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This section looks at the demand for Automated Testing skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Automated Testing over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAutomated Testing
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank214192
Rank change on same period last yearDown-22
Matching permanent IT job ads48112
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.047 %
As % of the category below0.845 %1.489 %
Salaries quoted4298
Average minimum salary£34,395£35,939
Average salary£36,849£38,485
% change on same period last year-4.25 %
Average maximum salary£39,302£41,031
UK excluding London average salary£34,490£34,145
% change on same period last year+1.00 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads56797523
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.101 %3.159 %
Salaries quoted47105929
Average minimum salary£42,250£43,645
Average salary£46,271£47,452
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
Average maximum salary£50,292£51,260
UK excluding London average salary£42,478£44,432
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
Automated Testing South EastAutomated Testing
South East

Automated Testing
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Automated Testing Demand Trend

Automated Testing
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Automated Testing Salary Trend

Automated Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Automated Testing across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Berkshire Automated Testing Salary Histogram

Automated Testing
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automated Testing within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BracknellUp+5027£37,146+7.04 %
ReadingDown-228£34,688-5.69 %
WindsorNew entry-2£30,250-
SloughDown-12£30,750-12.14 %
Automated Testing South EastAutomated Testing
South East

Automated Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Automated 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 Automated Testing.

138 (46.34 %)QA
234 (41.46 %)QuickTest Pro
325 (30.49 %)TestDirector
420 (24.39 %)LoadRunner
517 (20.73 %)Test Scripting
615 (18.29 %)UNIX
714 (17.07 %)Oracle
714 (17.07 %)Regression Testing
812 (14.63 %)Finance
911 (13.41 %)Software Testing
911 (13.41 %)Windows
911 (13.41 %)WinRunner
911 (13.41 %)ISEB
1010 (12.20 %)Agile Software Development
1010 (12.20 %)Oracle Applications
119 (10.98 %)TDD
119 (10.98 %)SQL Server
119 (10.98 %)System Testing
128 (9.756 %)VB
128 (9.756 %)Java
128 (9.756 %)SQL
128 (9.756 %)Microsoft
128 (9.756 %)RUP
128 (9.756 %)Retail
137 (8.537 %)Scrum
137 (8.537 %)Electronics
137 (8.537 %)MS Excel
137 (8.537 %)VBScript
137 (8.537 %)HTML
137 (8.537 %)Servlets

Automated Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Automated 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 Automated Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (8.537 %)HTML
17 (8.537 %)Servlets
26 (7.317 %)XML
35 (6.098 %).NET
35 (6.098 %)J2EE
44 (4.878 %)JSP
44 (4.878 %)JMS
44 (4.878 %)Hibernate
44 (4.878 %)Spring
53 (3.659 %)AJAX
62 (2.439 %)CSS
71 (1.220 %)WinForms
71 (1.220 %).NET Framework
71 (1.220 %)ASP.NET 2.0
71 (1.220 %)ADO.NET
71 (1.220 %)ASP.NET
71 (1.220 %)XSD
71 (1.220 %)XSLT
71 (1.220 %)J2ME
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (3.659 %)JBoss
13 (3.659 %)Tomcat
21 (1.220 %)BizTalk Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (8.537 %)MS Excel
21 (1.220 %)MS Office
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
110 (12.20 %)Oracle Applications
22 (2.439 %)Endur
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (7.317 %)TCP/IP
24 (4.878 %)Internet
33 (3.659 %)SSH
41 (1.220 %)HSPA
41 (1.220 %)3G
41 (1.220 %)H.323
41 (1.220 %)Wi-Fi
41 (1.220 %)Wireless
41 (1.220 %)HSDPA
41 (1.220 %)2G
41 (1.220 %)2.5G
41 (1.220 %)GPRS
41 (1.220 %)GSM
41 (1.220 %)ISDN
41 (1.220 %)LAN
41 (1.220 %)3GPP
41 (1.220 %)UMTS
41 (1.220 %)VoIP
41 (1.220 %)WAN
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (10.98 %)SQL Server
21 (1.220 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
134 (41.46 %)QuickTest Pro
225 (30.49 %)TestDirector
320 (24.39 %)LoadRunner
411 (13.41 %)WinRunner
56 (7.317 %)TestPartner
56 (7.317 %)NUnit
65 (6.098 %)QARun
74 (4.878 %)QALoad
74 (4.878 %)QADirector
74 (4.878 %)JUnit
74 (4.878 %)Selenium
83 (3.659 %)CruiseControl
92 (2.439 %)WATIR
101 (1.220 %)ClearQuest
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (14.63 %)Finance
28 (9.756 %)Retail
37 (8.537 %)Electronics
43 (3.659 %)Telecoms
52 (2.439 %)Legal
61 (1.220 %)Banking
61 (1.220 %)Education
61 (1.220 %)Government
61 (1.220 %)Health
61 (1.220 %)Investment Banking
61 (1.220 %)Pensions
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
140 (48.78 %)Tester
211 (13.41 %)Test Engineer
310 (12.20 %)Test Manager
310 (12.20 %)QA Tester
48 (9.756 %)Test Analyst
48 (9.756 %)Analyst
48 (9.756 %)Systems Tester
55 (6.098 %)Performance Tester
55 (6.098 %)Software Tester
64 (4.878 %)Manual Tester
64 (4.878 %)QA Manager
73 (3.659 %)Developer
73 (3.659 %)Senior Tester
73 (3.659 %)Senior Performance Tester
82 (2.439 %)Java/J2EE Developer
82 (2.439 %)Server Engineer
82 (2.439 %)QA Test Analyst
82 (2.439 %)QA Analyst
82 (2.439 %)Graduate
82 (2.439 %)Author
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (2.439 %)Client/Server
12 (2.439 %)N-Tier
12 (2.439 %)Web 2.0
21 (1.220 %)DTV
21 (1.220 %)Handset
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (18.29 %)UNIX
211 (13.41 %)Windows
35 (6.098 %)Linux
35 (6.098 %)Windows 2000
35 (6.098 %)Windows XP
35 (6.098 %)Windows Server 2003
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (20.73 %)Test Scripting
214 (17.07 %)Regression Testing
311 (13.41 %)Software Testing
410 (12.20 %)Agile Software Development
59 (10.98 %)TDD
59 (10.98 %)System Testing
68 (9.756 %)RUP
77 (8.537 %)Scrum
77 (8.537 %)Problem Management
86 (7.317 %)Use Case
86 (7.317 %)Performance Testing
86 (7.317 %)E-Commerce
95 (6.098 %)Security Cleared
95 (6.098 %)Continuous Integration
104 (4.878 %)Stress Testing
104 (4.878 %)Integration Testing
104 (4.878 %)B2B
104 (4.878 %)Change Management
104 (4.878 %)Release Management
113 (3.659 %)Risk Analysis
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (9.756 %)Java
18 (9.756 %)SQL
18 (9.756 %)VB
27 (8.537 %)VBScript
36 (7.317 %)JavaScript
44 (4.878 %)C
53 (3.659 %)C#
53 (3.659 %)C++
53 (3.659 %)DHTML
62 (2.439 %)Perl
71 (1.220 %)Shell Script
71 (1.220 %)XPath
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (13.41 %)ISEB
24 (4.878 %)Citrix Certification
24 (4.878 %)Degree
33 (3.659 %)ISTQB
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
138 (46.34 %)QA
21 (1.220 %)ISO9000
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (17.07 %)Oracle
28 (9.756 %)Microsoft
34 (4.878 %)Compuware
34 (4.878 %)VMware
42 (2.439 %)OpenLink
51 (1.220 %)Anite
51 (1.220 %)Agilent