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The table below looks at the demand for Test Scripting (Test Scripts) 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 Test Scripting over the 3 months to 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank134128
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching permanent IT job ads1550
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.021 %
As % of the category below0.873 %2.283 %
Salaries quoted1139
Average minimum salary£29,636£32,103
Average salary£31,432£33,731
% change on same period last year-6.81 %
Average maximum salary£33,227£35,359
UK excluding London average salary£32,866£33,180
% change on same period last year-0.94 %
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Buckinghamshire
Matching permanent IT job ads17182190
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.954 %0.922 %
Salaries quoted14971855
Average minimum salary£39,640£40,021
Average salary£43,296£42,787
% change on same period last year+1.18 %
Average maximum salary£46,951£45,552
UK excluding London average salary£42,569£44,378
% change on same period last year-4.07 %
Test Scripting South EastTest Scripting
South East

Test Scripting
Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Test Scripting Demand Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Test Scripting Salary Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008.

Buckinghamshire Test Scripting Salary Histogram

Test Scripting
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Scripting within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Milton KeynesDown-2212£29,906-5.88 %
MarlowNew entry-1£45,000-
Test Scripting South EastTest Scripting
South East

Test Scripting
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Test Scripting 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 Test Scripting.

122 (44.00 %)QA
217 (34.00 %)Oracle
316 (32.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
414 (28.00 %)Test Management
511 (22.00 %)Security Cleared
511 (22.00 %)Microsoft
69 (18.00 %)ISEB
69 (18.00 %)J2EE
78 (16.00 %)MS Office
78 (16.00 %)SAP
78 (16.00 %)Windows
78 (16.00 %)SQL
78 (16.00 %).NET
78 (16.00 %)V-Model
78 (16.00 %)Automated Testing
87 (14.00 %)Java
87 (14.00 %)SLA
87 (14.00 %)RUP
87 (14.00 %)TestDirector
96 (12.00 %)CMMI
96 (12.00 %)ClearQuest
96 (12.00 %)Remedy
96 (12.00 %)Oracle 9i
96 (12.00 %)ClearCase
96 (12.00 %)Eclipse
96 (12.00 %)C++
96 (12.00 %)C
96 (12.00 %)Linux
96 (12.00 %)UML
96 (12.00 %)ITIL

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Test Scripting 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 Test Scripting. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (18.00 %)J2EE
28 (16.00 %).NET
33 (6.000 %)Software Packaging
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (12.00 %)WebLogic
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (16.00 %)MS Office
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (12.00 %)Oracle 9i
22 (4.000 %)SQL Server
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (14.00 %)TestDirector
26 (12.00 %)ClearCase
26 (12.00 %)Eclipse
26 (12.00 %)ClearQuest
26 (12.00 %)JMeter
34 (8.000 %)MSI
34 (8.000 %)InstallShield
43 (6.000 %)AdminStudio
52 (4.000 %)WinRunner
52 (4.000 %)VSS/SourceSafe
61 (2.000 %)QARun
61 (2.000 %)Selenium
61 (2.000 %)FitNesse
61 (2.000 %)LoadRunner
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (8.000 %)Police
23 (6.000 %)Pensions
32 (4.000 %)Health
32 (4.000 %)Finance
41 (2.000 %)Government
41 (2.000 %)Retail
41 (2.000 %)Insurance
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (30.00 %)Tester
212 (24.00 %)Analyst
39 (18.00 %)Test Manager
48 (16.00 %)SAP Support
57 (14.00 %)SAP Support Analyst
57 (14.00 %)UAT Test Manager
57 (14.00 %)SAP Analyst
57 (14.00 %)Systems Analyst
57 (14.00 %)Support Analyst
57 (14.00 %)Test Engineer
66 (12.00 %)Test Team Leader
66 (12.00 %)Team Leader
66 (12.00 %)Systems Support Analyst
66 (12.00 %)Systems Support
66 (12.00 %)Applications Tester
74 (8.000 %)Software Tester
74 (8.000 %)Test Analyst
83 (6.000 %)Integration Engineer
92 (4.000 %)Software Test Analyst
92 (4.000 %)Software Engineer
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (4.000 %)Client/Server
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (16.00 %)Windows
26 (12.00 %)Linux
31 (2.000 %)UNIX
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (32.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
214 (28.00 %)Test Management
311 (22.00 %)Security Cleared
48 (16.00 %)V-Model
48 (16.00 %)Automated Testing
57 (14.00 %)RUP
66 (12.00 %)ITIL
66 (12.00 %)UML
66 (12.00 %)CMMI
75 (10.00 %)Software Testing
75 (10.00 %)Manual Testing
83 (6.000 %)Integration Testing
83 (6.000 %)Problem Management
83 (6.000 %)Regression Testing
92 (4.000 %)Agile Software Development
92 (4.000 %)SC Cleared
101 (2.000 %)System Testing
101 (2.000 %)SOA
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (16.00 %)SQL
27 (14.00 %)Java
36 (12.00 %)C++
36 (12.00 %)C
42 (4.000 %)C#
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (18.00 %)ISEB
22 (4.000 %)ISEB Practitioner
22 (4.000 %)ISTQB
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
122 (44.00 %)QA
27 (14.00 %)SLA
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (34.00 %)Oracle
211 (22.00 %)Microsoft
38 (16.00 %)SAP
46 (12.00 %)Remedy