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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Tester role in IT jobs within the Stockport region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Tester
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4649
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching permanent IT job ads13
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.361 %1.056 %
Salaries quoted13
Average minimum salary£18,000£26,667
Average salary£20,000£27,500
% change on same period last year-27.27 %
Average maximum salary£22,000£28,333
UK excluding London average salary£29,173£29,267
% change on same period last year-0.32 %
Stockport IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Stockport
Matching permanent IT job ads277284
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.185 %0.127 %
Salaries quoted260261
Average minimum salary£27,111£24,541
Average salary£30,166£27,933
% change on same period last year+7.99 %
Average maximum salary£33,222£31,326
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,074
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Software Tester ManchesterSoftware Tester
Manchester

Software Tester
Demand Trend

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

Stockport 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 Stockport region.

Stockport Software Tester Salary Trend

Software Tester
Top 4 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Stockport 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.

11 (100.00 %)SQL
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
11 (100.00 %)ISEB

Software Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Stockport 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.

Stockport IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Stockport IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)SQL
Stockport IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)ISEB
Stockport IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Oracle