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This section looks at the demand for the Tester role in IT jobs within the Oxford 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 Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Tester
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank8073
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching permanent IT job ads2330
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.013 %
As % of the category below1.667 %2.023 %
Salaries quoted2027
Average minimum salary£29,650£23,778
Average salary£33,950£27,333
% change on same period last year+24.20 %
Average maximum salary£38,250£30,889
UK excluding London average salary£32,022£32,044
% change on same period last year-0.06 %
Oxford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Oxford
Matching permanent IT job ads13801483
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.753 %0.623 %
Salaries quoted12481340
Average minimum salary£31,961£32,076
Average salary£35,083£35,106
% change on same period last year-0.06 %
Average maximum salary£38,205£38,137
UK excluding London average salary£38,060£39,458
% change on same period last year-3.54 %
Tester OxfordshireTester
Oxfordshire

Tester
Demand Trend

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

Oxford Tester Demand Trend

Tester
Salary Trend

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

Oxford Tester Salary Trend

Tester
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Tester across the Oxford region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Oxford Tester Salary Histogram

Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Oxford region that cited 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 Tester in their job title.

122 (55.00 %)QA
217 (42.50 %)Test Scripting
315 (37.50 %)Perl
414 (35.00 %)Automated Testing
513 (32.50 %)Software Testing
611 (27.50 %)VBScript
611 (27.50 %)UNIX
710 (25.00 %)Python
710 (25.00 %)Lua
89 (22.50 %)ISEB
98 (20.00 %)Music
107 (17.50 %)Music Industry
107 (17.50 %)SQL
107 (17.50 %)Java
115 (12.50 %)Degree
115 (12.50 %)Agile Software Development
124 (10.00 %)Computer Science
124 (10.00 %)Ruby
124 (10.00 %)QuickTest Pro
133 (7.500 %)Construction
133 (7.500 %)Validation
133 (7.500 %)Oracle
133 (7.500 %)User Acceptance Testing
142 (5.000 %)Performance Testing
142 (5.000 %).NET
151 (2.500 %)SQL Server
151 (2.500 %)DB2
151 (2.500 %)VB
151 (2.500 %)E-Commerce
151 (2.500 %)TCP/IP

Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Oxford region that cited 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 Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (5.000 %).NET
Oxford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.500 %)CMS
Oxford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.500 %)TCP/IP
11 (2.500 %)Intranet
11 (2.500 %)Internet
Oxford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.500 %)SQL Server
11 (2.500 %)DB2
11 (2.500 %)RDBMS
Oxford IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (10.00 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (2.500 %)Rational Robot
21 (2.500 %)TestPartner
21 (2.500 %)TestDirector
Oxford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (20.00 %)Music
27 (17.50 %)Music Industry
33 (7.500 %)Construction
41 (2.500 %)Finance
Oxford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (10.00 %)Computer Science
21 (2.500 %)Psychology
Oxford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (27.50 %)UNIX
21 (2.500 %)Windows
21 (2.500 %)Linux
Oxford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (42.50 %)Test Scripting
214 (35.00 %)Automated Testing
313 (32.50 %)Software Testing
45 (12.50 %)Agile Software Development
53 (7.500 %)User Acceptance Testing
53 (7.500 %)Validation
62 (5.000 %)Performance Testing
71 (2.500 %)Unit Testing
71 (2.500 %)Web Testing
71 (2.500 %)Test Management
71 (2.500 %)Unified Process
71 (2.500 %)OO
71 (2.500 %)RUP
71 (2.500 %)E-Commerce
71 (2.500 %)Penetration Testing
71 (2.500 %)Time Management
Oxford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (37.50 %)Perl
211 (27.50 %)VBScript
310 (25.00 %)Python
310 (25.00 %)Lua
47 (17.50 %)Java
47 (17.50 %)SQL
54 (10.00 %)Ruby
61 (2.500 %)VB
Oxford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (22.50 %)ISEB
25 (12.50 %)Degree
Oxford IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
122 (55.00 %)QA
Oxford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (7.500 %)Oracle
21 (2.500 %)IBM