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The first table below looks at the demand for the Tester role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. 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 24 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 24 May 2013 |
Same period 2012 |
Same period 2011 |
| Tester |
| Rank |
243 |
176 |
181 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
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| Permanent jobs requiring a Tester |
1222 |
1785 |
1698 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK |
1.131% |
1.479% |
1.365% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.198% |
1.560% |
1.449% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1025 |
1570 |
1470 |
| Average salary |
£35,000 |
£35,000 |
£35,000 |
| 90% offered a salary of more than |
£24,500 |
£25,000 |
£25,000 |
| 10% offered a salary of more than |
£52,500 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| UK excluding London average salary |
£32,500 |
£32,500 |
£32,500 |
All Job Titles UK |
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the Job Titles category |
102035 |
114410 |
117207 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK |
94.41% |
94.80% |
94.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
84835 |
98106 |
99148 |
| 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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Tester Jobs Demand TrendThis chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Tester within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
Tester Salary TrendThis chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Tester within the UK.
Tester Salary HistogramThis chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Tester over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 within the UK.
Tester 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 24 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 |
-60 |
1159 |
£35,000 |
- |
| London |
-78 |
387 |
£42,500 |
- |
| South East |
-26 |
271 |
£30,500 |
-12.85% |
| East of England |
-30 |
117 |
£32,500 |
- |
| Yorkshire |
+15 |
115 |
£35,000 |
+16.66% |
| West Yorkshire |
+32 |
105 |
£35,000 |
+20.68% |
| City of London |
-45 |
95 |
£55,000 |
+29.41% |
| North West |
-34 |
83 |
£32,500 |
+8.33% |
| Leeds |
+11 |
74 |
£35,000 |
+11.11% |
| Surrey |
-14 |
70 |
£27,500 |
-47.61% |
| West Midlands |
-17 |
68 |
£35,000 |
+11.11% |
| South West |
-64 |
60 |
£34,000 |
+13.33% |
| West Sussex |
+19 |
51 |
£30,750 |
+2.50% |
| East Midlands |
-6 |
46 |
£33,250 |
+7.25% |
| Hertfordshire |
+18 |
45 |
£37,500 |
- |
| Hampshire |
-12 |
45 |
£27,500 |
-1.78% |
| Cambridgeshire |
-8 |
41 |
£32,500 |
- |
| Manchester |
-22 |
39 |
£30,000 |
+17.64% |
| Berkshire |
-65 |
32 |
£32,500 |
-7.14% |
| Cambridge |
-8 |
31 |
£32,000 |
-1.53% |
| Scotland |
-31 |
28 |
£44,000 |
+22.22% |
| Cheshire |
-37 |
28 |
£33,000 |
-5.71% |
| Crawley |
+17 |
27 |
£28,000 |
-8.19% |
| Oxfordshire |
-16 |
26 |
£30,000 |
-14.28% |
| Warwickshire |
+12 |
20 |
£37,000 |
-7.50% |
| Buckinghamshire |
-4 |
20 |
£32,250 |
-0.76% |
| Bristol |
-12 |
20 |
£35,000 |
-7.89% |
| North East |
+8 |
19 |
£27,500 |
-11.29% |
| Tyne and Wear |
+1 |
19 |
£27,500 |
-11.29% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne |
-3 |
19 |
£27,500 |
-11.29% |
Tester Top 30 Related IT SkillsFor the 6 months to 24 May 2013, 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.
Tester Top Related IT Skills by CategoryFor the 6 months to 24 May 2013, 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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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: 23 May 2013
London
We are looking for experienced Automation Testers to join our Testing practice to develop robust manual and automated test scripts on a variety of projects... Sogeti UK is...
Sogeti
Salary: Excellent salary plus flexible benefits
Posted: 9 May 2013
Newport, Gwent
Manual execution of test scripts... Participates in QA Team and project meetings... ISEB foundation in software testing or similar accreditation desirable. Manual testing experience is essential with Automated...
Integrity IT Solutions
Salary: From £25,000 to £30,000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
London
The position is for an experienced Test Analyst with a strong Testing background including a wide range of technical skills including Selenium, QTP, Java scripts, XML, SQL together...
Michael Rothstein
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 per year
Posted: 29 April 2013
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
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Automation/Tester/Agile/QA/Harrogate/Selenium/QTP/Loadrunner/Cucumber... You will have an excellent knowledge of automated test tools ( Selenium, QTP, Loadrunner, Cucumber etc ) to work on their...
AMsource Technology
Salary: From £30,000 to £40,000 per annum
Posted: 24 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
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
Belfast, Northern Ireland
RealTime are looking for all levels of testers to join an interesting consultancy firm in Belfast who work in the private and public sector. You will receive full...
Real Time Recruitment
Salary: £22,000 - £25,000 per year
Posted: 22 May 2013
Wakefield, West Yorkshire
They are currently looking for a QA Tester with knowledge and understanding of testing, software testing, test scripts and the importance of detailed testing of products... The Skills...
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £15000 - £18000 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013
London
Tester - System - UAT - Unit - Regression - .NET - SQL. My London based client has an immediate requirement for a Systems Tester with experience working in a .NET and SQL environment...
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: From £45,000 to £50,000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
London
As a Senior QA Tester you will be helping to deliver sites that have a combined audience of close to 20 million people within a fast paced and...
Explore Recruitment Solutions
Salary: £50000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 24 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
London
QA Tester / C# Test Automation Engineer (Junior / Graduate)... Working within a small team you will assist with developing and executing C# automated testing of their highly transactional web...
Client Server
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + share options
Posted: 21 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
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
Reading, Berkshire
Selenium, QTP, TestComplete) Experience of working within an Agile environment... Strong SQL knowledge and experience (Postgresql an advantage) Experience of Server OS (Linux, Windows Server, Suse and Ubuntu)...
Experis IT
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 21 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: 23 May 2013
Maidenhead, Thames Valley
E-Resourcing is recruiting for an experienced Tester to join our clients expanding development team.This is a green-field opportunity to create a new QA function to...
E-Resourcing
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Winchester, Hampshire
Do you have good skills in Manual Software Testing?... In this role you will: Ensure high quality and accuracy is maintained through to software release Prepare a test...
Connectus
Salary: £25000 - £32000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
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
Exeter, Devon
Performing regression testing using different environment configurations. *Reporting testing progress to the QA Manager... N.B applicants must hold a British passport as they may be put through...
Global Technology Solutions Ltd
Salary: £33000 - £35000 per annum + ben
Posted: 22 May 2013
Stafford, Staffordshire
Software Tester / QA Analyst required by a global and cutting edge Business Intelligence solution provider. Excellent opportunity to gain experience of working with cutting edge BI solutions and...
Experis IT
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + bens
Posted: 24 May 2013
Manchester, North West
The two successful Agile Testers will be joining a highly proficient, successful and professional Scrum Team to work with the Product Owners, Developers and Scrum Masters on a...
Hudson
Salary: £25000 - £40000 per annum + benefits & flexi
Posted: 22 May 2013
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