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

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Tester
Rank 68 68 -
Rank change year-on-year
0 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Tester 13 7 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leicestershire 1.871% 1.000% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.937% 1.053% -
Number of salaries quoted 13 7 0
Average salary £35,000 £28,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
+25.00% -
UK excluding London average salary £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year
+5.26% -5.00%
All Job Titles
Leicestershire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
671 665 489
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leicestershire 96.55% 95.00% 92.61%
Number of salaries quoted 590 585 433
Average salary £37,500 £33,500 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+11.94% +3.07%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £24,500 £21,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £45,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Tester
East Midlands

Software Tester
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Leicestershire Software Tester Jobs Demand Trend

Software Tester
Salary Trend

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

Leicestershire Software Tester Salary Trend

Software Tester
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Tester across the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Leicestershire Software Tester Salary Histogram

Software Tester
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Tester within the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 24 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
Leicester -14 1 £23,500 -16.07%
Software Tester
East Midlands

Software Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leicestershire region that cited Software 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 Software Tester in their job title.

1 30 (96.77%) Windows
2 25 (80.65%) SQL
2 25 (80.65%) Agile Software Development
2 25 (80.65%) Degree
2 25 (80.65%) Test Scripting
3 23 (74.19%) Windows Server 2008
3 23 (74.19%) Cyber Security
3 23 (74.19%) Windows Vista
3 23 (74.19%) Windows Server 2003
3 23 (74.19%) Biometrics
3 23 (74.19%) Smartcard
3 23 (74.19%) Identity Management
3 23 (74.19%) Finance
3 23 (74.19%) IIS
3 23 (74.19%) Windows XP
4 6 (19.35%) ISEB
5 5 (16.13%) QuickTest Pro
5 5 (16.13%) Firmware
5 5 (16.13%) Python
5 5 (16.13%) VHDL
5 5 (16.13%) TestPartner
5 5 (16.13%) Test Automation
5 5 (16.13%) System Testing
6 3 (9.677%) Automated Testing
6 3 (9.677%) .NET
7 2 (6.452%) SQL Server
7 2 (6.452%) C#
7 2 (6.452%) Visual Studio
7 2 (6.452%) Computer Science
8 1 (3.226%) Windows Server 2012

Software Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leicestershire region that cited Software 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 Software Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (9.677%) .NET
2 1 (3.226%) .NET Framework
2 1 (3.226%) ASP.NET
Application Platforms
1 23 (74.19%) IIS
Applications
1 1 (3.226%) MS Visio
1 1 (3.226%) MS Office
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.452%) SQL Server
2 1 (3.226%) SQL Server 2008
Development Applications
1 5 (16.13%) QuickTest Pro
1 5 (16.13%) TestPartner
2 2 (6.452%) Visual Studio
3 1 (3.226%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 23 (74.19%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 23 (74.19%) Biometrics
1 23 (74.19%) Smartcard
2 5 (16.13%) Firmware
2 5 (16.13%) VHDL
3 2 (6.452%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 30 (96.77%) Windows
2 23 (74.19%) Windows Server 2008
2 23 (74.19%) Windows Vista
2 23 (74.19%) Windows Server 2003
2 23 (74.19%) Windows XP
3 1 (3.226%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (80.65%) Agile Software Development
1 25 (80.65%) Test Scripting
2 23 (74.19%) Cyber Security
2 23 (74.19%) Identity Management
3 5 (16.13%) Test Automation
3 5 (16.13%) System Testing
4 3 (9.677%) Automated Testing
5 1 (3.226%) MSF
5 1 (3.226%) Manual Testing
5 1 (3.226%) Software Engineering
5 1 (3.226%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 25 (80.65%) SQL
2 5 (16.13%) Python
3 2 (6.452%) C#
4 1 (3.226%) C++
4 1 (3.226%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 25 (80.65%) Degree
2 6 (19.35%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.226%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (3.226%) Microsoft