Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Systems Tester role in IT jobs within the North West 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 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 System Tester
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank243265
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching permanent IT job ads820
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.086 %0.162 %
Salaries quoted815
Average minimum salary£28,625£28,000
Average salary£31,188£28,200
% change on same period last year+10.59 %
Average maximum salary£33,750£28,400
UK excluding London average salary£29,015£29,250
% change on same period last year-0.80 %
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads927912309
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.423 %5.408 %
Salaries quoted809310312
Average minimum salary£32,553£34,442
Average salary£36,433£38,259
% change on same period last year-4.77 %
Average maximum salary£40,313£42,077
UK excluding London average salary£38,166£39,195
% change on same period last year-2.62 %
Systems Tester EnglandSystems Tester
England

Systems Tester
Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West Systems Tester Salary Trend

Systems Tester
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Systems Tester across the North West region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

North West Systems Tester Salary Histogram

Systems Tester
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Tester within the North West region over the 3 months to 15 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
ManchesterUp+395£31,000+12.04 %
LancashireDown-63£31,500+8.62 %
Systems Tester EnglandSystems Tester
England

Systems Tester
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West 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.

114 (48.28 %)Finance
114 (48.28 %)Automotive
114 (48.28 %)VB.NET
114 (48.28 %).NET
114 (48.28 %)SQL Server
114 (48.28 %)ASP.NET
27 (24.14 %)Test Scripting
36 (20.69 %)AS400
44 (13.79 %)System Testing
44 (13.79 %)ISEB
53 (10.34 %)Software Testing
53 (10.34 %)QA
53 (10.34 %)UNIX
53 (10.34 %)SQL
53 (10.34 %)Linux
62 (6.897 %)RDBMS
62 (6.897 %)Web Testing
71 (3.448 %)User Acceptance Testing
71 (3.448 %)Integration Testing
71 (3.448 %)QuickTest Pro
71 (3.448 %)Project Management
71 (3.448 %)Perl
71 (3.448 %)Windows
71 (3.448 %)Solaris
71 (3.448 %)TDD
71 (3.448 %)Automated Testing

Systems Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West 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.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (48.28 %).NET
114 (48.28 %)ASP.NET
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (48.28 %)SQL Server
22 (6.897 %)RDBMS
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (3.448 %)QuickTest Pro
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (48.28 %)Finance
114 (48.28 %)Automotive
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (20.69 %)AS400
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (10.34 %)UNIX
13 (10.34 %)Linux
21 (3.448 %)Windows
21 (3.448 %)Solaris
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (24.14 %)Test Scripting
24 (13.79 %)System Testing
33 (10.34 %)Software Testing
42 (6.897 %)Web Testing
51 (3.448 %)User Acceptance Testing
51 (3.448 %)Integration Testing
51 (3.448 %)Project Management
51 (3.448 %)TDD
51 (3.448 %)Automated Testing
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (48.28 %)VB.NET
23 (10.34 %)SQL
31 (3.448 %)Perl
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (13.79 %)ISEB
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (10.34 %)QA