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The table below looks at the demand for Test Scripting (Test Scripts) skills within the Cambridge 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank79104
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching permanent IT job ads4829
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.012 %
As % of the category below3.639 %2.202 %
Salaries quoted4227
Average minimum salary£28,831£31,556
Average salary£32,268£34,630
% change on same period last year-6.82 %
Average maximum salary£35,705£37,704
UK excluding London average salary£33,251£33,246
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Cambridge IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cambridge
Matching permanent IT job ads13191317
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.764 %0.567 %
Salaries quoted11061102
Average minimum salary£35,486£36,417
Average salary£38,973£39,420
% change on same period last year-1.13 %
Average maximum salary£42,460£42,423
UK excluding London average salary£42,675£44,216
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Test Scripting CambridgeshireTest Scripting
Cambridgeshire

Test Scripting
Demand Trend

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

Cambridge 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 Cambridge region.

Cambridge Test Scripting Salary Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Histogram

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

Cambridge Test Scripting Salary Histogram

Test Scripting
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

136 (35.29 %)QA
229 (28.43 %)Software Testing
328 (27.45 %)ISEB
426 (25.49 %)Automated Testing
520 (19.61 %)Degree
520 (19.61 %)Windows
617 (16.67 %)Finance
715 (14.71 %)Project Management
715 (14.71 %)Agile Software Development
813 (12.75 %)Microsoft
813 (12.75 %)Perl
911 (10.78 %)UNIX
911 (10.78 %)Python
911 (10.78 %)Manual Testing
1010 (9.804 %)C++
119 (8.824 %)MS Project
128 (7.843 %)MS Office
128 (7.843 %)SQL
128 (7.843 %)Acrobat
128 (7.843 %)Adobe
128 (7.843 %)TestDirector
128 (7.843 %)Management Information System
128 (7.843 %)Spreadsheet
128 (7.843 %)Retail
137 (6.863 %)ISTQB
137 (6.863 %)Electronics
137 (6.863 %)Games
146 (5.882 %)Pharmaceutical
146 (5.882 %)Wireless
146 (5.882 %)C

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cambridge IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (4.902 %).NET
15 (4.902 %)ASP
24 (3.922 %)CSS
24 (3.922 %)HTML
32 (1.961 %)SOAP
32 (1.961 %)XML
32 (1.961 %)DOM
32 (1.961 %)Middleware
32 (1.961 %)AJAX
41 (0.980 %)WebServices
Cambridge IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (8.824 %)MS Project
28 (7.843 %)MS Office
28 (7.843 %)Acrobat
28 (7.843 %)Spreadsheet
35 (4.902 %)MS Excel
42 (1.961 %)Maya
42 (1.961 %)3ds Max
Cambridge IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (5.882 %)Wireless
24 (3.922 %)Internet
31 (0.980 %)Wi-Fi
31 (0.980 %)Bluetooth
31 (0.980 %)Broadband
31 (0.980 %)HTTP
Cambridge IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (1.961 %)SQL Server
Cambridge IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (7.843 %)TestDirector
25 (4.902 %)TestComplete
33 (2.941 %)LoadRunner
42 (1.961 %)QARun
51 (0.980 %)Selenium
51 (0.980 %)QuickTest Pro
Cambridge IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (16.67 %)Finance
28 (7.843 %)Retail
37 (6.863 %)Electronics
37 (6.863 %)Games
46 (5.882 %)Pharmaceutical
53 (2.941 %)Music
62 (1.961 %)Banking
62 (1.961 %)Health
71 (0.980 %)Multimedia
71 (0.980 %)Insurance
71 (0.980 %)Pensions
71 (0.980 %)Music Industry
71 (0.980 %)Marketing
Cambridge IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
155 (53.92 %)Tester
233 (32.35 %)Software Tester
326 (25.49 %)Test Engineer
416 (15.69 %)Analyst
416 (15.69 %)Test Analyst
513 (12.75 %)QA Tester
611 (10.78 %)Test Team Leader
611 (10.78 %)Team Leader
710 (9.804 %)QA Engineer
87 (6.863 %)Test Manager
96 (5.882 %)Senior Tester
105 (4.902 %)Games Tester
113 (2.941 %)Software Test Engineer
113 (2.941 %)Software Engineer
121 (0.980 %)QA Test Analyst
121 (0.980 %)Applications Tester
121 (0.980 %)QA Analyst
121 (0.980 %)Systems Manager
121 (0.980 %)Software Test Analyst
121 (0.980 %)Web Tester
Cambridge IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (7.843 %)Management Information System
26 (5.882 %)Data Protection Act
26 (5.882 %)Life Science
34 (3.922 %)STB
43 (2.941 %)Firmware
43 (2.941 %)DTV
43 (2.941 %)Portuguese Language
52 (1.961 %)Computer Science
52 (1.961 %)French Language
61 (0.980 %)Mathematics
61 (0.980 %)IPTV
Cambridge IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (19.61 %)Windows
211 (10.78 %)UNIX
34 (3.922 %)Linux
Cambridge IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
129 (28.43 %)Software Testing
226 (25.49 %)Automated Testing
315 (14.71 %)Project Management
315 (14.71 %)Agile Software Development
411 (10.78 %)Manual Testing
56 (5.882 %)Data Protection
56 (5.882 %)Test Management
65 (4.902 %)Validation
74 (3.922 %)System Testing
83 (2.941 %)E-Commerce
83 (2.941 %)Web Testing
83 (2.941 %)User Acceptance Testing
92 (1.961 %)Performance Testing
92 (1.961 %)OOP
92 (1.961 %)Regression Testing
92 (1.961 %)Migration
92 (1.961 %)Scrum
92 (1.961 %)Logistics
101 (0.980 %)Workflow
101 (0.980 %)Stress Testing
Cambridge IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (12.75 %)Perl
211 (10.78 %)Python
310 (9.804 %)C++
48 (7.843 %)SQL
56 (5.882 %)C
64 (3.922 %)Java
64 (3.922 %)JavaScript
73 (2.941 %)C#
73 (2.941 %)PHP
82 (1.961 %)VB
82 (1.961 %)MAXScript
Cambridge IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
128 (27.45 %)ISEB
220 (19.61 %)Degree
37 (6.863 %)ISTQB
Cambridge IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
136 (35.29 %)QA
Cambridge IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (12.75 %)Microsoft
28 (7.843 %)Adobe
35 (4.902 %)Oracle