The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Tester role in IT jobs advertised for the Wolverhampton region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 19 June 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 Wolverhampton region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Tester
Rank - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Tester 0 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wolverhampton - - -
As % of the Job Titles category - - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Average salary - - -
UK excluding London average salary £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year
+5.26% -5.00%
All Job Titles
Wolverhampton
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
56 79 73
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wolverhampton 98.25% 96.34% 98.65%
Number of salaries quoted 53 73 69
Average salary £35,000 £32,500 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.69% -
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £24,000 £19,000
10% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £47,500 £41,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.29% +2.66%
Software Tester
West Midlands

Software Tester
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Wolverhampton Software Tester Jobs Demand Trend

Software Tester
Salary Trend

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

Wolverhampton Software Tester Salary Trend

Software Tester
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Wolverhampton region that cited Software 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 Software Tester in their job title.

1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 2 (100.00%) HNC
1 2 (100.00%) HND
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle 8/8i
1 2 (100.00%) Flash
1 2 (100.00%) QuickTest Pro
1 2 (100.00%) Games
1 2 (100.00%) Automated Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Test Management
1 2 (100.00%) Test Scripting

Software Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Wolverhampton region that cited Software 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 Software Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (100.00%) Flash
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) QuickTest Pro
General
1 2 (100.00%) Games
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Automated Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Test Management
1 2 (100.00%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) HNC
1 2 (100.00%) HND
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle