The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Tester role in IT jobs advertised for the Oxfordshire 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 22 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 Oxfordshire region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Tester
Rank 109 101 101
Rank change year-on-year
-8 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Tester 12 5 4
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Oxfordshire 0.652% 0.339% 0.251%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.693% 0.348% 0.262%
Number of salaries quoted 12 5 4
Average salary £30,000 £27,500 £25,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+9.09% +7.84%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £27,500 £23,500
10% offered a salary of more than £51,000 £36,000 £31,000
UK excluding London average salary £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year
+5.26% -5.00%
All Job Titles
Oxfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1732 1435 1526
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Oxfordshire 94.13% 97.35% 95.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1502 1290 1375
Average salary £40,000 £39,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.26% -1.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £26,000 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £56,000 £57,500 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Tester
South East

Software Tester
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire Software Tester Salary Trend

Software Tester
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Tester across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Oxfordshire Software Tester Salary Histogram

Software Tester
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Tester within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 22 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
Oxford -11 8 £28,750 -28.12%
Wallingford - 2 £30,000 -
Software Tester
South East

Software Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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 16 (88.89%) QA
2 15 (83.33%) .NET
2 15 (83.33%) ISEB
3 14 (77.78%) Manual Testing
4 13 (72.22%) SQL Server
4 13 (72.22%) ASP.NET
5 2 (11.11%) CSS
5 2 (11.11%) C#
5 2 (11.11%) HTML
5 2 (11.11%) JavaScript
5 2 (11.11%) Software Testing
5 2 (11.11%) Selenium
5 2 (11.11%) Security Testing
6 1 (5.556%) GWAPT
6 1 (5.556%) Scalability Testing
6 1 (5.556%) Test Scripting
6 1 (5.556%) Silverlight
6 1 (5.556%) Usability Testing
6 1 (5.556%) Performance Testing
6 1 (5.556%) Degree
6 1 (5.556%) JIRA
6 1 (5.556%) Computer Science
6 1 (5.556%) TestComplete
6 1 (5.556%) HIPAA
6 1 (5.556%) Digital Forensics
6 1 (5.556%) CSSLP
6 1 (5.556%) Open Source
6 1 (5.556%) SaaS
6 1 (5.556%) Software Architecture
6 1 (5.556%) ISTQB

Software Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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 15 (83.33%) .NET
2 13 (72.22%) ASP.NET
3 2 (11.11%) CSS
3 2 (11.11%) HTML
4 1 (5.556%) Silverlight
Application Platforms
1 1 (5.556%) WebLogic
1 1 (5.556%) Apache
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.556%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (72.22%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (11.11%) Selenium
2 1 (5.556%) JIRA
2 1 (5.556%) TestComplete
2 1 (5.556%) Rational Robot
General
1 1 (5.556%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.556%) Computer Science
1 1 (5.556%) Open Source
1 1 (5.556%) SaaS
1 1 (5.556%) W3C
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.556%) UNIX
1 1 (5.556%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (77.78%) Manual Testing
2 2 (11.11%) Software Testing
2 2 (11.11%) Security Testing
3 1 (5.556%) Scalability Testing
3 1 (5.556%) Test Scripting
3 1 (5.556%) Usability Testing
3 1 (5.556%) Performance Testing
3 1 (5.556%) Digital Forensics
3 1 (5.556%) Software Architecture
3 1 (5.556%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 1 (5.556%) Penetration Testing
3 1 (5.556%) Agile Software Development
3 1 (5.556%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 2 (11.11%) C#
1 2 (11.11%) JavaScript
2 1 (5.556%) SQL
2 1 (5.556%) VB
2 1 (5.556%) Java
Qualifications
1 15 (83.33%) ISEB
2 1 (5.556%) GWAPT
2 1 (5.556%) Degree
2 1 (5.556%) CSSLP
2 1 (5.556%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (88.89%) QA
2 1 (5.556%) HIPAA
2 1 (5.556%) 21 CFR Part 11
Systems Management
1 1 (5.556%) WebInspect
Vendors
1 1 (5.556%) IBM
1 1 (5.556%) Microsoft
1 1 (5.556%) HP