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This section looks at the demand for Software Testing skills within the Basingstoke 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 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Testing
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank8656
Rank change on same period last yearDown-30
Matching permanent IT job ads2216
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.007 %
As % of the category below2.220 %3.354 %
Salaries quoted1814
Average minimum salary£27,889£33,714
Average salary£31,361£35,500
% change on same period last year-11.65 %
Average maximum salary£34,833£37,286
UK excluding London average salary£34,416£33,266
% change on same period last year+3.45 %
Basingstoke IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Basingstoke
Matching permanent IT job ads991477
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.522 %0.196 %
Salaries quoted749347
Average minimum salary£38,596£40,097
Average salary£42,298£42,589
% change on same period last year-0.68 %
Average maximum salary£46,000£45,081
UK excluding London average salary£42,575£44,522
% change on same period last year-4.37 %
Software Testing HampshireSoftware Testing
Hampshire

Software Testing
Demand Trend

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

Basingstoke 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 Basingstoke region.

Basingstoke Software Testing Salary Trend

Software Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Testing across the Basingstoke region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Basingstoke Software Testing Salary Histogram

Software Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Basingstoke 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.

120 (52.63 %)ISEB
218 (47.37 %)Windows
316 (42.11 %)Security Cleared
413 (34.21 %)UNIX
413 (34.21 %)Government
511 (28.95 %)QA
610 (26.32 %)Active Directory
610 (26.32 %)MOM
610 (26.32 %)Configuration Management
610 (26.32 %)Military
610 (26.32 %)DNS
610 (26.32 %)C
610 (26.32 %)C++
610 (26.32 %)Oracle
610 (26.32 %)Visual Studio
610 (26.32 %)VSS/SourceSafe
610 (26.32 %)UML
610 (26.32 %)OO
610 (26.32 %)Oracle 9i
79 (23.68 %)Compuware
79 (23.68 %)Linux
79 (23.68 %)SC Cleared
79 (23.68 %)BC Cleared
88 (21.05 %)Exchange Server 2007
88 (21.05 %)Exchange Server 5.5
88 (21.05 %)Exchange Server 2003
96 (15.79 %)SMS
104 (10.53 %)CRM
104 (10.53 %)ERP
104 (10.53 %)MS Exchange

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Basingstoke 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.

Basingstoke IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.632 %)HTML
Basingstoke IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (21.05 %)Exchange Server 5.5
18 (21.05 %)Exchange Server 2003
18 (21.05 %)Exchange Server 2007
24 (10.53 %)MS Exchange
Basingstoke IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (7.895 %)MS Excel
21 (2.632 %)CA Clarity
Basingstoke IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (26.32 %)DNS
26 (15.79 %)SMS
Basingstoke IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (26.32 %)Oracle 9i
Basingstoke IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (26.32 %)Visual Studio
110 (26.32 %)VSS/SourceSafe
21 (2.632 %)Flash
21 (2.632 %)QuickTest Pro
Basingstoke IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (34.21 %)Government
210 (26.32 %)Military
34 (10.53 %)Finance
41 (2.632 %)Education
41 (2.632 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (2.632 %)Electronics
41 (2.632 %)Banking
41 (2.632 %)Retail
41 (2.632 %)Multimedia
41 (2.632 %)Manufacturing
Basingstoke IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (31.58 %)Analyst
210 (26.32 %)Test Analyst
39 (23.68 %)Real Time Engineer
48 (21.05 %)Tester
54 (10.53 %)Software Tester
62 (5.263 %)Systems Tester
62 (5.263 %)Test Engineer
62 (5.263 %)Test Specialist
62 (5.263 %)QA Analyst
62 (5.263 %)Account Manager
71 (2.632 %)Systems Engineer
71 (2.632 %)Quality Engineer
71 (2.632 %)Software Engineer
71 (2.632 %)Test Manager
71 (2.632 %)Graduate
71 (2.632 %)QA Engineer
71 (2.632 %)Systems Test Engineer
71 (2.632 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
Basingstoke IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.632 %)Client/Server
11 (2.632 %)Computer Science
Basingstoke IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
118 (47.37 %)Windows
213 (34.21 %)UNIX
39 (23.68 %)Linux
Basingstoke IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (42.11 %)Security Cleared
210 (26.32 %)UML
210 (26.32 %)OO
210 (26.32 %)Configuration Management
39 (23.68 %)SC Cleared
39 (23.68 %)BC Cleared
44 (10.53 %)Test Scripting
44 (10.53 %)ERP
44 (10.53 %)CRM
44 (10.53 %)Change Management
44 (10.53 %)Regression Testing
52 (5.263 %)Automated Testing
52 (5.263 %)Load Testing
52 (5.263 %)B2B
52 (5.263 %)Web Testing
61 (2.632 %)Test Management
61 (2.632 %)System Testing
61 (2.632 %)Project Management
61 (2.632 %)E-Commerce
61 (2.632 %)Stress Testing
Basingstoke IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (26.32 %)C
110 (26.32 %)C++
23 (7.895 %)VBScript
32 (5.263 %)Perl
32 (5.263 %)PHP
41 (2.632 %)Java
41 (2.632 %)VB
Basingstoke IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (52.63 %)ISEB
21 (2.632 %)ISEB Practitioner
Basingstoke IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (28.95 %)QA
Basingstoke IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (26.32 %)Active Directory
Basingstoke IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
110 (26.32 %)MOM
24 (10.53 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Basingstoke IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (26.32 %)Oracle
29 (23.68 %)Compuware
32 (5.263 %)Microsoft
41 (2.632 %)Adobe
41 (2.632 %)IBM
41 (2.632 %)Apple
41 (2.632 %)Sony
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