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The table below looks at the demand for Web Application Testing in Ruby (WATIR) skills within the Bristol region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited WATIR over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWeb Application Testing in Ruby (WATIR)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank129-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads80
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.042 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted80
Average minimum salary£30,500-
Average salary£33,625-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£36,750-
UK excluding London average salary£33,045£38,357
% change on same period last year-13.84 %
Bristol IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Bristol
Matching permanent IT job ads263263
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.152 %0.113 %
Salaries quoted245237
Average minimum salary£30,663£31,432
Average salary£34,018£34,629
% change on same period last year-1.76 %
Average maximum salary£37,372£37,826
UK excluding London average salary£35,022£35,944
% change on same period last year-2.56 %
WATIR South WestWATIR
South West

WATIR
Demand Trend

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

Bristol WATIR Demand Trend

WATIR
Salary Trend

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

Bristol WATIR Salary Trend

WATIR
Salary Histogram

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

Bristol WATIR Salary Histogram

WATIR
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bristol region citing WATIR 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 WATIR.

145 (100.00 %).NET
145 (100.00 %)WinRunner
145 (100.00 %)QuickTest Pro
145 (100.00 %)LoadRunner
244 (97.78 %)NUnit
244 (97.78 %)QARun
341 (91.11 %)FitNesse
419 (42.22 %)Agile Software Development
513 (28.89 %)SQL Server
612 (26.67 %)XML
710 (22.22 %)Internet
710 (22.22 %)SQL Server 2005
89 (20.00 %)Project Management
94 (8.889 %)Software Testing
94 (8.889 %)C#
94 (8.889 %)SQL
102 (4.444 %)Telecoms
102 (4.444 %)SQL Server 2000
102 (4.444 %)Music
102 (4.444 %)Test Scripting
111 (2.222 %)ASP.NET
111 (2.222 %)MS Excel
111 (2.222 %)Microsoft
111 (2.222 %)Compuware

WATIR
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bristol region citing WATIR 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 WATIR. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
145 (100.00 %).NET
212 (26.67 %)XML
31 (2.222 %)ASP.NET
Bristol IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.222 %)MS Excel
Bristol IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (22.22 %)Internet
Bristol IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (28.89 %)SQL Server
210 (22.22 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (4.444 %)SQL Server 2000
Bristol IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
145 (100.00 %)WinRunner
145 (100.00 %)QuickTest Pro
145 (100.00 %)LoadRunner
244 (97.78 %)NUnit
244 (97.78 %)QARun
341 (91.11 %)FitNesse
Bristol IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (4.444 %)Telecoms
12 (4.444 %)Music
Bristol IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (35.56 %)Software Engineer
214 (31.11 %)Design Engineer
214 (31.11 %)Software Design Engineer
312 (26.67 %)Analyst
312 (26.67 %)Test Analyst
411 (24.44 %)Tester
54 (8.889 %)Test Manager
63 (6.667 %)Technical Tester
72 (4.444 %)Senior Analyst
72 (4.444 %)Junior
72 (4.444 %)Developer
72 (4.444 %)Senior Test Analyst
72 (4.444 %)Senior Tester
72 (4.444 %)Software Tester
81 (2.222 %).NET Developer
81 (2.222 %)C# Developer
81 (2.222 %)Technical Analyst
81 (2.222 %)Change Manager
81 (2.222 %)Senior Technical Analyst
81 (2.222 %)Junior Tester
Bristol IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (42.22 %)Agile Software Development
29 (20.00 %)Project Management
34 (8.889 %)Software Testing
42 (4.444 %)Test Scripting
Bristol IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (8.889 %)C#
14 (8.889 %)SQL
Bristol IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (2.222 %)Microsoft
11 (2.222 %)Compuware