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The first table below looks at the demand for the QA Tester role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited QA Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 21 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 currently tracked.
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3 months to 21 May 2013 |
Same period 2012 |
Same period 2011 |
| Quality Assurance Tester |
| Rank |
658 |
609 |
688 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
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| Permanent jobs requiring a QA Tester |
204 |
294 |
185 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK |
0.188% |
0.243% |
0.152% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.199% |
0.256% |
0.161% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
189 |
273 |
158 |
| Average salary |
£35,000 |
£35,000 |
£35,000 |
| 90% offered a salary of more than |
£25,000 |
£27,500 |
£25,000 |
| 10% offered a salary of more than |
£47,500 |
£50,000 |
£48,250 |
| UK excluding London average salary |
£34,000 |
£32,500 |
£29,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
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All Job Titles UK |
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the Job Titles category |
102582 |
114838 |
114977 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK |
94.43% |
94.76% |
94.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
85352 |
98508 |
97090 |
| Average salary |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
| 90% offered a salary of more than |
£26,500 |
£27,500 |
£26,500 |
| 10% offered a salary of more than |
£67,500 |
£72,500 |
£70,000 |
| UK excluding London average salary |
£38,000 |
£38,000 |
£37,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
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QA Tester Jobs Demand TrendThis chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing QA Tester within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
QA Tester Salary TrendThis chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing QA Tester within the UK.
QA Tester Salary HistogramThis chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing QA Tester over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 within the UK.
QA Tester Top 30 Job LocationsThe table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Tester within the UK over the 3 months to 21 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 |
| England |
-71 |
197 |
£37,000 |
+5.71% |
| London |
-23 |
85 |
£45,000 |
+28.57% |
| South East |
-45 |
37 |
£30,000 |
-11.76% |
| South West |
+6 |
22 |
£34,000 |
+13.33% |
| Yorkshire |
-1 |
22 |
£40,000 |
+6.66% |
| West Yorkshire |
-1 |
20 |
£40,000 |
+5.26% |
| Leeds |
-6 |
18 |
£40,000 |
+5.26% |
| West Midlands |
-10 |
14 |
£37,000 |
+55.78% |
| Oxfordshire |
-12 |
13 |
£25,000 |
-23.07% |
| East of England |
-8 |
12 |
£34,000 |
-9.33% |
| City of London |
-12 |
11 |
£50,000 |
+25.00% |
| Hampshire |
+4 |
10 |
£29,500 |
+7.27% |
| Berkshire |
-12 |
10 |
£32,500 |
-4.41% |
| Somerset |
0 |
7 |
£35,000 |
+8.94% |
| Oxford |
-9 |
7 |
£30,000 |
-17.24% |
| Dorset |
- |
7 |
£27,500 |
- |
| Bath |
-1 |
6 |
£35,000 |
+8.94% |
| Bristol |
-7 |
6 |
£33,000 |
-17.50% |
| Birmingham |
-10 |
6 |
£21,500 |
-9.47% |
| Norwich |
- |
6 |
£34,500 |
- |
| Wallingford |
- |
6 |
£23,000 |
- |
| Norfolk |
- |
6 |
£34,500 |
- |
| Warwickshire |
- |
6 |
£37,000 |
- |
| Newbury |
-2 |
5 |
£32,500 |
-4.41% |
| Leamington Spa |
- |
5 |
£37,000 |
- |
| Kenilworth |
- |
5 |
£37,000 |
- |
| Redditch |
- |
5 |
£37,000 |
- |
| Stratford-upon-Avon |
- |
5 |
£37,000 |
- |
| Warwick |
- |
5 |
£37,000 |
- |
| Worcestershire |
- |
5 |
£37,000 |
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QA Tester Top 30 Related IT SkillsFor the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited QA 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 QA Tester in their job title.
QA Tester Top Related IT Skills by CategoryFor the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited QA 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 QA Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.
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City, London
Leading .com International Online Finance brand are rapidly expanding and seeking QA Testers. Looking for QA Testers asap for offices in Soho. Excellent packages on offer!! Here you...
JP Specialist Contracts
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + + Contract Opportunities
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bedfordshire
Ideally you will be ISEB qualified, have a proven record of delivery within testing and 2-5 years QA / testing experience with both manual and automated testing practices.
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + Pension, Bonus
Posted: 16 May 2013
London
They are looking for a Senior QA Tester who has extensive experience testing web based applications and who is familiar with web technologies such as MySQL, Javascript and...
Hydrogen Group
Salary: £40000.00 - £55000.00 per annum + shares + bonus + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
London
They are looking for a Senior QA Tester who has extensive experience testing web based applications and who is familiar with web technologies such as MySQL, Javascript and...
Hydrogen Group
Salary: £45000.00 - £50000.00 per annum + shares + bonus + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
London
Senior/Lead QA Tester, start up, Central London, £45-50k per annum Hydrogen's start up client has a new and exciting requirement for a Senior or Lead...
Hydrogen Group
Salary: £45000.00 - £55000.00 per annum + bonus + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
London
Job Role: QA Tester / C# Test Automation EngineerLocation: London, Central LondonSalary: £30k to £35k + share optionsQA Tester / C# Test Automation Engineer (Junior / Graduate). Outstanding opportunity for a bright,...
Client Server
Salary: £30k to £35k + share options
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bedford, Bedfordshire
2+ years Quality Assurance/Software Testing experience... Keywords: Quality Assurance Analyst, Software Tester, Test Analyst, QA Analyst, Quality Tester, Quality Assurance Analyst - Manual and Automated Web Applications (C#...
Go IT Recruitment Ltd
Salary: From £22,000 to £30,000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
The successful candidate will have knowledge of setting up/maintaining test data and environments, experience with automation testing with open source tools such as Cucumber or Webdriver and...
Hydrogen Group
Salary: £50000 per annum + bonus + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
South West London
An experienced QA Tester / Automation Engineer is required to join the development team, to take ownership of the development and maintenance of the core testing infrastructure... This is...
Blue Glue
Salary: From £45,000 to £55,000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
London
This pioneering provider of imagery software and services to the leisure and tourism industry is looking for a talented QA tester to join their team based in London...
Futureheads Recruitment Ltd
Salary: From £25,000 to £30,000 per annum DOE
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
Job Role: Graduate Python Developer / TesterLocation: LondonSalary: £25k to £30k + benefitsPython Developer / QA Tester / Automated Testing (Graduate / Junior). Global leading provider of digital animation software used by major...
Client Server
Salary: £25k to £30k + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Central London / West End
Python Developer / QA Tester / Automated Testing (Graduate / Junior). Global leading provider of digital animation software used by major film companies is seeking bright, enthusiastic Graduate Software Tester / Python...
Client Server
Salary: £25k to £30k + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
London
A Microsoft Gold Partner is looking for a QA Consultant to join the team; the successful candidate must have worked on client facing projects and is happy to...
Testing Circle Ltd
Salary: From £45,000 to £48,000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Provide quality assurance leadership within the team... -Contribute to the continuous improvement process... -Basic understanding of relational databases and SQL... -Working knowledge of SQL... -Foundation ISEB qualification desirable.
1st Choice Computer Appointments Ltd
Salary: competitive salary and excellent benefits package
Posted: 17 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Bristol - Permanent Web Tester / QA needed for a leading company in Bristol... Skills: Test analysis, system functional testing, regression testing, system integration testing. HTML and CSS3. Good understanding...
Experis IT
Salary: £20000 - £27000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Bristol, Chippenham, Gloucester, Bath, Swindon,...
Senior QA Automation Tester, Web Application Testing, £30-42,000 plus great benefits, Bristol (City Centre)... - In depth experience of automated test tools suitable for testing web based...
XIST4 Recruitment
Salary: £35-42,000 + Bens
Posted: 13 May 2013
Newbury, Thames Valley
Strong understanding of technical documentation review and requirements analysis. Understanding of quality process models and methodologies such as ISO, IEEE and ISEB Key responsibilities: Creating detailed Test Plans...
Satigo
Salary: £3000 - £3500 per annum + Benefit
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Because of steady repeat business and a healthy order book they are looking to hire a talented QA Software Tester with significant industry experience. Working with some of...
North Point Recruitment
Salary: £28000 - £38000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
QA Tester Mobile Tester,Manual Testing, cucumber,SQl, Test automation tools. Jira,Test Track Pro,ISEB,ISTQB, 25-30k London. I'm looking for mobile with a client/...
J-Com
Salary: £25000 - 30000 Per Annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
London
TDD/BDD experience is also highly desirable... Ideally candidates will have solid experience developing automation tests and harness using tools such as Cucumber, RSpec and have experience programming...
Hydrogen Group
Salary: £40000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + bonus + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
London
Candidates must have experience building automation frameworks from scratch using open source testing tools such as Selenium WebDriver or Cucumber JVM... BDD/TDD is also nice to have...
Hydrogen Group
Salary: £40000.00 - £55000.00 per annum + bonus + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Newbury, Berkshire
ISEB Foundation in Software Testing accreditation is preferred... Strong understanding of technical documentation review and requirements analysis. Able to work with technologies such as HTML, XML, SQL and...
Applause IT Innovation
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + +Great Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Central London / West End
Requirements for QA Tester / Java Test Automation: Automation testing, with experience of designing, developing and using Automation Frameworks (such as JUnit, JBehave, Robot Framework, Cucumber, Fitnesse, Test Complete)...
Client Server
Salary: £40k to £45k + bonus + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
London
Job Role: Test Automation Engineer / Java Test DeveloperLocation: Central LondonSalary: £40k to £45k + bonus + benefitsQA Tester / Java Test Automation / Test Developer. Global leading software house that produce algorithmic...
Client Server
Salary: £40k to £45k + bonus + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Sheffield, Yorkshire
Their portfolio spans solutions for ERP, finance, HR, Payroll, warehousing, business intelligence, professional service automation and manufacturing... Tester Job Role To work as an integral member of the...
1st Choice Jobs
Salary: Competitive salary and excellent benefits package
Posted: 3 May 2013
London
The role will suit either a graduate with a year of SQL experience or someone with around 1-2 years experience working with Microsoft, SQL Server and analytics,...
Venturi
Salary: £21000 - £25000 per annum + 10% bonus / Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Stafford, Staffordshire
Quality Assurance Engineer - Software tester - QA Analyst - ISEB... Experience across QA - functional testing, automation, manual testing. ISEB Foundation. Desirable: Experience with SQL Server Analysis Services, SQL Server Reporting...
Deanslist Limited
Salary: From £25,000 to £32,000 per annum + bonus + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
South East London
Understanding of networking TCP/IP and SQL Server. Experience with a scripting or programming language (C#, C++, Java, Python, Ruby) This is an excellent opportunity to establish your...
Client Server
Salary: £35k to £40k + bonus (c15%) + benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
London
As a QA Test Analyst / Technical Tester you will test newly developed software, existing software upgrades and deployments to ensure quality is maintained; including manual testing (exploratory, negative...
Client Server
Salary: £35k to £40k + bonus (c15%) + benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
London
You will define the QA and test processes including building continuous integration processes (Hudson, Jenkins); an automated test framework (Selenium or similar) and develop test scripts within a...
Client Server
Salary: £45k to £55k + benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
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