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The table below looks at the demand for Software 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 Software Testing over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Testing
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank96122
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching permanent IT job ads2612
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.005 %
As % of the category below1.856 %0.688 %
Salaries quoted2310
Average minimum salary£31,130£27,900
Average salary£33,413£29,000
% change on same period last year+15.21 %
Average maximum salary£35,696£30,100
UK excluding London average salary£34,401£33,319
% change on same period last year+3.24 %
Birmingham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads14011743
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.811 %0.750 %
Salaries quoted12431421
Average minimum salary£39,951£38,532
Average salary£44,619£42,669
% change on same period last year+4.56 %
Average maximum salary£49,286£46,807
UK excluding London average salary£42,675£44,216
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Software Testing West MidlandsSoftware Testing
West Midlands

Software Testing
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham 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 Birmingham region.

Birmingham Software Testing Salary Trend

Software Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Testing across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Birmingham Software Testing Salary Histogram

Software Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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.

122 (38.60 %)RPG
122 (38.60 %)AS400
213 (22.81 %).NET
311 (19.30 %)QA
410 (17.54 %)Oracle
58 (14.04 %)LoadRunner
58 (14.04 %)SQL
58 (14.04 %)C#
58 (14.04 %)Progress
58 (14.04 %)Banking
58 (14.04 %)Performance Testing
58 (14.04 %)Load Testing
67 (12.28 %)Degree
67 (12.28 %)ISEB
76 (10.53 %)Internet
76 (10.53 %)Retail Banking
76 (10.53 %)Retail
76 (10.53 %)Test Scripting
85 (8.772 %)Finance
85 (8.772 %)JMeter
85 (8.772 %)Validation
85 (8.772 %)Windows
85 (8.772 %)C++
85 (8.772 %)Java
94 (7.018 %)VB.NET
94 (7.018 %)ASP.NET
94 (7.018 %)Health
94 (7.018 %)User Acceptance Testing
103 (5.263 %)Test Management
103 (5.263 %)Windows 2000 Server

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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.

Birmingham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (22.81 %).NET
24 (7.018 %)ASP.NET
31 (1.754 %)J2EE
31 (1.754 %)ASP
Birmingham IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (5.263 %)MS Excel
21 (1.754 %)MS Office
Birmingham IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.754 %)Oracle Financials
11 (1.754 %)Great Plains
11 (1.754 %)Axapta
11 (1.754 %)Navision
11 (1.754 %)Dynamics NAV
11 (1.754 %)Dynamics AX
11 (1.754 %)Dynamics GP
11 (1.754 %)Sage MMS
Birmingham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (10.53 %)Internet
23 (5.263 %)Firewall
23 (5.263 %)LAN
23 (5.263 %)VoIP
23 (5.263 %)WAN
31 (1.754 %)Wireless
Birmingham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (5.263 %)SQL Server
21 (1.754 %)Oracle Reports
21 (1.754 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (1.754 %)SQL Server 2005
Birmingham IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (14.04 %)LoadRunner
25 (8.772 %)JMeter
31 (1.754 %)WinRunner
31 (1.754 %)QuickTest Pro
Birmingham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (14.04 %)Banking
26 (10.53 %)Retail
26 (10.53 %)Retail Banking
35 (8.772 %)Finance
44 (7.018 %)Health
52 (3.509 %)Investment Banking
61 (1.754 %)Pensions
61 (1.754 %)Telecoms
Birmingham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
122 (38.60 %)Developer
216 (28.07 %)Analyst
314 (24.56 %)RPG Developer
314 (24.56 %)AS400 Developer
410 (17.54 %)Tester
58 (14.04 %)Progress Developer
67 (12.28 %)Test Analyst
76 (10.53 %)Analyst Programmer
76 (10.53 %)Programmer
76 (10.53 %)RPG Programmer
76 (10.53 %)RPG Analyst Programmer
76 (10.53 %)AS400 Analyst Programmer
85 (8.772 %)Systems Analyst
85 (8.772 %)Software Tester
94 (7.018 %)Test Manager
103 (5.263 %)Senior Tester
103 (5.263 %)Systems Test Analyst
112 (3.509 %)QA Analyst
112 (3.509 %)Systems Tester
121 (1.754 %)Helpdesk Support
Birmingham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
122 (38.60 %)AS400
22 (3.509 %)EPoS
31 (1.754 %)NHS
Birmingham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (8.772 %)Windows
23 (5.263 %)Linux
23 (5.263 %)Windows Server 2003
23 (5.263 %)Windows 2000 Server
23 (5.263 %)UNIX
Birmingham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (14.04 %)Performance Testing
18 (14.04 %)Load Testing
26 (10.53 %)Test Scripting
35 (8.772 %)Validation
44 (7.018 %)User Acceptance Testing
53 (5.263 %)Test Management
53 (5.263 %)Regression Testing
53 (5.263 %)PRINCE2
62 (3.509 %)Stakeholder Management
62 (3.509 %)Business Analysis
71 (1.754 %)Fund Management
71 (1.754 %)Release Management
71 (1.754 %)Manual Testing
71 (1.754 %)V-Model
71 (1.754 %)Automated Testing
71 (1.754 %)ITIL
71 (1.754 %)SSADM
71 (1.754 %)CRM
71 (1.754 %)ERP
71 (1.754 %)Project Management
Birmingham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
122 (38.60 %)RPG
28 (14.04 %)SQL
28 (14.04 %)C#
35 (8.772 %)C++
35 (8.772 %)Java
44 (7.018 %)VB.NET
51 (1.754 %)C
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (12.28 %)ISEB
17 (12.28 %)Degree
23 (5.263 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (5.263 %)MCP
32 (3.509 %)HND
32 (3.509 %)ISTQB
41 (1.754 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
41 (1.754 %)ISEB Practitioner
Birmingham IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (19.30 %)QA
Birmingham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (17.54 %)Oracle
28 (14.04 %)Progress
33 (5.263 %)Microsoft
33 (5.263 %)Citrix
41 (1.754 %)Exchequer
41 (1.754 %)Pegasus
41 (1.754 %)Sage
41 (1.754 %)Infor
41 (1.754 %)SAP