The first table below looks at the demand for Software Testing skills 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 Testing 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the West Sussex region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Testing
Rank 77 91 106
Rank change year-on-year
+14 +15
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 40 14 6
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Sussex 2.668% 0.986% 0.414%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.575% 1.165% 0.579%
Number of salaries quoted 17 14 4
Average salary £30,000 £40,000 £31,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-25.00% +29.03%
90% offered a salary of more than £20,000 £21,150 £23,300
10% offered a salary of more than £42,200 £42,500 £32,050
UK excluding London average salary £34,000 £34,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year
- +4.61%
All Processes & Methodologies
West Sussex
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1119 1202 1036
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Sussex 74.65% 84.65% 71.40%
Number of salaries quoted 919 967 883
Average salary £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.55% +5.88%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,000 £27,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Software Testing
South East

Software Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Software Testing across the West Sussex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

West Sussex Software Testing Jobs Demand Trend

Software Testing
Salary Trend

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

West Sussex Software Testing Salary Trend

Software Testing
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Testing across the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

West Sussex Software Testing Salary Histogram

Software Testing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing within the West Sussex region 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
Crawley +22 31 £32,500 -25.71%
Worthing +3 6 £20,000 -50.00%
Software Testing
South East

Software Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Sussex region 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.

1 48 (57.14%) C
2 45 (53.57%) Windows
2 45 (53.57%) Electronics
3 44 (52.38%) Military
4 42 (50.00%) Software Engineering
5 41 (48.81%) Waterfall
6 40 (47.62%) C++
7 38 (45.24%) Degree
8 33 (39.29%) Rational DOORS
9 30 (35.71%) OO
10 27 (32.14%) Management Information System
10 27 (32.14%) Computer Science
11 26 (30.95%) UNIX
11 26 (30.95%) ISEB
11 26 (30.95%) Middleware
11 26 (30.95%) Configuration Management
12 25 (29.76%) Linux
12 25 (29.76%) Embedded Software Development
13 24 (28.57%) DO-178B
13 24 (28.57%) Communications Security
13 24 (28.57%) Avionics
13 24 (28.57%) ClearQuest
13 24 (28.57%) VxWorks
13 24 (28.57%) Chip and PIN
13 24 (28.57%) ClearCase
13 24 (28.57%) Ada
13 24 (28.57%) Aerospace
13 24 (28.57%) Telecoms
13 24 (28.57%) Requirements Management
13 24 (28.57%) Information Management

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Sussex region 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.

Application Development
1 26 (30.95%) Middleware
2 21 (25.00%) JSF
3 10 (11.90%) .NET
4 6 (7.143%) XML
4 6 (7.143%) HTML
5 5 (5.952%) CSS
6 3 (3.571%) SVG
6 3 (3.571%) SOAP
6 3 (3.571%) Web Services
6 3 (3.571%) J2EE
6 3 (3.571%) JSON
6 3 (3.571%) Ajax
6 3 (3.571%) CSS3
6 3 (3.571%) HTML5 Canvas
6 3 (3.571%) HTML5
7 2 (2.381%) ASP.NET
Application Platforms
1 3 (3.571%) Apache
1 3 (3.571%) WebLogic
1 3 (3.571%) IIS
2 2 (2.381%) Tomcat
2 2 (2.381%) Documentum
Applications
1 22 (26.19%) MS Office
2 20 (23.81%) MS Excel
3 13 (15.48%) MS PowerPoint
4 3 (3.571%) MS Project
4 3 (3.571%) Open Workbench
Business Applications
1 3 (3.571%) SAP PSCD
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.190%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (13.10%) SQL Server
2 3 (3.571%) Oracle OWB
3 1 (1.190%) RDBMS
3 1 (1.190%) DB2
3 1 (1.190%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 33 (39.29%) Rational DOORS
2 24 (28.57%) ClearQuest
2 24 (28.57%) ClearCase
3 3 (3.571%) Eclipse
3 3 (3.571%) TestDirector
3 3 (3.571%) LoadRunner
3 3 (3.571%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (1.190%) Visual Studio
4 1 (1.190%) Ant
4 1 (1.190%) CruiseControl
4 1 (1.190%) Subversion
4 1 (1.190%) LabVIEW
4 1 (1.190%) Hudson
General
1 45 (53.57%) Electronics
2 44 (52.38%) Military
3 24 (28.57%) Avionics
3 24 (28.57%) Aerospace
3 24 (28.57%) Telecoms
4 21 (25.00%) Finance
5 1 (1.190%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 35 (41.67%) Software Engineer
2 19 (22.62%) Analyst
3 16 (19.05%) Test Analyst
4 10 (11.90%) Senior Software Engineer
5 9 (10.71%) Technical Architect
5 9 (10.71%) Developer
5 9 (10.71%) Architect
6 7 (8.333%) Software Architect
7 6 (7.143%) Test Manager
8 5 (5.952%) Graduate
8 5 (5.952%) Graduate Developer
9 4 (4.762%) Tester
10 3 (3.571%) Programme Manager
10 3 (3.571%) SAP Manager
10 3 (3.571%) SAP Test Manager
10 3 (3.571%) Real Time Software Engineer
10 3 (3.571%) Real Time Engineer
10 3 (3.571%) C++ Software Engineer
10 3 (3.571%) Software Test Engineer
10 3 (3.571%) Web Developer
Miscellaneous
1 27 (32.14%) Management Information System
1 27 (32.14%) Computer Science
2 24 (28.57%) Chip and PIN
3 21 (25.00%) Device Driver
3 21 (25.00%) Mathematics
4 20 (23.81%) Cryptography
5 6 (7.143%) Mainframe
6 3 (3.571%) IBM Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 45 (53.57%) Windows
2 26 (30.95%) UNIX
3 25 (29.76%) Linux
4 24 (28.57%) VxWorks
5 1 (1.190%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 41 (48.81%) Waterfall
3 30 (35.71%) OO
4 26 (30.95%) Configuration Management
5 25 (29.76%) Embedded Software Development
6 24 (28.57%) Communications Security
6 24 (28.57%) Requirements Management
6 24 (28.57%) Information Management
7 21 (25.00%) UML
7 21 (25.00%) Continuous Integration
8 20 (23.81%) Computer Security
9 17 (20.24%) Integration Testing
10 14 (16.67%) Validation
10 14 (16.67%) Unit Testing
11 13 (15.48%) Yourdon
11 13 (15.48%) Automated Testing
11 13 (15.48%) SSADM
12 12 (14.29%) Digital Signal Processing
12 12 (14.29%) Signal Processing
13 8 (9.524%) OOA/OOD
Programming Languages
1 48 (57.14%) C
2 40 (47.62%) C++
3 24 (28.57%) Ada
4 17 (20.24%) Java
5 13 (15.48%) C#
6 10 (11.90%) SQL
7 9 (10.71%) Python
8 5 (5.952%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 38 (45.24%) Degree
2 26 (30.95%) ISEB
3 20 (23.81%) SC Cleared
3 20 (23.81%) Security Cleared
4 13 (15.48%) PhD
5 10 (11.90%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (28.57%) DO-178B
2 20 (23.81%) TickIT
2 20 (23.81%) ISO 9000
2 20 (23.81%) ISO 9001
3 3 (3.571%) QA
Systems Management
1 3 (3.571%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 17 (20.24%) Oracle
2 10 (11.90%) Microsoft
3 7 (8.333%) IBM
4 3 (3.571%) webMethods
4 3 (3.571%) Cognizant
4 3 (3.571%) SAP
Crawley, West Sussex
At least 3 years experience with C#, Visual Basic, .NET and Java. Strong SQL knowledge (SQL-Server and/or Oracle). Very good knowledge of Microsoft Office (MS-Word,...
Coal IT Services
Salary: From £40,000 to £50,000 per annum + Excellent Package
Posted: 22 May 2013
Crawley, West Sussex
Mandatory Skills Required: * JavaScript * HTML * CSS * XML * Java * C/C++ * Web Services/SOAP * Cross-platform web server development e.g. Apache, IIS * Web design * RDBMS integration e.g...
Reed Technology
Salary: £35000 - £47000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013