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This section looks at the demand for the Systems Tester role in IT jobs within the Manchester 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 Systems Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 System Tester
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank180203
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching permanent IT job ads57
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.107 %0.108 %
Salaries quoted45
Average minimum salary£22,000£22,200
Average salary£26,250£22,900
% change on same period last year+14.62 %
Average maximum salary£30,500£23,600
UK excluding London average salary£30,784£30,000
% change on same period last year+2.61 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads46886496
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.560 %2.728 %
Salaries quoted39935552
Average minimum salary£33,380£36,527
Average salary£38,229£41,178
% change on same period last year-7.16 %
Average maximum salary£43,077£45,829
UK excluding London average salary£38,060£39,458
% change on same period last year-3.54 %
Systems Tester North WestSystems Tester
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Systems Tester
Demand Trend

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

Manchester Systems Tester Demand Trend

Systems Tester
Salary Trend

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

Manchester Systems Tester Salary Trend

Systems Tester
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Systems Tester across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Manchester Systems Tester Salary Histogram

Systems Tester
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region that cited Systems 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 Systems Tester in their job title.

113 (81.25 %)Finance
113 (81.25 %)Automotive
113 (81.25 %)VB.NET
113 (81.25 %).NET
113 (81.25 %)SQL Server
113 (81.25 %)ASP.NET
22 (12.50 %)ISEB
31 (6.250 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (6.250 %)Project Management
31 (6.250 %)Perl
31 (6.250 %)UNIX
31 (6.250 %)Solaris
31 (6.250 %)Linux
31 (6.250 %)TDD
31 (6.250 %)Automated Testing
31 (6.250 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (6.250 %)Integration Testing
31 (6.250 %)Test Scripting
31 (6.250 %)System Testing

Systems Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region that cited Systems 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 Systems Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (81.25 %).NET
113 (81.25 %)ASP.NET
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (81.25 %)SQL Server
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (6.250 %)QuickTest Pro
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (81.25 %)Finance
113 (81.25 %)Automotive
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (6.250 %)UNIX
11 (6.250 %)Solaris
11 (6.250 %)Linux
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (6.250 %)Project Management
11 (6.250 %)TDD
11 (6.250 %)Automated Testing
11 (6.250 %)User Acceptance Testing
11 (6.250 %)Integration Testing
11 (6.250 %)Test Scripting
11 (6.250 %)System Testing
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (81.25 %)VB.NET
21 (6.250 %)Perl
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (12.50 %)ISEB