The first table below looks at the demand for the Senior Tester role in IT jobs advertised for the Leeds region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Senior Tester 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 Leeds region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Senior Tester
Rank 138 113 114
Rank change year-on-year
-25 +1
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Tester 9 16 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leeds 0.342% 0.764% 0.164%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.357% 0.785% 0.169%
Number of salaries quoted 8 16 3
Average salary £40,000 £35,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+14.28% -
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+6.66% -
All Job Titles
Leeds
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
2522 2038 1772
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leeds 95.97% 97.28% 97.15%
Number of salaries quoted 2057 1764 1516
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £33,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.06%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £24,000 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £49,750
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Senior Tester
West Yorkshire

Senior Tester
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Leeds Senior Tester Jobs Demand Trend

Senior Tester
Salary Trend

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

Leeds Senior Tester Salary Trend

Senior Tester
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Senior Tester across the Leeds region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Leeds Senior Tester Salary Histogram

Senior Tester
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leeds region that cited Senior 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 Senior Tester in their job title.

1 7 (70.00%) QA
2 4 (40.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 4 (40.00%) Test Management
2 4 (40.00%) Automated Testing
2 4 (40.00%) Java
2 4 (40.00%) .NET
3 3 (30.00%) Agile Software Development
3 3 (30.00%) QuickTest Pro
3 3 (30.00%) Logistics
3 3 (30.00%) Test Scripting
3 3 (30.00%) Test Automation
3 3 (30.00%) Selenium
3 3 (30.00%) Cucumber
4 1 (10.00%) Test Strategy
4 1 (10.00%) Performance Testing
4 1 (10.00%) Security Architecture
4 1 (10.00%) Manual Testing
4 1 (10.00%) Penetration Testing
4 1 (10.00%) Information Security
4 1 (10.00%) Visual Studio
4 1 (10.00%) Windows
4 1 (10.00%) Linux
4 1 (10.00%) ISEB
4 1 (10.00%) CISSP
4 1 (10.00%) Security Management

Senior Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 4 (40.00%) .NET
Development Applications
1 3 (30.00%) QuickTest Pro
1 3 (30.00%) Selenium
1 3 (30.00%) Cucumber
2 1 (10.00%) Visual Studio
Operating Systems
1 1 (10.00%) Windows
1 1 (10.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (40.00%) Automated Testing
1 4 (40.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 4 (40.00%) Test Management
2 3 (30.00%) Test Scripting
2 3 (30.00%) Agile Software Development
2 3 (30.00%) Test Automation
2 3 (30.00%) Logistics
3 1 (10.00%) Security Architecture
3 1 (10.00%) Test Strategy
3 1 (10.00%) Penetration Testing
3 1 (10.00%) Security Management
3 1 (10.00%) Information Security
3 1 (10.00%) Manual Testing
3 1 (10.00%) Performance Testing
Programming Languages
1 4 (40.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (10.00%) ISEB
1 1 (10.00%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (70.00%) QA
Leeds, Yorkshire
I am recruiting for a number of Senior and Principal Software Testers to join a leading blue chip organisation based in West YorkshireKey Skills:-Automation and/or Manual...
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + benefits + bonus
Posted: 4 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
You will be responsible for leading penetration testing and security assessment consulting services... This role requires you to demonstrate: Experience of all aspects of penetration testing in a...
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: £excellent + big bonus + car + benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013