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The table below looks at the demand for the Tester role in IT jobs within the Paddington 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
Rank15-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads10
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.326 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted10
Average minimum salary£30,000-
Average salary£32,500-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£35,000-
UK excluding London average salary£32,477£31,727
% change on same period last year+2.36 %
Paddington IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Paddington
Matching permanent IT job ads4342
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.019 %
Salaries quoted3436
Average minimum salary£38,370£36,357
Average salary£42,041£38,455
% change on same period last year+9.32 %
Average maximum salary£45,712£40,552
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,074
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Tester LondonTester
London

Tester
Demand Trend

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

Paddington 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 Paddington region.

Paddington Tester Salary Trend

Tester
Top 13 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
12 (100.00 %)Test Scripting
21 (50.00 %)System Testing
21 (50.00 %)Pensions
21 (50.00 %)QA
21 (50.00 %)Security Testing
21 (50.00 %)DSDM
21 (50.00 %)E-Commerce
21 (50.00 %)Broadband
21 (50.00 %)ISEB
21 (50.00 %)Telecoms
21 (50.00 %)Health
21 (50.00 %)Scrum

Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Paddington IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)Broadband
Paddington IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Telecoms
11 (50.00 %)Health
11 (50.00 %)Pensions
Paddington IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
12 (100.00 %)Test Scripting
21 (50.00 %)System Testing
21 (50.00 %)Security Testing
21 (50.00 %)DSDM
21 (50.00 %)E-Commerce
21 (50.00 %)Scrum
Paddington IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)ISEB
Paddington IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (50.00 %)QA