Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Systems Tester role in IT jobs within the West Yorkshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Systems Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 System Tester
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank166174
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching permanent IT job ads717
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.169 %0.295 %
Salaries quoted716
Average minimum salary£26,143£24,294
Average salary£27,714£26,912
% change on same period last year+2.98 %
Average maximum salary£29,286£29,529
UK excluding London average salary£27,482£28,447
% change on same period last year-3.39 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads41375763
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.767 %2.571 %
Salaries quoted35274889
Average minimum salary£30,952£30,688
Average salary£33,610£33,286
% change on same period last year+0.97 %
Average maximum salary£36,268£35,884
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,074
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Systems Tester YorkshireSystems Tester
Yorkshire

Systems Tester
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Systems Tester across the West Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

West Yorkshire Systems Tester Demand Trend

Systems Tester
Salary Trend

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

West Yorkshire Systems Tester Salary Trend

Systems Tester
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Systems Tester across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

West Yorkshire Systems Tester Salary Histogram

Systems Tester
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Tester within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BradfordNew entry-4£25,625-
LeedsUp+153£30,500+13.48 %
Systems Tester YorkshireSystems Tester
Yorkshire

Systems Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region that cited Systems 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 Systems Tester in their job title.

19 (47.37 %)User Acceptance Testing
19 (47.37 %)System Testing
27 (36.84 %)Manual Testing
36 (31.58 %)ISEB
45 (26.32 %)QA
45 (26.32 %)Automated Testing
54 (21.05 %)E-Commerce
54 (21.05 %)LoadRunner
63 (15.79 %)Scrum
72 (10.53 %)TestDirector
72 (10.53 %)Retail
72 (10.53 %)Degree
72 (10.53 %)EPoS
72 (10.53 %)Firmware
72 (10.53 %)Rational Rose
72 (10.53 %)Assembly Language
72 (10.53 %)C
72 (10.53 %)C++
81 (5.263 %)SQL
81 (5.263 %)SQL Server
81 (5.263 %)WebServices
81 (5.263 %)HND
81 (5.263 %)WinRunner
81 (5.263 %)Internet
81 (5.263 %)SQL Server 2000
81 (5.263 %)Financial Institution
81 (5.263 %)Regression Testing
81 (5.263 %)Finance
81 (5.263 %)ISEB Practitioner
81 (5.263 %)Software Engineering

Systems Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region that cited Systems 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 Systems Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (5.263 %)WebServices
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.263 %)Internet
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (5.263 %)SQL Server
11 (5.263 %)SQL Server 2000
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (21.05 %)LoadRunner
22 (10.53 %)Rational Rose
22 (10.53 %)TestDirector
31 (5.263 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (5.263 %)WinRunner
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (10.53 %)Retail
21 (5.263 %)Pensions
21 (5.263 %)Financial Institution
21 (5.263 %)Finance
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (10.53 %)EPoS
12 (10.53 %)Firmware
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (47.37 %)User Acceptance Testing
19 (47.37 %)System Testing
27 (36.84 %)Manual Testing
35 (26.32 %)Automated Testing
44 (21.05 %)E-Commerce
53 (15.79 %)Scrum
61 (5.263 %)Regression Testing
61 (5.263 %)Software Engineering
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (10.53 %)C
12 (10.53 %)C++
12 (10.53 %)Assembly Language
21 (5.263 %)SQL
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (31.58 %)ISEB
22 (10.53 %)Degree
31 (5.263 %)HND
31 (5.263 %)ISEB Practitioner
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (26.32 %)QA