The first table below looks at the demand for Software Testing skills in IT jobs advertised for the Wolverhampton region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Testing over the 3 months to 21 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Wolverhampton region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Testing
Rank - 19 -
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 0 2 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wolverhampton - 2.703% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 3.509% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 0
Average salary - £21,375 -
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £34,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year
+2.94% +4.61%
All Processes & Methodologies
Wolverhampton
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
51 57 42
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wolverhampton 76.12% 77.03% 68.85%
Number of salaries quoted 49 54 38
Average salary £33,000 £33,500 £34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.49% -1.47%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £20,000 £22,650
10% offered a salary of more than £42,122 £47,500 £48,750
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Software Testing
West Midlands

Software Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Software Testing across the Wolverhampton region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Wolverhampton Software Testing Jobs Demand Trend

Software Testing
Salary Trend

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

Wolverhampton Software Testing Salary Trend

Software Testing
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wolverhampton region citing Software Testing also 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 that cited Software Testing.

1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) ISEB
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) MCTS
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wolverhampton region citing Software Testing also 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 that cited Software Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Test Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Software Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Software Test Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ISEB
1 1 (100.00%) MCTS
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft