Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for the Software Tester role in IT jobs advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 22 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the South East region.

 Software Tester
Location
3 months to
22 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank278274350
Rank change year-on-year
Down-4Up+76
Matching permanent IT job ads4852148
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East0.308 %0.292 %0.346 %
As % of the Job Titles category0.326 %0.313 %0.366 %
Salaries quoted4147137
Average salary£27,500£30,000£31,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-8.330 %-3.220 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£21,000£23,000£23,750
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£35,600£35,000£37,500
UK excluding London average salary£27,500£28,500£30,000
% change year-on-year
-3.500 %-5.000 %
South East IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryAll Job Titles
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
147201659440388
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East94.39 %93.03 %94.53 %
Salaries quoted122861389833633
Average salary£40,000£38,000£37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.260 %+1.330 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£24,000£24,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£59,500£57,500£57,500
UK excluding London average salary£36,000£35,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
+2.850 %-
Software Tester EnglandSoftware Tester
England

Software Tester
Demand Trend

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

South East Software Tester Demand Trend

Software Tester
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Software Tester across the South East region.

South East Software Tester Salary Trend

Software Tester
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Tester across the South East region over the 3 months to 22 March 2010.

South East Software Tester Salary Histogram

Software Tester
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Tester within the South East region over the 3 months to 22 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
HampshireUp+3222£25,000-16.66 %
SurreyDown-210£25,000-16.66 %
BuckinghamshireDown-19£32,500+13.04 %
OxfordshireDown-135£28,500-1.75 %
West SussexDown-52£35,000+20.27 %
KentNew entry-2£29,000-
Software Tester EnglandSoftware Tester
England

Software Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 March 2010, IT jobs across the South East region that cited Software 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 Software Tester in their job title.

155 (59.78 %)Software Testing
231 (33.70 %)ISEB
328 (30.43 %).NET
424 (26.09 %)QA
522 (23.91 %)SQL Server
621 (22.83 %)SQL
718 (19.57 %)Test Scripting
816 (17.39 %)Load Testing
915 (16.30 %)Windows
915 (16.30 %)Automated Testing
1014 (15.22 %)Health
1113 (14.13 %)C#
1113 (14.13 %)Microsoft
1212 (13.04 %)ASP.NET
138 (8.696 %)Regression Testing
138 (8.696 %)Agile Software Development
147 (7.609 %)WinRunner
147 (7.609 %)Web Testing
156 (6.522 %)VB.NET
156 (6.522 %)Visual Studio
156 (6.522 %)Web Services
156 (6.522 %)TestDirector
156 (6.522 %)User Acceptance Testing
156 (6.522 %)Manual Testing
156 (6.522 %)V-Model
156 (6.522 %)Test Automation
165 (5.435 %)VB
165 (5.435 %)XML
165 (5.435 %)ITIL
165 (5.435 %)MS Excel

Software Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 March 2010, IT jobs across the South East region that cited Software 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 Software Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
128 (30.43 %).NET
212 (13.04 %)ASP.NET
36 (6.522 %)Web Services
45 (5.435 %)XML
45 (5.435 %).NET Framework
53 (3.261 %)LAMP
62 (2.174 %)HTML
62 (2.174 %)Silverlight
71 (1.087 %)XHTML
71 (1.087 %)CSS
South East IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
12 (2.174 %)IIS
South East IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
15 (5.435 %)MS Excel
South East IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
14 (4.348 %)HTTP
14 (4.348 %)Internet
23 (3.261 %)Firewall
23 (3.261 %)TCP/IP
23 (3.261 %)SMTP
South East IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
122 (23.91 %)SQL Server
25 (5.435 %)SQL Server 2005
25 (5.435 %)SQL Server 2008
34 (4.348 %)Data Mining
43 (3.261 %)MySQL
52 (2.174 %)Crystal Reports
61 (1.087 %)RDBMS
South East IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
17 (7.609 %)WinRunner
26 (6.522 %)TestDirector
26 (6.522 %)Visual Studio
35 (5.435 %)LoadRunner
43 (3.261 %)QuickTest Pro
43 (3.261 %)WATIR
52 (2.174 %)Selenium
52 (2.174 %)Team Foundation Server
61 (1.087 %)Visual Studio Team System
61 (1.087 %)SilkTest
South East IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
114 (15.22 %)Health
24 (4.348 %)Insurance
33 (3.261 %)Pensions
33 (3.261 %)Education
42 (2.174 %)Finance
51 (1.087 %)Government
51 (1.087 %)Pharmaceutical
51 (1.087 %)Electronics
51 (1.087 %)Retail
South East IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
15 (5.435 %)SaaS
23 (3.261 %)Client/Server
23 (3.261 %)IVR
32 (2.174 %)Mathematics
41 (1.087 %)Chemistry
41 (1.087 %)Biotechnology
41 (1.087 %)Life Science
41 (1.087 %)Open Source
41 (1.087 %)Handset
41 (1.087 %)Replication
South East IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
115 (16.30 %)Windows
22 (2.174 %)Linux
22 (2.174 %)Windows XP
22 (2.174 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (2.174 %)Windows Vista
South East IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
155 (59.78 %)Software Testing
218 (19.57 %)Test Scripting
316 (17.39 %)Load Testing
415 (16.30 %)Automated Testing
58 (8.696 %)Agile Software Development
58 (8.696 %)Regression Testing
67 (7.609 %)Web Testing
76 (6.522 %)Test Automation
76 (6.522 %)V-Model
76 (6.522 %)Manual Testing
76 (6.522 %)User Acceptance Testing
85 (5.435 %)Problem Management
85 (5.435 %)ITIL
94 (4.348 %)Software Engineering
103 (3.261 %)Data Management
103 (3.261 %)B2B
103 (3.261 %)Product Management
112 (2.174 %)OWASP
112 (2.174 %)UML
112 (2.174 %)Practice Management
South East IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
121 (22.83 %)SQL
213 (14.13 %)C#
36 (6.522 %)VB.NET
45 (5.435 %)VB
54 (4.348 %)Java
63 (3.261 %)Perl
72 (2.174 %)C++
72 (2.174 %)Delphi
81 (1.087 %)PHP
81 (1.087 %)T-SQL
South East IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
131 (33.70 %)ISEB
25 (5.435 %)Security Cleared
33 (3.261 %)Degree
41 (1.087 %)SC Cleared
41 (1.087 %)ISTQB
41 (1.087 %)PhD
South East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
124 (26.09 %)QA
22 (2.174 %)PCI DSS
31 (1.087 %)GAMP
South East IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
12 (2.174 %)Active Directory
South East IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
11 (1.087 %)HP Quality Center
South East IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
113 (14.13 %)Microsoft
23 (3.261 %)Oracle
32 (2.174 %)HP
41 (1.087 %)Citrix
41 (1.087 %)NetSuite