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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for the Software Tester role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. 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 9 February 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.
| Software Tester |
| 3 months to
9 Feb 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 489 | 476 | 443 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -13 | -33 |
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| Matching permanent IT job ads | 180 | 279 | 661 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK | 0.229 % | 0.276 % | 0.327 % |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.245 % | 0.296 % | 0.347 % |
| Salaries quoted | 155 | 243 | 586 |
| Average salary | £30,000 | £29,500 | £30,000 |
| Average salary % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of jobs offered a salary of more than | £23,500 | £22,000 | £23,500 |
| 10% of jobs offered a salary of more than | £37,500 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| UK excluding London average salary | £28,000 | £28,022 | £30,000 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category | 73513 | 94340 | 190321 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK | 93.36 % | 93.34 % | 94.18 % |
| Salaries quoted | 60857 | 79289 | 154271 |
| Average salary | £40,000 | £38,500 | £40,000 |
| Average salary % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of jobs offered a salary of more than | £25,000 | £25,000 | £25,000 |
| 10% of jobs offered a salary of more than | £72,500 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| UK excluding London average salary | £35,000 | £35,000 | £35,000 |
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Demand TrendThe chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Software Tester within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
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Salary TrendThe chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Software Tester within the UK.
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Salary HistogramThe chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Tester over the 3 months to 9 February 2010 within the UK.
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Top 30 Job LocationsThe table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Tester within the UK over the 3 months to 9 February 2010. 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 | 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 | -16 | 169 | £30,000 | +1.69 % |
| South East |  +25 | 38 | £27,750 | -4.63 % |
| London | -24 | 35 | £35,000 | -12.50 % |
| West Midlands | +23 | 25 | £32,000 | +42.22 % |
| East of England | +49 | 22 | £27,500 | -21.42 % |
| Hampshire | +45 | 22 | £27,500 | -3.50 % |
| North West | +44 | 19 | £32,000 | +12.28 % |
| Cambridgeshire | +17 | 17 | £27,500 | -21.42 % |
| Staffordshire | +16 | 17 | £32,000 | +42.22 % |
| Cambridge | +12 | 17 | £27,500 | -12.00 % |
| East Midlands | +28 | 14 | £24,250 | -25.38 % |
| South West | +13 | 13 | £25,000 | -15.25 % |
| Nottinghamshire | +29 | 12 | £24,250 | +1.04 % |
| Cheshire | +13 | 12 | £32,000 | +9.40 % |
| Nottingham | +25 | 10 | £23,500 | -2.08 % |
| Surrey | +10 | 9 | £32,500 | +12.84 % |
| City of London | -15 | 9 | £35,000 | -12.50 % |
| Bristol | +27 | 7 | £25,000 | -15.25 % |
| Chertsey | +9 | 7 | £30,000 | +5.26 % |
| Winchester | -3 | 7 | £28,500 | -5.00 % |
| Newport | +22 | 6 | £25,500 | - |
| South Wales |  0 | 6 | £25,500 | - |
| Wales | 0 | 6 | £25,500 | -15.00 % |
| Stoke-on-Trent | +7 | 5 | £28,000 | +27.27 % |
| Gosport |  - | 5 | £25,000 | - |
| Scotland | - | 5 | £37,500 | - |
| Manchester | +27 | 4 | £34,500 | +6.15 % |
| Warrington | +22 | 4 | £32,500 | +11.11 % |
| Berkshire | +20 | 4 | £34,000 | +13.33 % |
| Yorkshire | -11 | 4 | £24,500 | -10.90 % |
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Top 30 Related IT SkillsFor the 6 months to 9 February 2010, IT jobs within the UK 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.
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Top Related IT Skills by CategoryFor the 6 months to 9 February 2010, IT jobs within the UK 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.
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