The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Consultant 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 Test Consultant 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 South East region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Consultant
Rank 422 426 412
Rank change year-on-year
+4 -14
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Consultant 14 17 9
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 0.064% 0.072% 0.040%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.067% 0.075% 0.042%
Number of salaries quoted 2 15 6
Average salary £58,750 £37,500 £48,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
+56.66% -23.07%
90% offered a salary of more than £47,750 £37,500 £41,000
10% offered a salary of more than £69,750 £60,000 £58,750
UK excluding London average salary £46,000 £40,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year
+15.00% -30.43%
All Job Titles
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
20893 22619 21470
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 94.89% 95.19% 94.41%
Number of salaries quoted 17337 19571 18458
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £26,250 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Test Consultant
England

Test Consultant
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South East Test Consultant Jobs Demand Trend

Test Consultant
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Test Consultant across the South East region.

South East Test Consultant Salary Trend

Test Consultant
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Consultant across the South East region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

South East Test Consultant Salary Histogram

Test Consultant
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Consultant within the South East 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
Berkshire +4 6 £45,000 +20.00%
East Sussex - 5 - -
Oxfordshire -19 1 £72,500 +20.83%
West Sussex - 1 - -
Hampshire - 1 - -
Test Consultant
England

Test Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region that cited Test Consultant 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 Test Consultant in their job title.

1 17 (58.62%) ISEB
1 17 (58.62%) LoadRunner
2 16 (55.17%) Oracle
3 15 (51.72%) QuickTest Pro
3 15 (51.72%) Test Automation
4 12 (41.38%) HP
5 11 (37.93%) SQL Server
5 11 (37.93%) Windows
5 11 (37.93%) SQL
6 10 (34.48%) SC Cleared
6 10 (34.48%) Security Cleared
7 9 (31.03%) HP Quality Center
7 9 (31.03%) Test Scripting
7 9 (31.03%) Migration
7 9 (31.03%) ISTQB
7 9 (31.03%) Regression Testing
7 9 (31.03%) VMware
8 8 (27.59%) Retail
9 7 (24.14%) Performance Testing
9 7 (24.14%) Linux
9 7 (24.14%) IBM
9 7 (24.14%) Citrix
10 6 (20.69%) Selenium
10 6 (20.69%) Telecoms
11 5 (17.24%) Finance
11 5 (17.24%) Validation
11 5 (17.24%) VMware ESX
11 5 (17.24%) VMware Workstation
11 5 (17.24%) Test Management
11 5 (17.24%) SilkTest

Test Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region that cited Test Consultant 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 Test Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 5 (17.24%) Middleware
2 4 (13.79%) WebSphere
3 3 (10.34%) soapUI
Application Platforms
1 4 (13.79%) IIS
1 4 (13.79%) Tomcat
Business Applications
1 1 (3.448%) Oracle EBS
1 1 (3.448%) Oracle ERP
Communications & Networking
1 5 (17.24%) LAN
1 5 (17.24%) WAN
2 2 (6.897%) Internet
3 1 (3.448%) Wireshark
3 1 (3.448%) HTTP
3 1 (3.448%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (37.93%) SQL Server
2 5 (17.24%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 17 (58.62%) LoadRunner
2 15 (51.72%) QuickTest Pro
3 6 (20.69%) Selenium
4 5 (17.24%) SilkTest
5 4 (13.79%) Rational Robot
6 3 (10.34%) JMeter
7 1 (3.448%) Metasploit
7 1 (3.448%) Cucumber
General
1 8 (27.59%) Retail
2 6 (20.69%) Telecoms
3 5 (17.24%) Finance
4 1 (3.448%) Banking
Operating Systems
1 11 (37.93%) Windows
2 7 (24.14%) Linux
3 5 (17.24%) Windows XP
3 5 (17.24%) Windows Server 2003
3 5 (17.24%) Windows Server 2008
3 5 (17.24%) Windows 7
4 4 (13.79%) Windows Server 2012
4 4 (13.79%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (6.897%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (51.72%) Test Automation
2 9 (31.03%) Test Scripting
2 9 (31.03%) Regression Testing
2 9 (31.03%) Migration
3 7 (24.14%) Performance Testing
4 5 (17.24%) Validation
4 5 (17.24%) Test Management
4 5 (17.24%) Non-Functional Testing
5 4 (13.79%) Automated Testing
5 4 (13.79%) Software Testing
5 4 (13.79%) Disaster Recovery
5 4 (13.79%) ERP
6 3 (10.34%) CRM
6 3 (10.34%) Project Management
7 2 (6.897%) Service Delivery
7 2 (6.897%) PRINCE2
8 1 (3.448%) Configuration Management
8 1 (3.448%) Vulnerability Assessment
8 1 (3.448%) Penetration Testing
8 1 (3.448%) Security Testing
Programming Languages
1 11 (37.93%) SQL
Qualifications
1 17 (58.62%) ISEB
2 10 (34.48%) SC Cleared
2 10 (34.48%) Security Cleared
3 9 (31.03%) ISTQB
4 3 (10.34%) ISEB Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.448%) QA
System Software
1 5 (17.24%) Active Directory
1 5 (17.24%) VMware ESX
1 5 (17.24%) VMware Workstation
1 5 (17.24%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (13.79%) Oracle RAC
3 1 (3.448%) Nmap
Systems Management
1 9 (31.03%) HP Quality Center
2 4 (13.79%) HP SiteScope
3 1 (3.448%) Nessus
Vendors
1 16 (55.17%) Oracle
2 12 (41.38%) HP
3 9 (31.03%) VMware
4 7 (24.14%) Citrix
4 7 (24.14%) IBM
5 4 (13.79%) Red Hat
5 4 (13.79%) Fujitsu
6 1 (3.448%) Microsoft
6 1 (3.448%) SAP
6 1 (3.448%) Cisco
Redhill, Surrey
A leading software provider requires a Test Consultant, this is an exceptional opportunity to join a dynamic, fast paced organisation is a varied and exciting role. You'll...
ISL
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
South East
Strong Test Automation experience with tools like QTP, Selenium (Primary Skill) - Strong experience in Performance testing using tools like loadrunner, Jmeter, silkperformer etc... ISEB/ISTQB qualification is essential.
Sopra Group Ltd
Salary: Attractive, plus flexible benefits
Posted: 6 May 2013