The first table below looks at the demand for Usability Testing skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Usability Testing over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Usability Testing
Rank 693 675 713
Rank change year-on-year
-18 +38
Permanent jobs citing Usability Testing 176 213 171
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.162% 0.177% 0.133%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.212% 0.236% 0.181%
Number of salaries quoted 127 177 134
Average salary £42,500 £43,750 £42,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.85% +4.16%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £27,500 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £59,500 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £34,000 £44,000 £36,750
% change year-on-year
-22.72% +19.72%
All Processes & Methodologies
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
83034 90312 94559
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 76.23% 74.93% 73.66%
Number of salaries quoted 68153 76820 79397
Average salary £45,000 £47,000 £47,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-4.25% -1.05%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £70,500 £75,000 £75,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%

Usability Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Usability Testing within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Usability Testing Jobs Demand Trend

Usability Testing
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Usability Testing within the UK.

Usability Testing Salary Trend

Usability Testing
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Usability Testing over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 within the UK.

Usability Testing Salary Histogram

Usability Testing
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Usability Testing within the UK over the 3 months to 19 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
England -14 171 £42,500 -2.85% 16
London +26 100 £45,500 +4.59% 6
South East +19 29 £33,000 -30.52% 1
City of London -4 22 £56,250 +25.00%
Yorkshire +14 17 £31,500 -30.00% 1
West Yorkshire +2 17 £31,500 -30.00% 1
Leeds -1 17 £31,500 -30.00% 1
East of England +3 16 £52,500 +48.93% 4
Hertfordshire +10 12 £55,000 - 1
Surrey +18 9 £48,750 -
Welwyn Garden City -7 9 £55,000 -
Berkshire +25 7 £57,500 +4.54%
Hampshire +13 7 £30,500 -12.85% 1
Crawley -2 5 £30,000 -36.84%
West Sussex -6 5 £30,000 -36.84%
Basingstoke -10 5 £28,750 -17.85%
Cambridgeshire +12 4 £28,500 +7.54% 3
Slough - 4 £57,500 -
Scotland +10 3 £41,500 -17.00%
Staines - 3 £57,500 -
Bracknell - 3 £57,500 -
North West +5 2 £35,000 - 2
Cambridge +2 2 £28,500 +7.54%
Edinburgh +2 2 - -
Bath -5 2 - -
Somerset -9 2 - -
East Midlands -12 2 £35,500 -5.33%
South West -17 2 - -
Paddington - 2 - -
Middlesex - 2 £46,250 -

Usability Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs within the UK citing Usability 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 Usability Testing.

1 142 (37.57%) E-Commerce
2 112 (29.63%) Agile Software Development
3 107 (28.31%) Degree
4 92 (24.34%) QA
5 86 (22.75%) CSS
6 85 (22.49%) Analytics
7 84 (22.22%) HTML
8 77 (20.37%) Information Architecture
9 76 (20.11%) User Stories
10 75 (19.84%) SQL
11 73 (19.31%) Axure RP
12 71 (18.78%) Marketing
13 69 (18.25%) Selenium
14 67 (17.72%) JavaScript
15 60 (15.87%) .NET
16 59 (15.61%) Web Analytics
17 57 (15.08%) Finance
17 57 (15.08%) OmniGraffle
18 53 (14.02%) SEO
19 51 (13.49%) SOAP
19 51 (13.49%) Microsoft
20 50 (13.23%) Retail
21 49 (12.96%) Automated Testing
21 49 (12.96%) Manual Testing
21 49 (12.96%) Photoshop
22 48 (12.70%) Test Scripting
23 46 (12.17%) soapUI
24 45 (11.90%) Performance Testing
25 43 (11.38%) Unit Testing
25 43 (11.38%) Integration Testing

Usability Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs within the UK citing Usability 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 Usability Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 86 (22.75%) CSS
2 84 (22.22%) HTML
3 60 (15.87%) .NET
4 51 (13.49%) SOAP
5 46 (12.17%) soapUI
6 34 (8.995%) Web Services
7 32 (8.466%) jQuery
8 30 (7.937%) XML
9 28 (7.407%) XHTML
9 28 (7.407%) HTML5
10 21 (5.556%) XSD
10 21 (5.556%) WSDL
11 20 (5.291%) Gherkin
12 16 (4.233%) Silverlight
12 16 (4.233%) CSS3
13 14 (3.704%) Flash
13 14 (3.704%) Ajax
14 10 (2.646%) XSLT
15 8 (2.116%) Visualforce
16 7 (1.852%) JSON
Application Platforms
1 13 (3.439%) CMS
2 5 (1.323%) WordPress
2 5 (1.323%) Windows Azure
3 4 (1.058%) WebLogic
3 4 (1.058%) SharePoint Server
3 4 (1.058%) Magento
4 2 (0.529%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 57 (15.08%) OmniGraffle
2 49 (12.96%) Photoshop
3 42 (11.11%) MS Visio
4 33 (8.730%) Adobe Illustrator
5 21 (5.556%) MS Excel
6 8 (2.116%) Fireworks
7 5 (1.323%) InDesign
8 2 (0.529%) Acrobat
8 2 (0.529%) QuarkXPress
9 1 (0.265%) MS Project
9 1 (0.265%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 5 (1.323%) Google Analytics
1 5 (1.323%) WebTrends
2 4 (1.058%) SiteCatalyst
Communications & Networking
1 16 (4.233%) Internet
2 6 (1.587%) Intranet
3 3 (0.794%) HTTP
4 2 (0.529%) ATM
4 2 (0.529%) Extranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (4.762%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.323%) Oracle Reports
2 5 (1.323%) MySQL
3 1 (0.265%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 73 (19.31%) Axure RP
2 69 (18.25%) Selenium
3 39 (10.32%) QuickTest Pro
4 38 (10.05%) Team Foundation Server
5 36 (9.524%) Cucumber
6 34 (8.995%) SpecFlow
7 26 (6.878%) FitNesse
8 20 (5.291%) Visual Studio
9 10 (2.646%) JIRA
10 9 (2.381%) JUnit
11 7 (1.852%) Dreamweaver
11 7 (1.852%) Balsamiq Mockups
12 5 (1.323%) Git (software)
12 5 (1.323%) ClearQuest
12 5 (1.323%) Eclipse
13 4 (1.058%) GitHub
13 4 (1.058%) LoadRunner
13 4 (1.058%) SilkPerformer
14 3 (0.794%) Subversion
14 3 (0.794%) Xcode
General
1 71 (18.78%) Marketing
2 57 (15.08%) Finance
3 50 (13.23%) Retail
4 23 (6.085%) Telecoms
5 15 (3.968%) Legal
5 15 (3.968%) Advertising
6 8 (2.116%) Manufacturing
7 3 (0.794%) Banking
7 3 (0.794%) Publishing
7 3 (0.794%) Games
8 2 (0.529%) Investment Banking
8 2 (0.529%) Multimedia
9 1 (0.265%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 114 (30.16%) Designer
2 83 (21.96%) User Experience Designer
3 59 (15.61%) Analyst
4 39 (10.32%) QA Engineer
5 35 (9.259%) Developer
6 34 (8.995%) Test Analyst
7 32 (8.466%) Senior Designer
8 28 (7.407%) Architect
9 25 (6.614%) Senior User Experience Designer
10 21 (5.556%) Business Analyst
11 19 (5.026%) User Experience Architect
12 18 (4.762%) Tester
13 16 (4.233%) Web Designer
14 15 (3.968%) Quality Engineer
15 14 (3.704%) Junior
16 13 (3.439%) Agile Test Analyst
16 13 (3.439%) User Experience Manager
17 10 (2.646%) Senior QA Engineer
18 9 (2.381%) UI Designer
18 9 (2.381%) Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 35 (9.259%) Psychology
2 31 (8.201%) Human Factors
3 30 (7.937%) Mobile App
4 22 (5.820%) Digital Media
5 16 (4.233%) SaaS
6 14 (3.704%) W3C
7 12 (3.175%) New Media
8 11 (2.910%) iDTV
8 11 (2.910%) Social Media
9 10 (2.646%) iPad
10 9 (2.381%) Ergonomics
10 9 (2.381%) Computer Science
10 9 (2.381%) Cloud Computing
10 9 (2.381%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 8 (2.116%) Copywriting
12 6 (1.587%) Visualisation
13 5 (1.323%) PKI
13 5 (1.323%) Smartphone
13 5 (1.323%) Blackberry
14 4 (1.058%) Mobile Payment
Operating Systems
1 25 (6.614%) Apple iOS
2 22 (5.820%) Android
3 13 (3.439%) Windows
4 6 (1.587%) Linux
4 6 (1.587%) UNIX
5 4 (1.058%) Windows 8
6 2 (0.529%) Windows Phone
6 2 (0.529%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.265%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 142 (37.57%) E-Commerce
2 112 (29.63%) Agile Software Development
3 85 (22.49%) Analytics
4 77 (20.37%) Information Architecture
5 76 (20.11%) User Stories
6 59 (15.61%) Web Analytics
7 53 (14.02%) SEO
8 49 (12.96%) Automated Testing
8 49 (12.96%) Manual Testing
9 48 (12.70%) Test Scripting
10 45 (11.90%) Performance Testing
11 43 (11.38%) Unit Testing
11 43 (11.38%) Integration Testing
12 40 (10.58%) Scrum
13 38 (10.05%) Security Testing
14 35 (9.259%) Web Development
15 33 (8.730%) Business Analysis
16 29 (7.672%) Test Automation
16 29 (7.672%) Project Management
17 28 (7.407%) Content Management
Programming Languages
1 75 (19.84%) SQL
2 67 (17.72%) JavaScript
3 22 (5.820%) C#
4 17 (4.497%) T-SQL
5 12 (3.175%) C
5 12 (3.175%) Java
6 9 (2.381%) PHP
7 8 (2.116%) Apex Code
8 6 (1.587%) Perl
8 6 (1.587%) Python
9 5 (1.323%) PL/SQL
10 4 (1.058%) Bash shell
10 4 (1.058%) Ruby
11 3 (0.794%) PHP5
11 3 (0.794%) Objective-C
12 1 (0.265%) PHP4
12 1 (0.265%) ActionScript
Qualifications
1 107 (28.31%) Degree
2 20 (5.291%) ISEB
3 12 (3.175%) ISTQB
4 1 (0.265%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 1 (0.265%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (24.34%) QA
2 2 (0.529%) WCAG
2 2 (0.529%) WAI
System Software
1 1 (0.265%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 29 (7.672%) HP Quality Center
2 2 (0.529%) Puppet
Vendors
1 51 (13.49%) Microsoft
2 23 (6.085%) Adobe
2 23 (6.085%) HP
3 19 (5.026%) Salesforce.com
4 9 (2.381%) Google
5 8 (2.116%) Fujitsu
6 5 (1.323%) Apple
6 5 (1.323%) Oracle
6 5 (1.323%) Facebook
7 4 (1.058%) Borland
7 4 (1.058%) Sony
7 4 (1.058%) Omniture
8 3 (0.794%) Endeca
8 3 (0.794%) ATG
8 3 (0.794%) Twitter
9 2 (0.529%) Hitwise
9 2 (0.529%) Quark
9 2 (0.529%) Macromedia
9 2 (0.529%) RedDot
9 2 (0.529%) EPiServer
London
My client, a global leader in providing solutions for the healthcare industry (not NHS) are looking for a Senior User Experience Designer... 2-3 years of experience in...
Jefferson Wolfe
Salary: From £50,000 to £70,000 per annum
Posted: 18 June 2013
London
Candidates should have experience with the below; Improving UX performance Look, feel and overall user experience for all company products Working within an 'agile' framework Wireframes, workflow diagrams,...
Energize Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Extensive Benefits Package
Posted: 12 June 2013
London
Location: Central London. Permanent. A cutting edge media company seek a User Experience Designer to join their expanding team. Great re-numeration and career prospects for the right...
Coal IT Services
Salary: From £30,000 to £40,000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Kings Langley, Hertfordshire
Alongside this, you will be involved in field research, competitive analysis, UI prototyping and usability testing... You should have: - the ability to use tools such as Axure , Visio...
Vertex Solutions
Salary: £45000.00 - £55000.00 per annum
Posted: 17 June 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
UX Designer, Web Designer, User Experience, Usability, Interaction Design, Wireframes, information architecture, Web applications, Rich Internet Applications, AJAX, Flash, HTML 5, Axure RP, Visio, Photoshop, screenflows, Sitemaps, annotated...
Stafford-Sharp Associates
Salary: From £35,000 to £40,000 per annum
Posted: 13 June 2013
Liverpool, North West
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £40000.00 - £50000.00 per annum + Bens
Posted: 17 June 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £40000.00 - £50000.00 per annum + Bens
Posted: 17 June 2013
Peterborough, East Anglia
Levy Associates Limited
Salary: Negotiable
Posted: 14 June 2013
Fareham, Hampshire
Clearwater People Solutions
Salary: £18000 - 23000 Per Annum
Posted: 17 June 2013
Covent Garden, London
Purple Cubed
Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 DOE
Posted: 6 May 2013
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Go IT Recruitment Ltd
Salary: From £28,000 to £32,000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
EasyWebRecruitment.com
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 18 June 2013
London, Angel, EC1 4EX
Expedia
Salary: Market competitive which includes a Base, Bonus and an extensive benefits package
Posted: 17 June 2013
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
AATOM Recruitment
Salary: Up to £30,000 per annum
Posted: 14 June 2013
London
Lorien Resourcing
Salary: £30000 - £60000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Tyneside
Solutions Recruitment
Salary: From £24,000 to £27,000 per annum
Posted: 18 June 2013