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This section looks at the demand for HP QuickTest Professional (QTP) skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited QuickTest Pro over the 3 months to 23 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP QuickTest Professional (QTP)
Location
3 months to 23 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank145124
Rank change on same period last yearDown-21
Matching permanent IT job ads413
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.005 %
As % of the category below1.117 %4.659 %
Salaries quoted411
Average minimum salary£48,500£23,618
Average salary£50,125£26,000
% change on same period last year+92.78 %
Average maximum salary£51,750£28,382
UK excluding London average salary£37,447£34,356
% change on same period last year+8.99 %
Cheshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Cheshire
Matching permanent IT job ads358279
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.188 %0.115 %
Salaries quoted329222
Average minimum salary£30,271£27,042
Average salary£32,954£29,012
% change on same period last year+13.58 %
Average maximum salary£35,637£30,983
UK excluding London average salary£34,857£35,814
% change on same period last year-2.67 %
QuickTest Pro North WestQuickTest Pro
North West

QuickTest Pro
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Cheshire QuickTest Pro Demand Trend

QuickTest Pro
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro across the Cheshire region.

Cheshire QuickTest Pro Salary Trend

QuickTest Pro
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 23 July 2008.

Cheshire QuickTest Pro Salary Histogram

QuickTest Pro
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 23 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
RuncornNew entry-3£48,833-
WarringtonNew entry-1£54,000-
QuickTest Pro North WestQuickTest Pro
North West

QuickTest Pro
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing QuickTest Pro 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 QuickTest Pro.

18 (66.67 %)Windows
18 (66.67 %)ISEB
26 (50.00 %)WinRunner
34 (33.33 %)Finance
34 (33.33 %)TestDirector
34 (33.33 %)HP
34 (33.33 %)C
34 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
43 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
43 (25.00 %)C#
43 (25.00 %)Perl
43 (25.00 %)VB
43 (25.00 %)VB.NET
43 (25.00 %).NET
43 (25.00 %)Compuware
43 (25.00 %)TestPartner
43 (25.00 %)Automated Testing
52 (16.67 %)Pensions
52 (16.67 %)VMware
52 (16.67 %)Citrix
52 (16.67 %)Terminal Server
52 (16.67 %)MS Excel
52 (16.67 %)Microsoft
52 (16.67 %)SQL
52 (16.67 %)VMware Infrastructure
52 (16.67 %)Performance Testing
61 (8.333 %)Rational Robot
61 (8.333 %)LoadRunner
61 (8.333 %)Regression Testing

QuickTest Pro
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing QuickTest Pro 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 QuickTest Pro. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (25.00 %).NET
Cheshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (16.67 %)MS Excel
Cheshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (50.00 %)WinRunner
24 (33.33 %)TestDirector
33 (25.00 %)TestPartner
41 (8.333 %)LoadRunner
41 (8.333 %)Rational Robot
Cheshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (33.33 %)Finance
22 (16.67 %)Pensions
Cheshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (50.00 %)Analyst
16 (50.00 %)Test Analyst
23 (25.00 %)Software Tester
23 (25.00 %)Test Manager
23 (25.00 %)Tester
32 (16.67 %)Senior Analyst
32 (16.67 %)Test Coordinator
32 (16.67 %)Senior Test Analyst
32 (16.67 %)Automation Test Analyst
32 (16.67 %)Coordinator
41 (8.333 %)Software Team Leader
41 (8.333 %)Software Test Engineer
41 (8.333 %)Team Leader
41 (8.333 %)Test Engineer
41 (8.333 %)Software Engineer
Cheshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (66.67 %)Windows
Cheshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
23 (25.00 %)Automated Testing
23 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
32 (16.67 %)Performance Testing
41 (8.333 %)Regression Testing
Cheshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (33.33 %)C
23 (25.00 %)C#
23 (25.00 %)Perl
23 (25.00 %)VB
23 (25.00 %)VB.NET
32 (16.67 %)SQL
Cheshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (66.67 %)ISEB
Cheshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (16.67 %)Terminal Server
12 (16.67 %)VMware Infrastructure
Cheshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (33.33 %)HP
23 (25.00 %)Compuware
32 (16.67 %)Microsoft
32 (16.67 %)Citrix
32 (16.67 %)VMware
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