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

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Tester
Rank 46 37 -
Rank change year-on-year
-9 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Tester 2 8 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Peterborough 0.560% 2.556% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.585% 2.730% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 0
Average salary £55,000 £25,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
+120.00% -
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £32,500 £32,500
All Job Titles
Peterborough
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
342 293 292
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Peterborough 95.80% 93.61% 98.32%
Number of salaries quoted 302 254 241
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £20,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £42,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Tester
Cambridgeshire

Tester
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Peterborough 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 Peterborough region.

Peterborough Tester Salary Trend

Tester
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Peterborough 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 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) Automation Testing
2 1 (50.00%) VBScript
2 1 (50.00%) VB
2 1 (50.00%) Python
2 1 (50.00%) HP
2 1 (50.00%) QuickTest Pro
2 1 (50.00%) Tcl
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) QA
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Integration

Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Peterborough 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.

Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) QuickTest Pro
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) Automation Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) VBScript
1 1 (50.00%) VB
1 1 (50.00%) Python
1 1 (50.00%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) HP