The first table below looks at the demand for the Tester role in IT jobs advertised for the Leicester region. 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 24 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 Leicester region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Tester
Rank 65 49 -
Rank change year-on-year
-16 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Tester 1 7 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leicester 0.254% 1.955% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.262% 2.047% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 7 0
Average salary £23,500 £28,500 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-17.54% -
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £32,500 £32,500
All Job Titles
Leicester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
381 342 261
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leicester 96.95% 95.53% 92.23%
Number of salaries quoted 334 313 224
Average salary £36,500 £33,500 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+8.95% +3.07%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £25,000 £21,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £47,500 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Tester
Leicestershire

Tester
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Leicester Tester Jobs Demand Trend

Tester
Salary Trend

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

Leicester Tester Salary Trend

Tester
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leicester 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.

1 7 (87.50%) ISEB
1 7 (87.50%) Windows
2 6 (75.00%) Python
2 6 (75.00%) QuickTest Pro
2 6 (75.00%) Firmware
2 6 (75.00%) VHDL
2 6 (75.00%) TestPartner
2 6 (75.00%) System Testing
2 6 (75.00%) Test Automation
3 2 (25.00%) Automated Testing
3 2 (25.00%) Test Scripting
3 2 (25.00%) C#
3 2 (25.00%) .NET
4 1 (12.50%) SQL Server
4 1 (12.50%) Visual Studio
4 1 (12.50%) ASP.NET
4 1 (12.50%) C++
4 1 (12.50%) SQL
4 1 (12.50%) VB.NET
4 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
4 1 (12.50%) Agile Software Development
4 1 (12.50%) Software Engineering
4 1 (12.50%) .NET Framework
4 1 (12.50%) Degree
4 1 (12.50%) Computer Science
4 1 (12.50%) QA
4 1 (12.50%) MSF

Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leicester 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.

Application Development
1 2 (25.00%) .NET
2 1 (12.50%) ASP.NET
2 1 (12.50%) .NET Framework
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (75.00%) QuickTest Pro
1 6 (75.00%) TestPartner
2 1 (12.50%) Visual Studio
Miscellaneous
1 6 (75.00%) Firmware
1 6 (75.00%) VHDL
2 1 (12.50%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 7 (87.50%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) System Testing
1 6 (75.00%) Test Automation
2 2 (25.00%) Automated Testing
2 2 (25.00%) Test Scripting
3 1 (12.50%) Agile Software Development
3 1 (12.50%) Software Engineering
3 1 (12.50%) MSF
Programming Languages
1 6 (75.00%) Python
2 2 (25.00%) C#
3 1 (12.50%) C++
3 1 (12.50%) SQL
3 1 (12.50%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 7 (87.50%) ISEB
2 1 (12.50%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft