The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Tester role in IT jobs advertised for the West Sussex region. 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 22 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 advertised for the West Sussex region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Tester
Rank 89 103 101
Rank change year-on-year
+14 -2
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Tester 26 4 2
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Sussex 1.713% 0.279% 0.141%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.789% 0.291% 0.148%
Number of salaries quoted 26 4 2
Average salary £36,000 £24,250 £31,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+48.45% -21.77%
UK excluding London average salary £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year
+5.26% -5.00%
All Job Titles
West Sussex
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1453 1375 1352
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Sussex 95.72% 96.02% 95.28%
Number of salaries quoted 1219 1122 1152
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £24,650 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £56,650 £60,000 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Tester
South East

Software Tester
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Software Tester across the West Sussex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

West Sussex Software Tester Jobs Demand Trend

Software Tester
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Software Tester across the West Sussex region.

West Sussex Software Tester Salary Trend

Software Tester
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Tester across the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

West Sussex Software Tester Salary Histogram

Software Tester
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Tester within the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 22 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
Crawley +1 13 £28,000 -8.19%
Gatwick - 10 £48,000 -
Software Tester
South East

Software Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Sussex region 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.

1 22 (52.38%) HTML
1 22 (52.38%) JavaScript
2 21 (50.00%) Regression Testing
2 21 (50.00%) Performance Testing
2 21 (50.00%) Web Testing
3 20 (47.62%) User Acceptance Testing
3 20 (47.62%) C++
3 20 (47.62%) TDD
3 20 (47.62%) Scrum
3 20 (47.62%) SQL
3 20 (47.62%) XML
4 18 (42.86%) .NET
5 17 (40.48%) Agile Software Development
6 16 (38.10%) ISTQB
6 16 (38.10%) ISEB
6 16 (38.10%) Continuous Integration
6 16 (38.10%) BDD
6 16 (38.10%) ATDD
7 15 (35.71%) Ethernet
8 4 (9.524%) Automated Testing
8 4 (9.524%) QNX
9 3 (7.143%) LynxOS
9 3 (7.143%) Software Testing
9 3 (7.143%) Unit Testing
10 2 (4.762%) QA
10 2 (4.762%) ASP.NET
10 2 (4.762%) CSS
11 1 (2.381%) Microsoft
11 1 (2.381%) VC++
11 1 (2.381%) Load Testing

Software Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Sussex region 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.

Application Development
1 22 (52.38%) HTML
2 20 (47.62%) XML
3 18 (42.86%) .NET
4 2 (4.762%) ASP.NET
4 2 (4.762%) CSS
Communications & Networking
1 15 (35.71%) Ethernet
Operating Systems
1 3 (7.143%) LynxOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (50.00%) Regression Testing
1 21 (50.00%) Performance Testing
1 21 (50.00%) Web Testing
2 20 (47.62%) User Acceptance Testing
2 20 (47.62%) TDD
2 20 (47.62%) Scrum
3 17 (40.48%) Agile Software Development
4 16 (38.10%) Continuous Integration
4 16 (38.10%) BDD
4 16 (38.10%) ATDD
5 4 (9.524%) Automated Testing
6 3 (7.143%) Software Testing
6 3 (7.143%) Unit Testing
7 1 (2.381%) Load Testing
7 1 (2.381%) Web Development
7 1 (2.381%) Software Engineering
7 1 (2.381%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 22 (52.38%) JavaScript
2 20 (47.62%) C++
2 20 (47.62%) SQL
3 1 (2.381%) VC++
Qualifications
1 16 (38.10%) ISTQB
1 16 (38.10%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.762%) QA
Vendors
1 4 (9.524%) QNX
2 1 (2.381%) Microsoft
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