The first table below looks at the demand for Web Testing skills in IT jobs advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Web Testing 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the South East region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Web Testing
Rank 375 399 363
Rank change year-on-year
+24 -36
Permanent jobs citing Web Testing 60 45 62
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 0.270% 0.187% 0.275%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.370% 0.255% 0.389%
Number of salaries quoted 57 43 52
Average salary £30,000 £35,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-14.28% +7.69%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,000 £27,600 £27,000
10% offered a salary of more than £43,000 £48,300 £42,400
UK excluding London average salary £34,000 £31,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year
+7.93% +5.00%
All Processes & Methodologies
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
16217 17664 15949
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 73.01% 73.21% 70.86%
Number of salaries quoted 13170 15139 13660
Average salary £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +5.88%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £29,500
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Web Testing
England

Web Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South East Web Testing Jobs Demand Trend

Web Testing
Salary Trend

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

South East Web Testing Salary Trend

Web Testing
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Web Testing across the South East region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

South East Web Testing Salary Histogram

Web Testing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Web Testing within the South East region over the 3 months to 22 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
West Sussex - 20 £28,000 -
Berkshire +8 14 £40,000 +17.64%
Buckinghamshire +1 11 £32,500 -
Hampshire - 9 £40,000 -
East Sussex 0 3 £36,500 -8.75%
Surrey +3 2 £40,000 +6.66%
Oxfordshire -18 2 £33,750 +22.72%
Kent -19 2 £30,000 -26.82%
Web Testing
England

Web Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region citing Web 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 Web Testing.

1 66 (48.89%) SQL
2 48 (35.56%) Regression Testing
3 45 (33.33%) XML
4 44 (32.59%) QA
5 39 (28.89%) HTML
6 37 (27.41%) User Acceptance Testing
7 36 (26.67%) Performance Testing
8 35 (25.93%) JavaScript
9 32 (23.70%) Automated Testing
10 29 (21.48%) ISEB
10 29 (21.48%) Automation Testing
11 25 (18.52%) Test Scripting
12 24 (17.78%) QuickTest Pro
12 24 (17.78%) Selenium
13 22 (16.30%) Agile Software Development
14 21 (15.56%) Java
15 20 (14.81%) Finance
16 19 (14.07%) C#
17 17 (12.59%) Software Testing
18 16 (11.85%) Microsoft
19 15 (11.11%) .NET
19 15 (11.11%) SQL Server
20 14 (10.37%) E-Commerce
20 14 (10.37%) Manual Testing
21 13 (9.630%) System Testing
21 13 (9.630%) Test Automation
21 13 (9.630%) OO
21 13 (9.630%) Linux
21 13 (9.630%) Degree
22 12 (8.889%) ISTQB

Web Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region citing Web 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 Web Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 45 (33.33%) XML
2 39 (28.89%) HTML
3 15 (11.11%) .NET
4 7 (5.185%) .NET Framework
4 7 (5.185%) WCF
4 7 (5.185%) WPF
5 5 (3.704%) Middleware
6 4 (2.963%) Web Services
6 4 (2.963%) CSS
7 3 (2.222%) REST
7 3 (2.222%) SOAP
7 3 (2.222%) XHTML
8 2 (1.481%) ASP.NET
8 2 (1.481%) ISPF
8 2 (1.481%) WebSphere
8 2 (1.481%) soapUI
Application Platforms
1 8 (5.926%) IIS
2 3 (2.222%) Windows Azure
2 3 (2.222%) Apache
2 3 (2.222%) Tomcat
3 2 (1.481%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.481%) WebSphere Application Server
4 1 (0.741%) MQSeries
Applications
1 5 (3.704%) Pro/ENGINEER
2 4 (2.963%) MS Office
3 1 (0.741%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (2.222%) Oracle Financials
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.741%) LTE
1 1 (0.741%) 4G
1 1 (0.741%) 2G
1 1 (0.741%) 3G
1 1 (0.741%) UMTS
1 1 (0.741%) WCDMA
1 1 (0.741%) FTP
1 1 (0.741%) HTTP
1 1 (0.741%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (11.11%) SQL Server
2 9 (6.667%) TOAD
3 7 (5.185%) SQL Server 2008
3 7 (5.185%) SQL Server 2005
4 6 (4.444%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (1.481%) DB2
Development Applications
1 24 (17.78%) QuickTest Pro
1 24 (17.78%) Selenium
2 9 (6.667%) TestDirector
3 7 (5.185%) QARun
3 7 (5.185%) Oracle Forms
4 6 (4.444%) Firebug
4 6 (4.444%) Fiddler
5 3 (2.222%) JIRA
5 3 (2.222%) Team Foundation Server
5 3 (2.222%) Visual Studio
6 2 (1.481%) FitNesse
6 2 (1.481%) SilkPerformer
6 2 (1.481%) WebDriver
6 2 (1.481%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.741%) FogBugz
7 1 (0.741%) JMeter
7 1 (0.741%) Bugzilla
7 1 (0.741%) LoadRunner
General
1 20 (14.81%) Finance
2 5 (3.704%) Advertising
2 5 (3.704%) Pharmaceutical
3 3 (2.222%) Retail
4 2 (1.481%) Telecoms
4 2 (1.481%) French Language
4 2 (1.481%) German Language
5 1 (0.741%) Retail Banking
5 1 (0.741%) Banking
5 1 (0.741%) Legal
5 1 (0.741%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 64 (47.41%) Tester
2 58 (42.96%) Analyst
3 55 (40.74%) Test Analyst
4 36 (26.67%) Web Tester
5 31 (22.96%) Software Tester
6 24 (17.78%) Test Engineer
7 16 (11.85%) Software Test Analyst
8 10 (7.407%) Web Test Analyst
8 10 (7.407%) Web Analyst
9 8 (5.926%) Graduate
9 8 (5.926%) Manual Test Analyst
9 8 (5.926%) Automation Engineer
9 8 (5.926%) Test Automation Engineer
9 8 (5.926%) Testing Analyst
9 8 (5.926%) Graduate Software Tester
10 7 (5.185%) Senior Test Engineer
10 7 (5.185%) Systems Test Analyst
10 7 (5.185%) Systems Analyst
11 5 (3.704%) Test Team Leader
11 5 (3.704%) Senior Test Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 8 (5.926%) Computer Science
1 8 (5.926%) IVR
2 6 (4.444%) Client/Server
3 4 (2.963%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (2.222%) Social Media
4 3 (2.222%) Handset
5 2 (1.481%) Mainframe
5 2 (1.481%) IBM Mainframe
6 1 (0.741%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.741%) Mobile Payment
6 1 (0.741%) AS400
6 1 (0.741%) Chip and PIN
Operating Systems
1 13 (9.630%) Linux
2 8 (5.926%) Windows
3 7 (5.185%) UNIX
4 3 (2.222%) Windows 7
5 2 (1.481%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.741%) Windows Vista
6 1 (0.741%) Windows XP
6 1 (0.741%) Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (35.56%) Regression Testing
2 37 (27.41%) User Acceptance Testing
3 36 (26.67%) Performance Testing
4 32 (23.70%) Automated Testing
5 29 (21.48%) Automation Testing
6 25 (18.52%) Test Scripting
7 22 (16.30%) Agile Software Development
8 17 (12.59%) Software Testing
9 14 (10.37%) E-Commerce
9 14 (10.37%) Manual Testing
10 13 (9.630%) System Testing
10 13 (9.630%) Test Automation
10 13 (9.630%) OO
11 9 (6.667%) SOA
12 8 (5.926%) Software Engineering
12 8 (5.926%) Scrum
12 8 (5.926%) Test Strategy
13 7 (5.185%) Service Delivery
14 6 (4.444%) Waterfall
15 5 (3.704%) V-Model
Programming Languages
1 66 (48.89%) SQL
2 35 (25.93%) JavaScript
3 21 (15.56%) Java
4 19 (14.07%) C#
5 8 (5.926%) C++
6 5 (3.704%) Ruby
7 3 (2.222%) Shell Script
8 2 (1.481%) Python
8 2 (1.481%) Perl
8 2 (1.481%) PHP
Qualifications
1 29 (21.48%) ISEB
2 13 (9.630%) Degree
3 12 (8.889%) ISTQB
4 1 (0.741%) ISEB Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (32.59%) QA
2 2 (1.481%) ISO 8583
System Software
1 2 (1.481%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 12 (8.889%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 16 (11.85%) Microsoft
2 12 (8.889%) Oracle
3 3 (2.222%) HP
4 2 (1.481%) IBM
4 2 (1.481%) Borland
4 2 (1.481%) VMware
5 1 (0.741%) Citrix
Milton Keynes, Thames Valley
The Manual Tester will have web testing experience, have worked within an agile environment, be a good communicator and will be a driven individual with a passion for...
DP Connect Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 9 May 2013
Crawley, West Sussex
Test Analyst / System Tester / UAT / Performance Testing / Automated Testing / Web Based Applications / XML / HTML / Crawley / 28 - 30K + bonus + benefits required to test business change projects and web based...
Reflex Computer Recruitment
Salary: £31000 per annum + Bens + Bonus
Posted: 17 May 2013
Crawley, West Sussex
Ideally, the Web Tester will come from an extensive web testing background with knowledge of UAT, Regressing Testing and Performance Testing... Responsibilities include: The Web Tester will be...
Reflex Computer Recruitment
Salary: £26000 - £30000 per annum + Bens + Bonus
Posted: 18 May 2013
Farnborough, Hampshire
Contributing to the continual improvement of the agile development culture... Strong experience of testing within agile development teams... Good understanding and experience of HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Experience...
Thomson Local
Salary: From £35,000 to £38,000 per annum
Posted: 9 May 2013