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This section looks at the demand for Test Scripting (Test Scripts) 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 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
Rank161129
Rank change on same period last yearDown-32
Matching permanent IT job ads128190
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.067 %0.078 %
As % of the category below1.781 %2.655 %
Salaries quoted111169
Average minimum salary£28,528£32,112
Average salary£31,348£34,553
% change on same period last year-9.27 %
Average maximum salary£34,167£36,994
UK excluding London average salary£33,447£32,959
% change on same period last year+1.48 %
East of England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
East of England
Matching permanent IT job ads71857156
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.784 %2.935 %
Salaries quoted60566060
Average minimum salary£38,332£39,550
Average salary£41,826£42,644
% change on same period last year-1.91 %
Average maximum salary£45,321£45,738
UK excluding London average salary£42,575£44,522
% change on same period last year-4.37 %
Test Scripting EnglandTest Scripting
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 East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

East of England 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 East of England region.

East of England Test Scripting Salary Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Histogram

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

East of England 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 East of England 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
CambridgeshireUp+1673£30,806+0.01 %
HertfordshireDown-930£33,721-0.37 %
NorfolkUp+814£30,432+24.21 %
EssexDown-388£27,500-32.84 %
BedfordshireDown-186£36,000+17.64 %
SuffolkDown-111£26,250-1.20 %
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England

Test Scripting
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the East of England 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.

195 (35.58 %)QA
283 (31.09 %)ISEB
372 (26.97 %)Software Testing
454 (20.22 %)Finance
552 (19.48 %)Windows
649 (18.35 %)SQL
741 (15.36 %)UNIX
837 (13.86 %)Manual Testing
934 (12.73 %)Automated Testing
934 (12.73 %)Oracle
1032 (11.99 %)System Testing
1131 (11.61 %)Integration Testing
1131 (11.61 %)Degree
1229 (10.86 %)SQL Server
1328 (10.49 %).NET
1425 (9.363 %)Java
1524 (8.989 %)Management Information System
1623 (8.614 %)TestDirector
1720 (7.491 %)WinRunner
1819 (7.116 %)PRINCE
1819 (7.116 %)PL/SQL
1819 (7.116 %)PRINCE2
1918 (6.742 %)Microsoft
1918 (6.742 %)User Acceptance Testing
2017 (6.367 %)C#
2017 (6.367 %)Internet
2115 (5.618 %)Agile Software Development
2214 (5.243 %)Performance Testing
2214 (5.243 %)C++
2313 (4.869 %)Regression Testing

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the East of England 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.

East of England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
128 (10.49 %).NET
212 (4.494 %)XML
311 (4.120 %)HTML
44 (1.498 %)ASP.NET
44 (1.498 %)WebSphere
53 (1.124 %)WinForms
53 (1.124 %)AJAX
53 (1.124 %)CSS
62 (0.749 %)SOAP
62 (0.749 %)WebServices
62 (0.749 %)COM
62 (0.749 %)Middleware
62 (0.749 %)DOM
71 (0.375 %)XSL
71 (0.375 %)FIX Protocol
East of England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (1.498 %)WebLogic
23 (1.124 %)Oracle 9iAS
31 (0.375 %)Apache
East of England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (2.247 %)MS Office
25 (1.873 %)Acrobat
25 (1.873 %)MS Project
25 (1.873 %)Spreadsheet
34 (1.498 %)MS Excel
42 (0.749 %)Maya
42 (0.749 %)3ds Max
East of England IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (1.124 %)Oracle EBS
East of England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
117 (6.367 %)Internet
29 (3.371 %)Wireless
29 (3.371 %)ATM
37 (2.622 %)GSM
46 (2.247 %)VoIP
55 (1.873 %)3G
55 (1.873 %)UMTS
64 (1.498 %)ADSL
64 (1.498 %)Broadband
64 (1.498 %)GPRS
73 (1.124 %)PSTN
82 (0.749 %)LAN
82 (0.749 %)WLAN
91 (0.375 %)SSL
91 (0.375 %)RTSP
91 (0.375 %)DVB
91 (0.375 %)MGCP
91 (0.375 %)RTP
91 (0.375 %)Wi-Fi
91 (0.375 %)Bluetooth
East of England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
129 (10.86 %)SQL Server
27 (2.622 %)SQL Server 2000
36 (2.247 %)SQLPlus
44 (1.498 %)SQL Server 2005
53 (1.124 %)Text Mining
62 (0.749 %)Datawarehouse
71 (0.375 %)FileMaker
71 (0.375 %)Crystal Reports
East of England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
123 (8.614 %)TestDirector
220 (7.491 %)WinRunner
38 (2.996 %)LoadRunner
45 (1.873 %)QuickTest Pro
45 (1.873 %)TestComplete
54 (1.498 %)TestPartner
54 (1.498 %)Visual Studio
63 (1.124 %)Rational Robot
63 (1.124 %)QARun
72 (0.749 %)InstallShield
81 (0.375 %)MSI
81 (0.375 %)ClearQuest
81 (0.375 %)ClearCase
81 (0.375 %)Dreamweaver
East of England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
154 (20.22 %)Finance
212 (4.494 %)Pensions
311 (4.120 %)Retail
48 (2.996 %)Banking
48 (2.996 %)Insurance
48 (2.996 %)Electronics
57 (2.622 %)Telecoms
66 (2.247 %)Pharmaceutical
66 (2.247 %)Health
66 (2.247 %)Games
75 (1.873 %)Government
75 (1.873 %)Music
84 (1.498 %)Multimedia
93 (1.124 %)Marketing
101 (0.375 %)Music Industry
101 (0.375 %)Construction
East of England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
196 (35.96 %)Analyst
295 (35.58 %)Tester
380 (29.96 %)Test Analyst
438 (14.23 %)Software Tester
533 (12.36 %)Test Engineer
632 (11.99 %)QA Engineer
722 (8.240 %)Team Leader
817 (6.367 %)Test Team Leader
916 (5.993 %)Developer
1015 (5.618 %)QA Test Analyst
1015 (5.618 %)QA Analyst
1114 (5.243 %)Senior Tester
1212 (4.494 %)Senior Analyst
1212 (4.494 %)Software Engineer
1212 (4.494 %)Support Engineer
1310 (3.745 %)Senior Test Analyst
1310 (3.745 %).NET Developer
149 (3.371 %)Junior
149 (3.371 %)Systems Tester
149 (3.371 %)QA Tester
East of England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
124 (8.989 %)Management Information System
210 (3.745 %)EPoS
210 (3.745 %)EFT
210 (3.745 %)Computer Science
38 (2.996 %)EFTPOS
46 (2.247 %)Life Science
54 (1.498 %)Data Protection Act
63 (1.124 %)Portuguese Language
63 (1.124 %)STB
63 (1.124 %)IPTV
63 (1.124 %)Spread Betting
72 (0.749 %)Firmware
72 (0.749 %)MPEG
72 (0.749 %)French Language
81 (0.375 %)Mathematics
81 (0.375 %)DTV
81 (0.375 %)Device Driver
East of England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
152 (19.48 %)Windows
241 (15.36 %)UNIX
311 (4.120 %)Linux
48 (2.996 %)Windows 2000
48 (2.996 %)Windows NT
51 (0.375 %)Embedded Linux
East of England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
172 (26.97 %)Software Testing
237 (13.86 %)Manual Testing
334 (12.73 %)Automated Testing
432 (11.99 %)System Testing
531 (11.61 %)Integration Testing
619 (7.116 %)PRINCE2
619 (7.116 %)PRINCE
718 (6.742 %)User Acceptance Testing
815 (5.618 %)Agile Software Development
914 (5.243 %)Performance Testing
1013 (4.869 %)Project Management
1013 (4.869 %)Regression Testing
1112 (4.494 %)Time Management
1211 (4.120 %)Validation
139 (3.371 %)Data Analysis
148 (2.996 %)Benchmarking
148 (2.996 %)E-Commerce
157 (2.622 %)CAD
157 (2.622 %)CAE
166 (2.247 %)Scrum
East of England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
149 (18.35 %)SQL
225 (9.363 %)Java
319 (7.116 %)PL/SQL
417 (6.367 %)C#
514 (5.243 %)C++
612 (4.494 %)C
77 (2.622 %)JavaScript
77 (2.622 %)Python
86 (2.247 %)VB
94 (1.498 %)VBScript
94 (1.498 %)Perl
103 (1.124 %)VBA
112 (0.749 %)VB.NET
112 (0.749 %)PHP
112 (0.749 %)MAXScript
121 (0.375 %)FoxPro (VFP)
121 (0.375 %)Embedded C
121 (0.375 %)COBOL
121 (0.375 %)Delphi
121 (0.375 %)ActionScript
East of England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
183 (31.09 %)ISEB
231 (11.61 %)Degree
33 (1.124 %)ISTQB
East of England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
195 (35.58 %)QA
23 (1.124 %)SLA
31 (0.375 %)ISO8583
East of England IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.375 %)Terminal Services
East of England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
134 (12.73 %)Oracle
218 (6.742 %)Microsoft
35 (1.873 %)Adobe
42 (0.749 %)IBM
51 (0.375 %)Cognos
51 (0.375 %)Citrix
51 (0.375 %)Borland
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