The first table below looks at the demand for the 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 Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 17 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Tester
Rank 58 85 88
Rank change year-on-year
+27 +3
Permanent jobs requiring a Tester 54 18 18
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Sussex 3.600% 1.302% 1.261%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.763% 1.355% 1.322%
Number of salaries quoted 53 16 18
Average salary £31,000 £30,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.33% -14.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,000 £18,000 £33,800
10% offered a salary of more than £48,000 £30,500 £35,750
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £32,500 £32,500
All Job Titles
West Sussex
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1435 1328 1362
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Sussex 95.67% 96.09% 95.38%
Number of salaries quoted 1207 1088 1161
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £24,650 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £57,000 £61,500 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Tester
South East

Tester
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Sussex Tester Jobs Demand Trend

Tester
Salary Trend

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

West Sussex Tester Salary Trend

Tester
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Tester across the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

West Sussex Tester Salary Histogram

Tester
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Tester within the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 17 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 +13 27 £28,000 -8.19%
Gatwick - 11 £48,000 -
Worthing -2 1 £15,000 -
Haywards Heath - 1 £28,500 -
Tester
South East

Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Sussex region 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.

1 49 (53.85%) User Acceptance Testing
2 43 (47.25%) Performance Testing
3 41 (45.05%) HTML
4 39 (42.86%) JavaScript
5 32 (35.16%) TDD
5 32 (35.16%) Web Testing
6 31 (34.07%) Automated Testing
6 31 (34.07%) Regression Testing
6 31 (34.07%) SQL
7 30 (32.97%) XML
7 30 (32.97%) ISEB
8 29 (31.87%) Agile Software Development
9 27 (29.67%) Scrum
10 20 (21.98%) C++
11 19 (20.88%) ISTQB
12 18 (19.78%) .NET
13 16 (17.58%) Continuous Integration
13 16 (17.58%) BDD
13 16 (17.58%) ATDD
14 15 (16.48%) Ethernet
15 13 (14.29%) Automation Testing
16 10 (10.99%) QA
16 10 (10.99%) CSS
17 9 (9.890%) Test Scripting
18 8 (8.791%) Selenium
18 8 (8.791%) Load Testing
18 8 (8.791%) Java
19 7 (7.692%) Linux
19 7 (7.692%) Manual Testing
19 7 (7.692%) Test Automation

Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Sussex region 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.

Application Development
1 41 (45.05%) HTML
2 30 (32.97%) XML
3 18 (19.78%) .NET
4 10 (10.99%) CSS
5 2 (2.198%) ASP.NET
6 1 (1.099%) Middleware
Application Platforms
1 1 (1.099%) Documentum
Applications
1 3 (3.297%) MS Office
2 1 (1.099%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 15 (16.48%) Ethernet
2 1 (1.099%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.396%) MySQL
2 1 (1.099%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 8 (8.791%) Selenium
2 4 (4.396%) Cucumber
3 1 (1.099%) QuickTest Pro
3 1 (1.099%) LabVIEW
General
1 1 (1.099%) Pharmaceutical
1 1 (1.099%) Finance
1 1 (1.099%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 4 (4.396%) Computer Science
2 1 (1.099%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 7 (7.692%) Linux
2 3 (3.297%) LynxOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (53.85%) User Acceptance Testing
2 43 (47.25%) Performance Testing
3 32 (35.16%) TDD
3 32 (35.16%) Web Testing
4 31 (34.07%) Automated Testing
4 31 (34.07%) Regression Testing
5 29 (31.87%) Agile Software Development
6 27 (29.67%) Scrum
7 16 (17.58%) Continuous Integration
7 16 (17.58%) BDD
7 16 (17.58%) ATDD
8 13 (14.29%) Automation Testing
9 9 (9.890%) Test Scripting
10 8 (8.791%) Load Testing
11 7 (7.692%) Manual Testing
11 7 (7.692%) Test Automation
12 4 (4.396%) User Stories
12 4 (4.396%) Use Case
12 4 (4.396%) Software Testing
13 3 (3.297%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 39 (42.86%) JavaScript
2 31 (34.07%) SQL
3 20 (21.98%) C++
4 8 (8.791%) Java
5 4 (4.396%) C#
6 1 (1.099%) VC++
Qualifications
1 30 (32.97%) ISEB
2 19 (20.88%) ISTQB
3 6 (6.593%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (10.99%) QA
Vendors
1 4 (4.396%) QNX
2 2 (2.198%) Informatica
3 1 (1.099%) Oracle
3 1 (1.099%) Microsoft
Crawley, West Sussex
Test Analyst / System Tester / UAT / Performance Testing / Automated Testing / Web Based Applications / XML / HTML / Crawley / 28 - 30K + bonus + benefits required to test business change projects and web based...
Reflex Computer Recruitment
Salary: £31000 per annum + Bens + Bonus
Posted: 17 May 2013
West Sussex
Ideally candidates will have some experience in software testing, and will be able to demonstrate a thorough understanding of various testing methodologies. Already holding an ISEB or ISTQB...
Netbuilder
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 18 May 2013
Surrey, West Sussex, Crawley, Epsom, South East
This successful and profitable Software House who specialise in the supply of large scale solutions to the Corporate & Public Sector markets is looking to recruit an experienced Test...
Actis Recruitment Ltd
Salary: to c£60,000 + generous bonus + bens
Posted: 29 April 2013