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This section looks at the demand for Test Scripting (Test Scripts) 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 Test Scripting over the 3 months to 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank104120
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching permanent IT job ads7348
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.038 %0.020 %
As % of the category below3.266 %2.578 %
Salaries quoted6235
Average minimum salary£27,878£25,886
Average salary£30,806£30,800
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Average maximum salary£33,734£35,714
UK excluding London average salary£33,447£32,959
% change on same period last year+1.48 %
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cambridgeshire
Matching permanent IT job ads22351862
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.177 %0.764 %
Salaries quoted19271547
Average minimum salary£35,195£34,326
Average salary£38,174£37,815
% change on same period last year+0.94 %
Average maximum salary£41,153£41,305
UK excluding London average salary£42,575£44,522
% change on same period last year-4.37 %
Test Scripting East of EnglandTest Scripting
East of England

Test Scripting
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire Test Scripting Salary Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Cambridgeshire Test Scripting Salary Histogram

Test Scripting
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Scripting within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 24 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
CambridgeNo change061£30,114-3.19 %
PeterboroughDown-96£32,813-
ElyNew entry-2£28,500-
MarchNew entry-2£28,500-
HuntingdonNew entry-2--
Test Scripting East of EnglandTest Scripting
East of England

Test Scripting
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

162 (51.24 %)QA
236 (29.75 %)Software Testing
335 (28.93 %)ISEB
428 (23.14 %)Windows
524 (19.83 %)Automated Testing
622 (18.18 %)UNIX
721 (17.36 %)Manual Testing
818 (14.88 %)Finance
818 (14.88 %)Degree
912 (9.917 %)SQL
1011 (9.091 %)TestDirector
1110 (8.264 %)Microsoft
1110 (8.264 %)Project Management
1110 (8.264 %)Computer Science
129 (7.438 %)Validation
129 (7.438 %)C
129 (7.438 %)C++
138 (6.612 %)XML
138 (6.612 %)Agile Software Development
138 (6.612 %)Electronics
147 (5.785 %)Python
147 (5.785 %)Java
147 (5.785 %)CAD
147 (5.785 %)CAE
156 (4.959 %)Pharmaceutical
156 (4.959 %)Internet
156 (4.959 %)HTML
156 (4.959 %)Life Science
156 (4.959 %)Wireless
156 (4.959 %)Games

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (6.612 %)XML
26 (4.959 %)HTML
34 (3.306 %).NET
43 (2.479 %)CSS
43 (2.479 %)AJAX
52 (1.653 %)DOM
52 (1.653 %)Middleware
52 (1.653 %)SOAP
61 (0.826 %)WebServices
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (2.479 %)Oracle 9iAS
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (4.132 %)MS Project
15 (4.132 %)MS Office
15 (4.132 %)Acrobat
15 (4.132 %)Spreadsheet
24 (3.306 %)MS Excel
32 (1.653 %)Maya
32 (1.653 %)3ds Max
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (2.479 %)Oracle EBS
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (4.959 %)Internet
16 (4.959 %)Wireless
23 (2.479 %)UMTS
23 (2.479 %)VoIP
32 (1.653 %)3G
32 (1.653 %)GPRS
32 (1.653 %)GSM
41 (0.826 %)ADSL
41 (0.826 %)Bluetooth
41 (0.826 %)Broadband
41 (0.826 %)DVB
41 (0.826 %)MGCP
41 (0.826 %)RTP
41 (0.826 %)Wi-Fi
41 (0.826 %)SSL
41 (0.826 %)RTSP
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (2.479 %)SQL Server
13 (2.479 %)Text Mining
22 (1.653 %)Datawarehouse
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (9.091 %)TestDirector
25 (4.132 %)LoadRunner
25 (4.132 %)TestComplete
34 (3.306 %)WinRunner
34 (3.306 %)QuickTest Pro
43 (2.479 %)Rational Robot
43 (2.479 %)QARun
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (14.88 %)Finance
28 (6.612 %)Electronics
36 (4.959 %)Games
36 (4.959 %)Pharmaceutical
45 (4.132 %)Retail
53 (2.479 %)Banking
53 (2.479 %)Marketing
62 (1.653 %)Telecoms
62 (1.653 %)Insurance
62 (1.653 %)Music
71 (0.826 %)Music Industry
71 (0.826 %)Multimedia
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
151 (42.15 %)Tester
229 (23.97 %)Analyst
328 (23.14 %)Test Analyst
423 (19.01 %)Software Tester
522 (18.18 %)QA Engineer
620 (16.53 %)Test Engineer
79 (7.438 %)Software Engineer
79 (7.438 %)Team Leader
79 (7.438 %)QA Tester
79 (7.438 %)Test Team Leader
87 (5.785 %)QA Analyst
87 (5.785 %)Senior Tester
87 (5.785 %)QA Test Analyst
95 (4.132 %)Games Tester
104 (3.306 %)Test Manager
104 (3.306 %)Senior Test Analyst
104 (3.306 %)Senior Analyst
112 (1.653 %)Support Engineer
112 (1.653 %)Software Test Engineer
121 (0.826 %)Software Test Analyst
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (8.264 %)Computer Science
26 (4.959 %)Life Science
35 (4.132 %)Management Information System
44 (3.306 %)Data Protection Act
53 (2.479 %)Portuguese Language
53 (2.479 %)STB
62 (1.653 %)IPTV
62 (1.653 %)MPEG
62 (1.653 %)EPoS
62 (1.653 %)French Language
71 (0.826 %)Mathematics
71 (0.826 %)Firmware
71 (0.826 %)DTV
71 (0.826 %)Device Driver
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
128 (23.14 %)Windows
222 (18.18 %)UNIX
34 (3.306 %)Linux
41 (0.826 %)Embedded Linux
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
136 (29.75 %)Software Testing
224 (19.83 %)Automated Testing
321 (17.36 %)Manual Testing
410 (8.264 %)Project Management
59 (7.438 %)Validation
68 (6.612 %)Agile Software Development
77 (5.785 %)CAD
77 (5.785 %)CAE
84 (3.306 %)E-Commerce
84 (3.306 %)User Acceptance Testing
84 (3.306 %)Data Protection
93 (2.479 %)Logistics
93 (2.479 %)Migration
102 (1.653 %)Regression Testing
102 (1.653 %)Data Management
102 (1.653 %)System Testing
111 (0.826 %)Data Mapping
111 (0.826 %)Performance Testing
111 (0.826 %)Integration Testing
111 (0.826 %)Workflow
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (9.917 %)SQL
29 (7.438 %)C
29 (7.438 %)C++
37 (5.785 %)Java
37 (5.785 %)Python
43 (2.479 %)PL/SQL
43 (2.479 %)JavaScript
43 (2.479 %)Perl
52 (1.653 %)C#
52 (1.653 %)MAXScript
61 (0.826 %)VB
61 (0.826 %)ActionScript
61 (0.826 %)COBOL
61 (0.826 %)PHP
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
135 (28.93 %)ISEB
218 (14.88 %)Degree
33 (2.479 %)ISTQB
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
162 (51.24 %)QA
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (8.264 %)Microsoft
25 (4.132 %)Adobe
34 (3.306 %)Oracle
41 (0.826 %)Cognos
41 (0.826 %)IBM
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