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.
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[...] wondered how much salary software testers or QA engg’s are getting? Just have some rough idea about testers payscales in US here. My Indian friends don’t demand this salary in India. You will get fired nothing else
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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
This is great site where i got everything that is very useful
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 ………
BBye ……
Take Care
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.
http://www.chetanasforum.com/ -
@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..
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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….
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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…
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