Friends,
If you are working as a Test engineer or a QA engineer then this might be shocking for you, Specifically my Indian friends.
See the salary chart below:
This is the salary for Test/QA engineers by their experience. This salary structure is for those who does the job of design, implement, execute and debug information technology test cases and scripts, Automate test cases, Find bugs, defects, and regressions, Verify fixes, Validate and document completion of testing and development. Here get the detail company wise, US city wise salary structure.
Come on what you are thinking now 
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I completely disagree with the chart of pay scale. I’ve been in QA field for less than 1 yr and I make $40/hr. your chart is nowhere close to my number. I’ve atleast 7 colleagues that I know make around that much in USA. You got to fix this chart.
The above chart is from Payscale.com…i believe that the salaries vary greatly from company to company and between various job profiles…a white box tester earns much more than a black box one….similarly, somebody testing a product may earn more than a service industry tester
Thanks for informing the discrepancies. let me tell you that this salary is average in the industry, so what you are getting may be more than this and may vary from the city in which you are working.
The latest updated data by payscale.com can be found on the link I provided in the article.
Can you suggest the pay scale given in Indian cities and the opportunities in QA.
Pls. suggest.
Also i would like to know whether the payscale of a developer is more or gets more as the experience he builds as compared to a QA person.i am at present a .Net developer and changing my line as a QA as having interest in it.Do suggest, and why is this misconception that QA line is not so challenging as compared to development and anyone can enter into it without any prior basic knowledge.
Hi, this is first time i am interacting to you.As Iam a frehers in testing and I have all the manual testing ,automated testing knowledge wored with winruner,testdirector,load runner,qtp. But i am thinking there is no good company for me.But iwant build my carrer in this field only and Iwant to upto top level so what i should do,Please advise me Email: upadhyay_chan@yahoo.com,chan.nttf@gmail.com
advance Thank a lot.
The above chart is INCORRECT. I am working in a product-based company which I joined as a fresher(0yrs of experince). I have been offered $5000(Rs2,00,000) per annum. Your chart scared me!!
Now the Payscale has been changed in all companies after layoffs…
it is now more than 2.4 for freshers..
Now again Salary is growing up. There is small slow down in the market. But it’ll be ended in the coming time and salary will be more good for QA or testing people. Enjoy
i’m earning 8k per month and i have 2 years of experience inmanual as well as automation testing…
crying
hi, im in testing field from last 5 months, and im earning only 4k per month
, worried will get any good job or not
Hey Preethi ,
Maybe its high time you change your company,
because , i think a fresher in testing gets anywhere between 10,000 – 12,000 Rs if not less.
Hi, i am working in the website testing near to 1 month.
My payscale is 30k/month.
Sal varies from company to company.
So better switch in other companies.
hi
I saw the chart about. Now I am working aprivate company at position QA. I want job in USA. How to contact US visas and companies. please send advice and advice for me.
My E-mail id: snedison@yahoo.co.in
Hi,
I am sravanthi working as a test engineer in US based company.Currently my sal is 8k.Now i want to change company please forward me if any interviews are going on…………
HI Guys,,
I want to state the important notification to people who are looking forward to build there career in Testing.
As myself working as Test Manager In Accenture i want to provide useful suggestions.. Now guys in testing there will be very very less openings in future as a fresher & experienced people…
Every company needs more developers than testers. As in our company we are training freshers in Testing domain so those guys who are trying as Freshers or experienced wont get any chance to work in MNC Company.
The same problem exist in all companies..
Now manual testing has no value in testing domain.
As current market needs telecom & protocol testers with 3 to 4 year exp in MNC Company..
Guys who are looking fwd to do testing course and planning to try for job then it would be a wrong decision…
U have to struggle a lot there is no way u will get job. Better move on to Java,.net, Php as u can easily get a job as lot of openings will be there in this field..
In testing lot of fake candidates with fake experience are entering in this field they will face a problem in future as every company are keeping track of all fake institute & company… just they will blacklist candidate profile in Job sites where in future no company will refer candidate profile..
Even in small companies they need more developers than testers. No one can expect a bright future with good salary in testing domain..
Upto 2010 all MNC based companies don’t require any experienced testers. All MNC are training freshers in testing, who has got selected in campus interview..
Dont waste money by doing courses in any institutes as u cant learn anything related to automation tools. So just dont think that by putting fake experience in automation u will get a job..No institute can provide training related to Automation tools..
As a senior with 4+ year of experience in testing it is my responsibility to assist juniors who are looking for a bright career in testing..
This is the right time to think seriously as everyone who are searching for job are not getting any interview calls in testing domain..
In our company we are getting 1000 profiles for 1 position. This is the scenario in all IT Companies. So all majority companies are not in need of any testers in future..
Those who are freshers doing testing course or having 1 or 2 year experience in testing my suggestion is to shift to programming field related to Php, .NET, JAVA, SAP, DATAWAREHOUSING, PL/SQL, SEO,… U can get a good salary in a good company with job security….Now it is the right time to take better decision for better future..
Now it is the right time to take better decision for better future.. Now those who are trying for job in testing field knows the truth that they are not getting any calls.. But if u are a programmer lot of opportunities will be awaiting for u….
Hello all, i would like to seek your advise especially at this point of time wherein i have practically no experience in S/w Testing while my background is that i have done my B.Tech (passed out in 2002 and have not been working since then although i have done a course in S/w Testing too).
I am a housewife with 2 children and would like to take up a job in S/w Testing. And, i fully understand the phenomenal change in the industry and the profession.
- Can i get into a S/w Testing job as a fresher within
Bangalore?
Any advise/tips/suggestions are welcome.
Kavita
Hi Kavita,
Nice to here that ur very interested in S/w Testing field. Welcome to our world. And coming to ur point, U can search job as a fresher too…along with S/w Testing course, pls learn any one Testing tools as well. And with this need some programing language and one database knowledge also. Pls update ur knowledge and try for the job. all the best.
regs
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its quite surprising how many induviduals are out there trying to “get” in within the software quality assurance field, to the induviduals who say they are serious:
answer these questions (yes/no):
have you atended any software testing conferences within last year?
have you created any templates which you believe would increase the stability of traceablity within the testing effort?
have you ever progressed forward on to attempting to teach others bout this field?
have you watched videos/ read any books on software testing best practices, then tried to implement them?
have you actually “actually” started studying for a software quality assurance designation (certification)?
have you held seminars / talks at work to promote change and effectivness (business cases) regarding the quality efforts and how it might be done?
have you constructed your own definition of quality, other than the one memorized from texts?
if you have answered no to these questions, then guess what, you may not be interested in software quality assurance as a passion to enhance efforts,
now a days recruiters/interviewers are smart enough to question outside of the box of just questions regarding testing, they will poke and probe deeper and deeper in ordert o get a consise answer, or even ask questions you were not expecting all to find out how passionate you really are about this field.
always remember, anyone can be trained to do a testers role, but a passionate, proactive innovator will always be sought after.
Hi all
I just read an article written by Mr Patrick on 07.02.08
#17 in QA,Testers payscale. Is tht really true????
i got training on manual and automated tools…. now im searching jobs on testing…..im feeling bit tensed after reading tht one…..plz confirm tht it was not true.
Hi all
This is exactly the site I have been looking for. I have been in the I.T. field since about 1999. I have mostly been doing Nortel Telecom programming. I have been working a job as an Availability Analyst in a Data Center for a automation monitoring group since March of 07. I use Mercury Loadrunner to download and test scripts for web applications. I do quick fixes to them like a text check or maybe comment out certain sections if we see something turn red on the board because of a change to the site. I also help update and build out telescope applications which we created for people in the data center to use to test scripts. Our scrips are in a C++ format. I really want to just go into software QA automation testing. Can someone give me some advice on how to prepare for it? Do I need to learn certain programming languages such as C++ or C#. Should I focus more on .NET stuff. A lot of this stuff is new to me, just thought someone out there can help. One of my co workers over in india used to just do QA stuff building and testing scripts. I think she knows VB. Where should I start.
Thanks
@ mr. vijay ,
sir plz clear my confusion which arise due to following comment “#17 patrick on 07.02.08 at 12:41 pm”.
is it true?
i m working as Q.A engineer (4 month exp.)
Hi Friends,
Latest Tester’s payscale in Microsoft.
Tester = $ 24/hour
Developer = $ 16/Hour.
Future of Testing is very Bright.
There are so many openings coming at the end of this Year and Start of the New Year,
Hi Friends,
I am fresher in testing and getting 1.8 lacs per annum . Career in software testing is very bright. There are many oppurtunities in this field.
Hi , Thanks
patrick you should always cop others not dissatisfy anyone.
there are good institutions gives good training in tools also.many have got job in testing also.
coz recession period is going on so no much calls in any domain.s i agree no much calls in testing also due to that.but we hope for best.
your straight approach of convincing is not good here
thank you
Hi Patrick, I am working as a Test Manger with an MNC and soft advice without hurting you is that you doesn’t seem to know much undertanding of feild nor the objective of testing.
There can never be a situation in any company where developers are preffered for testers, as both the domains have their roles defined, and more the development more are the chances of a defect in the work done and which itself enhances the chance of someone testing the work- This is such an elementary and basic approach of testing.
Also contrary to your beleif even smaller companies are increasingly getting cautious about the need of having testers in the org, as the software success doesn’t entirely depend on the developer it’s depend on the tester who will enentually test the software before it gets launched in the market.
hi,
could anyone tell me the career prospects of game tester.is it a better career to opt for? how are the salaries for entry level ppl and experinced…
thnks in adv
hi Deepu,
One of my friend is working in the gaming company in Bangalore,
It is also a good career,
Fresher : 11k+3K Incentives+Food coupons+Yearly Bonus+6 month appraisal.
Thanks
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hey guys
I have an opening for testing engineer for my client at hyderabad.pay propotional to strength of profile.Interested come to my mail
Hey Guys !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dont Worry !!!!!!!! Now Great scope for the testing is there n one more thing, in Australia ,,more jobs openings for the testing ………
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how about the salaries in testing.They r very less in d beginning.Do they increase after experience?
Yes, Abhishek…the salary offcourse increases with the Experience..
you can easily go upto the package of 6 to 7Lp.a.
i heard thers no growth in testing.a tester remains ats ame level thru out his life.Is it so?
Hi All,
Iam not agree with Abhishek. In testing also very good future. But we should learn more things like Functionality and Development knowledge.
Future of Testing is very Bright.Salary structure very very good…in india also
dear friends i m looking for fresher opening in testing i got previous experience in marketing and i got knowledge in manual and qtp ,pls give me information about fresher opening.my mail id svsk80@gmail.com
thanks
The salary is just 10k for few years .which is quite less when compared to developers. Moreover the competition is high as every non IT student does this .
Abhishek you are correct at some extent but not exactly. if you are a fresher then you need to work for 1 year at this package but afterwards it depends on you that you are widening your skills or not..
in testing which tool is in demand?whether blackbox r whitebox or load runnner?
The guys who say that testing have got goood demand& salaries are correct & trustable?
Hi All,
All the discussion above related to the QA reviewer has been done keeping in mind that the work that testers do can be done by anyone(freshers).
There are many things in testing which needs testing experience and cannot be done by developer.some of the things are the prioritization of testing,Taking correct decisions under a lot of constraints,perform the testing in limited schedule for all this it requires testing experience and it cannot be done by person who is an experienced developer .
To be a good test lead requires a lot of skills which a cannot be learned overnight.Some of these skills are communication,diplomatically handle the situations,Quick decision making and a lot many other qualities.
For the organizations that want to deliver quality products with minimum rework require persons who can Evaluate and establish process that can assure quality in the deliverables produced by the process and the need for such persons will never end.
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dont worry guys….IT field grow up again..time is coming u need to wait sometimes
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Is this forum only for engineers in India? I was just wondering because I havent had a response to my question at #22. I’m in America so I dont know if I can get any help here or not. Anyway I will try another forum.
The salary structure shown above considers US based professionals or Indian ?? Even if it is avg salary then for 1-4 years exp testers, the salary might not be close to $53,821. Not sure of this, so please excuse me if i am wrong.
Also, can anyone of you please guide me on which Automation to learn ?? I am in Manual testing and wanna switch to Automation, so which course or tool is better ??
hello guys .Does testing have any demand during dis economic recession times?
Hi,
I am in a problem. If anyone can please help. I worked in a small company to start my career. Say for 8 mth. Then got an opportunity with MNC. I went for it. It was a contract position. But as the client asked to ram down we on contracts had to go through layoff. Not all. Some were mapped. We were told this is layoff and not because of performance. How true is it?
I worked there only 3mth. And the total experience is 1yr now. Now I cant see any further. But I plan to do ISTQB and QTP certification. Is there a possibility to get another job sooner or later? Will I have to again start from a small company? Will my 3mth at MNC be questioned? I was told(personally talked to PM and HR) that whenever there is a requirement in future we will be given the opportunity 1st. Was this just for the sake of saying? I was told by my PM, TL to be in contact.
I am depressed and don’t know whom and where to approach… Anyone can please help?
Hi I would like to know whether the payscale of a developer is more or gets more as the experience he builds as compared to a QA person.I am at present a .Net developer and changing my line as a QA as having interest in it.Do suggest, and why is this misconception that QA line is not so challenging as compared to development and anyone can enter into it without any prior basic knowledge.So Iam having the Knowledge of ManualTesting So iam having 3.5Years Exp so guys if you have any Knowledge of job openings on Testing plz send to my mailid subhadeepthi_mca@yahoo.co.in
@shubha
if u have decided to move to testing welcome to testing world.no difference in salary much and more over wt matters most is your job satisficiton not ur sal.keep searching job at chetanaforum.gud lck
@Shirisha
dont worry dude..its all part of life.i will provide u a link n hope u gonna rock in ur new job.
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@ALL
for testing what matters is DOMAIN knowledge .i will tell u domain knowledge is not the only thing that matters a lot..
Now i will tel where it plays its role.see in testing we basically try to find bugs nad if we know the domain terminology it will help to understands thing much easily and possibility of finding bugs are more likely..
I hope aLL got the anwser y tester require to know domain knowledge.
further assistance ping me rahulkumarbangalore@yahoo.co.in
Hi, I am Sumeet Srivastava. Looking for java fresher.
Pls, let me know, if their is opening for Java…..
sumeet.shree@gmail.com, 9821026294
Pls help me out. If thier is any opening for Java fresher. I have 8 month exp. Mail me : sumeet.shree@gmail.com, feel free to call :09821026294
Salary chart shows that salary is unimpressive..for sw developers who work at lower salaries..Your job will someday be taken over by automated system that could write the do the trvial tasks you do today…
An indian got $80k & he was a fresher with no exp frm no well-known/top ranked university..& there were still much better propositions..there are better dev jobs ..apart frm many “for the sake of formality ones”…
Hi
I am rajani working as a software test engineer on contract basis. Basically company pay 2.4 package but i am on consultancy payroll. They are giving me only1.6 pac
Now 2 time my project extend but they are not increase my salary may be 3rd time it extend but company doesnot want to hire me as company payroll due to the recession and same reason has told me consultancy HR foor increament.
Could any one suggest me the company job as company payroll.
I have 2+ exp in manual testing.
Tell me the tact how to increase the salary.
i joined as a fresher in manual s/w testing and earning 18K per month(2.6 per annum).its 7 months by now
i feel manual testing can be done even by the bcom guys. u really need not be a technocrat for that…..iam looking up for suggestion from seniors in testing field to know what i must do to improve my career and pay-scale in testing…. what courses should i take up…. If a person is planning to learn QTP, what is the prerequisites…..which knowledge he should have b4 taking a course in QTP.
hi am working as a QA Engineer n its been 1 yr but my salary remained the same arround 10k, am basically a mechanical engineer but i joined this field.So what the future here.Please suggest …n what different courses i can opt for a good future
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Thanks
Hi I am Quality Assrance engineer having 2.5 Years of experience in Testing in Telecom Domain, Currently i am working with a top class company, However i would like to work in the U.S. , so can any one suggest me how to proceed.
Send me a mail at pankajghate@rediffmail.com
@balaji
Software testing is not just executing the test cases as like others. We have to show ourself as unique person in testing by identifying critical/core/complex issues. It would be possible, if you are interested in manual testing. Think differently and test the application. YOU can see the different issues.
My suggestion is to become a good manual/automation test professional, we must work at least 2 years in manual testing by doing different/analytical testing. It will create in/out of Testing/Domain/Application knowledge within us.
For automation testing, i hope we need to have basic programming concepts with analytical skills.
If anybody has any different opinion…please share..:-)
hi everyone.
there are different types of testing.telecom testing, mobile testing,linux testing…what is testing and where these testing types came from..
how to start career in testing,..im in confusin..pll explain me…
I am a QTP automation developer in NY/NJ region. In 2007, I did rates of $70/hr (corp-to-corp), I had friends in the market who were at $80/hr (corp-to-corp). These year things are different, most QA automation rates are at $55-60 around NY/NJ region. Indian recruiters are low-balling at 35-45/hr asking for ‘QTP experts’ & ‘automation gurus’. When you offer peanuts, only monkeys turn up.
On Dice.com, I see full time jobs for QTP guys at about 80-100k depending on the industry.
In the near future, on the functional testing tools side, I see better rates for Selenium, JUnit, NUnit & other open source tools.
Some of you think Loadrunner is a testing tool like QTP, Winrunner. Well here in the market I see that most companies are not looking at just ppl who script on the LR tool, they are looking for performance analysts who can do – LR, Weblogic configuration tweaks, DBA tasks, J2EE/JVM performance tuning.
Please share your views & inputs on the QA market.
Thanks,
Rahul
rahulqtp@gmail.com
In continuation to my post above, I forgot to tell you about my profile. I have 6 years of QTP automation exp. & Mercury CPC certified.
I am software tester (manual tester) with one year of experience and would like to switch to automation. Are there any special certifications?
I am software tester (manual testing) with 3 years experience and would like to switch to automation.is there any special certifications?
I have been a tester for almost three years and I don’t make anywhere near the starting salary. I work in the US and was born here.
Companies are not paying what is listed in this chart.
I work in the Philadelphia/NYC area; you will not find a company paying this much.
Hi for all
really the position is dull now we know very well ,the fact is as a test eng we wont expect any more openings compare to developers
Hello friends,
I am a tester having one year exp in Graphics Testing(Games as well as Graphics Performance in Different Operating System).
Right now working in Data Mining as a Quality anlyst.
it nice to work in this area.
Hi All,
My friend “The QA Manager from Accenture” has said that here will be no more opening in testings for Freshers ans as well as Experienced.
If intake of testers will decrease then Rate of Quality Softwares will decrease in eavery company which in turn result into Client Loss and Revenuew Loss as well.
See you take example of any MNC in IT. Almost 30% or revenue for each company is coming from Testing only. So Friends !! It is a very bright career option.
Now we talk abaout payscale!!!!
This thing depends on you that how better you sell yourself to the company at the time of yoour salary negotiation and how much skills do you have
There are N examples that 2 persons of same years of experience, working in the same company, both from same technology(Not only testing; you can take any technology here) But still there
can a lot difference in their salary.
All depend on your skill set and you USPs
Approach for a career in Testing
Manaul: Then it should be domain specific(Like you should do certification for particular domain like banking, finance as well)
Database Testing: You have to have a good knowledge of SQL,PLSQL
Automation: Tool based which require scripting knowledge
All three fields can give you a lot of salary if you skills are well enough.
Like people say that Manual Testing can be done by a 10th pass person as well.
But a complex Banking Domain Application with crticilallity can only be tested by a domain expert only.
So dont worry. There is very good market in testing and it will remain good always!!!
what should be the salary for some one in manual testing with 1-2 years experience!!!
im getting 12k is it correct !!!
From 1 to 2 Yeard experoence it has to be 15K to 18K.
But it can be varied from company to comoany, All depends upon company revenue profitability and their norms
I have close to 3yrs of Work Exp in a top class Indian IT company, now I’m looking for a change, Please let me know what is the current pay scale for 3+yrs of exp.
TIA
Please help me .I wanted to get into automation testing.Also please let me know the current pay of scale for 2.6 years experience in India.
my id tkbutterfly84@gmail.com.
Thanks in advance
Awesome dude…am just sharing it on my site
Hello friends
I want to know if software testing is a good career option. Just yesterday, I attended the seminar given by an institute in my local area who have a tie-up with IBM india and are offering this course in software testing. in their brochure it is mentioned that the starting salary could be in the range of 4.5L/yr. also they say knowledge of C, C++ is a must to do this course. I have exp. of working as an editor for 4+ yrs in the field of med trans and thinking of changing my career. i am a bsc grad. is this a good career option for me. Pls advise me in this regard.
Hi friends,
Its my first visit on this site as i was searching for details for manual/automated testing. i have been working with a well known financial company which has its own technology department for inhouse software developement and testing. i am working as a test engg and getting 3L P/a without any prior experience in testing. I got a good knowledge of financial domain. I need your help to find out the best course and institute in Delhi/NCR in testing so that i could improve my testing skills for a bright future.
Please do write me at: arjun.singh23@gmail.com
The QA manager from accenture lacks sense and knowledge , i am just wondering how he could be a Manager in such a big organization. I seriously doubt that. But yes , my sincere advise to freshers and wannabe testers , Please try something in development or some other area since the competition is already huge here.
Hi patrick,
I would advice you that don’t frustrate/Demoralize the Testing guys.I thing when you wrote this comment(02 July’08),you was not in good mood,or may be possible that you have lost your own job due to recession.Hence due to personal problem,don’t advice blindly to other.By your comment it looks like as software testing industry is going to be closed in future.I would like to tell that I am getting highier salary than developer with same years of experience.I am getting 4.8 Lacks of package in JDA Hyderabad with 2 year of experience.
Hi All,
i have gone thru this thred, it looks like there are more misconceptions rather then facts about software testing.there is huge potential for software testers, specially in india. it all depends on individuals skill sets. like, not all devlopers getting same salary,this holds true for testers.
my humble advise to all budding testers need not worry about salary and jobs, try to learn as much as u can.
i am working as SQA engineer in a product base company. in my organization testers starting salary is 5L/anum.
-Rohit
Hi frnds I m working wit a Mumbai based s/w comp in web testing. I have 2.4 yrs of exp in IT and getting 20,000 per/month as I started my career wit a low pkg.Now i m planing for a switch in job.So wat shd I ask for interms of salary.I m working in web testing.
Hi ALL
I am a MCA Graduate ,done a course with seed infotech on manual and automation tools also worked as a developer in india and abroad
Now seeking for a Automation Testing job.
can mail me at pintopaul8@gmail.com
Hi All,
I am a Sr. QA Tester working in MNC from Past 5 Years and testing is a very cool Job and I don’t feel stressed out much as my collegues do (Developers) and Earn equally with them.
I had never worked less than $45/Hr and you will get more billing – Pharmaceutical, Finance domains and be an all rounder and adopt to new technologies. You will be fine and do well in testing field as you gain years of experience and it would be easy lift in your carrer to go to team lead position / QA Manager with in 5 Years – 10 Years Max taking into other set criteria into consideration.Ex: Certifications etc.
Hi,
I am also looking for job in Software testing,
I am very keen to be a part of testing field,
I do have Knowledge of Manual testing and QTP.
Please help me to get job in this.if any one has details of job opening or walk ins in bangalore please do contact me the given mail id
seemaniru@gmail.com
I’ve been in the QA field for just under 5 years. The pay scale is accurate up to the last job I took about a year ago. I started at $50k USD + 10% semi-annual bonus’s and had a minor pay reduction in order to keep my position. The trick is to specialize in a field and own it.
Hi..
I am a fresher (09 pass out). Wanna start my career in testing. I have completed Diploma in software testing and hence have good knowledge in manual, QTP and QC!!! If any gud offers come across yo way for freshers do let me knw my frns..
hii
this is kavi
i finished my UG and finished a course on software testing
i am a 2008 passed searching jobs in testing but didn’t get any job
now its the end of 2009,so i want to know that whether they will consider me as a fresher?????????
and i need some better way to get through the interviews
pls pls somebody help me
Hi friends and experts,
This is Raj from usa. I will be done with MS in IT soon. I was wondering how would the opportunities and pay scale packages as I am trying to opt this field of my choice.
The curiosity is up in me from both ways as there are misconceptions like the pay, career and other inferior gossips. Is it real or would this thing takes me to new heights that would be challenging and gives good pay.
Whats the best way to approach for career as I am a fresher with just as a TSE in one of the BPO’s in india.
What is needed to get started from both manual and automated side and which tools and domains have more openings and career choices.
Please experts give me an indepth idea and broad sense of what it takes and how would really the things be and answers for my confessions.
I am as well doing my reserach paper related to software testing. Any push in this area, u would be of great help.
Thanks and I will look forward for ur answers and like to be part of helping the needy in future.
Hi friends,
I am frm pune & m into recruitment. first time i got a requirement for US for a software developer. for this requirement, i need to send few candidates to Ohio, US having 5+ yrs of exp. Everything is to be decided by me as they wil b on my contract working for tht co. in US.
Now the problem is i dont know the payscale offered in US. I ve searched the web which shows the payscale frm around $50k – $80k per annum, which is actually quite high if calculated in Indian currency. So, i jus wanna ask tht is it the same for the foreign employees too or it varies fr the other country employees.
plz help me at the earliest as i wnt to send the candidates immediately, if u can plz mail me at prasad@priornpro.com
Do dome Google search you will definitely get latest salary scale in US region and experience wise for foreign candidates.
Hi ,
I have been working for a private company as tester for 2 yrs. I dont have any knowledge about automated and thinking of doing some certifications. Will it be really worth. Im interested to take my career in Testing. What should i do to develop my knowledge further. I heard of saying some guys that testing is not worth compared to development.. Please suggest
Hi
I got a offer from a Private company as Software Tester. I m a fresher to this domain and would like to know how much I can earn as Software/QC tester. Please help .. stk73@rediffmail.com
Hi all, i visited this forum and i liked it.
I have been working in service provider company for last 2 years and here my role is QA and OE of product(STB).I want to know, what is future of product testing?
hi all,
i got placement in niit technologies and i have joined the company from the last week. Those who are selected are around 75. Last day on 27-11-09 , our batches were declared. 40 got java, 30 got .net and just 15 got QA Testing as decided by the management. and I am in the QA Testing but i have interest in java and i donot want to work as QA Engineer because as I have heard that there is no career in testing as compared to developer.
please help me. I am in great trouble. please tell me what can i do?. i and most of the employees those who get QA send their names to the management to change it.
please clearly tell me that testing career is not bright ?? Am i true??
hi tester i am also in webtesting can you please tell me i have experience web based application testing i should try for that web testing company only or i can try for the client server application ple reply
and i want to know the jobs in web testing , i got information that opportunity is less for web tester when comparted to the domain tester ( banking,finance,telecom) because mnc is in domain
Hi Guys,
Anamika this side,Actually i m doing a course in software testing(Manual & Automation),i would like to know that as a fresher how much i can get in both the Testing?
hello guys. i need ur help. i am B.tech 2009 batch comp. engg. fresher from delhi. I have got an opportunity for 6 months internship in Mobile Handset Field Testing in MediaTek Company,Noida which is 4th largest fabless company in the world. I am worried about what i vil do after completion of my internship. i want to know the future of Mobile Handste Field Testing. should i go for this. somebody rply plzz.
Hi Friends…..Please help me in answering my question….I’m having 1+ years of experience as a QA Engineer….I’m being paid just 10,000/- per month….Please tell me how much Salary should i be getting 4 my Experience in Testing…
plz can u send the details and payscale for 2years experiance in testingtools
For a Fresher – US$45 To 50,000 P.A , INR 2.5 – 3.5 LKHS/P.A
2-3 Yrs – US$55,000 P.A, INR 3.5 Above P.A
4- 6 Yrs – US$60,000 P.A, INR 5 LKHS TO 6 LKHS P.A
Above 6yrs – ABOVE $60,000 P.A , INR 6- 7 LKHS P.A
From my experience, it all depends on the Domain you are working. Finance, Health care and Insurance companies pay very well. Please feel to free to add to my list. I am now become a Team lead and leading a team size of 10. you can see my post #85 above. I was then a Normal contract guy with 5+ Years of Experience.
I understand why outsourcing becomes so popular these days. Outsourcing testing company – http://www.massqa.com offer QA services for just 12$/hour. This is extremely small for experienced QA engineers. What do you think?
I am agree with the comments of Sr Tester. Testing field has a bright career. I have 3+ years of experience in testing and my package is 4.8L/annum.
hi frnds ,
i had completed my B.E in 2009 …n now i want to go into the testing field……plzz frnds suggest me weather i hav to do cirtification for dis or not …..n if yes which is the best institute in mumbai for testing n wat r the requirments for goin into testing field…weather i hav to be good in c , c++ etc….n wat are the pay scale for freshers in this field.
thanx frnds
hi yash,
i don’t think there is any need to join any training institue. There is lots of material available on the net, like softwaretestinghelp.com, which is more than enough to be aware of this domain. It would be better if you join any professional for getting more help.
Hi,
I am harsha. I am working as a software test engineer (Manual) from past 3 yrs. Now i want to update myself with some technologies. Like oracle, SAP etc..
Please suggest me which course to do, which will be very helpful for me in future for getting a stable job in a good MNC.
what r the chances of going abroad?
Hi Narayan,
Right now in the compay where i am working, there are no chances to go abroad. But what i am conserned is, i am just a manual test engineer, I have to update my skill set, i am having good knowledge of QTP. But what my point is as a tester knowing one DB (Oracle) and unix. I want to know will this help my testing career.
Hi,
I am technical writer and moved to testing 2 years back. I am doing manual testing. I also do run automation test scripts developed in Test Partner.
Although my total IT exp is 7 years, my testing exp is 3 yrs. What is the best salary that I can get with this kind of experience. Of course, I can use my technical writing skill wherever required in QA documentation.
Thanks.
Best Regards
S. Ramesh
thank u so much san,
i m still confused frnds ….i have completed my engineering in 2009 n still searching for job ….i dont know anything abt testing …..plzz guide me abt testing ….as how can i take help frm proffesional…if u hav any plzz let me knw ….as i m desprete to see my self working….
is there a growth in testing field…can i expect upto 80k after 4-5 years of exp…..do the company fine testers at recession whom they are paying a lot of scale
wat is the scale for the exoerience of 3 years in manual software testing.
Yash,
As you said that you don’t know anything about testing. So what exactly is your approach towards testing domain. How you are preparing yourself. That is the main point.
So I would suggest you to search and study the testing material as much as you can. Apply the scenarios in any of the application either it is a simple Calculator application or it is GMail kind site. No need to go to any testing institure. Think as how you can break a software and apply those points in your testing.
Second thing attend the software testing interviews, so that you should aware with the industry requirement. What they ask, what kind of scenarios they put. So after attending some interviews, you will be confident.
@ Sr. Tester and to ALL
Hi all. I have joined an MNC company as tester and they are offering me 2.2 as i had good knowledge in automation. I need to know whether is there any differences in salary between a tester and a developer with experience. Please help me out as i have passion for going in testing field. Please do respond at the earliest
@ Sr. Tester
Sir i need ur counseling and guidance regarding testing
Hi Sam,
Please refer to the above Post #102 for Package that is acceptable and don’t accept which is less than what is posted there. Automation Tester have lots of opening these days especially for QTP in India.
I would really suggest to go for any speciallized ERP(Siebel, SAP) testing to standout in this competitive world.
1. Automation – ERP Tools – QTP and Test Partner
2. Performance tetsing (Load Runner, Capacity Planning, Network concepts, Server metrics monitoring s/w like sitescope etc..)
From my experienbce I didn’t see much difference from .net/Web techonologies (Developer) to 5+ Yrs of experienced tester in Income levels.
So, be confident . There are always pros and cons both side. Make a Appropriate decision based on where you want to be in next 5 Years.
When I started my carreer as a Tester I always dreamed to become a QA Manager and I am now Team lead and in the process of acheiving my goal in next 2 Years.Hope this helps!
Thanks,
Sr Tester.
@ Sr. Tester
Sir in my company, what i have enquired from experienced people is that salary is based on the band and the level, which u posses. As a fresher, whether a programmer or tester, both were kept on level1 band 0. So not much difference there. But i compared to a tester salary and a developer salary after 4.5 years. I saw that a tester (who is having experience in rational robot) is earning at 4.2, where as a developer is earning around 6.5 with same level of experience. Since we all are starting with same and and level, then how come there is so much of a salary difference done.
Secondly i heard that most of the CMM5 lvl companies have this band and level system. So does that means there also there will be such a salary difference
Sam, Nice you brought it. It all depends on Client to client , The Domain (Telecom, Pharmaceuticals, Health care) and In my company with 5+ yrs of experience having QTP earning 6+ lakhs per annum.While I was working in US I had seen people working for $32/hr and $50/hr for Manual testing with same amount of experience. Hope it answers your questions.
It woudn’t be a wise comparsion in income levels of a test engineer to SAP Basics, DBAs, Siebel EAI or Configrator or UNIX Administrators..you will find lots of variation. Take wise decission based on your Instincts. All the Best!
Well Sam,
you are right, this is the mentality of most of the companies that they think testing engineers less technical than developers. If you talk about small companies or mediocre or even top level companies think testing as the secondary requirement. Even now companies have started hiring non-techie graduates for testing the software applications. Even as per latest survey 20 to 25 percent of staff will be non-technical graduates in the companies like TCS, WIPRO and HCL in coming one or two years. This is the latest Cost Cutting Mantra of IT companies. This News was published in SiliconIndia on 19th March 2010.
@San
Then is there no company, that treats testing as equal to developing ??
If what San is saying is correct, then how come people work in that environment with such a discrimination (No offense, but i joined testing out of desperation but loved the nature of the job after studying that. If u make friends with developers and at the end of the performance appraisal, if u observe such a HUGE difference in salary, then how will u focus in ur job). Man ! these things are really haunting me like hell, i don’t know what to do with my future. May be i will end myself up like a desperate developer who don’t have interest in that (not because i’m not good in programming)
Requesting Sr. Tester to put some focus to my problem at the earliest
Well Sam,
I doesn’t mean to dishearten you, I myself is in software testing and software quality domain for last 7 years. But the current trend is just because of the slowdown in the global economy, when every company was looking for the Cost Cutting. It will recover but take some time.
And I don’t know why you are comparing your salary with a developer. There are different technologies and different experts in the same. Definetely a SAP or Automation tester is getting better salary than a normal one even better than a developer. Of course there is a difference between tester and developer, but not a HUGE difference, as you said.
Why don’t you think that there is a KIND of stability in the software testing field, you don’t have to update you everytime with the latest technology. Take my example, I started my career as Foxpro Programmer and I was expert in that. Today no one ask for Foxpro Programmers. But being a tester I will always be there in the industry. Every domain is good, but you have to put your effort to make that good.
So think positive
That is a general discussion, so that we all should know about what is happening, and these kinds of ups and downs are always there in almost all domains/industries. So don’t loose your enthusiasm. And let your work speak…
Hi All,
Please any buddy give me knowledge about telecom Domine for Testing…????
Well I give up on asking questions up here. I guess this site must be for people from India only. Everytime I ask something I just get ignored. I just dont get it.
yes i believe that the future of tsting is very bright. i am working as SQA/Test Engineer since 4 months and i am getting 15k/month and it will increase with the passage of time as i get more experience. i am using Test Director which is very useable tool for the freshers….
yes i believe that the future of tsting is very bright. i am working as SQA/Test Engineer since 4 months and i am getting 12k/month and it will increase with the passage of time as i get more experience. i am using Test Director which is very useable tool for the freshers….
Friends,
Let us discuss the issue in brief. Barring some small and start-up companies, every medium large Indian software companies and MNCs pay well for software engineers.
As far as I know, a software tester with 5 years of experience will get a minimum of 4 LPA and max 8 LPA. In the case of automation engineer, it would be in the range of 5 to 9 LPA. And if you have specialized in a domain or a product, your range will go still higher.
Use a simple calculator to know your value.
Multiply number of years of experience by a lakh of rupees. Keep 2 to 3 lakhs as buffer for maximu limit. In worst cases, keep 0.70 lac per year of experience.
So if you have 2 years of experience, you will get 2 to 3 lacs. Few people who get a chance to enter into MNC as a fresher may get 3 to 3.5 in the beginning itself.
Only issue could be there is more rush in this profession. To keep away from the crowd, specialize in a domain or product testing.
All the best….for queries, reach me at rsuriaprakhash@gmail.com
Thanks.
-Ramesh
I AM IN TESTIS
SOFTWARE TESTING IS A VERY FANTASTIC FIELD..I HAVE 3 YRS. EXPERIENCE IN SOFTWARE TESTING…….I WANNA KNOW WHAT SCOPE IT’S GOT IN SINGAPORE/DUBAI…..
Jai kumar is not responsible for the above comments…I AM RESPONSIBLE..
For Jobs in abroad email your resume to nd_goodrich@yahoo.com . pls 5yrs experience and above.
hi frnds,
i m planning to do diploma in software testin from SEED INFOTECH VASHI thy provide traning in software testing….and even provide job assitance….can any one tell me abt the truth of tht institute…… will it good for me to do my traning from there ……or if u have any best institute for testing in mumbai plzz sujjest me ….i will be very greatful to you….and 1 more thing ……seed provide testing on IBM ROTATIONALROBOT….IBM ROTATIONAL FUNCTIONAL TESTER……. plzz tell me does these have any value in current industry…..waiting for ur reply ..
hi frnds,
i want to do testing diploma from SEED INFOTECH MUMBAI can any one tell me about this institute …..thy says tht thy provide testin on automation tool such as IBM ROTATIONAL ROBOT ,IBM ROTATIONAL FUNCTIONAL TESTER ……What is the values of these tool in current industry….is there good traning institute in mumbai which can be best for testing traning ….waiting for ur reply…..
Hi,
I am a Software Test Engineer with over 3 years of experience in manaual and automation testing.My domain has been purely finance oriented.I am looking for a job in Dubai as I hav relocated here post marriage.I am not able to see many opportunities here.Can sumone please tell me r there testing openings in dubai?what is the future and scope?
HI all !
i m Brajesh gupta from delhi.. i have completed B.C.A in yr 2001 ..since than i was indulge in my family business and some time i worked in various call center but i don’t have any IT exp… so in this regard i want to know my career in software testing field as i m touching 30+ old …would it be right decision to move for software testing career or should i try somethine else….
..
plz guide me soon as i m not getting decide what should i do
thanks
Brajesh
Hi i WORKING AS REVENUE SYSTEMS QA TEST ENGINEER AND ALSO SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR FOR ALMOST 7 YEARS I WANT TO WORK IN INDIA, KINDLY CONTACT ME ON MY NUMBER 00971508831913
i hv compltd my engg this yr.i wnt to join SEED INFOTECH pune. is it reliable..n pls tell me if der is proper growth in testing field…
Hai !
my dear friends could u pls help me Game terster companies & as well as financial companies if yopu know . bye
from vasu hve a nice day
Hai !
my dear friends could u pls help me Game tester companies & as well as financial companies if yopu know . bye
from vasu hve a nice day
HI ALL,
all your comments on testing sounds good,but some who have not shined in their carrier in testing have a bad look on this field.please dont give negative feed backs,it really spoils ones future,especially freshers,i have 2+ in one of the mnc i am paid more than a develp.
if u think u are paid less,then go for other better company who can pay high,it depends on ur performance in the interview,for ex if u are pitching 5kpa for 3+ n the company is not ready to pay u,n ll ask u for lesser like 4lacs or 4.5lacs,please dont accept for it,it proves u r not stable,this depends on ur confident.all the testers are more r less have same knowledge…….all the best………..
hi sam,
if u talk about indian mnc’s we all know wipro,tcs,infosys etc,really they ll pay less only because they r getting the projects just for thier cost cutting using indian peoples.but if u see their sal in abroad its totally different,they may get high,this is the present status…
I really want to know that- If i would like to go with the s/w testing. It will be good for me or what? I have compleded my MCA in 2010. U all r welcome…… Please suggest me
Hello Friends,
I m new in software testing,currently working with web development company new delhi,getting salary 75k/month.
my task is to test the PHP website and documentation with working on CMS.
is it a gud career…?????
plz plz help me soon….:)
Hello Friends,
B.Tech in Computer Science.
I m new in software testing,currently working with web development company new delhi,getting salary 75k/month.
my task is to test the PHP website and documentation with working on CMS.
is it a gud career…?????
Plz also suggest me any kind of software testing course in Deli/NCR.
plz plz help me soon….:)
75k or 7.5k…?
7500 Rs/Months
7500 Rs/Month
As a fresher is it not bad one. But try to increase your knowledge level to bid more on your next move.
can u tell me about any short term course in soft & web testing.??????
if really difficult for me to learn these software through research…
so plz help me …
Thanx for ur valuable suggestion.:)
@Pratap
I don’t think you need any course for learning manual software testing. It would be better if you buy some good software testing books or there is lot of material available on the net, which is more than enough for you to learn and to improve your knowledge in software testing.
Hi I have 3 years of exp in Telecom Isp vendor. Now i am intrested to switch my career to telecom testing side. Plz guide me what are the courses to be done, will i considered fresher, and let me know the good institutes in bangalore….
Hi San
Thanx Dude….i have a gud collection of software and books…just starting reading…..i will tell you later…howz i m perfomring after R & D.
Thnx
Hi,
I’m having 8 plus years of experience in testing.Still I’m working as a test engineer.many ups and downs in my career life..a coulple of years back worked at onsite US and again now working as a test engineer in mobile testing .can any body please suggest me or give me any reference in any company..
thanks
jam
Good pratap.
If possible try to learn some tools. I think its not hard for you.
Good Pratap,
All the best…
whats the scope of a QA,test engg. to go abroad
right now i am doing a couse on software testing both manual & automation. should i go for performance testing also.how good is it…..
is the performance tester paid more than the manual or the QA engg.
Your pay scale chart is overlapped by Gooooooogle ads, here’s why you need QA
Hello San,
how r u..????
can u give me ur email Id????
Plz invite me PartapGusain@gmail.com on “Gtalk”
I am a B.com (computers) graduate and did M.B.A (Finance) through correspondence. Having 5 years experience in other fields like finance and BPO. Can i try as a fresher in software testing? Please do suggest. I have learned the tools and oracle 9i and even worked with .Net for few months. Please direct me
@Neelima,
Of-course you can join the software testing domain as a fresher. There is a lot of books and material available on the net. Just get the basic understanding of software testing and go for some interview. After attending 2-3 interviews, you will surely gain the confidence. Because then you will come to know, what kind of questions are asked in the interview.
All the best.
Good
Dear All,
I am under depression at tis point of time…. I have 1.6 yrs on developing(Java) domain and 1.3 yrs of manual testing, strong knowledge of QTP, I feel testing is a quality job and carry my future with it… Rite now i am earning on 1.6lks per annum…
Wat culd be my package in an MNC company……
I need positive advices… PPPPPleaseeeeeee Help..
hi friends
i am MCA Fresher and got (Performance Tester) job in css corporation , 15k per month .
Is performance Testing has better scope in future ???
hi guys
I am a Instrumentation Engineering grad passed out in the year 2009, I have a soft corner towards the Software Industry. I have learnt JAVA but ended up getting into ‘Wipro BPO’ as a ‘Technical Support Agent’ and now I got selected into a company as a ‘Software Developer’ with 2 years of BONDAGE but they put me into the ‘testing team’ and to mention which has only ‘Manual Testing’ now I am worried about my future as I am into Oblivion about the Career Growth in the Testing Field.
How are the promotions and PAY HIKES in Testing.
Please help me out in suggesting a good course in
Manual as well as Automation Testing.
And I always had a dream to go to the ‘US’ to do Masters degree over there so is there a chance for a S/W Tester to go to U.S. and work there for a few years.
Hi,
I did MCA and I’m working with an MNC for the last 1.5 years(total exp. till date after MCA) as a Team Lead.For others my job is really happening as I’m getting between 4 to 5 lac per annum but I’m not happy with the way my career is going.
I’m thinking of switching to software testing but I’m not very sure.Its a general perception that anyone can do testing(at least manual black-box) and people from any educational background can get into this.
I’m very confused as I have knowledge of all the phases of software development and have good programming and client interaction skills.I’m not sure whether I’ll be able use my knowledge and skills in this domain.
The reason for domain change is that I’m working in all the phases of database development but I’m expert in none.I’m also thinking of doing course in Data-warehousing from a good institute as I think it would be an extension of what I’m doing right now.
I’m a person who is always ready to learn and want to excel in whatever field I’m.I really need help so that I can take decision as soon as possible.
Hiii All ,
I m into testing for the last 1 yr .
I m getting 15k pm but developers at this level gets around 20 k pm . Wy there is such diff. Even i m also a b.tech holder .
Plz suggest does QA have any Future . I remains tensed about it . PLZZZZZZZZZ help me frens .
I m into testing for the last 1 yr .
I m getting 15k pm but developers at this level gets around 20 k pm . Wy there is such diff. Even i m also a b.tech holder .
Plz suggest does QA have any Future . I remains tensed about it . PLZZZZZZZZZ help me frens .
I am looking for a free download site to download qtp 9.2 V or above. Pls help if there is a site to download.
Dear All
I am working in software test engineer,one year five months in experience,but salary low six thousand per months,my carrer successive or not
Hi, this is first time i am interacting to you.As Iam a frehers in testing and I have all the manual testing in website testing .can you plesae help me weather website testing has a good furture or domin testing .and if domain testing (like telecom) then how can i shift to domain testing (as i have only website testing experience).
hi,this is the first time and i want to know whether i can switch my career to testing? i have 1+yrs exp in embedded systems. can any one suggest me if there are options for testing in the same field.
i do know oracle so should i go for database testing. am confused plz help me
Hello Friends,
I m sateesh. B.E in telecom engg. i m doing testing course so
I m searching testing job, but i have low agrigate in B.E.
if any openings in testing field or telecom,any IT field. i m ready to work anywhere. plz plz help me soon….:)
ur,s sateesh
hi, i have work for Dell as Test Engineer in USA. i question this article rates. i go through recruiter for job and they only pay me $30hr for software testing in USA. i only test, not developing, so is this fair rate in USA for Dell?
i ask my indian friends and they say $45-$50hr is good rate even now in bad economy. i try to get more pay, but recruiter say sorry, maximum $30hr. recruiter some time say $25hr. i can’t pay bills on $25hr.
i have feeling recruiter make more money than me.
plz help as confused.
i add that Dell job only work 9 months at $30hr. then have leave Dell 100 days before return. $30hr very low right?
There some one in these thread said testing can be done by even class 10th standard student. I don’t have patience to check his name, it is for him
1. There are many guys in school 8 standard 10th standard who knows to develop website and also they find it very easy to develop any web application or desktop application. And if you give them domain knowledge of different departments in an enterprise they will develop ERP solutions. So what is the need of Engineers, companies can hire students from school level itself.
2. There are so many people who has not completed their schooling but they are very good marketer now, in fact there are so many college students who have very good convincing power and are good marketers . So will you now tell that marketing job is non skillful since it can be done by non collegiate also. and like this there are so many profession which can be done by school students.
Beta profession sahey kuch bhi ho hamesha ek hi siz kaam deta hai logical smartness jo ki I think evry testers are logically smart.
1. We are logically smart.
2. We have good soft-skills.
And this is what is needed to survive in this dynamic volatile market
I think u understand what I mean to say, don’t underestimate testers nahi to ek bhi software bikega nahi.
you are wrong.. i am a fresher i am earning just 6k/month i am working as a quality assurance i am crying…
hi , i am want to switch from testing to android developer. if you come across any jobs in bangalore plz infor me
hi , i am want to switch from testing to android developer. if you come across any jobs in bangalore plz inform me
My Dear, Now the time is changing. Testing jobs is increasing in Indian market in 2010-11. My current CTC is 6.5 Lakhs PA. Most of the telecom software companies hired software testers. It’s the time to grow up.
hi i m a software tester in surat,i m thinking to move to usa ,so please tell me about the software testing job scope there and pay scale.i have 3 years of experiance in manual testing. plz reply.
hi all…
Testing is really a good field.
And my sincere request to all is dont compare testing with developing, even in payscale cos it ultimately depends on u, how much knowledge n passion u have.
And for all those who need proof here it is:
I have 2 cousins who work as testers with 4 years of exp and 1 cousin gets 7L/pa in one mnc and the second cousin gets 8L/pa in other mnc…and above all i m a developer on linux with same exp and i get 6L/pa..
we all at a time completed BE n joined companies through campus.
so the diff in salaries is cos my cousins have better knowledge n they both have studied lots of tools. I on the other hand didnt do anything as m lazy, so low salary.
so the final point is better u gain knowledge the better ll be salary.
hi.
i am working in an R&D based company where i have to work with board level and unit level GPS units testing for correct functionality. I want to know the future with my current profile an what could i expect in future.
Please suggest
and also undergone through qtp course, can i stick with the current hardware job or to go by qtp in future concerned circumstances.
the tester has more opportunities to go for onsite than developers
with 11 years i make over 90k/annum whereas in contract u can make around 50 to 60/hr on corp to corp basis in usa.
good luck
Hello All,
could any one tell me about job scope in software testing ???I did masters in Electronics,but here in USA I am not getting good job..Should I go for the software testing courses or look for some other options???Please help me out on this…
Thanks in advance..
mail id:sweety14286@gmail.com
after 4 yrs of development, I am shifting testing. Plz suggest is it a good decision?
@Jaya
its very very Bad Descision
Does any one let me know the Market salary of an ISTQB tester with 4.5 years of experience in manual & Back End testing.
i forget to mention. Iam talking about Indian Market
Hi,
This is Anitha and i hav competed my B.E in 2007 and i have 1.5 yrs teaching exp..Now i m searching for testing jobs …for that i need some good testing course institutes in bangalore with 100% placement ..plz help me.
my emil_id:anithayr@gmail.com
hi i’m working as a software testing engineer(manual) in small IT industry.how is the software testing domain in future?. it ll give good scope?
i expecting your reply on : santhosh1online@gmail.com
can you prove that, anyone from around the world getting the salary mentioned above in that chart
hello friends,
so from all of your point of view testing has more scope than any other sector in IT field Right.
who will be the best “tester or developer”, I want to know both in salary and also in work load like stress, depression etc
Hi All,
I’ve done my B.Tech in 2007 n workd as a tech support for 2 yrs. Then got married and moved to US. I always want to get into testing field. I got trained in testing and QTP. Have knowledge of SQL. Now am seriously in search of testing job. Please let me know the options I have.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thank you.
hiiiiiii all.
i am anwar . i have 7 months exp in telecm hardware. am am getting very low slry. now i want to switch software testing …..any one please sugest me how future in this ….and wat tools i have to learn i.e (atumation or manual)
please sugust me any exp person on this field on my mail
anwar_pasha.patel@yahoo.co.in
advance thanks to home sugesst me.
Gappa 6 aa badha
Hi i am nitin and looking for QA job in a reputed organisation as a fresher and i am also doing diploma in
software testing(manual+Automation).please let me know if any vacancy.email:nitin.27051986@gmail.com
mob no:9975082421
hello frnds…
i am an engg. student and want to choose software testing as career but i have no idea what to do for a better job in this field ….so i need your help pls give me a way….
ph. no-07206926706
Hii all,
I am swatik having 1 yr 6 months expirence in manual & Automation testing & currently working in a Iso certified organisation .I hav hands on expirence with tools like – Selenium (for functional testing) & J-meter (for performance/Load testing) . Does anyone requires QA with above requirement then plz mail me at – swatik_88@yahoo.com , or even ring me at – 09861422701 . Thanx in advance .
hii all,
cud u tell me please what a scope of sw/t in future .cud v can earn more money in this field nd in how much time .
cud anyone suggest me to choose software testing .i have done MCA correspondence (IGNOU) nd i hear abut dat in s/t regular student have more prefrence nd 10-till pg high % should b. actually m working as a php developer but m not satisfied bcoz of sal nd lot of pressure so m toooooooo confused right now . so please cud anyone help me
m awaiting ur responce,
thanks in advance
i am a Test engineer with 3.5 yrs exp and i am getting around 4.7 lakh per annum. which is low according to the industry standards.
by june i think it should be more than after a 20% raise (which is due as the promotion to test analyst) is due.
i am a manual tester
hii rahul,
cud u tell me plz currently is testing on gud position or coming time or testing has gud future in india or abroad
nd from where u have done testing course.
Thanx rahul
Hello Friends,
I m Rajesh . B.E in Information Science (passed out in 2010 with 2 years gap ) with a low aggregate of 57 % ) .Currently i am working in a BPO… i wan to do a testing course … Will the companies prefer Guys like me…considering i gain excellent knowledge in Testing Tools…
hi i am wasim khan completed bsc computer in 2010
i read all the article .i was thinking to start my careear as a tester .but i am confused what should i do .i am disappointement with patric .also some guys mentioned above that he got palced as tester but in campus
i got 48% in graduation .so can any one tell me which is better field for me in which i get good job in mnc
software tester and php developer
i also heard that there is no job for php developer in mnc
hai… i am BE graduate and i have finished manual and automation testing course.. now i am searching testing job.. many company asks experience… pls tell me any vacancy in testing including any small company.. right now i am in coimbatore.. i can work in chennai, bangalore, coimbatore.. i am not consider about salary.. now i want experiece in that field.. pls tell me if u know any vacany pls…
Hi All,
Can anyone tell me,if I can switched my career from BPO to software testing field, I am a B.com grad and have done GNIIT (3Yrs diploma in Computer software), Currently pursuing MBA in marketing, I am very much interested to change my field.
Uma Shankar
Hi All,
Currenty i m working in TCS. Before joining i was working in a company in .Net PlatForm. But in TCS i got testing profile. i m good in programming.
Please tell me ,is testing is better me?
i m good in programming what should i do?
There is no meaning in automating a test wihtout executing it manually. the requiement and design documents are never clear and detailed enough so it is impossible todevelope automation script wiht out knwoing designing manual test script.
No test automation tool can analyze requirement and draw up test strategy and test plan an design test data, build test environment etc.
Even Hp quality center only helps in recording an tracking the plan an recording test cases,
I agile project nothing is clear and nodocuemntation is present so how you automate wiht out manually writing and executing test cases first.
But over time the testing has been commoditised by Indian service companies by offering testing as free if desing and developemnt is given , the test profession has been diluted, by shifting the test strategy and planning responsibility to dev team. infosys has merged testing with BPO for britsh telecom project as billing rates are low.
congnizant moved testing work of UBS to BPO as rates are too low and they cannot accomodate those rates as technology work.
so overall testing no more attractive profession, get out ASAP as testing guys are first to be fired if there is downturn in job market.
go to any walk in moe testers coe than any other technology HR says it is eas yto fill testing roles
If you want tesing career tha tis respectable look at the testing profile requirement at micrsoft and google.
These are knwon as technical testing roles. They do more coding than the developemnt guys and it requires skills in java, perl , unix and c c++ and other web stuff.
Any investment in gaining the above skill and getting into google will be worthwhile , fulfilling and rewarding and most important respectable.
hi, I am in testing field from last 11 months, and I am earning only 5k per month
, worried will get any good job or not
hi, I am in testing field as software tester in small company from last 11 months, and I am earning only 5k per month . Worried will get any good job or not with good pay scale.
I am having 4 yrs of Exp in c++ development and now i got an offer in White Box testing with handsome package. Do i have to switch in Testing?
Any suggestion….
Hello everyone,
i’m 2010 passout computer engineering student….i have completed manual testing course….i’m searching a jov in this field…can you help me to find a job for me so i survive in bangalore……..Thank you.
@ Deepak Verma
First you change your field from Testing to Development…
I’m Working as Software Testing Engineer my suggestion is in Testing no future , bec if u find bugs and assigned to developer and there is no credit for u , all credit goes to developer and also Upto 4th level in Your career in MNC your salary will as like developer after that your salary dos’t Hike , no future in Testing so many fake candidates goes through company i see those people … Now m moving to development side m doing course in NIIT an JAVA , if u r in development there is no fear of RECESSION …. MY personal advice is to First Jump into development side
Your”s
Raviiiiii…..
READING ALL THESE COMMENTS …NO ONE WILL GO FOR SOFTWARE TESTING…:):)
CAN ANY ONE PROVIDE THE LATEST POSITIVE INFORMATIONS REGARDING TESTING…IN 2011…JUNE
hey i m stunned looking at these comment.in my personal view testing offers a good career.bcz testing is as useful as the development.no development is possible without testing.
i read almost half da comments posted above….wel m rele confused abt it… plz guide me weder s/w testng is bettr or s/w developing… n if m nt gud at coding den wot shud i prefer…. av dun bca, waitng fr d results nw….. ur concern wud help me get in d right path…
Hi Friends
I have a small query, currently i am working as a Network support associate (Technical), i don’t see any growth in this field. I have BCA and PGDIT in IT field. and I am getting a good offer to join as a Software manual tester.
What should do now ? should i switch to IT industry, which industry is best in term of Growth, hardware Networks or Softwares ?
Hello all,
I ve completed my Engineering in Information Tech 2010 passed out. Currently working as a manual tester in chennai for past 5 months im getting 7.5k per month, is there any possibility to move to another company with dis experience ? or should i continue to gain experiance more than a yr? If der is possibilities then plz let me know the openings in chennai.
my mail id: vino.grajan.gmail.com
my email id is vino.grajan@gmail.com
hi,
i am a MCA graduate who got placed through campus placement into sapient.now,then have taken me into performance testing team and training us on various tools like Lr and jmeter.2 were selected for 27 people. i am wondering now if i have scope in performance testing or should i shift to development.its been 2 months in this team and 4 months training on java.i am really confused if i have to continue in this or shift to development.(pay scale is what worries me for performance testing after 2 years).please tell me which pays you higher .i m currently being payed 33k per/month but not sure of scope outside this organization
I have more than 3 yrs exprience in S/W testing (Manual & Automation). But I am switch to my home city Bhubaneswar, Orissa. I work there in low salary as compared to Bangalore. I worked there as a Test Lead but with 15K salary p.m.
Can You suggest / Help me to switch to MNC in Bhubaneswar.
You can also send me reference at nihar.quality07@gmail.com
Hi ,
I would like to ask your advise if this is the correct salary for a QA engineer with more than 3yrs experience. My monthly salary is around 40000 pesos Im working here i the philippines.
Thanks.
Hi everyone!
Its nice to read all these experiences and views on testing field. I am a fresher and have completed my B.Tech in Electronics & Instrumentation but have a great urge to work in IT field. I am basically looking for developer position but reading all these I am confused whether I’ll get into a developer position through off-campus. Any way my doubt is whether after working as a testing engineer can we shift to developer field after some experience. Will there be any difficulties in switching the field.
As a fresher from current session I am not getting much infos about openings everywhere they ask for experience and IT companies have still not started offcampus so I would like help of you people.
If anyone can help me in getting a good start I will be very very thankful.
Mail me at : alokmail108@gmail.com
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Hi, Can anyone of you pls tell me abt some part time job in testing earning a good money in that. I am already working in one Company as a Test Engineer. Pls mail me abt the same. My email id is anishtulsyan22@gmail.com.
Hi frnds,
i want to tell those all frnds who are looking as career in software testing field…..there is nt much scope in s/w testing field.people in this field are dumb…Although in current market scenario there are lot of jobs for s/w testers,but they are hired at a very low package.In comparison to s/w testers ,developers are at brighter side in terms of both scope and salary package.Also job satisfaction is more in development field than s/w testing field. so go fr brighter side……
wish u all best luk!!!!!
i have just working as test engineer is game testing company. so can i easily switch to software testing from game testing ?
plz reply on my email id abhishek.amity.cs@gmail.com
Hi all,
Please anyone is there who can give me a valuable advise. My question is that i m just working in BPO sector but i want to make my career in IT industry in SQA(in software testing) I have done GNIIT (software engineering diploma) from NIIT New Delhi. I hv some knowledge of sql server, c#, c++ concepts,ado.net, asp.net. Please give me some advise about which course is better according to . I am very disturbe because i m working in BPO and you guys know that there is know growth in BPO sector so plz plz plz advise me. and 1 thng more that i hve two days weekly off and having time in week days to learn this technology .please please please suggest me what should i do
Thank a lot in advance.
please give me a suggestion according to above question. I am very serious for making my carreer in IT industry.
hi friends currently i am working as a manual test engineer,but i am from electonics background,i have much interested on telecom domain like network protocol testing,will it be a good option for me?,ie i am planning to learn Perl language,different protocols knowledge.
please help me,
i am from electronics branch, i am looking for software job. i am very confused whether to go for testing r development. pls guide me. i want to know future opportunities in these fields. pls pls
hey guys i wanna know dat what cource we hav to do to become a software enjeenier
what is the salary we get as a manager in a software compony
Thanks for informing the discrepancies. let me tell you that this salary is average in the industry, so what you are getting may be more than this and may vary from the city in which you are working.
The latest updated data by payscale.com can be found on the link I provided in the article.
hi friends if anybody interested in my comment then plz. tell me what,s my starting salary in s/w testing i completed my testing course and searching for job..plz suggest me…
Hi All,
I am into the Automation/Manual Testing field since around 4 yrs and during my entire tenure their has not been a single moment I have felt that Testing is inferior to development in any way..its the way you perceive.. undoubtedly it takes hell lot of effort to differentiate yourself from the crowd, be it Testing for that matter. But once you do it.. theirs a successful carrier and growth to follow you..I believe for all those who think differently and also destructively to add on
testing is NO bad option. Automation/Load/Database testing are few other options which one has to enhance his/her testing skills and one should definitely opt for if choosing this line.
i have compled mca this year
i want to start my career in testing
what will be the package at the start
please help me
Hi All,
I am 3+yrs experinced manual tester working in a reputed MNC. My job is to write test cases and execute them. Its very simple functional web testing. Requires no programming knowledge. I have been searching for a job outside for the past 6 months. Companies either ask for domain experience or other techincal skills. I feel that my testing profile has no weightage. Everbody says that the job i do now can be done by anyone. I dunno what to do and how to proceed. It would be of great help if somebody could advice me on what to do and how to improve my profile weightage. Thanks in advance!!!
i have finished testing course .i am planning to show 2.5 yr exp in manual,automation(QTP).hOW ABT FAKE GUYS IN testing industry.
whats the package i can expect
Hi All,
I see some good opinions in this post regarding testing & the payscale related to it.I myself have been working as a tester in
a reputed MNC for last 1 year.
Here in this post, I find people mostly querying about career in testing.
Well, I too had these questions in mind for last few months.I searched a lot for answers & communicated with
experienced people to have a hint on this.
Allow me to share my findings.
1. Please don’t get lured by the opinions like, automation testing can bring you a bright future.
Even if you have knowledge about automation testing or various tools, that are used for testing, you might not get a good opportunity, as
it absolutely depends on what you are going to do.
2.Efficiency : Please don’t jump into testing directly. It’s better if you have a knowledge of the domain you are working on.
If you have knowledge in Embedded systems or Web development, then you can be a perfect person to work as a tester
in the respective domains. If you have experience of application development in PHP,C,C++,for example,
then you can be an efficient tester in a project which involves the above languages. Please understand, your efficiency varies depending
on the project you are working on & off course, the relevancy, your skill set have to that project.
3. Payscale: Your payscale is absolutely related to the above efficiency, you have. More efficient you are,more value or rather
package, you will receive.You just can’t expect to get more salary,because you know how to wotk with testing tools or
know automation testing.
4. Career: It’s not something impossible to achieve or really bad option as a career. But you have to live life with some narrow options.
in my opinion, it’s better to participate in a software lifecycle as a developer, a developer gets a better understanding
of applications & thus can test it more effectively. So a developer can shift to testing if necessary. For a tester,
it’s not that easy always. Atleast, he or she won’t be able to be equally effective.Though, it’s necessary to have proper
knowledge of testing. Testing has it’s own varieties & a good tester can make good contribution to a development project.
5. Last words: Narrowing carreer options is not very wise in IT industry.Opting for a hard core testing career might just do that to you.
So, I’d rather suggest to equip yourself with proper knowledge of technologies or domains. It’s the only way to have a bright career
in testing in future.
Hi,
I Have Degee in Electronics engineering. I am permanent resident in US. I don’t have any experience. Now I like to start my career in QA. Please suggest good training center in cleveland,OH.
Hello
I would like to join the SQT basic course and would like to know the spatiality of the course, career objectives, and future prospectus.
The actual duration and total fee. And about the placement as well.
I am working professional and having 7 years working experience in airline domain. So please suggest if it is a suitable short-term course for me? as i would like to move from airline/travel industry to IT. I am already earning more than 40k p/m. and having well working exp in airline domain like-amadeus, sabre and galileo
My mail id- negi.ua99@gmail.com
Hi guys .i joined in a company for 8k..after 6 months my salary increased to 1.8
Hi All,
Recently I have joined as a trainee QA in a company which mostly deals with mobile apps(iphone/ipad/android) development.Do i have a good future in this mobile apps testing.I’m requesting all to plz answer to this.Because i have a good knowledge of QTP10.0 and i am very much fluent in writing scripts also,but i think qtp is not being used in mobile apps testing.Can i shift to web apps testing and to automation in any other company after working in mobile apps testing manually for 2 years.
guys.i completed my b.tech(cse) in 2011.i am going for course testing tools.can u tell me is der any bright feature regarding testing tools r not……..
I would like to introduce you to Oditi net. Oditi is a Training and Consulting company for Software Testing, in Bangalore. Oditi is formed by people working for Software MNC’s with more than 10years of Software industry experience. Software testing is a buzz word in today’s corporate world which has made the customers more confident about the software projects/products being built by its vendors. People in Oditi understand today’s needs of customers since we have worked for different companies, clients and at locations across globe. This makes Oditi professionally competent from others.
Guys,
I have a total of 15 years in the IT industry in all the phases of SDLC, i have been a developer for 8 years before moving to QA. I live in USA and am a US citizen (migrated from india 10 years ago). I work in NYC in one of the leading investments bank in a senior qa role and I make close to $200,000 Per year and few of my colleagues at work make $1000/day as consultants. QA is extrenely important to any business and especially at investment banks as any bug left undetected could potentially cause losses to the tune of millions. Recently, a UBS trader made few fradualant trades which caused UBS a loss of 2 billion and a lot of questions are being raised as to how it went unnoticed and along with its top management QA is also under the scanner for not catching the loop hole in the software product the trader was using. This shows QA is not only critical but accountable and that’s why companies are willing to pay huge salaries to QA people. Finally, I would like to say QA is good career and it pays well but it’s on an individual to see value in it and he/she should have passion and intrest in QA to make it work. Hope this helps.
Thanks,
SOFTWARE TESTING HAS NO SCOPE IN INDIA REGARDING SALARY…ONE SHOULD BECOME TEST MANAGER ..HOW IT IS POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE TO BECOME TEST MANAGER/….ANOTHER PROBLEM IS DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE..IF U ARE SPECIFIC TO UNIQUE AREA LIKE DATABASE TESTING THAT WILL BE GOOD..FUNCTIONAL TESTERS >>>NO SCOPE AT ALL..THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF FAKE CANDIDATES IN THIS FIELD..EVEN MANY INSTITUTES ** ARE PROVIDING FAKE EXPERIENCE CERTIFICATE LIKE 2,3 YEARS ….
i have an offer of QA so should i joined or not.?but i am confusing that is there any great future in QA?and how much i will get after the three years of experience.?
hii
Now i am really cofused..I am planning to do a course on automation testing..but..I am really confused whether i should go for it or not.. please guide me..
Anyone can please provide me with the details of any software professional in delhi/ncr from whom i can learn automation courses..
Hi All,
I have gone through almost all the posts specially the one that Patrick has posted, I totally disagree with him.
I have done B.E in Electronics then i migrated towards IT world.
I have been working as a Software Tester since last 6 months in ERP domain.
As per my perception “Testing” will never ever come to an end — similarly the need for tester’s will never stop.
Developers and Testers are two main pillars of any software development company and you cannot merge them, they are dependent on each other and work in parallel manner if any one of them goes down the whole developed product will go down.
I have a few suggestions for all the freshers who want to build their career in Testing.
“Testing” is not a small thing as it looks from its name.
Its a big world in itself.
The 1st baby step to enter this world is Manaul Testing.
One needs to have a good technical knowledge and should be thorough with his concepts on Manual Testing.
Now coming back to salary — I joined this company as a Trainee Test Engineer at a Package of 2.2 Lacs P.A and by January i would be earning 3.6 PA (Appraisals and end of Probation Period).
As per my knowledge 12-18K is the average salary that Industry gives to entry level Test Engineers.
How you can move ahead in Testing ?
>> i would suggest that a fresher should spend his 1 year in just learning.
1. Acquire good domain knowledge.
2. Do a Certification on Testing ISTQB foundation level 1.
3. Learn SQL (every development company uses database to store their data). This will be an add on when you will go for a switch.
4. Once you have 2-3 years of experience. Go for ISTQB Foundation level 2 certification.
5. Now after 2-3yrs of experience – you can try moving towards Automation – for which you need to learn the most commonly used tools like (QTP, RFT , Selenium)
6. Once you are done with the tool, try to learn basic core java (this will help in creating automation scripts).
To acquire knowledge there’s no need to go to any institute — you may learn all this stuff using eBooks and reference books for the respective technologies.
Only you have to spend your money in certifications.
I can assure – if a tester is having all knowledge of all this things he will fly higher and higher there is no wall to stop tester.
The more you work the more you learn — so top asking questions – if you wanna start a career then just go ahead and join a good company and start learning things — there are many things on you way
Hi Friends,
Everyone has just 1 question ” Is testing a good career”
Dude… every career is good, if you put in your efforts
And Testing is never ending domain, you would see many programming languages popping up every odd year
Well based on my 4+ years of experience in Testing , I can say that Testing as a career rock
Currently working as Sr.QA
Testing Certification:
CSTE
ISTQB (Foundation and advanced)
Development Certifications:
70-528
70-536
70-433
If anyone of you are searching jobs in mumbai and having 2+ years exp
mail me your CV @ kumar.adi@rediffmail.com
hi,
still ppl in IT job tel no to testing job ? y is tat so?
I m working in testing domain and the role of a tester is to provide a quality software by identifying bugs. The tester needs to be highly innovative to identify bugs. I accept tat the developer needs to be highly skilled in programming languages and all other stuffs. I assure u that testing domain can make u earn a lot if u think in different perspective for identifying bugs. The IT companies 30% revenue comes from Testing domain which provides u a quality product. If the tester is not good and if the developer is gud then it wont be a quality product. Both the testers and developers need to be gud enough to provide a quality product. so both developers and testers need to work hard to provide a quality product.
Testing is an evergreen part of IT..But getting job as a fresher ,1+ its bit difficult…So better make an 2+experience certificate from consultancies or approach iibc mattikere,bangalore..They are expert in providing fake experience certificate..no can detect..They are ready to give certificate of their own fake company…**tq..70000rs…:(
hello,
i’ve completed my BCA and joined in a company as
hai,
i’ve completed my BCA in2005 and joined as a software traniee and worked for 2 yrs(2005-07) and therefore completed my MCA in Distance education in 2008 and as i was in family way i just quit my carrier and now i decided to work in testing vl this be apt for me…. as now am in Arkansas ,US.vl i get job here? suggestions are welcome…thanks in advance
when recession comes first group of people moving out will be testers..:(
sir,
m going to place in a game testing company.i want to ask that is there any future as a testing enginer?and will d experience certificate work out in other it or s/w industries..??
hey,one o my fre whos a fresher jus joined oracle n she gets 6.5 lakh per annum i dunno how tru it s.
Hi,
i have exp in development for 3 years in open source ,php ..but due to maternity , i had 2 1/2 years of gap . No wanted to try in QA. Can u pls suggest me which area in testing is best in terms of money making ??
What is the starting & High most salary
Dear frns
I am perusing B.Tech. from a distance education board(last sem.). I have already done a manual and automation (QTP , LR , WR , QC) testing course.
Is it possible to get a job in any company without completing graduation.
salary is no matter for me,i just want to gain experience.
please suggest me.
hello sir,
i completed my B.tech this year. i want to know which is the best carrier option either oracle or sap or networking which is the best for both growth and income. I want to anything if its the best and ultimate no matter how it was hard and tough. plzzzzz tell me in clear and detailed way
thank you
Hi Guys,
Kindly forward your updated resumes who are interested for chennai location, Hexaware Technologies, 3-7 yrs of experience in SOA automation engineer. “parasoft & javascripting” experience is mandatory as well as SOA experience also. Above mentioned skills experienced candidates should have atleast 2.5+ yrs in all the mentioned skills.Hexaware is one of the CMM level 5 company & there are offering with very good salary package with facilities.
Candidates who are interested kindly mail me to the below mail ID : naveena.diwakar@innovalus.com
hi am working in an indian based mnc company.. I got project in testing field but my friends are scaring me that i wont have good future.. is that true? am really worried about this..
hiiiii
i have read every comment and i think testing is not bad for a bright carrier but its salary is too less than developer and i know core java, C and C++ also…
so wt should i do??? Can anyone suggest me?????
i have no any exp. in IT field
hiiiii
i have read every comment and i think testing is not bad for a bright carrier but its salary is too less than developer and i know core java, C and C++ also…
so wt should i do??? Can anyone suggest me?????
i have no any exp. in IT field…
hiiiii
i have read every comment and i think testing is not bad for a bright carrier but its salary is too less than developer and i know core java, C and C++ also…
so wt should i do??? Can anyone suggest me?????
i have no any exp. in IT field… and i have complete my MCA
hiiiii
i have read every comment and i think testing is not bad for a bright carrier but its salary is too less than developer and i know core java, C and C++ also…
so wt should i do??? Can anyone suggest me?????
i have no any exp. in IT field… and i have completed my MCA
Hey friends i am shivraj. I have done my engg in (IT) and after that PGDM in(Marketing with IT+operations) and one year gap is between my education. I am not focused towards my studies during engg. time. So i don’t know anything about programming. I have passed my engg. in 2007 and after that i have done PGDM as mentioned above. After that i worked with Religare Securities ltd. for 6 months i.e. from 28 dec 2010 to 3 june 2011 and after that i am in continous search of job but not able to get a suitable one. I wanted to do software testing course and come in testing. What do you think, is it right to do it or not, after looking my past???????????????? please help i am in great confusion
Hello,
If you are an Indian in USA and looking for Training and placement, Here i am to assist you.
Job openings will go BIG and CRAZY in 2nd week of January… I can provide assistance in this. Shoot me a mail @ influx.sam@gmail.com.
I have a programming background, 10yr consulting experience (S Corp – (My own company) ). I work in a Brokerage/ Trading company and create Automated Regression scripts in NJ, USA. I get paid $70/hr for a 40hr week.
As an S-Corp Consultant, I can write off most my expenses. (Car, gas, supplies, software, cell bill, technology classes, medical) etc.
Hi,
i have a doubt what is the diff b/w telecom testing and software testing and protocol testing??
Dear All,
i am working as developer at MNC and now i want to switch into the software testing and for the i that i joined the software testing course.please suggest me there is any scope, future for testing.
Pl. guide and help me
Hi All,
I was working as a test engineer for approx. 8 months and the rest 6 months in QA in the same company, and i want to continue my career in QA function. total i have 1.4 yr of experience. Please advice me do i have more opportunities in QA or testing which will be better ?
I am a student of CS 4th yeari just got placement in cybage software pvt ltd for QA. My salary is like 15000 for 1st 3 month then 21700 for next 6 months and after that 24000 to 30000.May i be relax with this job or should i keep on trying for the post of software developer.I ve heard that in this field there is no good future, plz suggest me.p.s. i am not much good at english.
Hi All,
I waorked as s/w engineer in Satyam. Due to some reasons I got layoff there. I learnt testing course manual, QTP. And I know Java also. But now I have confusion on which side should i go either Java dov side or Testing side.
Please give me suggestions to choose my carrier .
I can not accept this chart. I am working as a manual tester in chennai. i have 1 yr exp. my salary 1.5L per annum. it differs company to company.
The QA manager from Accenture talks like he is a desperate person making no sense, I am in testing financial applications since 2 years and before that I was doing automation for another couple of years and I have worked as a developer also for 4 years, I have tried my hands in BA also for a year on contract but let me tell you this, I like QA analysis better than anything as it gives you a combination of technical as well as Business knowledge.
Obviously with experience you rise to levels of lead and managers and not doing the same work as testers.
Your salary rises as your experience rises and the work gets more challenging.
Any of the new testing aspirants, do not worry about comments posted by “Accenture QA Manager”, may be he is only thinking about his position and his work area but every company needs QA team because no software or application is 100% bug free.
Thanks,
Kumar
I am tester with 10 years of exp and i make close to 22 Lakhs per anum … working in an MNC in bangalore !
When i was in usa with 8 years of testing experience , i was making 90 K per anum …
Testing Rocks !! We need more companies to adopt QA policies and practices !
Advice for freshers : Start as a developer -with 2 years of devlopment experince – move to functional and then naturally shift to testing and QA !! Best of Luck !
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i m a trainee in testing field in cmmi level 5 company …m getting 20k per month:-)……so guys js chill out testing is also the vital part of any software cmpany..and moreover the exposure of testers are much more than that of developers in business related issues and interactions:)
Hi guys!..
‘am the odd man out ‘.. coz i belong to a bpo field n fed up wid calling as i dont hav a graduation degree which i decided to complete this year from open universities .. i have sm gr8 stuff regarding the testing n develper field n career in hyderabad.. n i want to know what are the courses i should do to learn the reqiured stuffs n how to make a career in this field… well the above abouts are alot confusing.. most of them are encouraging n fw aren’nt.. so plz help me wid any info possble.. as i hav no idea at all …
hey guyz juz read and decide that u want to make ur future in testing or not………..but the main important thing is that u r realy intrested in testing…or other field….juz be focous on ur field whether it is……..
here a good news for software tester:-
Global Software Testing business to reach $13 Billion – Good news for Indian software Testers
Posted In | Career in software Testing, Software Testing Events
The most frequently asked questions to me till date are “What is the future of software testing business?” “Should I consider software testing as my career option?” – Now you don’t need to ask these question to me any more. See the good news below.
Infosys Chief Executive and Managing Director, Mr. Kris Gopalakrishnan estimated global software testing business to reach $13 Billion by 2010. Out of these approximately half of the testing work will be outsourced to India – according to Mr. Gopalakrishnan. That’s great news for Indian software testers.
Mr.Gopalakrishnan was speaking in inauguration of International software testing conference in Bangalore organized by STeP-IN. The conference was aimed to discuss on various software testing opportunities and future of Indian test community.
Currently Indian software testing community is the largest in the industry and hence there is tremendous business competition in Indian corporations. This competition finally leads to quality work and this is helping India to satisfy global customers. India is having immense talent and customers are coming to India for superior work quality.
Software testers and analysts are now key part of any product team. Indian IT giants like Infosys is deriving upto 10 per cent of revenue from software testing services and significantly growing each year.
Irrespective of software testing global or Indian business I have always suggested candidates to choose your career according to your interest. One can make a good career in any field if you have interest and goal to pioneer in that field. Without interest not a single career option will work for you.
So tighten the belts – learn new technologies on software testing, continuously update your knowledge and don’t even think about future of software testing mark
Hi all,
I have done testing course from one of the private institute in 2005. I applied for so many times for the job at that time but didn’t got it. Then i stopped applying for it. Now again in 2012 i am trying my luck in testing. I don’t know how fare it is. I need blessings of all you guys.
Hello,I joined a company as QA qnd test engineer just in Nov,2011..My package is 3.6 LPA…at the sametime some other fresher joine with me as developer too has same package…I just want to know my future scope…Help me out…
Hi
I got placed in L&T Infotech through campus…after joining my company put me into testing…I am really worried about my future..i have heard testing has less growth and money as comapred to develpment…and there’s a typical notion among people that testing can be done by anyone…it is of a lower cadre as compared to development…..please help me….and is it possible to switch domains after few months????
hi sneha,
No worries about the testing domain..thing is how much smart you are in terms of testing…incase if u hav sound exp in testing…even its having a huge scope..snr positions,qa,test lead,quality head,quality manager ..don worry about domain and concentrate on the work…even developers cant exist without testers…
People might can disappoint this field what i think about testing is that it’s provoke a tester to think out of the box.
Testing needs high analytical skills. Ability to question over a perfect solution.
Isn’t awesome. Where a 10-15 years of wrk ex. developers made a product and a tester who is having significant work ex breaks it. Logic is the thing which requires no Training.
So Think logical.
hi i m into testing field from past 5 months and i m geting RS 8 k per month only i am worried Testing is the right field for career growth or development field. I have programming knowledge too or do i need to change my company i dnt understand any thing so plz any one suggest me
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