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The table below looks at the demand for the Senior Tester role in IT jobs within the Oxfordshire 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 Senior Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Senior Tester
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank122132
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching permanent IT job ads59
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.220 %0.311 %
Salaries quoted59
Average minimum salary£31,587£31,889
Average salary£36,302£32,833
% change on same period last year+10.56 %
Average maximum salary£41,016£33,778
UK excluding London average salary£37,400£36,984
% change on same period last year+1.12 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads22752895
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.522 %1.292 %
Salaries quoted20502641
Average minimum salary£33,230£31,504
Average salary£36,476£34,914
% change on same period last year+4.47 %
Average maximum salary£39,722£38,323
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,074
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Senior Tester South EastSenior Tester
South East

Senior Tester
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire Senior Tester Demand Trend

Senior Tester
Salary Trend

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

Oxfordshire Senior Tester Salary Trend

Senior Tester
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Senior Tester across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Oxfordshire Senior Tester Salary Histogram

Senior Tester
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Tester within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
AbingdonNew entry-3£31,500-
BanburyNew entry-2£37,306-
BicesterNew entry-1£42,500-
OxfordUp+71£42,500+30.76 %
Senior Tester South EastSenior Tester
South East

Senior Tester
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region that cited Senior 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 Senior Tester in their job title.

110 (76.92 %)Software Testing
29 (69.23 %)Windows
29 (69.23 %)Client/Server
33 (23.08 %)QA
42 (15.38 %)Performance Testing
42 (15.38 %)TestDirector
42 (15.38 %)QuickTest Pro
42 (15.38 %)Test Scripting
42 (15.38 %)ISEB
51 (7.692 %)WinRunner
51 (7.692 %)E-Commerce
51 (7.692 %)HTML
51 (7.692 %)SQL
51 (7.692 %).NET
51 (7.692 %)XML
51 (7.692 %)ISEB Practitioner
51 (7.692 %)Regression Testing
51 (7.692 %)Aerospace
51 (7.692 %)CMS
51 (7.692 %)Manual Testing
51 (7.692 %)LoadRunner
51 (7.692 %)Music
51 (7.692 %)Degree
51 (7.692 %)Unit Testing
51 (7.692 %)Test Management
51 (7.692 %)User Acceptance Testing

Senior Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region that cited Senior 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 Senior Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (7.692 %)HTML
11 (7.692 %).NET
11 (7.692 %)XML
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.692 %)CMS
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (15.38 %)TestDirector
12 (15.38 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (7.692 %)LoadRunner
21 (7.692 %)WinRunner
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (7.692 %)Aerospace
11 (7.692 %)Music
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (69.23 %)Client/Server
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (69.23 %)Windows
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (76.92 %)Software Testing
22 (15.38 %)Performance Testing
22 (15.38 %)Test Scripting
31 (7.692 %)Manual Testing
31 (7.692 %)Unit Testing
31 (7.692 %)Test Management
31 (7.692 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (7.692 %)E-Commerce
31 (7.692 %)Regression Testing
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (7.692 %)SQL
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (15.38 %)ISEB
21 (7.692 %)ISEB Practitioner
21 (7.692 %)Degree
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (23.08 %)QA