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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Software Testing skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Testing over the 3 months to 22 May 2012 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category.
| Software Testing |
| 3 months to
22 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 189 | 191 | 215 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +2 | +24 |
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| Matching permanent IT job ads | 1622 | 1567 | 943 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK | 1.345 % | 1.278 % | 0.988 % |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.824 % | 1.755 % | 1.395 % |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1395 | 1233 | 757 |
| Average salary | £35,500 | £35,000 | £32,500 |
| Average salary % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of jobs offered a salary of more than | £26,000 | £25,000 | £22,500 |
| 10% of jobs offered a salary of more than | £55,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| UK excluding London average salary | £34,000 | £32,500 | £30,000 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category | 88915 | 89289 | 67609 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK | 73.73 % | 72.82 % | 70.81 % |
| Number of salaries quoted | 75522 | 74773 | 55328 |
| Average salary | £47,000 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| Average salary % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of jobs offered a salary of more than | £30,000 | £30,000 | £29,000 |
| 10% of jobs offered a salary of more than | £75,000 | £77,500 | £75,000 |
| UK excluding London average salary | £41,000 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Demand TrendThe chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Software Testing within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.
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Salary TrendThe chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Software Testing within the UK.
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Salary HistogramThe chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Testing over the 3 months to 22 May 2012 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 Testing within the UK over the 3 months to 22 May 2012. 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 |  -11 | 1530 | £36,000 | +2.85 % |
| London | -38 | 477 | £45,000 | +3.44 % |
| South East | +2 | 374 | £40,000 | +8.25 % |
| South West | +29 | 206 | £34,000 | +13.33 % |
| East of England | -24 | 164 | £32,000 | -8.57 % |
| Yorkshire | +49 | 134 | £34,000 | +33.33 % |
| Surrey | +4 | 129 | £45,000 | +12.50 % |
| West Yorkshire | +45 | 102 | £34,000 | +22.52 % |
| City of London | +14 | 99 | £45,000 | - |
| Berkshire | -21 | 91 | £39,250 | -7.64 % |
| Cambridgeshire | -20 | 82 | £32,000 | -11.11 % |
| Leeds | +27 | 78 | £35,000 | +45.83 % |
| Bristol | +46 | 75 | £33,000 | -7.04 % |
| Hampshire | +1 | 72 | £35,000 | +14.75 % |
| Gloucestershire | +6 | 63 | £34,000 | +21.42 % |
| North West | -15 | 61 | £30,000 | -6.25 % |
| Cambridge | -28 | 58 | £32,250 | -10.41 % |
| West Midlands | -38 | 58 | £30,000 | -4.76 % |
| Scotland | +19 | 55 | £40,000 | +33.33 % |
| Gloucester | +15 | 48 | £34,000 | -18.07 % |
| East Midlands | -8 | 46 | £32,250 | +2.38 % |
| Cheshire | +14 | 37 | £30,000 | -7.69 % |
| Wiltshire | +6 | 34 | £35,000 | +9.37 % |
| Reading | -16 | 34 | £38,750 | -8.82 % |
| Hertfordshire | -3 | 31 | £34,000 | -2.85 % |
| Cheltenham | +7 | 29 | £34,000 | +38.77 % |
| Southampton | -15 | 29 | £30,000 | -2.43 % |
| Nottinghamshire | +24 | 28 | £32,500 | -15.58 % |
| Nottingham | +17 | 27 | £32,500 | -15.58 % |
| Stroud |  - | 27 | £34,000 | - |
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Top 30 Related IT SkillsFor the 6 months to 22 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK citing Software Testing also 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 that cited Software Testing.
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Top Related IT Skills by CategoryFor the 6 months to 22 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK citing Software Testing also 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 that cited Software Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.
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