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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Tester role in IT jobs within the Suffolk 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
Rank-84
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads08
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.857 %
Salaries quoted08
Average minimum salary-£25,000
Average salary-£28,063
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary-£31,125
UK excluding London average salary£29,173£29,267
% change on same period last year-0.32 %
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Suffolk
Matching permanent IT job ads535934
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.358 %0.417 %
Salaries quoted434784
Average minimum salary£31,259£34,674
Average salary£34,505£38,954
% change on same period last year-11.42 %
Average maximum salary£37,752£43,234
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,074
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Software Tester East of EnglandSoftware Tester
East of 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 Suffolk region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk Software Tester Salary Trend

Software Tester
Top 27 Related IT Skills

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

14 (57.14 %)ISEB
14 (57.14 %)Automated Testing
14 (57.14 %)Data Protection Act
14 (57.14 %)Data Protection
23 (42.86 %)QA
23 (42.86 %)Java
32 (28.57 %)PHP
32 (28.57 %)WinRunner
32 (28.57 %)QuickTest Pro
32 (28.57 %)LoadRunner
32 (28.57 %)Internet
32 (28.57 %)IBM
32 (28.57 %)Finance
32 (28.57 %)Health
32 (28.57 %)Ruby
32 (28.57 %)Software Testing
32 (28.57 %)Performance Testing
32 (28.57 %)C
41 (14.29 %)Insurance
41 (14.29 %)Integration Testing
41 (14.29 %)Test Scripting
41 (14.29 %)System Testing
41 (14.29 %)Degree
41 (14.29 %)Microsoft
41 (14.29 %).NET
41 (14.29 %)MS Excel
41 (14.29 %)Data Mapping

Software Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (14.29 %).NET
Suffolk IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (14.29 %)MS Excel
Suffolk IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (28.57 %)Internet
Suffolk IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (28.57 %)WinRunner
12 (28.57 %)QuickTest Pro
12 (28.57 %)LoadRunner
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (28.57 %)Finance
12 (28.57 %)Health
21 (14.29 %)Insurance
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (57.14 %)Data Protection Act
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (57.14 %)Automated Testing
14 (57.14 %)Data Protection
22 (28.57 %)Software Testing
22 (28.57 %)Performance Testing
31 (14.29 %)Integration Testing
31 (14.29 %)Test Scripting
31 (14.29 %)System Testing
31 (14.29 %)Data Mapping
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (42.86 %)Java
22 (28.57 %)PHP
22 (28.57 %)Ruby
22 (28.57 %)C
Suffolk IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (57.14 %)ISEB
21 (14.29 %)Degree
Suffolk IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (42.86 %)QA
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (28.57 %)IBM
21 (14.29 %)Microsoft