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The table below looks at the demand for the 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 Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Tester
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank124101
Rank change on same period last yearDown-23
Matching permanent IT job ads49101
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.045 %
As % of the category below1.184 %1.753 %
Salaries quoted4064
Average minimum salary£27,204£28,774
Average salary£28,286£30,387
% change on same period last year-6.91 %
Average maximum salary£29,367£31,999
UK excluding London average salary£32,477£31,727
% change on same period last year+2.36 %
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 %
Tester YorkshireTester
Yorkshire

Tester
Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire Tester Demand Trend

Tester
Salary Trend

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

West Yorkshire Tester Salary Trend

Tester
Salary Histogram

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

West Yorkshire 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 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
LeedsDown-1335£30,984-1.92 %
BradfordUp+515£23,250-
HuddersfieldUp+94£25,000-
WakefieldUp+123--
Tester YorkshireTester
Yorkshire

Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

132 (34.41 %)User Acceptance Testing
229 (31.18 %)Automated Testing
229 (31.18 %)ISEB
326 (27.96 %)QA
420 (21.51 %)LoadRunner
517 (18.28 %)System Testing
616 (17.20 %)Agile Software Development
714 (15.05 %)SQL
714 (15.05 %)Degree
813 (13.98 %)Manual Testing
912 (12.90 %)TestDirector
1011 (11.83 %)E-Commerce
1011 (11.83 %)Load Testing
1011 (11.83 %)Software Testing
1110 (10.75 %)Finance
1110 (10.75 %)Scrum
1110 (10.75 %)QuickTest Pro
1110 (10.75 %)C
1110 (10.75 %).NET
128 (8.602 %)Regression Testing
128 (8.602 %)ISEB Practitioner
128 (8.602 %)Pensions
137 (7.527 %)Web Testing
137 (7.527 %)Test Scripting
137 (7.527 %)Health
137 (7.527 %)Extreme Programming
146 (6.452 %)Retail
146 (6.452 %)WinRunner
146 (6.452 %)PRINCE2
146 (6.452 %)Unit Testing

Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (10.75 %).NET
22 (2.151 %)HTML
22 (2.151 %).NET Framework
31 (1.075 %)J2EE
31 (1.075 %)WebServices
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.075 %)Internet
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (3.226 %)SQL Server
21 (1.075 %)SQL Server 2000
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
120 (21.51 %)LoadRunner
212 (12.90 %)TestDirector
310 (10.75 %)QuickTest Pro
46 (6.452 %)WinRunner
52 (2.151 %)TestPartner
52 (2.151 %)Visual Studio
52 (2.151 %)Flash
52 (2.151 %)Rational Rose
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (10.75 %)Finance
28 (8.602 %)Pensions
37 (7.527 %)Health
46 (6.452 %)Retail
55 (5.376 %)Financial Institution
55 (5.376 %)Electronics
64 (4.301 %)Insurance
72 (2.151 %)Construction
72 (2.151 %)Government
81 (1.075 %)Advertising
81 (1.075 %)Marketing
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (4.301 %)Statistics
23 (3.226 %)Firmware
23 (3.226 %)Management Information System
23 (3.226 %)IPTV
32 (2.151 %)EPoS
41 (1.075 %)NHS
41 (1.075 %)Mathematics
41 (1.075 %)Computer Science
41 (1.075 %)Client/Server
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (5.376 %)UNIX
21 (1.075 %)Windows
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
132 (34.41 %)User Acceptance Testing
229 (31.18 %)Automated Testing
317 (18.28 %)System Testing
416 (17.20 %)Agile Software Development
513 (13.98 %)Manual Testing
611 (11.83 %)E-Commerce
611 (11.83 %)Software Testing
611 (11.83 %)Load Testing
710 (10.75 %)Scrum
88 (8.602 %)Regression Testing
97 (7.527 %)Extreme Programming
97 (7.527 %)Web Testing
97 (7.527 %)Test Scripting
106 (6.452 %)Unit Testing
106 (6.452 %)Integration Testing
106 (6.452 %)PRINCE2
115 (5.376 %)Information Security
115 (5.376 %)TDD
115 (5.376 %)Penetration Testing
115 (5.376 %)Security Testing
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (15.05 %)SQL
210 (10.75 %)C
35 (5.376 %)Java
44 (4.301 %)C++
53 (3.226 %)VBScript
53 (3.226 %)Assembly Language
62 (2.151 %)VB
71 (1.075 %)Shell Script
71 (1.075 %)JavaScript
71 (1.075 %)PL/SQL
71 (1.075 %)C#
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
129 (31.18 %)ISEB
214 (15.05 %)Degree
38 (8.602 %)ISEB Practitioner
44 (4.301 %)ISTQB
52 (2.151 %)PRINCE2 Certification
61 (1.075 %)HND
61 (1.075 %)Microsoft Certification
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
126 (27.96 %)QA
22 (2.151 %)TickIT
22 (2.151 %)ISO9001
31 (1.075 %)SLA
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (2.151 %)Microsoft
21 (1.075 %)Oracle