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The table below looks at the demand for Software Testing skills within the Aberdeen region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Testing over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Testing
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank3834
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching permanent IT job ads58
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below4.132 %5.031 %
Salaries quoted46
Average minimum salary£28,250£24,500
Average salary£28,250£26,000
% change on same period last year+8.65 %
Average maximum salary£28,250£27,500
UK excluding London average salary£34,865£33,129
% change on same period last year+5.24 %
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Aberdeen
Matching permanent IT job ads121159
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.067 %0.067 %
Salaries quoted86113
Average minimum salary£39,990£42,435
Average salary£43,047£44,648
% change on same period last year-3.58 %
Average maximum salary£46,104£46,861
UK excluding London average salary£42,540£44,374
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
Software Testing ScotlandSoftware Testing
Scotland

Software Testing
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Software Testing across the Aberdeen region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Aberdeen Software Testing Demand Trend

Software Testing
Salary Trend

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

Aberdeen Software Testing Salary Trend

Software Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Testing across the Aberdeen region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Aberdeen Software Testing Salary Histogram

Software Testing
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Aberdeen region citing Software Testing also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Software Testing.

18 (88.89 %)SQL
18 (88.89 %)ISEB
26 (66.67 %)Oracle
26 (66.67 %)Degree
35 (55.56 %)Insurance
35 (55.56 %)Pensions
44 (44.44 %)Automated Testing
52 (22.22 %)TestDirector
52 (22.22 %)UNIX
52 (22.22 %)Java
52 (22.22 %)PL/SQL
52 (22.22 %)ISTQB
52 (22.22 %)Test Management
61 (11.11 %)Performance Testing
61 (11.11 %)Web Testing
61 (11.11 %)ISEB Practitioner

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Aberdeen region citing Software Testing also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Software Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Aberdeen IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (22.22 %)TestDirector
Aberdeen IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (55.56 %)Insurance
15 (55.56 %)Pensions
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (55.56 %)Analyst
15 (55.56 %)Test Analyst
24 (44.44 %)Software Tester
24 (44.44 %)Tester
33 (33.33 %)Senior Test Analyst
33 (33.33 %)Senior Analyst
42 (22.22 %)Software Test Analyst
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (22.22 %)UNIX
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (44.44 %)Automated Testing
22 (22.22 %)Test Management
31 (11.11 %)Performance Testing
31 (11.11 %)Web Testing
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (88.89 %)SQL
22 (22.22 %)Java
22 (22.22 %)PL/SQL
Aberdeen IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (88.89 %)ISEB
26 (66.67 %)Degree
32 (22.22 %)ISTQB
41 (11.11 %)ISEB Practitioner
Aberdeen IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (66.67 %)Oracle