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This section looks at the demand for Software Testing skills within the East of England 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Testing
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank152141
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching permanent IT job ads152142
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.075 %0.063 %
As % of the category below2.125 %2.248 %
Salaries quoted133120
Average minimum salary£31,129£31,842
Average salary£33,918£34,617
% change on same period last year-2.01 %
Average maximum salary£36,707£37,392
UK excluding London average salary£32,991£32,676
% change on same period last year+0.96 %
Processes & Methodologies East of EnglandProcesses & Methodologies
East of England
Matching permanent IT job ads71526317
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.507 %2.797 %
Salaries quoted60365229
Average minimum salary£38,207£39,317
Average salary£41,548£42,433
% change on same period last year-2.08 %
Average maximum salary£44,888£45,549
UK excluding London average salary£42,840£44,076
% change on same period last year-2.80 %
Software Testing EnglandSoftware Testing
England

Software Testing
Demand Trend

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

East of England Software Testing Demand Trend

Software Testing
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs ads citing Software Testing across the East of England region.

East of England Software Testing Salary Trend

Software Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Testing across the East of England region over the past 3 months.

East of England 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 East of England region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1CambridgeshireDown-1177£32,806-8.26 %
2HertfordshireDown-930£29,534-13.64 %
3SuffolkDown-214£55,000+61.76 %
4BedfordshireDown-513£32,125-7.26 %
5NorfolkNew entry-11£26,820-
6EssexDown-204£31,000+2.71 %
7East AngliaNew entry-3£45,000-
Software Testing EnglandSoftware Testing
England

Software Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the East of England region citing Software Testing also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Software Testing.

190 (32.26 %)QA
283 (29.75 %)ISEB
362 (22.22 %)SQL
457 (20.43 %)Unix
551 (18.28 %)Windows
650 (17.92 %)Test Scripting
748 (17.20 %)Degree
748 (17.20 %)Finance
844 (15.77 %)C++
941 (14.70 %)SQL Server
1039 (13.98 %)Oracle
1138 (13.62 %)Telecoms
1232 (11.47 %)Microsoft
1327 (9.677 %)C
1327 (9.677 %)Java
1426 (9.319 %)Linux
1426 (9.319 %)GSM
1525 (8.961 %)Manual Testing
1624 (8.602 %)Requirements Analysis
1723 (8.244 %)Retail
1723 (8.244 %)TestDirector
1822 (7.885 %)TCAP
1822 (7.885 %)INAP
1822 (7.885 %)H.323
1920 (7.168 %)Pensions
2018 (6.452 %)Computer Science
2117 (6.093 %)Health
2216 (5.735 %)Python
2216 (5.735 %)RPG
2216 (5.735 %)User Acceptance Testing

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the East of England region citing Software Testing also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Software Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
112 (4.301 %).NET
210 (3.584 %)HTML
38 (2.867 %)XML
47 (2.509 %).NET Framework
56 (2.151 %)XHTML
56 (2.151 %)CSS
65 (1.792 %)JSP
74 (1.434 %)WebServices
74 (1.434 %)ASP.NET
83 (1.075 %)WinForms
83 (1.075 %)WPF
92 (0.717 %)LINQ
92 (0.717 %)AJAX
92 (0.717 %)WCF
92 (0.717 %)ADO.NET
92 (0.717 %)XSLT
92 (0.717 %)ODBC
Application Platforms
112 (4.301 %)IIS
23 (1.075 %)Apache
23 (1.075 %)Oracle 9iAS
23 (1.075 %)CMS
31 (0.358 %)ColdFusion
Applications
115 (5.376 %)MS Excel
24 (1.434 %)MS Office
32 (0.717 %)AutoCAD
Business Applications
13 (1.075 %)Oracle EBS
Communications & Networking
126 (9.319 %)GSM
222 (7.885 %)TCAP
222 (7.885 %)INAP
222 (7.885 %)H.323
315 (5.376 %)Internet
45 (1.792 %)Wireless
45 (1.792 %)Ethernet
54 (1.434 %)3G
63 (1.075 %)VoIP
63 (1.075 %)ADSL
63 (1.075 %)Broadband
63 (1.075 %)PSTN
72 (0.717 %)TCP/IP
81 (0.358 %)GPRS
81 (0.358 %)3GPP
81 (0.358 %)UMTS
81 (0.358 %)DVB
81 (0.358 %)TETRA
81 (0.358 %)RTSP
Database & Business Intelligence
141 (14.70 %)SQL Server
210 (3.584 %)MS Access
34 (1.434 %)Oracle 8/8i
34 (1.434 %)SQL Server 2005
43 (1.075 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (1.075 %)Text Mining
52 (0.717 %)Oracle 9i
52 (0.717 %)RDBMS
52 (0.717 %)Oracle 10g
61 (0.358 %)SQL Server 7
Development Applications
123 (8.244 %)TestDirector
213 (4.659 %)WinRunner
39 (3.226 %)Rational Robot
47 (2.509 %)LoadRunner
56 (2.151 %)TestPartner
65 (1.792 %)QARun
72 (0.717 %)NUnit
72 (0.717 %)QuickTest Pro
72 (0.717 %)Visual Studio
81 (0.358 %)ClearCase
81 (0.358 %)JUnit
81 (0.358 %)ClearQuest
General
148 (17.20 %)Finance
238 (13.62 %)Telecoms
323 (8.244 %)Retail
420 (7.168 %)Pensions
517 (6.093 %)Health
613 (4.659 %)Insurance
78 (2.867 %)3D Graphics
87 (2.509 %)Banking
96 (2.151 %)Games
96 (2.151 %)Electronics
105 (1.792 %)Education
113 (1.075 %)Music
113 (1.075 %)Animation
113 (1.075 %)Financial Institution
113 (1.075 %)Back Office
113 (1.075 %)Multimedia
122 (0.717 %)Law
131 (0.358 %)Legal
131 (0.358 %)Manufacturing
131 (0.358 %)Advertising
Job Titles
182 (29.39 %)Analyst
272 (25.81 %)Tester
344 (15.77 %)Test Analyst
441 (14.70 %)Software Engineer
540 (14.34 %)Software Tester
637 (13.26 %)Test Engineer
734 (12.19 %)Developer
822 (7.885 %)C++ Developer
921 (7.527 %)QA Analyst
1018 (6.452 %)Team Leader
1117 (6.093 %)QA Engineer
1117 (6.093 %)Test Manager
1215 (5.376 %)Test Team Leader
1313 (4.659 %)Software Test Engineer
1313 (4.659 %)Senior Software Engineer
1412 (4.301 %)Embedded Software Engineer
1412 (4.301 %)Senior Analyst
1412 (4.301 %)Senior Embedded Software Engineer
1511 (3.943 %)Software Team Leader
1511 (3.943 %)C Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
118 (6.452 %)Computer Science
212 (4.301 %)CCTV
38 (2.867 %)AS400
46 (2.151 %)Client/Server
52 (0.717 %)Management Information System
61 (0.358 %)Mathematics
61 (0.358 %)MPEG
61 (0.358 %)EFT
61 (0.358 %)Firmware
61 (0.358 %)Device Driver
61 (0.358 %)STB
61 (0.358 %)IPTV
Operating Systems
157 (20.43 %)Unix
251 (18.28 %)Windows
326 (9.319 %)Linux
414 (5.018 %)Windows XP
53 (1.075 %)Windows 2000
61 (0.358 %)Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
150 (17.92 %)Test Scripting
225 (8.961 %)Manual Testing
324 (8.602 %)Requirements Analysis
416 (5.735 %)User Acceptance Testing
515 (5.376 %)Performance Testing
614 (5.018 %)Validation
614 (5.018 %)Agile Software Development
713 (4.659 %)Automated Testing
713 (4.659 %)Project Management
810 (3.584 %)Regression Testing
810 (3.584 %)Integration Testing
810 (3.584 %)Test Management
98 (2.867 %)System Testing
98 (2.867 %)Data Security
106 (2.151 %)Change Management
106 (2.151 %)CAD
106 (2.151 %)CAE
106 (2.151 %)ERP
106 (2.151 %)Unit Testing
115 (1.792 %)Web Development
Programming Languages
162 (22.22 %)SQL
244 (15.77 %)C++
327 (9.677 %)Java
327 (9.677 %)C
416 (5.735 %)RPG
416 (5.735 %)Python
514 (5.018 %)C#
613 (4.659 %)Embedded C
712 (4.301 %)VC++
811 (3.943 %)VB
98 (2.867 %)JavaScript
105 (1.792 %)VBA
105 (1.792 %)PowerHouse
114 (1.434 %)VBScript
123 (1.075 %)Perl
123 (1.075 %)PL/SQL
132 (0.717 %)XPath
Qualifications
183 (29.75 %)ISEB
248 (17.20 %)Degree
313 (4.659 %)ISTQB
42 (0.717 %)ISEB Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
190 (32.26 %)QA
21 (0.358 %)21 CFR Part 11
System Software
17 (2.509 %)Active Directory
Vendors
139 (13.98 %)Oracle
232 (11.47 %)Microsoft
312 (4.301 %)IBM
45 (1.792 %)Actuate
45 (1.792 %)Amdocs
53 (1.075 %)EMC
53 (1.075 %)Compuware
61 (0.358 %)HP
61 (0.358 %)Citrix
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