The first table below looks at the demand for Software Testing skills in IT jobs advertised for the Redhill region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Testing over the 3 months to 20 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Redhill region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Testing
Rank 30 33 34
Rank change year-on-year
+3 +1
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 4 14 12
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Redhill 1.970% 5.000% 4.528%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.899% 6.512% 5.634%
Number of salaries quoted 4 13 12
Average salary £57,500 £47,000 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+22.34% +4.44%
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £34,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year
+2.94% +4.61%
All Processes & Methodologies
Redhill
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
138 215 213
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Redhill 67.98% 76.79% 80.38%
Number of salaries quoted 120 187 199
Average salary £45,000 £52,500 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-14.28% +16.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £34,000 £37,500 £28,600
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £57,500 £67,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Software Testing
Surrey

Software Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Software Testing across the Redhill region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Redhill Software Testing Jobs Demand Trend

Software Testing
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Software Testing across the Redhill region.

Redhill Software Testing Salary Trend

Software Testing
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Testing across the Redhill region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

Redhill Software Testing Salary Histogram

Software Testing
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Redhill region citing Software Testing also 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 that cited Software Testing.

1 4 (80.00%) ISEB
1 4 (80.00%) QuickTest Pro
1 4 (80.00%) Manual Testing
2 3 (60.00%) QMS
2 3 (60.00%) EasyMock
2 3 (60.00%) QA
2 3 (60.00%) QALoad
2 3 (60.00%) Selenium
2 3 (60.00%) jMock
2 3 (60.00%) Automation Testing
2 3 (60.00%) LoadRunner
2 3 (60.00%) JUnit
2 3 (60.00%) TestPartner
2 3 (60.00%) Automated Testing
2 3 (60.00%) SilkPerformer
3 1 (20.00%) ISTQB
3 1 (20.00%) HTTP
3 1 (20.00%) Embedded C++
3 1 (20.00%) HP
3 1 (20.00%) Finance
3 1 (20.00%) C++
3 1 (20.00%) HP Quality Center
3 1 (20.00%) System Testing

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Redhill region citing Software Testing also 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 that cited Software Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) HTTP
Development Applications
1 4 (80.00%) QuickTest Pro
2 3 (60.00%) LoadRunner
2 3 (60.00%) TestPartner
2 3 (60.00%) SilkPerformer
2 3 (60.00%) QALoad
2 3 (60.00%) Selenium
2 3 (60.00%) jMock
2 3 (60.00%) EasyMock
2 3 (60.00%) JUnit
General
1 1 (20.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Head of Testing
2 1 (20.00%) Tester
2 1 (20.00%) Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Test Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Software Tester
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Manual Testing
2 3 (60.00%) QMS
2 3 (60.00%) Automation Testing
2 3 (60.00%) Automated Testing
3 1 (20.00%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) C++
1 1 (20.00%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) ISEB
2 1 (20.00%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (20.00%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) HP
Redhill, Surrey
You will have to design and implement Software Quality assurance processes and procedures that allow the testing function to integrate with the Development (and the rest of the...
Think IT Recruitment
Salary: £60000 - £65000 per annum + bonus + benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013