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This section looks at the demand for Software Testing skills within the Cambridgeshire 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Testing
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank70106
Rank change on same period last yearUp+36
Matching permanent IT job ads12261
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.064 %0.025 %
As % of the category below5.466 %3.252 %
Salaries quoted9853
Average minimum salary£29,398£30,698
Average salary£32,900£33,981
% change on same period last year-3.18 %
Average maximum salary£36,402£37,264
UK excluding London average salary£34,409£33,204
% change on same period last year+3.63 %
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cambridgeshire
Matching permanent IT job ads22321876
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.178 %0.768 %
Salaries quoted19281565
Average minimum salary£35,256£34,583
Average salary£38,222£38,050
% change on same period last year+0.45 %
Average maximum salary£41,189£41,517
UK excluding London average salary£42,567£44,524
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
Software Testing East of EnglandSoftware Testing
East of England

Software Testing
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire Software Testing Salary Trend

Software Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Testing across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
CambridgeUp+3197£33,527-3.67 %
PeterboroughNew entry-8£26,063-
ElyNew entry-2£28,500-
MarchNew entry-2£28,500-
HuntingdonNew entry-1--
Software Testing East of EnglandSoftware Testing
East of England

Software Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

180 (42.33 %)QA
278 (41.27 %)Degree
368 (35.98 %)ISEB
442 (22.22 %)Windows
537 (19.58 %)Test Scripting
635 (18.52 %)Automated Testing
733 (17.46 %)Computer Science
733 (17.46 %)Python
832 (16.93 %)UNIX
927 (14.29 %)C
927 (14.29 %)C#
1026 (13.76 %)Manual Testing
1121 (11.11 %)C++
1219 (10.05 %)Finance
1317 (8.995 %)Java
1416 (8.466 %)TestDirector
1416 (8.466 %)Data Security
1416 (8.466 %)Mathematics
1515 (7.937 %)Internet
1614 (7.407 %)MS Excel
1614 (7.407 %)CAD
1614 (7.407 %)Agile Software Development
1713 (6.878 %)Retail
1713 (6.878 %)Microsoft
1812 (6.349 %)WinRunner
1911 (5.820 %)3D Graphics
2010 (5.291 %)Telecoms
2010 (5.291 %)SQL
219 (4.762 %)Oracle
219 (4.762 %)E-Commerce

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (3.704 %)XML
26 (3.175 %)HTML
26 (3.175 %)WebServices
26 (3.175 %)WebSphere
33 (1.587 %).NET
42 (1.058 %)CSS
42 (1.058 %)SOAP
42 (1.058 %)AJAX
51 (0.529 %).NET Framework
51 (0.529 %)DOM
51 (0.529 %)J2ME
51 (0.529 %)Middleware
51 (0.529 %)Series 60
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (1.587 %)Oracle 9iAS
21 (0.529 %)ColdFusion
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (7.407 %)MS Excel
22 (1.058 %)Maya
22 (1.058 %)3ds Max
22 (1.058 %)MS Office
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (1.587 %)Oracle EBS
22 (1.058 %)Pegasus Opera
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (7.937 %)Internet
25 (2.646 %)Ethernet
33 (1.587 %)Wireless
42 (1.058 %)TETRA
42 (1.058 %)RTSP
42 (1.058 %)DVB
51 (0.529 %)3G
51 (0.529 %)Bluetooth
51 (0.529 %)Broadband
51 (0.529 %)GPRS
51 (0.529 %)GSM
51 (0.529 %)3GPP
51 (0.529 %)UMTS
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (4.233 %)SQL Server
24 (2.116 %)Oracle 8/8i
33 (1.587 %)Text Mining
41 (0.529 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (0.529 %)MS Access
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
116 (8.466 %)TestDirector
212 (6.349 %)WinRunner
38 (4.233 %)Rational Robot
47 (3.704 %)LoadRunner
56 (3.175 %)QARun
63 (1.587 %)TestPartner
72 (1.058 %)TestComplete
72 (1.058 %)QuickTest Pro
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (10.05 %)Finance
213 (6.878 %)Retail
311 (5.820 %)3D Graphics
410 (5.291 %)Telecoms
56 (3.175 %)Animation
56 (3.175 %)Games
56 (3.175 %)Health
65 (2.646 %)Education
65 (2.646 %)Electronics
74 (2.116 %)Manufacturing
74 (2.116 %)Advertising
83 (1.587 %)Back Office
83 (1.587 %)Insurance
92 (1.058 %)Banking
101 (0.529 %)Pensions
101 (0.529 %)Investment Banking
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
162 (32.80 %)Tester
254 (28.57 %)Test Engineer
340 (21.16 %)Software Engineer
437 (19.58 %)Analyst
533 (17.46 %)Test Analyst
630 (15.87 %)Software Tester
726 (13.76 %)QA Engineer
823 (12.17 %)QA Tester
921 (11.11 %)Software Test Engineer
1020 (10.58 %)Team Leader
1118 (9.524 %)Software Team Leader
1217 (8.995 %)Test Team Leader
1313 (6.878 %)Test Manager
1412 (6.349 %)QA Analyst
1511 (5.820 %)QA Test Analyst
169 (4.762 %)Test Development Engineer
178 (4.233 %)Software Manager
178 (4.233 %)Software Test Manager
178 (4.233 %)Senior Software Engineer
185 (2.646 %)Senior Tester
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
133 (17.46 %)Computer Science
216 (8.466 %)Mathematics
38 (4.233 %)Cryptography
45 (2.646 %)Client/Server
53 (1.587 %)IPTV
53 (1.587 %)STB
62 (1.058 %)Device Driver
62 (1.058 %)MPEG
71 (0.529 %)Blackberry
71 (0.529 %)DTV
71 (0.529 %)Handset
71 (0.529 %)CCTV
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
142 (22.22 %)Windows
232 (16.93 %)UNIX
37 (3.704 %)Windows XP
45 (2.646 %)Linux
54 (2.116 %)Windows 2000
63 (1.587 %)Windows CE
72 (1.058 %)ThreadX
72 (1.058 %)Embedded Linux
81 (0.529 %)Windows Mobile
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
137 (19.58 %)Test Scripting
235 (18.52 %)Automated Testing
326 (13.76 %)Manual Testing
416 (8.466 %)Data Security
514 (7.407 %)Agile Software Development
514 (7.407 %)CAD
69 (4.762 %)E-Commerce
69 (4.762 %)User Acceptance Testing
77 (3.704 %)Computer Security
77 (3.704 %)Validation
77 (3.704 %)Regression Testing
86 (3.175 %)Configuration Management
86 (3.175 %)OO
94 (2.116 %)Software Engineering
103 (1.587 %)Data Management
103 (1.587 %)Project Management
103 (1.587 %)System Testing
103 (1.587 %)Integration Testing
103 (1.587 %)Test Management
112 (1.058 %)OOD
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
133 (17.46 %)Python
227 (14.29 %)C
227 (14.29 %)C#
321 (11.11 %)C++
417 (8.995 %)Java
510 (5.291 %)SQL
65 (2.646 %)PowerHouse
74 (2.116 %)RPG
83 (1.587 %)PL/SQL
83 (1.587 %)JavaScript
92 (1.058 %)Perl
92 (1.058 %)Embedded C
92 (1.058 %)Embedded C++
92 (1.058 %)MAXScript
101 (0.529 %)VB6
101 (0.529 %)Transact-SQL
101 (0.529 %)VB
101 (0.529 %)VB.NET
101 (0.529 %)VC++
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
178 (41.27 %)Degree
268 (35.98 %)ISEB
39 (4.762 %)ISTQB
45 (2.646 %)ISEB Practitioner
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
180 (42.33 %)QA
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (6.878 %)Microsoft
29 (4.762 %)Oracle
34 (2.116 %)HP
43 (1.587 %)EMC
52 (1.058 %)Pegasus
61 (0.529 %)Sony
61 (0.529 %)Ericsson
61 (0.529 %)Motorola
61 (0.529 %)Nokia
61 (0.529 %)Symbian
61 (0.529 %)IBM
61 (0.529 %)Compuware
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