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The table below looks at the demand for Test Scripting (Test Scripts) 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 Test Scripting over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank191137
Rank change on same period last yearDown-54
Matching permanent IT job ads67159
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.039 %0.068 %
As % of the category below1.214 %2.237 %
Salaries quoted59135
Average minimum salary£30,625£36,311
Average salary£32,633£38,596
% change on same period last year-15.44 %
Average maximum salary£34,642£40,881
UK excluding London average salary£33,234£33,241
% change on same period last year-0.02 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads55187108
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.205 %3.059 %
Salaries quoted46025591
Average minimum salary£42,128£42,874
Average salary£46,027£46,631
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
Average maximum salary£49,925£50,387
UK excluding London average salary£42,657£44,229
% change on same period last year-3.55 %
Test Scripting South EastTest Scripting
South East

Test Scripting
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Test Scripting Demand Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Test Scripting Salary Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Berkshire Test Scripting Salary Histogram

Test Scripting
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Scripting within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 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
NewburyDown-216£26,571-16.63 %
ReadingDown-111£35,111-8.43 %
SloughDown-27£33,857-3.26 %
BracknellUp+327£41,250-
HungerfordNew entry-2£30,000-
Test Scripting South EastTest Scripting
South East

Test Scripting
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Test Scripting 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 Test Scripting.

152 (30.06 %)QA
247 (27.17 %)QuickTest Pro
339 (22.54 %)ISEB
339 (22.54 %)Software Testing
432 (18.50 %)SQL
531 (17.92 %)Degree
628 (16.18 %)User Acceptance Testing
725 (14.45 %)Java
823 (13.29 %).NET
922 (12.72 %)Automated Testing
1021 (12.14 %)Oracle
1119 (10.98 %)Integration Testing
1119 (10.98 %)Manual Testing
1218 (10.40 %)TestDirector
1218 (10.40 %)Telecoms
1317 (9.827 %)Finance
1317 (9.827 %)SQL Server
1415 (8.671 %)Pensions
1514 (8.092 %)UNIX
1612 (6.936 %)HP
1612 (6.936 %)LoadRunner
1612 (6.936 %)Retail
1710 (5.780 %)Billing
1710 (5.780 %)Health
1710 (5.780 %)Regression Testing
1710 (5.780 %)ASP.NET
1710 (5.780 %)XML
1710 (5.780 %)C#
1710 (5.780 %)HTML
189 (5.202 %)Windows

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Test Scripting 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 Test Scripting. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
123 (13.29 %).NET
210 (5.780 %)ASP.NET
210 (5.780 %)XML
210 (5.780 %)HTML
38 (4.624 %)MIDP
38 (4.624 %)BREW
45 (2.890 %)CSS
54 (2.312 %)JSP
63 (1.734 %)Servlets
63 (1.734 %)Struts
63 (1.734 %)WebServices
63 (1.734 %)EJB
63 (1.734 %)J2EE
63 (1.734 %)WebSphere
63 (1.734 %)Java EE
63 (1.734 %)JPA
63 (1.734 %)XSD
63 (1.734 %)XSLT
63 (1.734 %)Hibernate
63 (1.734 %)JSF
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (2.890 %)SAS
23 (1.734 %)Oracle Application Server
23 (1.734 %)IIS
32 (1.156 %)JBoss
32 (1.156 %)Apache
41 (0.578 %)Tomcat
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (2.890 %)MS Excel
21 (0.578 %)MS Office
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (2.890 %)Oracle Applications
22 (1.156 %)Endur
31 (0.578 %)SAP WM
31 (0.578 %)SalesLogix
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (5.202 %)3G
28 (4.624 %)Internet
33 (1.734 %)UMTS
42 (1.156 %)MPLS
42 (1.156 %)SDH
42 (1.156 %)INAP
51 (0.578 %)2G
51 (0.578 %)LAN
51 (0.578 %)DSL
51 (0.578 %)VoIP
51 (0.578 %)WAN
51 (0.578 %)TCP/IP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (9.827 %)SQL Server
26 (3.468 %)TOAD
34 (2.312 %)RDBMS
34 (2.312 %)BusinessObjects
34 (2.312 %)Oracle 9i
43 (1.734 %)Oracle Reports
43 (1.734 %)GIS
51 (0.578 %)Oracle 10g
51 (0.578 %)Datawarehouse
51 (0.578 %)ETL
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
147 (27.17 %)QuickTest Pro
218 (10.40 %)TestDirector
312 (6.936 %)LoadRunner
47 (4.046 %)TestPartner
47 (4.046 %)SilkPerformer
56 (3.468 %)WinRunner
56 (3.468 %)Visual Studio
65 (2.890 %)QADirector
73 (1.734 %)Oracle Forms
81 (0.578 %)Rational Robot
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (10.40 %)Telecoms
217 (9.827 %)Finance
315 (8.671 %)Pensions
412 (6.936 %)Retail
510 (5.780 %)Billing
510 (5.780 %)Health
68 (4.624 %)Insurance
75 (2.890 %)Government
84 (2.312 %)Pharmaceutical
93 (1.734 %)Financial Institution
93 (1.734 %)Electronics
102 (1.156 %)Front Office
102 (1.156 %)Back Office
111 (0.578 %)Education
111 (0.578 %)Manufacturing
111 (0.578 %)Banking
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
162 (35.84 %)Analyst
260 (34.68 %)Test Analyst
336 (20.81 %)Tester
435 (20.23 %)Test Engineer
514 (8.092 %)QA Engineer
611 (6.358 %)QA Tester
79 (5.202 %)Test Manager
88 (4.624 %)Software Engineer
88 (4.624 %)Developer
88 (4.624 %)Senior Test Analyst
88 (4.624 %)Senior Analyst
88 (4.624 %)QA Test Analyst
88 (4.624 %)QA Analyst
97 (4.046 %)Software Test Analyst
97 (4.046 %)Software Test Engineer
105 (2.890 %)Systems Tester
105 (2.890 %)Administrator
105 (2.890 %)Systems Administrator
105 (2.890 %)Manual Test Analyst
114 (2.312 %)Integration Engineer
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (4.624 %)Handset
23 (1.734 %)Management Information System
23 (1.734 %)Physics
23 (1.734 %)Chemistry
23 (1.734 %)Biology
23 (1.734 %)Data Conversion
32 (1.156 %)N-Tier
41 (0.578 %)EPoS
41 (0.578 %)AS400
41 (0.578 %)IPTV
41 (0.578 %)PDA
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (8.092 %)UNIX
29 (5.202 %)Windows
35 (2.890 %)Linux
43 (1.734 %)Windows XP
43 (1.734 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (1.156 %)Solaris
61 (0.578 %)Windows 2000
61 (0.578 %)Windows Vista
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
139 (22.54 %)Software Testing
228 (16.18 %)User Acceptance Testing
322 (12.72 %)Automated Testing
419 (10.98 %)Manual Testing
419 (10.98 %)Integration Testing
510 (5.780 %)Regression Testing
69 (5.202 %)E-Commerce
78 (4.624 %)System Testing
87 (4.046 %)CRM
87 (4.046 %)Performance Testing
96 (3.468 %)Software Engineering
96 (3.468 %)RAD
96 (3.468 %)SSADM
105 (2.890 %)Service Delivery
105 (2.890 %)Load Testing
105 (2.890 %)Requirements Analysis
105 (2.890 %)Information Management
105 (2.890 %)Data Analysis
105 (2.890 %)Security Cleared
105 (2.890 %)Revenue Management
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
132 (18.50 %)SQL
225 (14.45 %)Java
310 (5.780 %)C#
46 (3.468 %)JavaScript
46 (3.468 %)PL/SQL
46 (3.468 %)C
52 (1.156 %)C++
52 (1.156 %)VBScript
52 (1.156 %)VB
61 (0.578 %)Tcl
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
139 (22.54 %)ISEB
231 (17.92 %)Degree
38 (4.624 %)ISTQB
41 (0.578 %)CCIE
41 (0.578 %)Cisco Certification
41 (0.578 %)ISEB Practitioner
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
152 (30.06 %)QA
22 (1.156 %)ISO8583
31 (0.578 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.156 %)OpenView
12 (1.156 %)Netcool
12 (1.156 %)Netcool/OMNIbus
12 (1.156 %)Netcool/Proviso
12 (1.156 %)Netcool/Webtop
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
121 (12.14 %)Oracle
212 (6.936 %)HP
38 (4.624 %)Symbian
38 (4.624 %)Yahoo!
38 (4.624 %)Google
47 (4.046 %)Segue
47 (4.046 %)Microsoft
55 (2.890 %)Progress
64 (2.312 %)Business Objects
64 (2.312 %)Mapinfo
73 (1.734 %)SAP
82 (1.156 %)OpenLink
91 (0.578 %)Cisco
91 (0.578 %)Informatica