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The table below looks at the demand for HP QuickTest Professional (QTP) skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited QuickTest Pro over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP QuickTest Professional (QTP)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank228218
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching permanent IT job ads1268
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.030 %
As % of the category below1.690 %7.196 %
Salaries quoted962
Average minimum salary£32,333£35,492
Average salary£34,278£37,349
% change on same period last year-8.22 %
Average maximum salary£36,222£39,206
UK excluding London average salary£34,576£37,570
% change on same period last year-7.96 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads710945
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.458 %0.423 %
Salaries quoted568769
Average minimum salary£36,438£36,921
Average salary£39,653£39,755
% change on same period last year-0.25 %
Average maximum salary£42,868£42,588
UK excluding London average salary£35,119£35,905
% change on same period last year-2.18 %
QuickTest Pro South EastQuickTest Pro
South East

QuickTest Pro
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Berkshire QuickTest Pro Demand Trend

QuickTest Pro
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire QuickTest Pro Salary Trend

QuickTest Pro
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire QuickTest Pro Salary Histogram

QuickTest Pro
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
ReadingUp+139£34,571-16.02 %
NewburyDown-91£31,500-4.54 %
QuickTest Pro South EastQuickTest Pro
South East

QuickTest Pro
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing QuickTest Pro 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 QuickTest Pro.

139 (52.00 %)Test Scripting
226 (34.67 %)Automated Testing
324 (32.00 %)QA
420 (26.67 %)TestDirector
517 (22.67 %)LoadRunner
517 (22.67 %)Oracle
616 (21.33 %)ISEB
715 (20.00 %)Manual Testing
812 (16.00 %)MS Excel
911 (14.67 %)Microsoft
911 (14.67 %)Oracle Applications
911 (14.67 %)Software Testing
1010 (13.33 %)WinRunner
1010 (13.33 %)Java
1010 (13.33 %)SQL
119 (12.00 %).NET
119 (12.00 %)UNIX
119 (12.00 %)SilkPerformer
119 (12.00 %)Segue
128 (10.67 %)Retail
128 (10.67 %)Windows
128 (10.67 %)E-Commerce
128 (10.67 %)Regression Testing
137 (9.333 %)RUP
137 (9.333 %)System Testing
137 (9.333 %)Integration Testing
146 (8.000 %)Problem Management
146 (8.000 %)Performance Testing
146 (8.000 %)Electronics
146 (8.000 %)Finance

QuickTest Pro
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing QuickTest Pro 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 QuickTest Pro. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (12.00 %).NET
23 (4.000 %)J2EE
32 (2.667 %)WebSphere
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (4.000 %)Oracle Application Server
22 (2.667 %)IIS
22 (2.667 %)JBoss
22 (2.667 %)Apache
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (16.00 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
111 (14.67 %)Oracle Applications
21 (1.333 %)Oracle 11i
21 (1.333 %)Endur
21 (1.333 %)Oracle EBS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (5.333 %)SQL Server
23 (4.000 %)Oracle Reports
23 (4.000 %)Oracle 9i
23 (4.000 %)TOAD
31 (1.333 %)RDBMS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
120 (26.67 %)TestDirector
217 (22.67 %)LoadRunner
310 (13.33 %)WinRunner
49 (12.00 %)SilkPerformer
55 (6.667 %)Visual Studio
64 (5.333 %)TestPartner
73 (4.000 %)Oracle Forms
82 (2.667 %)Rational Robot
82 (2.667 %)StarTeam
91 (1.333 %)QARun
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (10.67 %)Retail
26 (8.000 %)Electronics
26 (8.000 %)Finance
32 (2.667 %)Health
32 (2.667 %)Pensions
41 (1.333 %)Back Office
41 (1.333 %)Law
41 (1.333 %)Publishing
41 (1.333 %)Banking
41 (1.333 %)Education
41 (1.333 %)Government
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
133 (44.00 %)Tester
220 (26.67 %)Test Analyst
220 (26.67 %)Analyst
310 (13.33 %)QA Tester
49 (12.00 %)Systems Tester
57 (9.333 %)Test Manager
66 (8.000 %)Senior Analyst
66 (8.000 %)Senior Test Analyst
75 (6.667 %)Test Engineer
84 (5.333 %)Systems Manager
84 (5.333 %)Test Team Leader
84 (5.333 %)Team Leader
84 (5.333 %)QA Engineer
93 (4.000 %)Performance Engineer
93 (4.000 %)Senior Tester
93 (4.000 %)Senior Test Engineer
93 (4.000 %)Oracle Developer
93 (4.000 %)Developer
102 (2.667 %)Systems Engineer
102 (2.667 %)Senior Systems Engineer
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (4.000 %)Client/Server
13 (4.000 %)N-Tier
13 (4.000 %)PDA
13 (4.000 %)Data Conversion
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (12.00 %)UNIX
28 (10.67 %)Windows
33 (4.000 %)Windows XP
33 (4.000 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (2.667 %)Solaris
42 (2.667 %)Linux
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
139 (52.00 %)Test Scripting
226 (34.67 %)Automated Testing
315 (20.00 %)Manual Testing
411 (14.67 %)Software Testing
58 (10.67 %)E-Commerce
58 (10.67 %)Regression Testing
67 (9.333 %)RUP
67 (9.333 %)System Testing
67 (9.333 %)Integration Testing
76 (8.000 %)Problem Management
76 (8.000 %)Performance Testing
85 (6.667 %)Agile Software Development
85 (6.667 %)Scrum
94 (5.333 %)Change Management
94 (5.333 %)Use Case
94 (5.333 %)Test Management
103 (4.000 %)Release Management
103 (4.000 %)Validation
103 (4.000 %)B2B
112 (2.667 %)SC Cleared
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (13.33 %)Java
110 (13.33 %)SQL
23 (4.000 %)PL/SQL
31 (1.333 %)C
31 (1.333 %)JavaScript
31 (1.333 %)Perl
31 (1.333 %)VBScript
31 (1.333 %)VB
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (21.33 %)ISEB
23 (4.000 %)Citrix Certification
32 (2.667 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
124 (32.00 %)QA
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (4.000 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (22.67 %)Oracle
211 (14.67 %)Microsoft
39 (12.00 %)Segue
43 (4.000 %)SAP
52 (2.667 %)Borland
61 (1.333 %)OpenLink
61 (1.333 %)HP