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

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
System Testing
Rank 205 175 163
Rank change year-on-year
-30 -12
Permanent jobs citing System Testing 15 27 40
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Yorkshire 0.271% 0.518% 0.798%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.352% 0.693% 1.114%
Number of salaries quoted 11 26 35
Average salary £28,750 £35,000 £28,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-17.85% +22.80%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,200 £24,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £40,000 £37,500
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £36,125 £32,500
% change year-on-year
-3.11% +11.15%
All Processes & Methodologies
Yorkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
4256 3897 3591
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Yorkshire 76.84% 74.73% 71.62%
Number of salaries quoted 3295 3190 3032
Average salary £37,500 £37,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.35% +5.71%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £25,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £52,500 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
System Testing
England

System Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire System Testing Jobs Demand Trend

System Testing
Salary Trend

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

Yorkshire System Testing Salary Trend

System Testing
Salary Histogram

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

Yorkshire System Testing Salary Histogram

System Testing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing System Testing 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 -11 8 £28,250 -19.28%
North Yorkshire +2 6 £35,000 -
South Yorkshire +1 2 - -
System Testing
England

System Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Yorkshire region citing System 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 System Testing.

1 24 (46.15%) User Acceptance Testing
2 23 (44.23%) Automation Testing
3 11 (21.15%) .NET
4 10 (19.23%) SQL
5 7 (13.46%) ISEB
5 7 (13.46%) Microsoft
5 7 (13.46%) Oracle
5 7 (13.46%) Test Automation
5 7 (13.46%) Test Scripting
6 5 (9.615%) Oracle APEX
6 5 (9.615%) VB.NET
6 5 (9.615%) Oracle Forms
7 4 (7.692%) Finance
7 4 (7.692%) MS Excel
7 4 (7.692%) Credit Risk
8 3 (5.769%) ISTQB
8 3 (5.769%) Marketing
8 3 (5.769%) Web Testing
8 3 (5.769%) XML
8 3 (5.769%) E-Commerce
8 3 (5.769%) MS Office
8 3 (5.769%) SQL Server
8 3 (5.769%) C#
8 3 (5.769%) Windows
9 2 (3.846%) UNIX
9 2 (3.846%) HTML
9 2 (3.846%) Java
9 2 (3.846%) PHP
9 2 (3.846%) PL/SQL
9 2 (3.846%) C

System Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Yorkshire region citing System 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 System Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 11 (21.15%) .NET
2 3 (5.769%) XML
3 2 (3.846%) HTML
3 2 (3.846%) CSS
3 2 (3.846%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 1 (1.923%) Lotus Notes
1 1 (1.923%) OpenEdge
1 1 (1.923%) Drupal
Applications
1 4 (7.692%) MS Excel
2 3 (5.769%) MS Office
3 1 (1.923%) MS Visio
3 1 (1.923%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (1.923%) SAP SD
1 1 (1.923%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.923%) HTTP
1 1 (1.923%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.769%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.923%) OLAP
2 1 (1.923%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.923%) TOAD
2 1 (1.923%) Microsoft Analysis Services
2 1 (1.923%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (1.923%) SQL Server 2005
2 1 (1.923%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (1.923%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 1 (1.923%) SQL Server 2008
Development Applications
1 5 (9.615%) Oracle Forms
1 5 (9.615%) Oracle APEX
2 1 (1.923%) Team Foundation Server
2 1 (1.923%) Visual Studio
General
1 4 (7.692%) Finance
2 3 (5.769%) Marketing
3 2 (3.846%) Retail
4 1 (1.923%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 40 (76.92%) Analyst
2 31 (59.62%) Test Analyst
3 9 (17.31%) Systems Analyst
4 6 (11.54%) Functional Test Analyst
4 6 (11.54%) Functional Analyst
5 5 (9.615%) Business Analyst
6 4 (7.692%) Systems Test Analyst
7 3 (5.769%) Developer
7 3 (5.769%) Consultant
8 2 (3.846%) Software Developer
8 2 (3.846%) Configuration Engineer
8 2 (3.846%) Business Systems Analyst
9 1 (1.923%) SAP Analyst
9 1 (1.923%) IT Support
9 1 (1.923%) SAP SD Analyst
9 1 (1.923%) Technical Business Analyst
9 1 (1.923%) IT Graduate
9 1 (1.923%) Business Intelligence Developer
9 1 (1.923%) Microsoft Developer
9 1 (1.923%) Trainee Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 4 (7.692%) Credit Risk
2 2 (3.846%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.923%) Mathematics
3 1 (1.923%) Computer Science
3 1 (1.923%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 3 (5.769%) Windows
2 2 (3.846%) UNIX
3 1 (1.923%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (46.15%) User Acceptance Testing
2 23 (44.23%) Automation Testing
3 7 (13.46%) Test Automation
3 7 (13.46%) Test Scripting
4 3 (5.769%) Web Testing
4 3 (5.769%) E-Commerce
5 2 (3.846%) Process Management
5 2 (3.846%) Automated Testing
5 2 (3.846%) CRM
6 1 (1.923%) Manual Testing
6 1 (1.923%) Process Improvement
6 1 (1.923%) Systems Analysis
6 1 (1.923%) Business Analysis
6 1 (1.923%) Software Testing
6 1 (1.923%) Project Planning
6 1 (1.923%) Performance Testing
6 1 (1.923%) Unit Testing
6 1 (1.923%) Integration Testing
6 1 (1.923%) Service Delivery
6 1 (1.923%) Regression Testing
Programming Languages
1 10 (19.23%) SQL
2 5 (9.615%) VB.NET
3 3 (5.769%) C#
4 2 (3.846%) Java
4 2 (3.846%) PHP
4 2 (3.846%) PL/SQL
4 2 (3.846%) C
5 1 (1.923%) C++
5 1 (1.923%) Shell Script
5 1 (1.923%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (13.46%) ISEB
2 3 (5.769%) ISTQB
3 2 (3.846%) Degree
4 1 (1.923%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.923%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.846%) QA
Vendors
1 7 (13.46%) Microsoft
1 7 (13.46%) Oracle
2 1 (1.923%) Business Objects
2 1 (1.923%) SAP
2 1 (1.923%) HP
2 1 (1.923%) Lotus
2 1 (1.923%) Salesforce.com
Leeds, Yorkshire
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DP Connect Ltd
Salary: £28000 - £30000 per annum + Company Car, Excellent Benefits
Posted: 9 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
The successful Test Analyst will also have experience of SQL, system testing and web testing (XML & HTML)... ISEB Certified. System Testing. Web Testing (XML & HTML) Experience of working...
CoreCom Consulting
Salary: £25000 - £28000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Skipton, Yorkshire
A number of SQL Server and Microsoft BI roles have just become available within my clients large software development team... The ideal candidate will have experience across the...
Computer Futures
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + bonus, overtime pay
Posted: 15 May 2013
West Yorkshire, West Midlands
Including: - Workflow Customizations, Data Migration, Interface and Reports development using Oracle Reports, Discoverer, advanced PL/SQL - Experience with Oracle GL, AP, AR, Iexpenses, FA, Purchasing and Inventory - SQL...
Axica Recruitment
Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 per year D.O.E.
Posted: 15 May 2013