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This section looks at the demand for Software Testing skills within the Buckinghamshire 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Testing
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank135125
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching permanent IT job ads2423
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.010 %
As % of the category below1.191 %1.153 %
Salaries quoted1814
Average minimum salary£31,333£35,929
Average salary£34,028£36,536
% change on same period last year-6.86 %
Average maximum salary£36,722£37,143
UK excluding London average salary£32,991£32,676
% change on same period last year+0.96 %
Processes & Methodologies BuckinghamshireProcesses & Methodologies
Buckinghamshire
Matching permanent IT job ads20151994
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.988 %0.883 %
Salaries quoted16891629
Average minimum salary£37,943£38,852
Average salary£41,296£42,198
% change on same period last year-2.13 %
Average maximum salary£44,648£45,544
UK excluding London average salary£42,840£44,076
% change on same period last year-2.80 %
Software Testing South EastSoftware Testing
South East

Software Testing
Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Software Testing Demand Trend

Software Testing
Salary Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Software Testing Salary Trend

Software Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Testing across the Buckinghamshire region over the past 3 months.

Buckinghamshire Software Testing Salary Histogram

Software Testing
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing within the Buckinghamshire region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1AmershamDown-54£36,375-
1Milton KeynesDown-254£30,833+0.85 %
1High WycombeNew entry-4£33,125-
2AylesburyDown-143£32,500-
3MarlowNew entry-1£37,500-
3Newport PagnellNew entry-1£19,500-
Software Testing South EastSoftware Testing
South East

Software Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Software Testing also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Software Testing.

116 (53.33 %)QA
210 (33.33 %)ISEB
38 (26.67 %)SQL
38 (26.67 %)Oracle
38 (26.67 %)Unix
38 (26.67 %)MS Excel
38 (26.67 %)Degree
46 (20.00 %)Windows
46 (20.00 %)Linux
55 (16.67 %)Automated Testing
55 (16.67 %)Test Scripting
64 (13.33 %)VB
64 (13.33 %)J2EE
64 (13.33 %)C++
64 (13.33 %)Microsoft
64 (13.33 %)Telecoms
64 (13.33 %)Finance
73 (10.00 %)TestDirector
73 (10.00 %)HTML
73 (10.00 %)Java
73 (10.00 %)Perl
73 (10.00 %)Visual Studio
73 (10.00 %)XML
73 (10.00 %)Windows NT
73 (10.00 %).NET
73 (10.00 %)ITIL
73 (10.00 %)Retail
73 (10.00 %)Computer Science
82 (6.667 %)Manual Testing
82 (6.667 %)ISEB Practitioner

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Software Testing also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Software Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
14 (13.33 %)J2EE
23 (10.00 %)HTML
23 (10.00 %).NET
23 (10.00 %)XML
31 (3.333 %)XSL
31 (3.333 %)ASP.NET
Application Platforms
12 (6.667 %)MS Exchange
Applications
18 (26.67 %)MS Excel
21 (3.333 %)MS Office
Communications & Networking
12 (6.667 %)Bluetooth
12 (6.667 %)LAN
12 (6.667 %)WLAN
12 (6.667 %)TCP/IP
12 (6.667 %)Internet
12 (6.667 %)Wireless
12 (6.667 %)ZigBee
21 (3.333 %)WEP
21 (3.333 %)WPA
21 (3.333 %)Wi-Fi
21 (3.333 %)SSL
21 (3.333 %)HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
12 (6.667 %)MySQL
21 (3.333 %)SQL Server
21 (3.333 %)Datawarehouse
Development Applications
13 (10.00 %)Visual Studio
13 (10.00 %)TestDirector
22 (6.667 %)WinRunner
22 (6.667 %)ClearQuest
31 (3.333 %)Rational Robot
31 (3.333 %)JMeter
31 (3.333 %)Selenium
31 (3.333 %)FitNesse
31 (3.333 %)Ant
31 (3.333 %)ClearCase
31 (3.333 %)Eclipse
31 (3.333 %)QuickTest Pro
General
14 (13.33 %)Telecoms
14 (13.33 %)Finance
23 (10.00 %)Retail
31 (3.333 %)Pensions
31 (3.333 %)Electric
31 (3.333 %)Health
31 (3.333 %)Legal
Job Titles
114 (46.67 %)Tester
27 (23.33 %)Analyst
27 (23.33 %)Test Analyst
36 (20.00 %)Software Tester
44 (13.33 %)QA Engineer
53 (10.00 %)Systems Tester
53 (10.00 %)Senior Analyst
53 (10.00 %)Senior Test Analyst
62 (6.667 %)Junior
62 (6.667 %)Software Engineer
62 (6.667 %)Developer
62 (6.667 %)Junior Tester
62 (6.667 %)Software Test Analyst
71 (3.333 %)Web Test Analyst
71 (3.333 %)Applications Tester
71 (3.333 %)Web Analyst
71 (3.333 %)Senior Developer
71 (3.333 %)Coordinator
71 (3.333 %)Software Developer
71 (3.333 %)Senior Tester
Miscellaneous
13 (10.00 %)Computer Science
22 (6.667 %)Firmware
22 (6.667 %)IPTV
31 (3.333 %)NHS
Operating Systems
18 (26.67 %)Unix
26 (20.00 %)Windows
26 (20.00 %)Linux
33 (10.00 %)Windows NT
41 (3.333 %)Windows XP
41 (3.333 %)SUSE
41 (3.333 %)Debian
Processes & Methodologies
15 (16.67 %)Automated Testing
15 (16.67 %)Test Scripting
23 (10.00 %)ITIL
32 (6.667 %)UML
32 (6.667 %)eTOM
32 (6.667 %)User Acceptance Testing
32 (6.667 %)Manual Testing
41 (3.333 %)System Testing
41 (3.333 %)Computer Security
41 (3.333 %)Integration Testing
41 (3.333 %)Resource Management
41 (3.333 %)RUP
41 (3.333 %)Project Management
41 (3.333 %)CMMI
41 (3.333 %)Change Management
41 (3.333 %)Regression Testing
Programming Languages
18 (26.67 %)SQL
24 (13.33 %)VB
24 (13.33 %)C++
33 (10.00 %)Java
33 (10.00 %)Perl
42 (6.667 %)C
42 (6.667 %)C#
42 (6.667 %)VB.NET
42 (6.667 %)Embedded C
42 (6.667 %)Embedded C++
51 (3.333 %)JavaScript
51 (3.333 %)PL/SQL
Qualifications
110 (33.33 %)ISEB
28 (26.67 %)Degree
32 (6.667 %)ISEB Practitioner
32 (6.667 %)ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
116 (53.33 %)QA
Vendors
18 (26.67 %)Oracle
24 (13.33 %)Microsoft
31 (3.333 %)Red Hat
31 (3.333 %)TIBCO
31 (3.333 %)VMware
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