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The first 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 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 currently tracked.
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3 months to 23 May 2013 |
Same period 2012 |
Same period 2011 |
| Software Tester |
| Rank |
565 |
544 |
489 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
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| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Tester |
315 |
384 |
447 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK |
0.293% |
0.318% |
0.355% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.310% |
0.336% |
0.376% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
296 |
336 |
407 |
| Average salary |
£32,000 |
£30,000 |
£30,000 |
| Average salary % change year-on-year |
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| 90% offered a salary of more than |
£24,000 |
£22,500 |
£23,500 |
| 10% offered a salary of more than |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
£40,000 |
| UK excluding London average salary |
£30,000 |
£28,500 |
£30,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
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All Job Titles UK |
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the Job Titles category |
101523 |
114414 |
118763 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK |
94.40% |
94.78% |
94.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
84418 |
98091 |
100446 |
| 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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Software Tester Jobs Demand TrendThis chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Software Tester within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
Software Tester Salary TrendThis chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Software Tester within the UK.
Software Tester Salary HistogramThis chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Tester over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 within the UK.
Software Tester 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 23 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 |
-26 |
297 |
£32,000 |
+6.66% |
| South East |
+48 |
110 |
£28,000 |
-1.75% |
| East of England |
+2 |
52 |
£32,000 |
-1.53% |
| London |
+4 |
38 |
£40,000 |
-5.88% |
| Cambridgeshire |
-1 |
32 |
£32,500 |
- |
| Surrey |
+35 |
27 |
£27,500 |
-39.22% |
| West Midlands |
-5 |
27 |
£35,000 |
+12.90% |
| West Sussex |
+17 |
26 |
£36,000 |
+48.45% |
| North West |
-45 |
24 |
£30,000 |
+5.26% |
| Cambridge |
+10 |
23 |
£32,000 |
-1.53% |
| East Midlands |
-9 |
23 |
£33,250 |
+10.83% |
| Hampshire |
+2 |
22 |
£27,500 |
- |
| City of London |
+13 |
20 |
£42,500 |
-5.55% |
| Yorkshire |
-10 |
18 |
£27,500 |
+10.00% |
| South West |
-26 |
16 |
£28,500 |
+3.63% |
| West Yorkshire |
-3 |
15 |
£24,000 |
+6.66% |
| Manchester |
-22 |
14 |
£24,500 |
-3.92% |
| Warwickshire |
+20 |
13 |
£35,000 |
- |
| Crawley |
+7 |
13 |
£28,000 |
-8.19% |
| Leicestershire |
0 |
13 |
£35,000 |
+25.00% |
| Winchester |
-4 |
12 |
£27,500 |
- |
| Oxfordshire |
-5 |
12 |
£30,000 |
+9.09% |
| Leeds |
-16 |
12 |
£25,250 |
+12.22% |
| Buckinghamshire |
-3 |
10 |
£27,500 |
-11.29% |
| Gatwick |
- |
10 |
£48,000 |
- |
| Berkshire |
+5 |
9 |
£31,000 |
-11.42% |
| Milton Keynes |
-13 |
9 |
£28,000 |
-9.67% |
| Oxford |
-12 |
8 |
£28,750 |
-28.12% |
| Scotland |
-12 |
8 |
£24,000 |
-7.69% |
| Essex |
- |
8 |
£27,500 |
- |
Software Tester Top 30 Related IT SkillsFor the 6 months to 23 May 2013, 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.
Software Tester Top Related IT Skills by CategoryFor the 6 months to 23 May 2013, 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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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
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
West Yorkshire
New role for a 2 x Software Testers to join a leading IT Security Systems Integrator and Service Provider in West Yorkshire.Key skills:-Experience within software testing (...
Salary: £25000 per annum + benefits + structured career path
Posted: 4 May 2013
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Tester, ISEB, Documentation, Technical Author, Test Script... *Write manual test scripts, where required... The ability to investigate, Test and deliver software with knowledge of Web technologies such as ...
IT Ventures
Salary: £29000 - £30000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Chesterfield, East Midlands
Software Tester/ Test Analyst - Derbyshire, East Midlands - £30kTester, ISEB, Documentation, Technical Author, Test Script.This award winning and highly successful organisation are looking for a Software Tester/Web...
IT Ventures Ltd
Salary: £29000 - £30000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 19 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Tester / Software Tester / QA Analyst ( Black & White Box, ISEB ) needed... You will be required to create testing strategies, reports test scripts and test plans... As the QA Analyst,...
IT Executive Ltd
Salary: £18000 - £34000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
North Yorkshire
You will have a proven track record in the following area's; Proven ability to work within the Scrum framework... Proven ability to test across multiple platforms including...
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: From £25,000 to £30,000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Dorking, Surrey
You'll have a minimum of 3 years of software testing, with the ability demonstrate understanding of software design techniques. Experience with Agile (Scrum) methodologies using these to...
Hamlin Knight
Salary: From £30,000 to £35,000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands
You will be part of the agile development team with a focus on engine development. You will work closely with your team, testing new web service, payment engine...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £23000 - £28000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 26 April 2013
Winchester, Hampshire
Your main testing experience will be within manual testing but any experience in automated testing would also be beneficial. The majority of the software will be written in...
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 19 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
1+ years recent experience of software testing - Recent experience of testing /developing applications based on Microsoft technologies... - Database experience using Microsoft SQL Server or other relational DB - TFS,...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: From £28,000 to £40,000 per annum Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
St. Neots, Cambridgeshire
Execution of software testing scripts. -Regression testing... Degree qualification preferred, but applicants must possess ‘A’ levels or equivalent as a minimum educational standard, be proficient in Microsoft Office...
DMS Computer Recruitment
Salary: From £20,000 to £27,000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
To apply for this role you must hold a computing related degree and ideally experience working in a software testing role, a knowledge of a scripting language such...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £20000.00 - £25000.00 per annum + Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 21 May 2013
Newcastle upon Tyne, North East
To apply for this role you must hold a computing related degree and ideally experience working in a software testing role, a knowledge of a scripting language such...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £20000.00 - £25000.00 per annum + Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 22 May 2013
Hampshire
The Graduate Test Engineer will: *Develop test plans, procedures and schedules in support of systems *Translate system and/or subsystem requirements into test procedures *Coordinate system and/or...
LA International
Salary: £18000 - £26000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Durham, County Durham
Test in multiple browsers - Understanding of W3C accessibility principles - Knowledge in load testing and other automated testing software (selenium, visual studio test professional, HP QuickTest Professional etc..) - An...
Concept Personnel
Salary: From £20,000 to £40,000 per annum Negotiable to find the right candida
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Job Description: Our client makes products for Windows, Web, and SOAP clients, using C#, C++, and JavaScript languages and the Microsoft .NET platform and SQL Server database... ISTQB-...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
The Role Working alongside the test team, you will be tasked with a number of roles including: - Direct software testing (manual or automation scripts provided) - Ensure consistent test...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £32000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Essex, South East
We are looking for a Test Lead to join PDD's Customer Technology division whose objective is to constantly improve, enhance and maintain the Set Top Box (STB)...
British Sky Broadcasting
Posted: 22 May 2013
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
To apply for this role you must have at least 1-2 years experience in a software testing role, a knowledge of a scripting language such as C#,...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £20000.00 - £25000.00 per annum + Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 16 May 2013
Newcastle upon Tyne, North East
To apply for this role you must have at least 1-2 years experience in a software testing role, a knowledge of a scripting language such as C#,...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £20000.00 - £25000.00 per annum + Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 17 May 2013
Guildford, Surrey
Manual testing client-server based applications... About the Client and Role: Applications are developed with MS Windows technology including C++, C#, ASP.Net, HTTP, XML. Databases are mainly...
KV Recruitment
Salary: £28000 - £32000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
London
Track defects to successful validation via SharePoint (MOSS)... Key skills needed are: MS Office, Application Testing on a Windows & MAC platform, Web Application Testing (across multiple browsers) and...
Nationwide People Ltd
Salary: £235 - 255 Per Day
Posted: 22 May 2013
London
Central London £25,000 - £40,000 + benefits A market leading Financial Trading Software House requires a Junior Software Tester to help expand their team as a result of...
Informatiq Consulting
Salary: £25,000 - £40,000 + package
Posted: 16 May 2013
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Key Skills: Software, Tester, Test, Analyst, Web, Windows, win, ISEB, ISQTB, Manual, Automated, Ranorex, C#, .Net, Visual Studio, boundary testing, regression testing, stress testing A leading software house...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £20000 - £30000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Crawley, West Sussex
Ideally, the Web Tester will come from an extensive web testing background with knowledge of UAT, Regressing Testing and Performance Testing... Responsibilities include: The Web Tester will be...
Reflex Computer Recruitment
Salary: £26000 - £30000 per annum + Bens + Bonus
Posted: 18 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
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
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: 22 May 2013
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
The Role Working alongside the automation test team, you will be tasked with a number of roles including: - Writing C# test automation solutions - Assisting manual testing team - Liaising...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £37000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Practical experience of Test Tools (ie QACenter, Loadrunner etc) and Frameworks (ie Junit, Easymock etc) Familiarity of Quality standards ISO9001, CMMI and certification in ISEB. Some SQL experience,...
Actis Recruitment.
Salary: From £24,000 to £30,000 per annum + excellent bonus + bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
Manchester, Cheshire, Lancashire, Merseyside,...
The Software Tester will be responsible for planning, scripting, and executing system, acceptance , deployment and non-functional testing of software applications.SOFTWARE TESTER - SKILLSThe Software Tester / Test Consultant...
Actis Recruitment Ltd
Salary: to £30,000 + excellent bonus + bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
City of London
The successful Software Developer in Test / Technical Tester / Automation Tester will have a strong ability in OO Java Development... The successful The Software Developer in Test (SDET) / Technical...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary: £50000.00 - £65000.00 per annum
Posted: 4 May 2013
City of London
The successful Software Developer in Test / Technical Tester / Automation Tester will have a strong ability in OO Java Development... The successful The Software Developer in Test (SDET) / Technical...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary: £50000.00 - £70000.00 per annum + benefits
Posted: 11 May 2013
London
Tester / Software Tester / QA Tester / QA Analyst GAIN SOFTWARE TESTING EXPERIENCE IN THE FINANCIAL SECTORTesters who have worked to test APIs / Web Services are urgently needed to work...
NFP Group Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 11 May 2013
City, London
Company Profile: Nestled in the heart of Mayfair, our client is an established and exceptionally successful specialist commodity investment manager specialising in derivatives trading in crude oil and...
Give-A-Grad-A-Go Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + bonus
Posted: 26 April 2013
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
Desktop Software Testing. on Windows with some Solaris 10, RHEL-5 UNIX Linux and Windows-7 basic administrative experience... Programming skills with Python, Perl and XML are desirable.
Go IT Recruitment Ltd
Salary: From £24,000 to £28,000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
I am recruiting for a number of Senior and Principal Software Testers to join a leading blue chip organisation based in West YorkshireKey Skills:-Automation and/or Manual...
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + benefits + bonus
Posted: 4 May 2013
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Commutable from Swindon, Cheltenham, Gloucester and Worcester this is an ideal position for a Software Tester with manual test experience looking to get into test automation and join...
IT Connections
Salary: £26,000-£28,000
Posted: 20 May 2013
Solihull, West Midlands (County)
At least 4 years solid Automation experience in a tool such as QTP, Rational Robot, Compuware TestPartner or Rational Functional Tester ?At least 2 years development experience in...
Next Move IT
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
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