The first table below looks at the demand for Software Testing skills in IT jobs advertised for the Worcestershire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Testing over the 3 months to 22 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 Worcestershire region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Testing
Rank 37 47 32
Rank change year-on-year
+10 -15
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 4 1 4
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Worcestershire 1.860% 0.352% 2.020%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.339% 0.617% 3.030%
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 3
Average salary £50,000 £30,000 £21,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+66.66% +39.53%
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £34,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year
+2.93% +4.61%
All Processes & Methodologies
Worcestershire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
171 162 132
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Worcestershire 79.53% 57.04% 66.67%
Number of salaries quoted 149 144 125
Average salary £35,000 £36,500 £36,250
Average salary % change year-on-year
-4.10% +0.68%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £25,100 £23,500
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
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 Worcestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire Software Testing Salary Trend

Software Testing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing within the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Evesham - 4 £50,000 -
Software Testing
West Midlands

Software Testing
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Worcestershire 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 4 (100.00%) C
1 4 (100.00%) C++
1 4 (100.00%) Embedded C
1 4 (100.00%) Embedded C++
1 4 (100.00%) Electronics
1 4 (100.00%) Validation

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Worcestershire 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.

General
1 4 (100.00%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineer
1 4 (100.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 4 (100.00%) Test Engineer
1 4 (100.00%) Software Test Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) C
1 4 (100.00%) C++
1 4 (100.00%) Embedded C
1 4 (100.00%) Embedded C++
Evesham, Worcestershire
Technical Skills: *Embedded C/C++ Software Testing & Development *Testing, Validation & Verification *Safety Critical Software - Misra *Problem Solving & Providing Solutions The role of embedded software test engineer offers a...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + Pension, Life Assurance & Bonus
Posted: 21 May 2013