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The table below looks at the demand for Software Testing skills within the Bradford 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 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Testing
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank5461
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching permanent IT job ads151
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.757 %0.311 %
Salaries quoted40
Average minimum salary£14,375-
Average salary£15,125-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£15,875-
UK excluding London average salary£32,999£33,591
% change on same period last year-1.76 %
Bradford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Bradford
Matching permanent IT job ads544322
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.357 %0.143 %
Salaries quoted425272
Average minimum salary£36,054£34,210
Average salary£39,326£36,403
% change on same period last year+8.02 %
Average maximum salary£42,598£38,596
UK excluding London average salary£42,999£44,588
% change on same period last year-3.56 %
Software Testing West YorkshireSoftware Testing
West Yorkshire

Software Testing
Demand Trend

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

Bradford 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 Bradford region.

Bradford Software Testing Salary Trend

Software Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Testing across the Bradford region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Bradford Software Testing Salary Histogram

Software Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bradford 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.

116 (59.26 %)HP
116 (59.26 %)Telecoms
116 (59.26 %)Finance
213 (48.15 %)Retail
213 (48.15 %)ISEB
312 (44.44 %)Insurance
312 (44.44 %)Time Management
410 (37.04 %)Degree
59 (33.33 %)WinRunner
59 (33.33 %)TestDirector
59 (33.33 %)LoadRunner
68 (29.63 %)QuickTest Pro
68 (29.63 %)Banking
68 (29.63 %)Investment Banking
68 (29.63 %)Retail Banking
75 (18.52 %)ISEB Practitioner
84 (14.81 %)Health
84 (14.81 %)Windows
84 (14.81 %)C
84 (14.81 %)Pensions
84 (14.81 %)Statistics
84 (14.81 %)Automated Testing
93 (11.11 %)Requirements Analysis
93 (11.11 %)Unit Testing
93 (11.11 %)Integration Testing
93 (11.11 %)Test Management
93 (11.11 %)QMS
93 (11.11 %)System Testing
93 (11.11 %)Project Management
93 (11.11 %)E-Commerce

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bradford 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.

Bradford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (3.704 %)HTML
11 (3.704 %).NET
11 (3.704 %)J2EE
Bradford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (3.704 %)SQL Server
Bradford IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (33.33 %)WinRunner
19 (33.33 %)TestDirector
19 (33.33 %)LoadRunner
28 (29.63 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (3.704 %)Flash
Bradford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (59.26 %)Telecoms
116 (59.26 %)Finance
213 (48.15 %)Retail
312 (44.44 %)Insurance
48 (29.63 %)Banking
48 (29.63 %)Retail Banking
48 (29.63 %)Investment Banking
54 (14.81 %)Health
54 (14.81 %)Pensions
Bradford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (40.74 %)Test Manager
29 (33.33 %)Consultant
38 (29.63 %)Test Consultant
46 (22.22 %)Tester
52 (7.407 %)Software Tester
61 (3.704 %)Java Developer
61 (3.704 %)Graduate
61 (3.704 %)Developer
61 (3.704 %)Senior Developer
61 (3.704 %)Senior Java Developer
61 (3.704 %)Trainee Tester
61 (3.704 %)Trainee
61 (3.704 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
61 (3.704 %)Java/J2EE Developer
Bradford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (14.81 %)Statistics
Bradford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (14.81 %)Windows
21 (3.704 %)UNIX
Bradford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (44.44 %)Time Management
24 (14.81 %)Automated Testing
33 (11.11 %)Requirements Analysis
33 (11.11 %)E-Commerce
33 (11.11 %)Project Management
33 (11.11 %)Quality Management
33 (11.11 %)QMS
33 (11.11 %)System Testing
33 (11.11 %)Unit Testing
33 (11.11 %)Integration Testing
33 (11.11 %)Test Management
41 (3.704 %)Test Scripting
41 (3.704 %)Manual Testing
41 (3.704 %)UML
41 (3.704 %)V-Model
41 (3.704 %)Regression Testing
41 (3.704 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (3.704 %)Stress Testing
Bradford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (14.81 %)C
21 (3.704 %)Java
Bradford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (48.15 %)ISEB
210 (37.04 %)Degree
35 (18.52 %)ISEB Practitioner
Bradford IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (3.704 %)QA
Bradford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (59.26 %)HP
21 (3.704 %)Oracle