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The table below looks at the demand for Automated Testing skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Automated Testing over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAutomated Testing
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank115121
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching permanent IT job ads89
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.521 %0.548 %
Salaries quoted89
Average minimum salary£30,875£26,556
Average salary£33,625£29,000
% change on same period last year+15.94 %
Average maximum salary£36,375£31,444
UK excluding London average salary£34,700£34,206
% change on same period last year+1.44 %
Birmingham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads15361643
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.850 %0.689 %
Salaries quoted13561378
Average minimum salary£38,761£39,819
Average salary£43,361£44,290
% change on same period last year-2.09 %
Average maximum salary£47,962£48,761
UK excluding London average salary£42,540£44,374
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
Automated Testing West MidlandsAutomated Testing
West Midlands

Automated Testing
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham Automated Testing Demand Trend

Automated Testing
Salary Trend

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

Birmingham Automated Testing Salary Trend

Automated Testing
Salary Histogram

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

Birmingham Automated Testing Salary Histogram

Automated Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing Automated 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 Automated Testing.

114 (60.87 %)WinRunner
29 (39.13 %).NET
29 (39.13 %)J2EE
29 (39.13 %)Java
29 (39.13 %)Rational Robot
29 (39.13 %)Web Development
35 (21.74 %)QuickTest Pro
35 (21.74 %)ISEB
35 (21.74 %)Government
35 (21.74 %)Resource Management
44 (17.39 %)QA
44 (17.39 %)Microsoft
53 (13.04 %)NHS
53 (13.04 %)SQL
53 (13.04 %)Transact-SQL
53 (13.04 %)XML
53 (13.04 %)UNIX
53 (13.04 %)Windows
53 (13.04 %)Linux
53 (13.04 %)Degree
53 (13.04 %)WFM
53 (13.04 %)Telecoms
61 (4.348 %)ISEB Practitioner
61 (4.348 %)Software Testing
61 (4.348 %)SCADA
61 (4.348 %)MS Excel
61 (4.348 %)ERP
61 (4.348 %)C
61 (4.348 %)C++
61 (4.348 %)Visual Studio

Automated Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Birmingham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (39.13 %).NET
19 (39.13 %)J2EE
23 (13.04 %)XML
Birmingham IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.348 %)MS Excel
Birmingham IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (60.87 %)WinRunner
29 (39.13 %)Rational Robot
35 (21.74 %)QuickTest Pro
41 (4.348 %)Visual Studio
Birmingham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (21.74 %)Government
23 (13.04 %)Telecoms
Birmingham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (43.48 %)Tester
29 (39.13 %)Quality Engineer
37 (30.43 %)Analyst
37 (30.43 %)Test Analyst
44 (17.39 %)Senior Tester
44 (17.39 %)Senior Quality Engineer
53 (13.04 %)Integration Tester
62 (8.696 %)Software Tester
62 (8.696 %)QA Test Analyst
62 (8.696 %)QA Analyst
71 (4.348 %)Team Leader
71 (4.348 %)QA Tester
71 (4.348 %)Manual Tester
71 (4.348 %)Test Team Leader
Birmingham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (13.04 %)NHS
21 (4.348 %)SCADA
Birmingham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (13.04 %)UNIX
13 (13.04 %)Windows
13 (13.04 %)Linux
Birmingham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (39.13 %)Web Development
25 (21.74 %)Resource Management
33 (13.04 %)WFM
41 (4.348 %)ERP
41 (4.348 %)Software Testing
41 (4.348 %)Manual Testing
Birmingham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (39.13 %)Java
23 (13.04 %)SQL
23 (13.04 %)Transact-SQL
31 (4.348 %)C
31 (4.348 %)C++
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (21.74 %)ISEB
23 (13.04 %)Degree
31 (4.348 %)ISEB Practitioner
Birmingham IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (17.39 %)QA
Birmingham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (17.39 %)Microsoft