The first table below looks at the demand for the 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 Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 17 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Tester
Rank 96 87 80
Rank change year-on-year
-9 -7
Permanent jobs requiring a Tester 26 21 26
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Oxfordshire 1.418% 1.427% 1.605%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.506% 1.465% 1.677%
Number of salaries quoted 26 21 26
Average salary £30,000 £35,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-14.28% -6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,000 £27,500 £27,400
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £40,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £32,500 £32,500
All Job Titles
Oxfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1727 1433 1550
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Oxfordshire 94.22% 97.35% 95.68%
Number of salaries quoted 1506 1280 1397
Average salary £40,000 £39,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.56% -2.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £26,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £57,500 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Tester
South East

Tester
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire Tester Jobs Demand Trend

Tester
Salary Trend

This 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

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Tester across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

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 17 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 -17 14 £30,000 -25.00%
Wallingford +4 7 £23,000 +35.29%
Witney -10 1 £35,000 +27.27%
Tester
South East

Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, 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.

1 28 (68.29%) QA
2 24 (58.54%) Manual Testing
2 24 (58.54%) ISEB
3 23 (56.10%) .NET
4 18 (43.90%) SQL Server
5 15 (36.59%) Java
6 12 (29.27%) SQL
6 12 (29.27%) ASP.NET
7 11 (26.83%) Selenium
8 8 (19.51%) C#
8 8 (19.51%) Test Scripting
9 7 (17.07%) Software Testing
9 7 (17.07%) Agile Software Development
10 6 (14.63%) HTML
10 6 (14.63%) JavaScript
10 6 (14.63%) CSS
10 6 (14.63%) Security Testing
10 6 (14.63%) WebDriver
11 5 (12.20%) GWAPT
11 5 (12.20%) Open Source
11 5 (12.20%) Drupal
11 5 (12.20%) Computer Science
11 5 (12.20%) Digital Forensics
11 5 (12.20%) HIPAA
11 5 (12.20%) Penetration Testing
11 5 (12.20%) Degree
11 5 (12.20%) MS Excel
11 5 (12.20%) MS Access
11 5 (12.20%) Vulnerability Assessment
11 5 (12.20%) Wireless

Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 23 (56.10%) .NET
2 12 (29.27%) ASP.NET
3 6 (14.63%) CSS
3 6 (14.63%) HTML
4 3 (7.317%) XHTML
5 1 (2.439%) Middleware
5 1 (2.439%) Silverlight
Application Platforms
1 5 (12.20%) Drupal
2 1 (2.439%) WebLogic
2 1 (2.439%) Apache
Applications
1 5 (12.20%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 5 (12.20%) Wireless
2 4 (9.756%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (43.90%) SQL Server
2 5 (12.20%) MS Access
3 1 (2.439%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 11 (26.83%) Selenium
2 6 (14.63%) WebDriver
3 2 (4.878%) Cucumber
3 2 (4.878%) Concordion
3 2 (4.878%) Visual Studio
3 2 (4.878%) QuickTest Pro
3 2 (4.878%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (2.439%) Rational Robot
4 1 (2.439%) JIRA
4 1 (2.439%) FitNesse
4 1 (2.439%) TestComplete
General
1 1 (2.439%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 5 (12.20%) Computer Science
1 5 (12.20%) Open Source
2 3 (7.317%) Replication
3 1 (2.439%) W3C
3 1 (2.439%) SaaS
Operating Systems
1 3 (7.317%) Windows
2 1 (2.439%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (58.54%) Manual Testing
2 8 (19.51%) Test Scripting
3 7 (17.07%) Software Testing
3 7 (17.07%) Agile Software Development
4 6 (14.63%) Security Testing
5 5 (12.20%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 5 (12.20%) Penetration Testing
5 5 (12.20%) Digital Forensics
6 4 (9.756%) Reverse Engineering
6 4 (9.756%) Vulnerability Management
6 4 (9.756%) Network Design
6 4 (9.756%) E-Commerce
6 4 (9.756%) Web Testing
7 3 (7.317%) Performance Testing
8 2 (4.878%) Automated Testing
8 2 (4.878%) Automation Testing
9 1 (2.439%) Software Architecture
9 1 (2.439%) Test Strategy
9 1 (2.439%) Business Intelligence
9 1 (2.439%) Regression Testing
Programming Languages
1 15 (36.59%) Java
2 12 (29.27%) SQL
3 8 (19.51%) C#
4 6 (14.63%) JavaScript
5 1 (2.439%) VB
5 1 (2.439%) Scala
Qualifications
1 24 (58.54%) ISEB
2 5 (12.20%) GWAPT
2 5 (12.20%) Degree
3 4 (9.756%) GPEN
3 4 (9.756%) OSCP
3 4 (9.756%) OSCE
3 4 (9.756%) CISSP
3 4 (9.756%) CISA
3 4 (9.756%) CISM
3 4 (9.756%) GCIH
3 4 (9.756%) CEH
4 3 (7.317%) ISTQB
5 1 (2.439%) CSSLP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (68.29%) QA
2 5 (12.20%) HIPAA
3 1 (2.439%) 21 CFR Part 11
Systems Management
1 2 (4.878%) HP Quality Center
2 1 (2.439%) WebInspect
Vendors
1 3 (7.317%) Microsoft
1 3 (7.317%) HP
2 1 (2.439%) IBM
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Posted: 17 May 2013