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This section looks at the demand for Test Scripting (Test Scripts) skills within the Gloucestershire 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank10989
Rank change on same period last yearDown-20
Matching permanent IT job ads167
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.165 %0.925 %
Salaries quoted157
Average minimum salary£31,389£24,571
Average salary£34,389£26,286
% change on same period last year+30.82 %
Average maximum salary£37,389£28,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,389£32,955
% change on same period last year+1.31 %
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Gloucestershire
Matching permanent IT job ads1373757
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.725 %0.310 %
Salaries quoted1153659
Average minimum salary£37,227£35,894
Average salary£40,505£38,892
% change on same period last year+4.14 %
Average maximum salary£43,783£41,890
UK excluding London average salary£42,567£44,524
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
Test Scripting South WestTest Scripting
South West

Test Scripting
Demand Trend

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

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire Test Scripting Salary Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 25 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
GloucesterDown-49£35,833+74.79 %
StroudNew entry-3£34,667-
CheltenhamDown-102£40,000+50.94 %
CirencesterNew entry-1£40,000-
Test Scripting South WestTest Scripting
South West

Test Scripting
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

128 (52.83 %)TestDirector
219 (35.85 %)Finance
318 (33.96 %)WinRunner
416 (30.19 %)QuickTest Pro
416 (30.19 %)System Testing
513 (24.53 %)Manual Testing
513 (24.53 %)MS Excel
513 (24.53 %)User Acceptance Testing
612 (22.64 %)LoadRunner
711 (20.75 %)Microsoft
810 (18.87 %)MS Project
810 (18.87 %)PRINCE2
810 (18.87 %)RUP
810 (18.87 %)Configuration Management
810 (18.87 %)Project Management
810 (18.87 %)Unified Process
810 (18.87 %)Software Engineering
810 (18.87 %)Security Cleared
810 (18.87 %)Test Management
97 (13.21 %)Pensions
105 (9.434 %)ISEB
114 (7.547 %)Automated Testing
114 (7.547 %)Wealth Management
123 (5.660 %)Altiris
123 (5.660 %)Business Analysis
123 (5.660 %)Software Testing
123 (5.660 %)Windows Vista
123 (5.660 %)QA
123 (5.660 %)Citrix
123 (5.660 %)Windows

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (3.774 %)HTML
12 (3.774 %)XML
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (24.53 %)MS Excel
210 (18.87 %)MS Project
32 (3.774 %)MS PowerPoint
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.887 %)SoftGrid
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.887 %)DSL
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (1.887 %)SQL Server
11 (1.887 %)MS Access
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
128 (52.83 %)TestDirector
218 (33.96 %)WinRunner
316 (30.19 %)QuickTest Pro
412 (22.64 %)LoadRunner
51 (1.887 %)SilkTest
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (35.85 %)Finance
27 (13.21 %)Pensions
32 (3.774 %)Insurance
41 (1.887 %)Government
41 (1.887 %)Health
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
130 (56.60 %)Analyst
226 (49.06 %)Test Analyst
226 (49.06 %)Tester
322 (41.51 %)Systems Tester
412 (22.64 %)Test Engineer
59 (16.98 %)Systems Test Analyst
59 (16.98 %)Systems Analyst
65 (9.434 %)Trainee Tester
65 (9.434 %)Trainee
74 (7.547 %)Business Analyst
83 (5.660 %)Junior
83 (5.660 %)Senior Tester
83 (5.660 %)Junior Tester
92 (3.774 %)Software Tester
101 (1.887 %)Software Engineer
101 (1.887 %)Infrastructure Engineer
101 (1.887 %)Test Team Leader
101 (1.887 %)Software Test Engineer
101 (1.887 %)Team Leader
101 (1.887 %)Software Test Analyst
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (1.887 %)Chip and PIN
11 (1.887 %)Mainframe
11 (1.887 %)CMDB
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (5.660 %)Windows
13 (5.660 %)Windows 2000
13 (5.660 %)Windows Vista
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (30.19 %)System Testing
213 (24.53 %)User Acceptance Testing
213 (24.53 %)Manual Testing
310 (18.87 %)Test Management
310 (18.87 %)Security Cleared
310 (18.87 %)PRINCE2
310 (18.87 %)RUP
310 (18.87 %)Configuration Management
310 (18.87 %)Project Management
310 (18.87 %)Unified Process
310 (18.87 %)Software Engineering
44 (7.547 %)Wealth Management
44 (7.547 %)Automated Testing
53 (5.660 %)Software Testing
53 (5.660 %)Business Analysis
53 (5.660 %)Service Management
53 (5.660 %)Regression Testing
53 (5.660 %)UML
53 (5.660 %)OO
62 (3.774 %)ITIL
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (3.774 %)SQL
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (9.434 %)ISEB
21 (1.887 %)ITIL Certification
21 (1.887 %)ISEB Practitioner
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (5.660 %)QA
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (20.75 %)Microsoft
23 (5.660 %)Citrix
23 (5.660 %)Altiris
31 (1.887 %)Oracle
31 (1.887 %)Sybase
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