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

 Software Tester
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank8990
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads22
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.153 %0.156 %
Salaries quoted21
Average minimum salary£27,000£35,000
Average salary£29,000£35,000
% change on same period last year-17.14 %
Average maximum salary£31,000£35,000
UK excluding London average salary£29,664£29,076
% change on same period last year+2.02 %
Milton Keynes IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Milton Keynes
Matching permanent IT job ads13061281
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.762 %0.549 %
Salaries quoted11401058
Average minimum salary£35,210£32,894
Average salary£37,869£35,684
% change on same period last year+6.12 %
Average maximum salary£40,527£38,474
UK excluding London average salary£38,201£39,267
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Software Tester BuckinghamshireSoftware Tester
Buckinghamshire

Software Tester
Demand Trend

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

Milton Keynes Software Tester Demand Trend

Software Tester
Salary Trend

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

Milton Keynes Software Tester Salary Trend

Software Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Milton Keynes 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.

17 (77.78 %)QA
26 (66.67 %)C
34 (44.44 %)WebServices
43 (33.33 %)Pensions
43 (33.33 %)Health
43 (33.33 %)Test Scripting
52 (22.22 %)Data Management
52 (22.22 %)Automated Testing
52 (22.22 %)PRINCE2
52 (22.22 %)SQL
52 (22.22 %)ISEB
52 (22.22 %)Smartcard
52 (22.22 %)Project Management
61 (11.11 %)WinRunner
61 (11.11 %)TestDirector
61 (11.11 %)C#
61 (11.11 %)Java
61 (11.11 %).NET
61 (11.11 %)Oracle
61 (11.11 %)SQL Server
61 (11.11 %)Visual Studio
61 (11.11 %)ASP.NET
61 (11.11 %)UNIX
61 (11.11 %)Windows
61 (11.11 %)SharePoint
61 (11.11 %)Microsoft
61 (11.11 %).NET Framework
61 (11.11 %)Agile Software Development
61 (11.11 %)Manual Testing
61 (11.11 %)QARun

Software Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Milton Keynes 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.

Milton Keynes IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (44.44 %)WebServices
21 (11.11 %).NET Framework
21 (11.11 %).NET
21 (11.11 %)ASP.NET
Milton Keynes IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (11.11 %)SharePoint
Milton Keynes IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (11.11 %)SQL Server
Milton Keynes IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (11.11 %)Visual Studio
11 (11.11 %)WinRunner
11 (11.11 %)TestDirector
11 (11.11 %)QARun
Milton Keynes IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (33.33 %)Health
13 (33.33 %)Pensions
Milton Keynes IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (22.22 %)Smartcard
Milton Keynes IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (11.11 %)UNIX
11 (11.11 %)Windows
Milton Keynes IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (33.33 %)Test Scripting
22 (22.22 %)PRINCE2
22 (22.22 %)Project Management
22 (22.22 %)Data Management
22 (22.22 %)Automated Testing
31 (11.11 %)Agile Software Development
31 (11.11 %)Manual Testing
Milton Keynes IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (66.67 %)C
22 (22.22 %)SQL
31 (11.11 %)C#
31 (11.11 %)Java
Milton Keynes IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (22.22 %)ISEB
Milton Keynes IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (77.78 %)QA
Milton Keynes IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (11.11 %)Oracle
11 (11.11 %)Microsoft