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

 Tester
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank7880
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads5163
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.028 %
As % of the category below2.242 %2.176 %
Salaries quoted4858
Average minimum salary£30,493£26,638
Average salary£34,032£31,681
% change on same period last year+7.42 %
Average maximum salary£37,571£36,724
UK excluding London average salary£32,477£31,727
% change on same period last year+2.36 %
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 %
Tester South EastTester
South East

Tester
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire Tester Salary Trend

Tester
Salary Histogram

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

Oxfordshire Tester Salary Histogram

Tester
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 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
OxfordUp+121£33,690+18.59 %
BanburyNew entry-7£31,092-
ThameUp+96£35,667+6.46 %
AbingdonUp+64£31,125-2.73 %
BicesterNew entry-2£43,750-
Tester South EastTester
South East

Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

146 (50.00 %)Test Scripting
239 (42.39 %)Software Testing
337 (40.22 %)QA
431 (33.70 %)Automated Testing
526 (28.26 %)ISEB
622 (23.91 %)VBScript
721 (22.83 %)Perl
721 (22.83 %)UNIX
818 (19.57 %)Python
917 (18.48 %)Lua
1015 (16.30 %)Music
1114 (15.22 %)Windows
1212 (13.04 %)QuickTest Pro
1212 (13.04 %)Music Industry
1310 (10.87 %)User Acceptance Testing
1310 (10.87 %)Performance Testing
149 (9.783 %)Client/Server
149 (9.783 %)Flash
158 (8.696 %)LoadRunner
158 (8.696 %)Games
158 (8.696 %)Construction
167 (7.609 %)Degree
167 (7.609 %)TestDirector
167 (7.609 %)SQL
167 (7.609 %).NET
176 (6.522 %)HTML
176 (6.522 %)Java
176 (6.522 %)XML
176 (6.522 %)WinRunner
176 (6.522 %)Integration Testing

Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (7.609 %).NET
26 (6.522 %)HTML
26 (6.522 %)XML
34 (4.348 %)ASP.NET
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.087 %)MS Exchange
11 (1.087 %)CMS
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (13.04 %)QuickTest Pro
29 (9.783 %)Flash
38 (8.696 %)LoadRunner
47 (7.609 %)TestDirector
56 (6.522 %)WinRunner
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (16.30 %)Music
212 (13.04 %)Music Industry
38 (8.696 %)Construction
38 (8.696 %)Games
43 (3.261 %)Health
52 (2.174 %)Flash Games
52 (2.174 %)Online Games
61 (1.087 %)Aerospace
61 (1.087 %)Education
61 (1.087 %)Retail
61 (1.087 %)Insurance
61 (1.087 %)Pensions
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (9.783 %)Client/Server
24 (4.348 %)Psychology
31 (1.087 %)NHS
31 (1.087 %)NPfIT
31 (1.087 %)Physics
31 (1.087 %)Chemistry
31 (1.087 %)Biology
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
121 (22.83 %)UNIX
214 (15.22 %)Windows
32 (2.174 %)Linux
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
146 (50.00 %)Test Scripting
239 (42.39 %)Software Testing
331 (33.70 %)Automated Testing
410 (10.87 %)User Acceptance Testing
410 (10.87 %)Performance Testing
56 (6.522 %)Integration Testing
65 (5.435 %)Manual Testing
65 (5.435 %)Regression Testing
74 (4.348 %)ITIL
74 (4.348 %)PRINCE2
81 (1.087 %)CRM
81 (1.087 %)E-Commerce
81 (1.087 %)Validation
81 (1.087 %)Agile Software Development
81 (1.087 %)Release Management
81 (1.087 %)Test Management
81 (1.087 %)Unit Testing
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
122 (23.91 %)VBScript
221 (22.83 %)Perl
318 (19.57 %)Python
417 (18.48 %)Lua
57 (7.609 %)SQL
66 (6.522 %)Java
75 (5.435 %)JavaScript
84 (4.348 %)C#
92 (2.174 %)C++
101 (1.087 %)Tcl
101 (1.087 %)C
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
126 (28.26 %)ISEB
27 (7.609 %)Degree
34 (4.348 %)PRINCE2 Certification
41 (1.087 %)ISEB Practitioner
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
137 (40.22 %)QA
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.087 %)Active Directory
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (1.087 %)Oracle
11 (1.087 %)Dell