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

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Tester
Rank - 24 20
Permanent jobs requiring a Tester 0 1 2
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Wales - 1.190% 2.564%
As % of the Job Titles category - 1.235% 2.632%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 0
Average salary - £24,500 -
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £32,500 £32,500
All Job Titles
West Wales
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
52 81 76
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Wales 100.00% 96.43% 97.44%
Number of salaries quoted 48 71 59
Average salary £32,500 £27,000 £27,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+20.37% -
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £22,000 £18,500
10% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £32,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Tester
Wales

Tester
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Wales 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 Wales region.

West Wales Tester Salary Trend

Tester
Top 3 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Wales 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 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Unit Testing

Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Unit Testing
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA