The first table below looks at the demand for the Junior Tester role in IT jobs advertised for the North West region. 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 17 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 North West region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Junior Tester
Rank 245 250 238
Rank change year-on-year
+5 -12
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Tester 3 1 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.042% 0.014% 0.044%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.044% 0.015% 0.046%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 3
Average salary £18,500 - £20,000
UK excluding London average salary £24,000 £23,000 £22,500
% change year-on-year
+4.34% +2.22%
All Job Titles
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
6808 6765 6558
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 95.48% 95.94% 95.56%
Number of salaries quoted 5756 5975 5797
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £23,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Junior Tester
England

Junior Tester
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North West Junior Tester Jobs Demand Trend

Junior Tester
Salary Trend

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

North West Junior Tester Salary Trend

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 North West region over the 3 months to 17 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
Manchester -17 3 £18,500 -
Junior Tester
England

Junior Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West 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.

1 17 (80.95%) Degree
2 14 (66.67%) Test Scripting
3 13 (61.90%) Software Testing
3 13 (61.90%) ISEB
4 11 (52.38%) ISTQB
5 3 (14.29%) Windows
5 3 (14.29%) User Acceptance Testing
6 2 (9.524%) Web Testing
6 2 (9.524%) CMS
6 2 (9.524%) Computer Science
6 2 (9.524%) QA
6 2 (9.524%) .NET
6 2 (9.524%) Linux
7 1 (4.762%) UML
7 1 (4.762%) OO
7 1 (4.762%) Apache
7 1 (4.762%) Tomcat
7 1 (4.762%) Python
7 1 (4.762%) OOD
7 1 (4.762%) LAN
7 1 (4.762%) VoIP
7 1 (4.762%) WAN
7 1 (4.762%) Ethernet
7 1 (4.762%) TCP/IP
7 1 (4.762%) IBM
7 1 (4.762%) Oracle
7 1 (4.762%) SQL Server
7 1 (4.762%) DB2
7 1 (4.762%) WebSphere Application Server
7 1 (4.762%) MS Office

Junior Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West 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.

Application Development
1 2 (9.524%) .NET
2 1 (4.762%) OpenGL
2 1 (4.762%) WebSphere
Application Platforms
1 2 (9.524%) CMS
2 1 (4.762%) GlassFish
2 1 (4.762%) WebSphere Application Server
2 1 (4.762%) Apache
2 1 (4.762%) Tomcat
2 1 (4.762%) CICS
Applications
1 1 (4.762%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.762%) LAN
1 1 (4.762%) VoIP
1 1 (4.762%) WAN
1 1 (4.762%) Ethernet
1 1 (4.762%) TCP/IP
1 1 (4.762%) Firewall
1 1 (4.762%) IGMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.762%) SQL Server
1 1 (4.762%) DB2
General
1 1 (4.762%) Electronics
1 1 (4.762%) Music
1 1 (4.762%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.524%) Computer Science
2 1 (4.762%) IBM Mainframe
2 1 (4.762%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (4.762%) Mainframe
2 1 (4.762%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
Operating Systems
1 3 (14.29%) Windows
2 2 (9.524%) Linux
3 1 (4.762%) zOS
3 1 (4.762%) Windows CE
3 1 (4.762%) SUSE
3 1 (4.762%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (4.762%) Solaris
3 1 (4.762%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (66.67%) Test Scripting
2 13 (61.90%) Software Testing
3 3 (14.29%) User Acceptance Testing
4 2 (9.524%) Web Testing
5 1 (4.762%) V-Model
5 1 (4.762%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (4.762%) Test Strategy
5 1 (4.762%) UML
5 1 (4.762%) OO
5 1 (4.762%) OOD
5 1 (4.762%) Regression Testing
5 1 (4.762%) Agile Software Development
5 1 (4.762%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.762%) C++
1 1 (4.762%) VBA
1 1 (4.762%) Python
Qualifications
1 17 (80.95%) Degree
2 13 (61.90%) ISEB
3 11 (52.38%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.524%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (4.762%) Oracle
1 1 (4.762%) IBM
1 1 (4.762%) Red Hat