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This section looks at the demand for Software Testing skills within the Fife 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 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Testing
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank25-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads40
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below6.452 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted30
Average minimum salary£25,000-
Average salary£30,000-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£35,000-
UK excluding London average salary£34,792£33,025
% change on same period last year+5.35 %
Fife IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Fife
Matching permanent IT job ads6230
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.013 %
Salaries quoted3815
Average minimum salary£31,967£31,417
Average salary£35,200£34,021
% change on same period last year+3.46 %
Average maximum salary£38,433£36,625
UK excluding London average salary£42,491£44,465
% change on same period last year-4.44 %
Software Testing ScotlandSoftware Testing
Scotland

Software Testing
Demand Trend

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

Fife Software Testing Demand Trend

Software Testing
Salary Trend

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

Fife Software Testing Salary Trend

Software Testing
Salary Histogram

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

Fife Software Testing Salary Histogram

Software Testing
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Fife region citing Software 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 Software Testing.

18 (100.00 %)SQL
18 (100.00 %).NET
18 (100.00 %)Microsoft
18 (100.00 %)QA
24 (50.00 %)Degree
24 (50.00 %)Telecoms

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Fife IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (100.00 %).NET
Fife IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (50.00 %)Telecoms
Fife IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (100.00 %)Test Engineer
Fife IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (100.00 %)SQL
Fife IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (50.00 %)Degree
Fife IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (100.00 %)QA
Fife IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (100.00 %)Microsoft