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

LinkSystem Testing
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank202215
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching permanent IT job ads5984
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.034 %
As % of the category below1.036 %1.079 %
Salaries quoted3547
Average minimum salary£31,657£35,532
Average salary£35,671£39,154
% change on same period last year-8.89 %
Average maximum salary£39,686£42,777
UK excluding London average salary£34,602£36,115
% change on same period last year-4.18 %
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 %
System Testing South EastSystem Testing
South East

System Testing
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire System Testing Demand Trend

System Testing
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire System Testing Salary Trend

System Testing
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire System Testing Salary Histogram

System Testing
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing System 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
ReadingUp+521£43,050-1.10 %
SloughUp+411£37,000+8.82 %
BracknellUp+218£36,000+2.27 %
MaidenheadNew entry-5£19,200-
NewburyDown-41£47,500+16.66 %
System Testing South EastSystem Testing
South East

System Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing System 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 System Testing.

135 (34.31 %)UNIX
229 (28.43 %)Finance
229 (28.43 %)ISO8583
322 (21.57 %)TestDirector
418 (17.65 %)Oracle
517 (16.67 %)ISEB
614 (13.73 %)User Acceptance Testing
614 (13.73 %)Perl
713 (12.75 %)SQL
713 (12.75 %)Oracle Applications
713 (12.75 %)Telecoms
713 (12.75 %)Automated Testing
812 (11.76 %)Microsoft
812 (11.76 %)RUP
911 (10.78 %)Java
109 (8.824 %)Degree
118 (7.843 %)C++
118 (7.843 %)Windows
127 (6.863 %)Electronics
127 (6.863 %)Problem Management
127 (6.863 %)Test Scripting
127 (6.863 %)ISTQB
136 (5.882 %)Construction
136 (5.882 %)Project Management
136 (5.882 %)MS Excel
136 (5.882 %)QuickTest Pro
136 (5.882 %)DHTML
136 (5.882 %)HTML
136 (5.882 %)JavaScript
136 (5.882 %)C

System Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing System 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 System Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (5.882 %)ASP.NET
16 (5.882 %)XML
16 (5.882 %)HTML
16 (5.882 %).NET
25 (4.902 %)ASP
25 (4.902 %)XSL
25 (4.902 %)COM+
31 (0.980 %)EJB
31 (0.980 %)CSS
31 (0.980 %)XSLT
31 (0.980 %)AJAX
31 (0.980 %)WebSphere
31 (0.980 %)J2EE
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (1.961 %)Lotus Notes
12 (1.961 %)Lotus Domino
21 (0.980 %)WebSphere MQ
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (5.882 %)MS Excel
22 (1.961 %)MS Project
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
113 (12.75 %)Oracle Applications
21 (0.980 %)SalesLogix
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (4.902 %)SAN
24 (3.922 %)VoIP
33 (2.941 %)Ethernet
33 (2.941 %)TCP/IP
33 (2.941 %)H.323
33 (2.941 %)Ethereal
33 (2.941 %)Wireshark
33 (2.941 %)Internet
33 (2.941 %)ISDN
33 (2.941 %)PBX
41 (0.980 %)UMTS
41 (0.980 %)GPRS
41 (0.980 %)GSM
41 (0.980 %)3G
41 (0.980 %)UTRAN
41 (0.980 %)2G
41 (0.980 %)RNC
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (5.882 %)SQL Server
21 (0.980 %)DB2
21 (0.980 %)Crystal Reports
21 (0.980 %)Oracle Reports
21 (0.980 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (0.980 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (0.980 %)MySQL
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
122 (21.57 %)TestDirector
26 (5.882 %)QuickTest Pro
35 (4.902 %)InterDev
43 (2.941 %)ClearCase
52 (1.961 %)WinRunner
61 (0.980 %)Oracle Forms
61 (0.980 %)Eclipse
61 (0.980 %)ClearQuest
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
129 (28.43 %)Finance
213 (12.75 %)Telecoms
37 (6.863 %)Electronics
46 (5.882 %)Construction
54 (3.922 %)Government
54 (3.922 %)Back Office
63 (2.941 %)Front Office
63 (2.941 %)Education
72 (1.961 %)Banking
72 (1.961 %)Retail
72 (1.961 %)Billing
72 (1.961 %)Retail Banking
72 (1.961 %)Corporate Banking
72 (1.961 %)Online Banking
72 (1.961 %)Marketing
81 (0.980 %)Pensions
81 (0.980 %)Health
81 (0.980 %)Games
81 (0.980 %)Financial Institution
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
139 (38.24 %)Tester
226 (25.49 %)Analyst
317 (16.67 %)Systems Tester
411 (10.78 %)Test Analyst
57 (6.863 %)Developer
57 (6.863 %)Test Manager
57 (6.863 %)Business Analyst
66 (5.882 %)Project Manager
75 (4.902 %)Test Engineer
75 (4.902 %)VB.NET Developer
75 (4.902 %)IT Support Analyst
75 (4.902 %).NET Developer
75 (4.902 %)Support Analyst
75 (4.902 %)ASP Developer
75 (4.902 %)ASP.NET Developer
75 (4.902 %)SQL Developer
75 (4.902 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
83 (2.941 %)Business Project Manager
83 (2.941 %)Business Manager
83 (2.941 %)Graduate
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (4.902 %)N-Tier
24 (3.922 %)Client/Server
33 (2.941 %)Mathematics
33 (2.941 %)Computer Science
42 (1.961 %)Video Conferencing
51 (0.980 %)Data Integration
51 (0.980 %)Mainframe
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
135 (34.31 %)UNIX
28 (7.843 %)Windows
31 (0.980 %)Linux
31 (0.980 %)Windows 2000
31 (0.980 %)Windows XP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (13.73 %)User Acceptance Testing
213 (12.75 %)Automated Testing
312 (11.76 %)RUP
47 (6.863 %)Problem Management
47 (6.863 %)Test Scripting
56 (5.882 %)Project Management
64 (3.922 %)Workflow
64 (3.922 %)Agile Software Development
64 (3.922 %)Document Management
64 (3.922 %)RAD
73 (2.941 %)SC Cleared
73 (2.941 %)Security Cleared
73 (2.941 %)Business Analysis
73 (2.941 %)UML
73 (2.941 %)CRM
82 (1.961 %)Software Testing
82 (1.961 %)Stakeholder Management
82 (1.961 %)Process Management
82 (1.961 %)Requirements Analysis
82 (1.961 %)Performance Testing
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (13.73 %)Perl
213 (12.75 %)SQL
311 (10.78 %)Java
48 (7.843 %)C++
56 (5.882 %)C
56 (5.882 %)DHTML
56 (5.882 %)JavaScript
56 (5.882 %)PL/SQL
65 (4.902 %)Transact-SQL
65 (4.902 %)VB
65 (4.902 %)VB.NET
73 (2.941 %)Python
73 (2.941 %)PHP
81 (0.980 %)COBOL
81 (0.980 %)LotusScript
81 (0.980 %)Formula Language
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (16.67 %)ISEB
29 (8.824 %)Degree
37 (6.863 %)ISTQB
42 (1.961 %)MBA
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
129 (28.43 %)ISO8583
22 (1.961 %)QA
31 (0.980 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (17.65 %)Oracle
212 (11.76 %)Microsoft
35 (4.902 %)Citrix
35 (4.902 %)Novell
35 (4.902 %)VMware
44 (3.922 %)CA
53 (2.941 %)SAP
53 (2.941 %)Cisco
62 (1.961 %)Lotus
62 (1.961 %)Nokia
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