The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Tester role in IT jobs advertised for the Yorkshire 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 17 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 Job Titles advertised for the Yorkshire region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Tester
Rank 202 184 182
Rank change year-on-year
-18 -2
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Tester 18 18 21
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Yorkshire 0.325% 0.345% 0.419%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.341% 0.356% 0.436%
Number of salaries quoted 18 17 19
Average salary £25,750 £25,000 £24,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.00% +4.16%
90% offered a salary of more than £20,000 £20,000 £20,000
10% offered a salary of more than £36,450 £34,000 £30,000
UK excluding London average salary £30,000 £29,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year
+3.44% -3.33%
All Job Titles
Yorkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
5285 5050 4821
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Yorkshire 95.41% 96.84% 96.15%
Number of salaries quoted 4205 4200 4068
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £33,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.05%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £23,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Tester
England

Software Tester
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total 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 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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire Software Tester Salary Trend

Software Tester
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Tester across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Yorkshire Software Tester Salary Histogram

Software Tester
Job Locations

The table below 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 17 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
West Yorkshire +6 16 £23,750 +5.55%
North Yorkshire -6 2 £30,000 -
Software Tester
England

Software Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, 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.

1 12 (41.38%) ISEB
1 12 (41.38%) QA
2 10 (34.48%) Test Scripting
2 10 (34.48%) Software Testing
3 9 (31.03%) Scrum
3 9 (31.03%) Selenium
3 9 (31.03%) SQL
4 8 (27.59%) Manual Testing
4 8 (27.59%) Automated Testing
5 7 (24.14%) Agile Software Development
5 7 (24.14%) .NET
5 7 (24.14%) Microsoft
6 6 (20.69%) Windows
6 6 (20.69%) User Acceptance Testing
6 6 (20.69%) ISTQB
7 5 (17.24%) UNIX
7 5 (17.24%) MS Excel
7 5 (17.24%) Waterfall
8 4 (13.79%) Team Foundation Server
8 4 (13.79%) SOAP
8 4 (13.79%) SQL Server
8 4 (13.79%) Degree
8 4 (13.79%) Fault Management
9 3 (10.34%) Java
9 3 (10.34%) Web Services
9 3 (10.34%) Linux
9 3 (10.34%) Test Automation
9 3 (10.34%) Test Strategy
9 3 (10.34%) Agile Testing
10 2 (6.897%) User Stories

Software Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 7 (24.14%) .NET
2 4 (13.79%) SOAP
3 3 (10.34%) Web Services
4 2 (6.897%) XML
4 2 (6.897%) XSD
4 2 (6.897%) WSDL
4 2 (6.897%) LAMP
4 2 (6.897%) CSS
4 2 (6.897%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 2 (6.897%) Apache
1 2 (6.897%) Tomcat
2 1 (3.448%) CMS
Applications
1 5 (17.24%) MS Excel
2 2 (6.897%) MS Visio
2 2 (6.897%) MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.897%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (13.79%) SQL Server
2 2 (6.897%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 9 (31.03%) Selenium
2 4 (13.79%) Team Foundation Server
3 2 (6.897%) WebDriver
3 2 (6.897%) DbUnit
3 2 (6.897%) JIRA
3 2 (6.897%) FitNesse
3 2 (6.897%) Eclipse
4 1 (3.448%) TestDirector
General
1 2 (6.897%) Retail
2 1 (3.448%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 2 (6.897%) W3C
1 2 (6.897%) Computer Science
1 2 (6.897%) SaaS
2 1 (3.448%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 6 (20.69%) Windows
2 5 (17.24%) UNIX
3 3 (10.34%) Linux
4 2 (6.897%) SUSE
4 2 (6.897%) Ubuntu
4 2 (6.897%) openSUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (34.48%) Software Testing
1 10 (34.48%) Test Scripting
2 9 (31.03%) Scrum
3 8 (27.59%) Manual Testing
3 8 (27.59%) Automated Testing
4 7 (24.14%) Agile Software Development
5 6 (20.69%) User Acceptance Testing
6 5 (17.24%) Waterfall
7 4 (13.79%) Fault Management
8 3 (10.34%) Test Automation
8 3 (10.34%) Test Strategy
8 3 (10.34%) Agile Testing
9 2 (6.897%) User Stories
9 2 (6.897%) Continuous Improvement
9 2 (6.897%) E-Commerce
9 2 (6.897%) MVC
9 2 (6.897%) Migration
9 2 (6.897%) Usability Testing
9 2 (6.897%) Performance Testing
9 2 (6.897%) Security Testing
Programming Languages
1 9 (31.03%) SQL
2 3 (10.34%) Java
3 2 (6.897%) JavaScript
3 2 (6.897%) C#
Qualifications
1 12 (41.38%) ISEB
2 6 (20.69%) ISTQB
3 4 (13.79%) Degree
4 1 (3.448%) SC Cleared
4 1 (3.448%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (41.38%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (3.448%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 7 (24.14%) Microsoft
West Yorkshire
New role for a 2 x Software Testers to join a leading IT Security Systems Integrator and Service Provider in West Yorkshire.Key skills:-Experience within software testing (...
Salary: £25000 per annum + benefits + structured career path
Posted: 4 May 2013
North Yorkshire
You will have a proven track record in the following area's; Proven ability to work within the Scrum framework... Proven ability to test across multiple platforms including...
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: From £25,000 to £30,000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Provide quality assurance leadership within the team... -Contribute to the continuous improvement process... -Basic understanding of relational databases and SQL... -Working knowledge of SQL... -Foundation ISEB qualification desirable.
1st Choice Computer Appointments Ltd
Salary: competitive salary and excellent benefits package
Posted: 17 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Manages small team if required * Provides accurate estimates of effort needed to write and execute functional tests from a given requirement specification or user stories... Able to deliver...
Lorien Resourcing
Salary: £30000 - £42000 per annum + Benefits Package
Posted: 13 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
I am recruiting for a number of Senior and Principal Software Testers to join a leading blue chip organisation based in West YorkshireKey Skills:-Automation and/or Manual...
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + benefits + bonus
Posted: 4 May 2013
Sheffield, Yorkshire
Their portfolio spans solutions for ERP, finance, HR, Payroll, warehousing, business intelligence, professional service automation and manufacturing... Tester Job Role To work as an integral member of the...
1st Choice Jobs
Salary: Competitive salary and excellent benefits package
Posted: 3 May 2013