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This section looks at the demand for Borland SilkTest skills within the England region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SilkTest over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBorland SilkTest
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank845911
Rank change on same period last yearUp+66
Matching permanent IT job ads5279
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.033 %
As % of the category below0.327 %0.402 %
Salaries quoted3842
Average minimum salary£36,737£40,119
Average salary£39,711£43,964
% change on same period last year-9.67 %
Average maximum salary£42,684£47,810
UK excluding London average salary£37,233£35,912
% change on same period last year+3.68 %
England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
England
Matching permanent IT job ads1588119664
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled8.546 %8.198 %
Salaries quoted1359415848
Average minimum salary£36,287£37,350
Average salary£39,591£40,658
% change on same period last year-2.62 %
Average maximum salary£42,895£43,965
UK excluding London average salary£35,045£36,008
% change on same period last year-2.67 %
SilkTest UKSilkTest
UK

SilkTest
Demand Trend

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

England SilkTest Demand Trend

SilkTest
Salary Trend

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

England SilkTest Salary Trend

SilkTest
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SilkTest across the England region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

England SilkTest Salary Histogram

SilkTest
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SilkTest within the England region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
South EastUp+6630£37,233+19.14 %
LondonUp+3722£49,000+1.76 %
SilkTest UKSilkTest
UK

SilkTest
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing SilkTest 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 SilkTest.

160 (61.86 %)Finance
254 (55.67 %)TestDirector
351 (52.58 %)Software Testing
447 (48.45 %)Degree
447 (48.45 %)C#
546 (47.42 %)WinRunner
645 (46.39 %)VBScript
645 (46.39 %)VB
737 (38.14 %)QuickTest Pro
836 (37.11 %)Borland
935 (36.08 %)Automated Testing
1034 (35.05 %).NET
1132 (32.99 %)Windows
1230 (30.93 %)TestComplete
1329 (29.90 %)Pensions
1427 (27.84 %)C++
1526 (26.80 %)Delphi
1620 (20.62 %)SQL
1719 (19.59 %)HNC
1719 (19.59 %)ISEB
1719 (19.59 %)Test Management
1816 (16.49 %)Microsoft
1913 (13.40 %)LoadRunner
1913 (13.40 %)Visual Studio
1913 (13.40 %)QA
2012 (12.37 %)SQL Server
2111 (11.34 %)UNIX
2111 (11.34 %)TCP/IP
229 (9.278 %)XML
229 (9.278 %)Regression Testing

SilkTest
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing SilkTest 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 SilkTest. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
134 (35.05 %).NET
29 (9.278 %)XML
35 (5.155 %)WebServices
43 (3.093 %)J2EE
52 (2.062 %)WebSphere
52 (2.062 %).NET Framework
61 (1.031 %)ASP.NET
England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (3.093 %)WebLogic
22 (2.062 %)Tuxedo
England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (5.155 %)MS Excel
24 (4.124 %)MS Office
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (11.34 %)TCP/IP
26 (6.186 %)Internet
England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (12.37 %)SQL Server
22 (2.062 %)Informix
22 (2.062 %)RDBMS
31 (1.031 %)Oracle 10g
31 (1.031 %)NonStop SQL
England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
154 (55.67 %)TestDirector
246 (47.42 %)WinRunner
337 (38.14 %)QuickTest Pro
430 (30.93 %)TestComplete
513 (13.40 %)LoadRunner
513 (13.40 %)Visual Studio
66 (6.186 %)SilkPerformer
75 (5.155 %)WATIR
84 (4.124 %)Selenium
92 (2.062 %)FitNesse
92 (2.062 %)ClearCase
101 (1.031 %)Ant
101 (1.031 %)Rational Robot
101 (1.031 %)NUnit
101 (1.031 %)TestPartner
101 (1.031 %)QARun
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
160 (61.86 %)Finance
229 (29.90 %)Pensions
34 (4.124 %)Automotive
42 (2.062 %)Health
42 (2.062 %)Banking
42 (2.062 %)Insurance
42 (2.062 %)Telecoms
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
159 (60.82 %)Tester
224 (24.74 %)Analyst
224 (24.74 %)Test Analyst
318 (18.56 %)Systems Tester
414 (14.43 %)Software Tester
58 (8.247 %)Test Engineer
58 (8.247 %)Senior Tester
58 (8.247 %)QA Tester
67 (7.216 %)Test Manager
75 (5.155 %)Senior Test Analyst
75 (5.155 %)Senior Analyst
83 (3.093 %)Consultant
83 (3.093 %)Test Consultant
83 (3.093 %)Automation Test Analyst
92 (2.062 %)Performance Test Consultant
92 (2.062 %)Performance Engineer
92 (2.062 %)Software Test Analyst
92 (2.062 %)Performance Tester
101 (1.031 %)Manual Tester
101 (1.031 %)QA Engineer
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (4.124 %)N-Tier
14 (4.124 %)Computer Science
23 (3.093 %)Client/Server
31 (1.031 %)Multithreading
31 (1.031 %)iDTV
31 (1.031 %)AS400
England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
132 (32.99 %)Windows
211 (11.34 %)UNIX
31 (1.031 %)AIX
31 (1.031 %)Solaris
31 (1.031 %)SUSE
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
151 (52.58 %)Software Testing
235 (36.08 %)Automated Testing
319 (19.59 %)Test Management
49 (9.278 %)Integration Testing
49 (9.278 %)Agile Software Development
49 (9.278 %)Regression Testing
58 (8.247 %)Test Scripting
67 (7.216 %)Security Testing
67 (7.216 %)System Testing
75 (5.155 %)User Acceptance Testing
84 (4.124 %)Performance Testing
84 (4.124 %)Critical Path Analysis
84 (4.124 %)Problem Management
84 (4.124 %)CRAMM
84 (4.124 %)Data Migration
84 (4.124 %)Risk Management
84 (4.124 %)Migration
84 (4.124 %)Scrum
84 (4.124 %)SOA
84 (4.124 %)Configuration Management
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
147 (48.45 %)C#
245 (46.39 %)VBScript
245 (46.39 %)VB
327 (27.84 %)C++
426 (26.80 %)Delphi
520 (20.62 %)SQL
64 (4.124 %)Java
64 (4.124 %)Perl
71 (1.031 %)VBA
71 (1.031 %)Shell Script
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
147 (48.45 %)Degree
219 (19.59 %)HNC
219 (19.59 %)ISEB
England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
113 (13.40 %)QA
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
136 (37.11 %)Borland
216 (16.49 %)Microsoft
36 (6.186 %)Oracle
44 (4.124 %)HP
53 (3.093 %)IBM
62 (2.062 %)BEA
62 (2.062 %)Segue