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This section looks at the demand for the Software Tester role in IT jobs within the 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 Software Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Tester
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank231218
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching permanent IT job ads2337
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.015 %
As % of the category below0.249 %0.374 %
Salaries quoted2132
Average minimum salary£24,714£27,944
Average salary£27,214£29,111
% change on same period last year-6.51 %
Average maximum salary£29,714£30,278
UK excluding London average salary£30,201£29,444
% change on same period last year+2.57 %
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads92529902
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.884 %4.055 %
Salaries quoted75308260
Average minimum salary£30,958£30,740
Average salary£33,462£33,163
% change on same period last year+0.90 %
Average maximum salary£35,965£35,586
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Software Tester EnglandSoftware Tester
England

Software Tester
Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire Software Tester Demand Trend

Software Tester
Salary Trend

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

Yorkshire Software Tester Salary Trend

Software Tester
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Tester across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Yorkshire Software Tester Salary Histogram

Software Tester
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Tester within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
South YorkshireDown-159£28,278+9.33 %
North YorkshireUp+98£25,563-14.79 %
West YorkshireDown-43£27,250-11.02 %
East YorkshireDown-22£29,000-6.45 %
Software Tester EnglandSoftware Tester
England

Software Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

144 (57.14 %)ISEB
231 (40.26 %)Automated Testing
321 (27.27 %)Manual Testing
419 (24.68 %)Test Scripting
419 (24.68 %)Finance
518 (23.38 %)Degree
518 (23.38 %)QA
518 (23.38 %)Software Testing
617 (22.08 %)Microsoft
617 (22.08 %)TestDirector
712 (15.58 %)Java
712 (15.58 %)Problem Management
811 (14.29 %)SQL
910 (12.99 %)Regression Testing
109 (11.69 %).NET
109 (11.69 %)SQL Server
109 (11.69 %)MS Excel
118 (10.39 %)LoadRunner
118 (10.39 %)User Acceptance Testing
127 (9.091 %)Unit Testing
127 (9.091 %)VB
135 (6.494 %)Client/Server
135 (6.494 %)UNIX
135 (6.494 %)ISEB Practitioner
144 (5.195 %)Legal
144 (5.195 %)VB6
144 (5.195 %)Crystal Reports
144 (5.195 %)Oracle
144 (5.195 %)Rational Robot
153 (3.896 %)QuickTest Pro

Software Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (11.69 %).NET
23 (3.896 %)XML
32 (2.597 %)CSS
32 (2.597 %)ASP
32 (2.597 %)HTML
41 (1.299 %)ASP.NET
41 (1.299 %)COM+
41 (1.299 %)ADO
41 (1.299 %)WebServices
41 (1.299 %)EDI
41 (1.299 %).NET Framework
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (3.896 %)IIS
Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (11.69 %)MS Excel
22 (2.597 %)MS Office
22 (2.597 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (1.299 %)MS Visio
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.299 %)BASE24
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.299 %)LAN
11 (1.299 %)Internet
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (11.69 %)SQL Server
24 (5.195 %)Crystal Reports
31 (1.299 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (1.299 %)SQLPlus
31 (1.299 %)SQL Server 2005
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
117 (22.08 %)TestDirector
28 (10.39 %)LoadRunner
34 (5.195 %)Rational Robot
43 (3.896 %)QuickTest Pro
52 (2.597 %)WinRunner
61 (1.299 %)Visual Studio
61 (1.299 %)SilkTest
Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (24.68 %)Finance
24 (5.195 %)Legal
33 (3.896 %)Retail
42 (2.597 %)Publishing
42 (2.597 %)Construction
42 (2.597 %)Health
51 (1.299 %)Law
51 (1.299 %)Education
51 (1.299 %)Banking
51 (1.299 %)Pensions
Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (6.494 %)Client/Server
23 (3.896 %)Computer Science
31 (1.299 %)EFT
31 (1.299 %)Mainframe
31 (1.299 %)Management Information System
31 (1.299 %)Tandem
31 (1.299 %)Statistics
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (6.494 %)UNIX
23 (3.896 %)Windows
23 (3.896 %)Linux
31 (1.299 %)Mac OS X
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
131 (40.26 %)Automated Testing
221 (27.27 %)Manual Testing
319 (24.68 %)Test Scripting
418 (23.38 %)Software Testing
512 (15.58 %)Problem Management
610 (12.99 %)Regression Testing
78 (10.39 %)User Acceptance Testing
87 (9.091 %)Unit Testing
93 (3.896 %)Risk Assessment
102 (2.597 %)E-Commerce
102 (2.597 %)Web Development
102 (2.597 %)System Testing
111 (1.299 %)Test Management
111 (1.299 %)CAD
111 (1.299 %)Workflow
111 (1.299 %)Agile Software Development
111 (1.299 %)Systems Analysis
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (15.58 %)Java
211 (14.29 %)SQL
37 (9.091 %)VB
44 (5.195 %)VB6
53 (3.896 %)JavaScript
62 (2.597 %)Perl
62 (2.597 %)C#
62 (2.597 %)Python
71 (1.299 %)Ruby
71 (1.299 %)C
71 (1.299 %)C++
71 (1.299 %)Transact-SQL
71 (1.299 %)VBScript
71 (1.299 %)PHP
Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
144 (57.14 %)ISEB
218 (23.38 %)Degree
35 (6.494 %)ISEB Practitioner
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
118 (23.38 %)QA
Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (22.08 %)Microsoft
24 (5.195 %)Oracle
31 (1.299 %)HP
31 (1.299 %)Apple
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