %)Degree
1415 (13.64 %)Oracle
1514 (12.73 %)C++
1514 (12.73 %)Electric
1613 (11.82 %)Health
1613 (11.82 %)Pharmaceutical
1613 (11.82 %)MS Excel
1712 (10.91 %)WinRunner
1712 (10.91 %)C
1712 (10.91 %)Performance Testing
1811 (10.00 %)Load Testing
1811 (10.00 %).NET
1811 (10.00 %)MS Access
1910 (9.091 %)WebServices

Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (10.00 %).NET
210 (9.091 %)WebServices
39 (8.182 %)HTML
46 (5.455 %)XML
55 (4.545 %)SOAP
55 (4.545 %)ASP.NET
64 (3.636 %)WinForms
72 (1.818 %)COM
81 (0.909 %)Spring
81 (0.909 %)Java RMI
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (4.545 %)WebLogic
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (11.82 %)MS Excel
22 (1.818 %)MS Office
31 (0.909 %)MS Visio
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.909 %)SAP CRM
11 (0.909 %)BASE24
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (7.273 %)HTTP
23 (2.727 %)Internet
32 (1.818 %)ATM
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
123 (20.91 %)SQL Server
211 (10.00 %)MS Access
34 (3.636 %)DB2
43 (2.727 %)SQL Server 2005
52 (1.818 %)Oracle 9i
52 (1.818 %)Oracle 10g
52 (1.818 %)SQL Server 2000
61 (0.909 %)Crystal Reports
61 (0.909 %)Oracle 8/8i
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
119 (17.27 %)LoadRunner
216 (14.55 %)TestDirector
312 (10.91 %)WinRunner
48 (7.273 %)TestPartner
57 (6.364 %)QuickTest Pro
57 (6.364 %)Rational Robot
66 (5.455 %)Visual Studio
73 (2.727 %)ClearQuest
73 (2.727 %)InstallShield
73 (2.727 %)Bugzilla
82 (1.818 %)MSI
82 (1.818 %)VSS/SourceSafe
91 (0.909 %)Dreamweaver
91 (0.909 %)eCATT
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
140 (36.36 %)Finance
222 (20.00 %)Retail
314 (12.73 %)Electric
413 (11.82 %)Health
413 (11.82 %)Pharmaceutical
57 (6.364 %)Insurance
66 (5.455 %)Banking
75 (4.545 %)Telecoms
75 (4.545 %)Pensions
83 (2.727 %)Construction
92 (1.818 %)Manufacturing
92 (1.818 %)Aerospace
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (3.636 %)AS400
23 (2.727 %)Computer Science
23 (2.727 %)EFT
23 (2.727 %)Management Information System
31 (0.909 %)EPoS
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
123 (20.91 %)UNIX
219 (17.27 %)Windows
34 (3.636 %)zOS
41 (0.909 %)Linux
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (22.73 %)Test Scripting
224 (21.82 %)Software Testing
320 (18.18 %)Automated Testing
417 (15.45 %)User Acceptance Testing
512 (10.91 %)Performance Testing
611 (10.00 %)Load Testing
77 (6.364 %)E-Commerce
85 (4.545 %)V-Model
94 (3.636 %)Web Testing
94 (3.636 %)Manual Testing
94 (3.636 %)Regression Testing
103 (2.727 %)CRM
112 (1.818 %)OO
112 (1.818 %)Information Management
112 (1.818 %)ERP
112 (1.818 %)Integration Testing
121 (0.909 %)Systems Analysis
121 (0.909 %)WFM
121 (0.909 %)Service Delivery
121 (0.909 %)PRINCE2
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
147 (42.73 %)SQL
226 (23.64 %)VB
314 (12.73 %)C++
412 (10.91 %)C
59 (8.182 %)Transact-SQL
68 (7.273 %)PL/SQL
76 (5.455 %)Java
85 (4.545 %)VBScript
94 (3.636 %)Shell Script
103 (2.727 %)VB.NET
103 (2.727 %)Perl
103 (2.727 %)C#
112 (1.818 %)JavaScript
121 (0.909 %)FoxPro (VFP)
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
128 (25.45 %)ISEB
216 (14.55 %)Degree
34 (3.636 %)ISTQB
41 (0.909 %)HND
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
126 (23.64 %)QA
22 (1.818 %)ISO8583
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (16.36 %)Microsoft
215 (13.64 %)Oracle
31 (0.909 %)Sybase
31 (0.909 %)SAP
31 (0.909 %)Sun
31 (0.909 %)VERITAS