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The table below looks at the demand for HP TestDirector for Quality Center 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 TestDirector over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP TestDirector for Quality Center
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank215143
Rank change on same period last yearDown-72
Matching permanent IT job ads39171
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.072 %
As % of the category below5.693 %14.62 %
Salaries quoted32109
Average minimum salary£39,656£34,972
Average salary£43,234£37,835
% change on same period last year+14.27 %
Average maximum salary£46,813£40,697
UK excluding London average salary£35,635£35,783
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads6851170
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.379 %0.491 %
Salaries quoted597949
Average minimum salary£37,185£38,586
Average salary£40,855£41,672
% change on same period last year-1.96 %
Average maximum salary£44,524£44,759
UK excluding London average salary£35,110£35,983
% change on same period last year-2.42 %
TestDirector South EastTestDirector
South East

TestDirector
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire TestDirector Demand Trend

TestDirector
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire TestDirector Salary Trend

TestDirector
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing TestDirector across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Berkshire TestDirector Salary Histogram

TestDirector
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing TestDirector within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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-4713£35,563-6.38 %
BracknellUp+348£43,438+24.10 %
WokinghamUp+106£55,000+77.41 %
MaidenheadNew entry-2£55,750-
TestDirector South EastTestDirector
South East

TestDirector
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing TestDirector 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 TestDirector.

148 (30.38 %)ISEB
246 (29.11 %)Finance
339 (24.68 %)QA
435 (22.15 %)Test Scripting
435 (22.15 %)SQL
529 (18.35 %)QuickTest Pro
628 (17.72 %)UNIX
725 (15.82 %)Retail
725 (15.82 %)Automated Testing
824 (15.19 %)Software Testing
824 (15.19 %)Windows
824 (15.19 %)Java
923 (14.56 %)XML
1022 (13.92 %)Oracle
1121 (13.29 %)Test Management
1219 (12.03 %)System Testing
1219 (12.03 %)LoadRunner
1219 (12.03 %)WinRunner
1318 (11.39 %)ISO8583
1417 (10.76 %)Security Cleared
1516 (10.13 %)Linux
1615 (9.494 %).NET
1615 (9.494 %)Windows Server 2003
1714 (8.861 %)DTV
1714 (8.861 %)V-Model
1813 (8.228 %)Regression Testing
1813 (8.228 %)Perl
1813 (8.228 %)Windows XP
1912 (7.595 %)Windows 2000
1912 (7.595 %)Project Management

TestDirector
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing TestDirector 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 TestDirector. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
123 (14.56 %)XML
215 (9.494 %).NET
39 (5.696 %).NET Framework
47 (4.430 %)SOAP
56 (3.797 %)J2EE
65 (3.165 %)ASP.NET
65 (3.165 %)WebSphere
74 (2.532 %)CSS
74 (2.532 %)HTML
81 (0.633 %)ODBC
81 (0.633 %)WAP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (2.532 %)IIS
22 (1.266 %)JBoss
22 (1.266 %)Apache
31 (0.633 %)MQSeries
31 (0.633 %)BizTalk Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (4.430 %)MS Excel
17 (4.430 %)Spreadsheet
22 (1.266 %)MS Visio
22 (1.266 %)MS Project
22 (1.266 %)MS Office
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.633 %)Oracle 11i
11 (0.633 %)Oracle EBS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (1.899 %)Internet
13 (1.899 %)INAP
13 (1.899 %)C7
21 (0.633 %)Intranet
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (5.696 %)SQL Server
28 (5.063 %)RDBMS
37 (4.430 %)PostgreSQL
45 (3.165 %)Oracle 10g
45 (3.165 %)Oracle 9i
53 (1.899 %)Oracle 8/8i
53 (1.899 %)Data Mining
62 (1.266 %)TOAD
71 (0.633 %)SQL Server Integration Services
71 (0.633 %)ETL
71 (0.633 %)BusinessObjects
71 (0.633 %)Datawarehouse
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
129 (18.35 %)QuickTest Pro
219 (12.03 %)LoadRunner
219 (12.03 %)WinRunner
38 (5.063 %)ClearCase
45 (3.165 %)NUnit
45 (3.165 %)QARun
54 (2.532 %)ClearQuest
63 (1.899 %)TestPartner
63 (1.899 %)Rational Rose
63 (1.899 %)Visual Studio
72 (1.266 %)StarTeam
72 (1.266 %)WATIR
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
146 (29.11 %)Finance
225 (15.82 %)Retail
311 (6.962 %)Banking
48 (5.063 %)Financial Institution
56 (3.797 %)Telecoms
56 (3.797 %)Interactive Media
65 (3.165 %)Retail Banking
65 (3.165 %)Health
73 (1.899 %)Pensions
82 (1.266 %)Government
82 (1.266 %)Pharmaceutical
91 (0.633 %)Back Office
91 (0.633 %)Advertising
91 (0.633 %)Construction
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
159 (37.34 %)Tester
234 (21.52 %)Analyst
331 (19.62 %)Test Analyst
422 (13.92 %)Test Manager
512 (7.595 %)Systems Tester
512 (7.595 %)Test Engineer
69 (5.696 %)Team Leader
69 (5.696 %)Test Team Leader
78 (5.063 %)QA Tester
87 (4.430 %)Senior Test Analyst
87 (4.430 %)Senior Analyst
95 (3.165 %)Coordinator
104 (2.532 %)Software Tester
104 (2.532 %)QA Engineer
113 (1.899 %)Lead Test Analyst
113 (1.899 %)Performance Engineer
113 (1.899 %)Senior Tester
113 (1.899 %)Web Tester
122 (1.266 %)Functional Test Analyst
122 (1.266 %)Functional Analyst
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (8.861 %)DTV
26 (3.797 %)EPoS
26 (3.797 %)Chip and PIN
35 (3.165 %)NHS
44 (2.532 %)Computer Science
52 (1.266 %)PDA
52 (1.266 %)Client/Server
61 (0.633 %)N-Tier
61 (0.633 %)Mainframe
61 (0.633 %)AS400
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
128 (17.72 %)UNIX
224 (15.19 %)Windows
316 (10.13 %)Linux
415 (9.494 %)Windows Server 2003
513 (8.228 %)Windows XP
612 (7.595 %)Windows 2000
73 (1.899 %)Solaris
73 (1.899 %)Windows 2000 Server
81 (0.633 %)AIX
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
135 (22.15 %)Test Scripting
225 (15.82 %)Automated Testing
324 (15.19 %)Software Testing
421 (13.29 %)Test Management
519 (12.03 %)System Testing
617 (10.76 %)Security Cleared
714 (8.861 %)V-Model
813 (8.228 %)Regression Testing
912 (7.595 %)Project Management
1010 (6.329 %)Workflow
118 (5.063 %)User Acceptance Testing
118 (5.063 %)Performance Testing
127 (4.430 %)Use Case
136 (3.797 %)Supplier Management
136 (3.797 %)Agile Software Development
136 (3.797 %)E-Commerce
145 (3.165 %)TDD
145 (3.165 %)Scrum
145 (3.165 %)Integration Testing
145 (3.165 %)Web Testing
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
135 (22.15 %)SQL
224 (15.19 %)Java
313 (8.228 %)Perl
47 (4.430 %)C++
47 (4.430 %)XPath
56 (3.797 %)C#
65 (3.165 %)VBScript
65 (3.165 %)VB
72 (1.266 %)VB.NET
72 (1.266 %)C
81 (0.633 %)PL/SQL
81 (0.633 %)VBA
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
148 (30.38 %)ISEB
28 (5.063 %)Degree
32 (1.266 %)ISTQB
41 (0.633 %)Citrix Certification
41 (0.633 %)ISEB Practitioner
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
139 (24.68 %)QA
218 (11.39 %)ISO8583
32 (1.266 %)HL7
41 (0.633 %)GxP
41 (0.633 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.633 %)Tivoli
11 (0.633 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (13.92 %)Oracle
29 (5.696 %)IBM
36 (3.797 %)Retalix
45 (3.165 %)SAP
53 (1.899 %)Microsoft
53 (1.899 %)HP
53 (1.899 %)Citrix
62 (1.266 %)Borland
71 (0.633 %)Amdocs
71 (0.633 %)Informatica
71 (0.633 %)Cisco
71 (0.633 %)Business Objects