The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Tester role in IT jobs advertised for the Stockport 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 23 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 Stockport region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Tester
Rank - 38 37
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Tester 0 2 2
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Stockport - 0.971% 1.117%
As % of the Job Titles category - 0.995% 1.143%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 2
Average salary - £21,500 £23,250
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -7.52%
UK excluding London average salary £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year
+5.26% -5.00%
All Job Titles
Stockport
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
200 201 175
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Stockport 98.52% 97.57% 97.77%
Number of salaries quoted 196 183 164
Average salary £32,500 £32,250 £28,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+0.77% +15.17%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £24,900 £19,500
10% offered a salary of more than £40,500 £37,500 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Tester
Manchester

Software Tester
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total 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 Jobs Demand Trend

Software Tester
Salary Trend

This 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 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, 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.

1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (100.00%) ISEB
1 1 (100.00%) QuickTest Pro
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting

Software Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, 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.

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) QuickTest Pro
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ISEB
Stockport, Cheshire, North West
Position: IT Software TesterLocation: Stockport, CheshireSalary: £18,000 - £25,000Main Purpose Of The Job:To conduct manual and automated functional testing on application software in system, integration and...
Net Recruit.co.uk Ltd
Salary: GBP18,000 - GBP25,000
Posted: 15 May 2013
Stockport, Cheshire
Main Purpose Of The Software Tester Job: To conduct manual and automated functional testing on application software in system, integration and regression testing... Key Responsibilities: -Analysing the requirements...
Net Recruit.co.uk Ltd
Salary: £18,000 - £25,000
Posted: 21 May 2013