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This section looks at the demand for System Testing skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited System Testing over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSystem Testing
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank144114
Rank change on same period last yearDown-30
Matching permanent IT job ads329
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.012 %
As % of the category below0.143 %1.555 %
Salaries quoted325
Average minimum salary£33,333£26,308
Average salary£35,500£28,794
% change on same period last year+23.28 %
Average maximum salary£37,667£31,280
UK excluding London average salary£34,602£36,115
% change on same period last year-4.18 %
Cheshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cheshire
Matching permanent IT job ads21031865
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.110 %0.764 %
Salaries quoted19481670
Average minimum salary£36,669£36,058
Average salary£40,680£39,045
% change on same period last year+4.18 %
Average maximum salary£44,691£42,031
UK excluding London average salary£42,567£44,524
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
System Testing North WestSystem Testing
North West

System Testing
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire System Testing Demand Trend

System Testing
Salary Trend

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

Cheshire System Testing Salary Trend

System Testing
Salary Histogram

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

Cheshire System Testing Salary Histogram

System Testing
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing System Testing within the Cheshire 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
WarringtonDown-202£32,000+8.16 %
CreweUp+151£42,500+70.48 %
System Testing North WestSystem Testing
North West

System Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing System 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 System Testing.

16 (42.86 %)SQL
25 (35.71 %)Windows
34 (28.57 %)Java
34 (28.57 %)WebLogic
34 (28.57 %)J2EE
34 (28.57 %)BEA
34 (28.57 %)Pensions
34 (28.57 %)Security Cleared
43 (21.43 %)Citrix
43 (21.43 %)PMI
43 (21.43 %)Perl
43 (21.43 %)VB
52 (14.29 %).NET
52 (14.29 %)RPG
52 (14.29 %)IIS
52 (14.29 %)ASP.NET
52 (14.29 %)WebServices
52 (14.29 %)XML
52 (14.29 %)XHTML
52 (14.29 %)MS Excel
52 (14.29 %)B2B
52 (14.29 %)B2C
52 (14.29 %)SSL
52 (14.29 %)Microsoft
52 (14.29 %)ISEB
52 (14.29 %)Crystal Reports
52 (14.29 %)Intranet
52 (14.29 %)Extranet
52 (14.29 %)AS400
52 (14.29 %)C#

System Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing System 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 System Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (28.57 %)J2EE
22 (14.29 %)ASP.NET
22 (14.29 %)WebServices
22 (14.29 %)XML
22 (14.29 %)XHTML
22 (14.29 %).NET
Cheshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (28.57 %)WebLogic
22 (14.29 %)IIS
Cheshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (14.29 %)MS Excel
Cheshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (14.29 %)SSL
12 (14.29 %)Intranet
12 (14.29 %)Extranet
Cheshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (14.29 %)Crystal Reports
Cheshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (7.143 %)Synon
Cheshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (28.57 %)Pensions
21 (7.143 %)Finance
21 (7.143 %)Government
21 (7.143 %)Health
Cheshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (42.86 %)Developer
24 (28.57 %)Tester
24 (28.57 %)Java Developer
24 (28.57 %)J2EE Developer
24 (28.57 %)Java/J2EE Developer
33 (21.43 %)Software Tester
42 (14.29 %)Web Developer
42 (14.29 %)Software Engineer
42 (14.29 %)Software Development Engineer
51 (7.143 %)Analyst
51 (7.143 %)Test Analyst
51 (7.143 %)Technical Manager
Cheshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (21.43 %)PMI
22 (14.29 %)AS400
Cheshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (35.71 %)Windows
Cheshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (28.57 %)Security Cleared
22 (14.29 %)B2B
22 (14.29 %)B2C
31 (7.143 %)Risk Management
31 (7.143 %)Test Scripting
Cheshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (42.86 %)SQL
24 (28.57 %)Java
33 (21.43 %)Perl
33 (21.43 %)VB
42 (14.29 %)RPG
42 (14.29 %)C#
Cheshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (14.29 %)ISEB
21 (7.143 %)ISTQB
Cheshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (28.57 %)BEA
23 (21.43 %)Citrix
32 (14.29 %)Microsoft
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