The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Tester role in IT jobs advertised for the Milton Keynes 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 19 June 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 Milton Keynes region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Tester
Rank 96 83 84
Rank change year-on-year
-13 +1
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Tester 8 4 5
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Milton Keynes 0.625% 0.404% 0.517%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.645% 0.424% 0.542%
Number of salaries quoted 7 2 4
Average salary £28,500 £30,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.00% -7.69%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,600 £29,200 £27,250
10% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £30,800 £36,000
UK excluding London average salary £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year
+5.26% -5.00%
All Job Titles
Milton Keynes
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1240 944 922
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Milton Keynes 96.88% 95.26% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 1018 778 808
Average salary £42,500 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+13.33% -
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £22,500 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.29% +2.66%
Software Tester
Buckinghamshire

Software Tester
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total 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 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 Milton Keynes region.

Milton Keynes Software Tester Salary Trend

Software Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, 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.

1 10 (71.43%) Software Testing
2 9 (64.29%) Automated Testing
3 8 (57.14%) ISEB
3 8 (57.14%) SQL
4 7 (50.00%) TestDirector
4 7 (50.00%) QuickTest Pro
4 7 (50.00%) Finance
5 6 (42.86%) Agile Software Development
5 6 (42.86%) Microsoft
6 5 (35.71%) .NET
6 5 (35.71%) C#
6 5 (35.71%) QA
6 5 (35.71%) Test Scripting
7 4 (28.57%) Degree
7 4 (28.57%) JIRA
7 4 (28.57%) Oracle
7 4 (28.57%) Java
7 4 (28.57%) Web Services
8 3 (21.43%) XML
8 3 (21.43%) ASP.NET
8 3 (21.43%) Client/Server
8 3 (21.43%) Delphi
8 3 (21.43%) MS Office
8 3 (21.43%) Automotive
8 3 (21.43%) Scrum
8 3 (21.43%) Regression Testing
8 3 (21.43%) User Acceptance Testing
8 3 (21.43%) V-Model
9 2 (14.29%) MSF
9 2 (14.29%) Visual Studio

Software Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 5 (35.71%) .NET
2 4 (28.57%) Web Services
3 3 (21.43%) XML
3 3 (21.43%) ASP.NET
4 1 (7.143%) .NET Framework
Applications
1 3 (21.43%) MS Office
2 1 (7.143%) MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (14.29%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 7 (50.00%) TestDirector
1 7 (50.00%) QuickTest Pro
2 4 (28.57%) JIRA
3 2 (14.29%) Visual Studio
General
1 7 (50.00%) Finance
2 3 (21.43%) Automotive
Miscellaneous
1 3 (21.43%) Client/Server
2 1 (7.143%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 2 (14.29%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (71.43%) Software Testing
2 9 (64.29%) Automated Testing
3 6 (42.86%) Agile Software Development
4 5 (35.71%) Test Scripting
5 3 (21.43%) Scrum
5 3 (21.43%) Regression Testing
5 3 (21.43%) User Acceptance Testing
5 3 (21.43%) V-Model
6 2 (14.29%) MSF
7 1 (7.143%) User Stories
7 1 (7.143%) Continuous Integration
7 1 (7.143%) Manual Testing
7 1 (7.143%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 8 (57.14%) SQL
2 5 (35.71%) C#
3 4 (28.57%) Java
4 3 (21.43%) Delphi
5 1 (7.143%) Python
5 1 (7.143%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 8 (57.14%) ISEB
2 4 (28.57%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (35.71%) QA
Vendors
1 6 (42.86%) Microsoft
2 4 (28.57%) Oracle
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
The role is looking for a Test Analyst/ Software Tester that has excellent knowledge of various types of software testing including when and how to apply them... To...
Focus IT Recruitment
Salary: From £20,000 to £35,000 per annum + Great Benefits
Posted: 13 June 2013