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This section looks at the demand for Test Scripting (Test Scripts) skills within the Edinburgh region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT job ads that have cited Test Scripting over the 3 months to 18 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location
3 months to 18 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank7486
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching permanent IT job ads1315
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.006 %
As % of the category below1.526 %1.294 %
Salaries quoted119
Average minimum salary£27,227£25,000
Average salary£29,795£26,667
% change on same period last year+11.73 %
Average maximum salary£32,364£28,333
UK excluding London average salary£33,558£33,016
% change on same period last year+1.64 %
Processes & Methodologies EdinburghProcesses & Methodologies
Edinburgh
Matching permanent IT job ads8521159
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.445 %0.478 %
Salaries quoted604767
Average minimum salary£34,113£36,761
Average salary£37,396£39,611
% change on same period last year-5.59 %
Average maximum salary£40,679£42,461
UK excluding London average salary£42,583£44,532
% change on same period last year-4.37 %
Test Scripting ScotlandTest Scripting
Scotland

Test Scripting
Demand Trend

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

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh Test Scripting Salary Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the Edinburgh region over the 3 months to 18 July 2008.

Edinburgh Test Scripting Salary Histogram

Test Scripting
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

115 (29.41 %)C#
115 (29.41 %).NET
115 (29.41 %)XML
115 (29.41 %)Finance
213 (25.49 %)XSL
213 (25.49 %)Oracle
213 (25.49 %)HTML
213 (25.49 %)VB.NET
213 (25.49 %)ASP.NET
312 (23.53 %)ISEB
312 (23.53 %)Software Testing
48 (15.69 %)SQL Server
56 (11.76 %)TestDirector
65 (9.804 %)QuickTest Pro
65 (9.804 %)DB2
65 (9.804 %)SQL
74 (7.843 %)User Acceptance Testing
83 (5.882 %)LoadRunner
83 (5.882 %)WinRunner
92 (3.922 %)Python
92 (3.922 %)C
92 (3.922 %)C++
92 (3.922 %)Pensions
92 (3.922 %)Degree
92 (3.922 %)Health
92 (3.922 %)Data Analysis
92 (3.922 %)Automated Testing
92 (3.922 %)Business Analysis
92 (3.922 %)Change Management
92 (3.922 %)System Testing

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

Application Development
115 (29.41 %).NET
115 (29.41 %)XML
213 (25.49 %)XSL
213 (25.49 %)ASP.NET
213 (25.49 %)HTML
31 (1.961 %)WebServices
Applications
11 (1.961 %)MS Excel
Communications & Networking
11 (1.961 %)ATM
11 (1.961 %)LAN
11 (1.961 %)WAN
11 (1.961 %)TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
18 (15.69 %)SQL Server
25 (9.804 %)DB2
31 (1.961 %)RDBMS
Development Applications
16 (11.76 %)TestDirector
25 (9.804 %)QuickTest Pro
33 (5.882 %)LoadRunner
33 (5.882 %)WinRunner
General
115 (29.41 %)Finance
22 (3.922 %)Health
22 (3.922 %)Pensions
Job Titles
115 (29.41 %)Analyst
214 (27.45 %)Developer
313 (25.49 %).NET Developer
313 (25.49 %)Test Engineer
412 (23.53 %)Test Analyst
57 (13.73 %)Tester
66 (11.76 %)Software Engineer
74 (7.843 %)Software Tester
74 (7.843 %)Software Test Engineer
74 (7.843 %)Senior Test Engineer
83 (5.882 %)Business Analyst
92 (3.922 %)Functional Tester
101 (1.961 %)Documentation Engineer
101 (1.961 %)Senior Tester
Miscellaneous
11 (1.961 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 (1.961 %)Firmware
Operating Systems
11 (1.961 %)UNIX
11 (1.961 %)Windows
11 (1.961 %)Solaris
11 (1.961 %)Linux
11 (1.961 %)Windows NT
11 (1.961 %)Windows CE
11 (1.961 %)Palm OS
Processes & Methodologies
112 (23.53 %)Software Testing
24 (7.843 %)User Acceptance Testing
32 (3.922 %)System Testing
32 (3.922 %)Change Management
32 (3.922 %)Data Analysis
32 (3.922 %)Automated Testing
32 (3.922 %)Business Analysis
41 (1.961 %)Test Management
Programming Languages
115 (29.41 %)C#
213 (25.49 %)VB.NET
35 (9.804 %)SQL
42 (3.922 %)C
42 (3.922 %)C++
42 (3.922 %)Python
51 (1.961 %)Java
51 (1.961 %)Perl
51 (1.961 %)ActionScript
51 (1.961 %)VBA
Qualifications
112 (23.53 %)ISEB
22 (3.922 %)Degree
Vendors
113 (25.49 %)Oracle
21 (1.961 %)Symbian
21 (1.961 %)Cisco
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