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The table below looks at the demand for the Tester role in IT jobs across the UK 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.
| Tester |
| 3 months to
10 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 181 | 138 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -43 |
| Matching permanent IT job ads | 1881 | 3422 |
| As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled | 1.089 % | 1.473 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.210 % | 1.584 % |
| Salaries quoted | 1624 | 2733 |
| Average minimum salary | £31,467 | £30,660 |
| Average salary | £34,405 | £33,340 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.19 % |
| Average maximum salary | £37,343 | £36,021 |
| UK excluding London average salary | £32,050 | £31,630 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.32 % |
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| Matching permanent IT job ads | 155435 | 216039 |
| As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled | 89.98 % | 92.97 % |
| Salaries quoted | 129673 | 172751 |
| Average minimum salary | £39,078 | £40,596 |
| Average salary | £42,746 | £44,398 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.72 % |
| Average maximum salary | £46,414 | £48,200 |
| UK excluding London average salary | £38,208 | £39,261 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.68 % |
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Demand TrendThe chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing 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 Tester within the UK.
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Salary HistogramThe chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Tester over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 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 Tester within the UK over the 3 months to 10 October 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.
| Location | Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Last | Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads | Average Salary
Last 3 Months | Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year |
| England | -55 | 1743 | £34,434 | +3.27 % |
| London | -32 | 683 | £38,879 | +4.93 % |
| South East | -77 | 311 | £32,659 | -1.91 % |
| North West | -13 | 200 | £30,606 | +3.04 % |
| East of England | -45 | 152 | £33,184 | +0.99 % |
| City of London | -33 | 140 | £39,523 | +1.26 % |
| South West | -53 | 125 | £33,661 | +17.02 % |
| West Midlands |  +21 | 125 | £30,682 | +0.14 % |
| Surrey | -45 | 103 | £30,299 | -10.58 % |
| Cheshire | -6 | 89 | £34,068 | +20.39 % |
| Cambridgeshire | +4 | 80 | £31,530 | +4.40 % |
| Wales | +48 | 78 | £31,127 | -3.33 % |
| East Midlands | -27 | 77 | £30,416 | -0.10 % |
| Yorkshire | -61 | 76 | £26,917 | -10.69 % |
| Cambridge | +10 | 73 | £31,318 | +4.86 % |
| South Wales | +43 | 72 | £31,176 | -3.76 % |
| Manchester | -31 | 64 | £27,924 | -9.73 % |
| Hertfordshire | -30 | 58 | £37,295 | +6.34 % |
| Cardiff | +35 | 52 | £29,692 | -9.60 % |
| Scotland | -12 | 51 | £39,330 | +27.32 % |
| Bristol | -40 | 43 | £33,561 | +14.51 % |
| Berkshire | -112 | 43 | £37,553 | +3.89 % |
| Hampshire | -44 | 42 | £27,475 | -4.09 % |
| Oxfordshire | -21 | 41 | £33,200 | +13.23 % |
| West Yorkshire | -51 | 40 | £25,775 | -14.32 % |
| Lancashire | +13 | 38 | £27,810 | +1.28 % |
| Warrington | -14 | 36 | £35,600 | +21.78 % |
| Gloucestershire | -30 | 36 | £35,300 | +28.25 % |
| Leeds | -33 | 31 | £27,879 | -6.41 % |
| Somerset | -19 | 29 | £33,483 | +23.09 % |
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Top 30 Related IT SkillsFor the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.
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Top Related IT Skills by CategoryFor the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.
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