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

 Junior Tester
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank69-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads40
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.446 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted40
Average minimum salary£23,750-
Average salary£24,000-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£24,250-
UK excluding London average salary£23,951£24,330
% change on same period last year-1.55 %
Merseyside IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads896844
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.523 %0.362 %
Salaries quoted802694
Average minimum salary£32,573£31,659
Average salary£35,028£34,767
% change on same period last year+0.75 %
Average maximum salary£37,483£37,876
UK excluding London average salary£38,201£39,267
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Junior Tester North WestJunior Tester
North West

Junior Tester
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside Junior Tester Demand Trend

Junior Tester
Salary Trend

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

Merseyside Junior Tester Salary Trend

Junior Tester
Salary Histogram

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

Merseyside Junior Tester Salary Histogram

Junior Tester
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Tester within the Merseyside 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
LiverpoolNew entry-3£25,000-
Junior Tester North WestJunior Tester
North West

Junior Tester
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside region that cited Junior 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 Junior Tester in their job title.

13 (42.86 %)Test Scripting
13 (42.86 %)Perl
13 (42.86 %)VBScript
13 (42.86 %)VB
13 (42.86 %)MS Office
13 (42.86 %)WebServices
13 (42.86 %)Windows
13 (42.86 %)MS Excel
13 (42.86 %)Citrix
13 (42.86 %)QuickTest Pro
13 (42.86 %)Terminal Server
21 (14.29 %)J2ME
21 (14.29 %)Games
21 (14.29 %)Software Engineering
21 (14.29 %)Degree
21 (14.29 %)Continuous Integration
21 (14.29 %)Computer Science
21 (14.29 %)Unit Testing
21 (14.29 %)Java

Junior Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside region that cited Junior 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 Junior Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Merseyside IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (42.86 %)WebServices
21 (14.29 %)J2ME
Merseyside IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (42.86 %)MS Office
13 (42.86 %)MS Excel
Merseyside IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (42.86 %)QuickTest Pro
Merseyside IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (14.29 %)Games
Merseyside IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (14.29 %)Computer Science
Merseyside IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (42.86 %)Windows
Merseyside IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (42.86 %)Test Scripting
21 (14.29 %)Continuous Integration
21 (14.29 %)Software Engineering
21 (14.29 %)Unit Testing
Merseyside IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (42.86 %)Perl
13 (42.86 %)VBScript
13 (42.86 %)VB
21 (14.29 %)Java
Merseyside IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (14.29 %)Degree
Merseyside IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (42.86 %)Terminal Server
Merseyside IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (42.86 %)Citrix