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This section looks at the demand for Software 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 Software Testing over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Testing
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank175148
Rank change on same period last yearDown-27
Matching permanent IT job ads88168
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.046 %0.069 %
As % of the category below1.545 %2.157 %
Salaries quoted73139
Average minimum salary£34,288£35,586
Average salary£36,736£38,851
% change on same period last year-5.44 %
Average maximum salary£39,185£42,115
UK excluding London average salary£34,409£33,204
% change on same period last year+3.63 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads56947788
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.006 %3.189 %
Salaries quoted46706081
Average minimum salary£42,153£43,755
Average salary£46,115£47,590
% change on same period last year-3.09 %
Average maximum salary£50,077£51,424
UK excluding London average salary£42,567£44,524
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
Software Testing South EastSoftware Testing
South East

Software Testing
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire 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 Berkshire region.

Berkshire Software Testing Salary Trend

Software Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Testing across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Berkshire Software Testing Salary Histogram

Software Testing
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
ReadingDown-133£32,930-6.58 %
WokinghamNew entry-8£49,875-
BracknellUp+156£32,583-22.25 %
MaidenheadUp+163--
SloughNew entry-2£32,000-
AscotNew entry-1£31,000-
Software Testing South EastSoftware Testing
South East

Software Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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.

169 (38.55 %)ISEB
253 (29.61 %)Test Scripting
341 (22.91 %)QA
438 (21.23 %)SQL
532 (17.88 %).NET
532 (17.88 %)Telecoms
630 (16.76 %)UNIX
726 (14.53 %)TestDirector
726 (14.53 %)Finance
824 (13.41 %)Java
921 (11.73 %)RAD
921 (11.73 %)SSADM
921 (11.73 %)Project Management
1019 (10.61 %)Windows
1019 (10.61 %)Oracle
1118 (10.06 %)SQL Server
1118 (10.06 %)C#
1118 (10.06 %)Integration Testing
1217 (9.497 %)ISEB Practitioner
1217 (9.497 %)CRM
1316 (8.939 %)Shell Script
1316 (8.939 %)QuickTest Pro
1316 (8.939 %)Degree
1415 (8.380 %)User Acceptance Testing
1415 (8.380 %)Billing
1415 (8.380 %)Firewall
1514 (7.821 %)Client/Server
1514 (7.821 %)ASP.NET
1514 (7.821 %)Pensions
1514 (7.821 %)Test Management

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
132 (17.88 %).NET
214 (7.821 %)ASP.NET
312 (6.704 %)XML
49 (5.028 %)SOAP
49 (5.028 %)WebServices
49 (5.028 %).NET Framework
58 (4.469 %)J2EE
65 (2.793 %)MIDP
65 (2.793 %)BREW
71 (0.559 %)WebSphere
71 (0.559 %)COM
71 (0.559 %)DCOM
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (2.793 %)Oracle Collaboration Suite
21 (0.559 %)Office Communications Server
21 (0.559 %)JBoss
21 (0.559 %)Tomcat
21 (0.559 %)MS Exchange
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (5.028 %)Spreadsheet
23 (1.676 %)MS Excel
32 (1.117 %)MS Project
41 (0.559 %)MS Office
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (2.793 %)Oracle EBS
21 (0.559 %)SalesLogix
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (8.380 %)Firewall
210 (5.587 %)Wireless
38 (4.469 %)CTI
38 (4.469 %)MGCP
38 (4.469 %)Megaco
38 (4.469 %)Broadband
38 (4.469 %)VoIP
38 (4.469 %)SNMP
47 (3.911 %)GPRS
47 (3.911 %)GSM
56 (3.352 %)Internet
56 (3.352 %)TETRA
56 (3.352 %)UMTS
65 (2.793 %)3G
72 (1.117 %)TCP/IP
81 (0.559 %)SAN
81 (0.559 %)WAN
81 (0.559 %)LAN
81 (0.559 %)CDMA
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (10.06 %)SQL Server
23 (1.676 %)GIS
32 (1.117 %)Datawarehouse
41 (0.559 %)TOAD
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
126 (14.53 %)TestDirector
216 (8.939 %)QuickTest Pro
37 (3.911 %)Visual Studio
42 (1.117 %)WinRunner
42 (1.117 %)LoadRunner
51 (0.559 %)ClearQuest
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
132 (17.88 %)Telecoms
226 (14.53 %)Finance
315 (8.380 %)Billing
414 (7.821 %)Pensions
58 (4.469 %)Insurance
58 (4.469 %)Retail
65 (2.793 %)Financial Institution
65 (2.793 %)Government
65 (2.793 %)Health
73 (1.676 %)Education
73 (1.676 %)Local Government
82 (1.117 %)Pharmaceutical
82 (1.117 %)Games
91 (0.559 %)Banking
91 (0.559 %)Back Office
91 (0.559 %)Legal
91 (0.559 %)Publishing
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
179 (44.13 %)Analyst
270 (39.11 %)Test Analyst
340 (22.35 %)Tester
417 (9.497 %)Software Tester
515 (8.380 %)QA Tester
69 (5.028 %)Test Engineer
78 (4.469 %)Test Manager
87 (3.911 %)Systems Analyst
87 (3.911 %)Software Engineer
96 (3.352 %)Senior Test Analyst
96 (3.352 %)Senior Analyst
96 (3.352 %)QA Analyst
105 (2.793 %)QA Test Analyst
105 (2.793 %)Systems Test Analyst
105 (2.793 %)Test Specialist
105 (2.793 %)Systems Tester
105 (2.793 %)Analyst Programmer
105 (2.793 %)Programmer
114 (2.235 %)Consultant
114 (2.235 %)Oracle Analyst Programmer
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (7.821 %)Client/Server
212 (6.704 %)Handset
36 (3.352 %)EPoS
45 (2.793 %)Chip and PIN
51 (0.559 %)Blackberry
51 (0.559 %)AS400
51 (0.559 %)IVR
51 (0.559 %)Computer Science
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
130 (16.76 %)UNIX
219 (10.61 %)Windows
34 (2.235 %)Linux
43 (1.676 %)Windows 2000
51 (0.559 %)Windows NT
51 (0.559 %)AIX
51 (0.559 %)Solaris
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
153 (29.61 %)Test Scripting
221 (11.73 %)RAD
221 (11.73 %)SSADM
221 (11.73 %)Project Management
318 (10.06 %)Integration Testing
417 (9.497 %)CRM
515 (8.380 %)User Acceptance Testing
614 (7.821 %)Test Management
713 (7.263 %)Manual Testing
811 (6.145 %)Automated Testing
98 (4.469 %)Security Cleared
106 (3.352 %)Configuration Management
115 (2.793 %)Risk Assessment
115 (2.793 %)BPEL
115 (2.793 %)Supplier Management
124 (2.235 %)Change Management
132 (1.117 %)Validation
132 (1.117 %)Statistical Analysis
132 (1.117 %)Requirements Analysis
132 (1.117 %)Project Planning
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
138 (21.23 %)SQL
224 (13.41 %)Java
318 (10.06 %)C#
416 (8.939 %)Shell Script
59 (5.028 %)XPath
68 (4.469 %)C
76 (3.352 %)VB
83 (1.676 %)VB.NET
83 (1.676 %)C++
92 (1.117 %)Pascal
92 (1.117 %)PL/1
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
169 (38.55 %)ISEB
217 (9.497 %)ISEB Practitioner
316 (8.939 %)Degree
44 (2.235 %)ISTQB
52 (1.117 %)Microsoft Certification
61 (0.559 %)MCSE
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
141 (22.91 %)QA
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (1.676 %)Active Directory
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (10.61 %)Oracle
27 (3.911 %)Microsoft
36 (3.352 %)HP
45 (2.793 %)Yahoo!
45 (2.793 %)Google
45 (2.793 %)Retalix
45 (2.793 %)Symbian
53 (1.676 %)SAP
53 (1.676 %)Progress
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