Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the 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 Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Tester
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6578
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching permanent IT job ads214
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.374 %1.499 %
Salaries quoted113
Average minimum salary£26,000£25,538
Average salary£31,000£28,346
% change on same period last year+9.36 %
Average maximum salary£36,000£31,154
UK excluding London average salary£32,477£31,727
% change on same period last year+2.36 %
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 %
Tester East of EnglandTester
East of England

Tester
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk Tester Demand Trend

Tester
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Tester across the Suffolk region.

Suffolk Tester Salary Trend

Tester
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Tester within the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
IpswichUp+141£31,000+63.15 %
Tester East of EnglandTester
East of England

Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk region that cited 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 Tester in their job title.

16 (50.00 %)ISEB
25 (41.67 %)Finance
25 (41.67 %)Automated Testing
25 (41.67 %)QA
34 (33.33 %)Data Protection
34 (33.33 %)Data Protection Act
43 (25.00 %)Performance Testing
43 (25.00 %)Health
43 (25.00 %)QuickTest Pro
43 (25.00 %)Java
43 (25.00 %).NET
52 (16.67 %)PHP
52 (16.67 %)C
52 (16.67 %)LoadRunner
52 (16.67 %)Internet
52 (16.67 %)WinRunner
52 (16.67 %)IBM
52 (16.67 %)Microsoft
52 (16.67 %)Degree
52 (16.67 %)Ruby
52 (16.67 %)Software Testing
52 (16.67 %)Integration Testing
52 (16.67 %)Test Scripting
52 (16.67 %)User Acceptance Testing
61 (8.333 %)Data Mapping
61 (8.333 %)ASP.NET 2.0
61 (8.333 %)System Testing
61 (8.333 %)Pensions
61 (8.333 %)Project Planning
61 (8.333 %)Regression Testing

Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk region that cited 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 Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (25.00 %).NET
21 (8.333 %)ASP.NET
21 (8.333 %)ASP.NET 2.0
21 (8.333 %)HTML
Suffolk IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (8.333 %)MS Excel
Suffolk IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (16.67 %)Internet
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (8.333 %)SQL Server
Suffolk IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (25.00 %)QuickTest Pro
22 (16.67 %)LoadRunner
22 (16.67 %)WinRunner
31 (8.333 %)TestDirector
31 (8.333 %)Flash
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (41.67 %)Finance
23 (25.00 %)Health
31 (8.333 %)Insurance
31 (8.333 %)Pensions
31 (8.333 %)Education
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (33.33 %)Data Protection Act
21 (8.333 %)W3C
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (41.67 %)Automated Testing
24 (33.33 %)Data Protection
33 (25.00 %)Performance Testing
42 (16.67 %)Integration Testing
42 (16.67 %)Test Scripting
42 (16.67 %)Software Testing
42 (16.67 %)User Acceptance Testing
51 (8.333 %)Project Planning
51 (8.333 %)Data Mapping
51 (8.333 %)System Testing
51 (8.333 %)E-Commerce
51 (8.333 %)Configuration Management
51 (8.333 %)Project Management
51 (8.333 %)Regression Testing
51 (8.333 %)Agile Software Development
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (25.00 %)Java
22 (16.67 %)PHP
22 (16.67 %)Ruby
22 (16.67 %)C
Suffolk IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (50.00 %)ISEB
22 (16.67 %)Degree
Suffolk IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (41.67 %)QA
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (16.67 %)IBM
12 (16.67 %)Microsoft