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This section looks at the demand for Test Scripting (Test Scripts) skills within the Hampshire 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 last 3 months to 20 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location
3 months to 20 May 2008Same period last year
Rank13878
Rank change on same period last yearDown-60
Matching permanent IT job ads104147
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.051 %0.065 %
As % of the category below2.272 %4.126 %
Salaries quoted8769
Average minimum salary£34,346£32,071
Average salary£36,191£34,943
% change on same period last year+3.57 %
Average maximum salary£38,037£37,814
UK excluding London average salary£33,555£33,115
% change on same period last year+1.32 %
Processes & Methodologies HampshireProcesses & Methodologies
Hampshire
Matching permanent IT job ads45783563
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.228 %1.575 %
Salaries quoted36452648
Average minimum salary£39,499£40,335
Average salary£43,200£43,514
% change on same period last year-0.72 %
Average maximum salary£46,901£46,694
UK excluding London average salary£42,781£44,017
% change on same period last year-2.80 %
Test Scripting South EastTest Scripting
South East

Test Scripting
Demand Trend

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

Hampshire Test Scripting Demand Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs ads citing Test Scripting across the Hampshire region.

Hampshire Test Scripting Salary Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the Hampshire region over the past 3 months.

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region over the past 3 months.

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
FarnboroughDown-1726£37,659+42.10 %
BasingstokeDown-3617£30,808-27.03 %
SouthamptonDown-1010£28,125-14.12 %
FarehamDown-15£29,700+14.23 %
HavantUp+43£43,333+65.07 %
GosportNew entry-2£29,000-
PortsmouthNew entry-1£27,500-
AldershotNew entry-1£55,000-
Test Scripting South EastTest Scripting
South East

Test Scripting
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Hampshire region citing Test Scripting also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Test Scripting.

156 (25.00 %)QA
252 (23.21 %)Telecoms
344 (19.64 %)Software Testing
442 (18.75 %)ISEB
536 (16.07 %)VoIP
633 (14.73 %)Finance
728 (12.50 %)C
825 (11.16 %)QuickTest Pro
825 (11.16 %)Pensions
924 (10.71 %)Manual Testing
1023 (10.27 %)Project Management
1122 (9.821 %)Megaco
1220 (8.929 %)Configuration Management
1220 (8.929 %)SQL Server
1220 (8.929 %)Degree
1319 (8.482 %)SNMP
1418 (8.036 %)MGCP
1418 (8.036 %)Internet
1418 (8.036 %)Automated Testing
1517 (7.589 %)ClearCase
1517 (7.589 %)Windows
1616 (7.143 %)Linux
1616 (7.143 %).NET
1616 (7.143 %)SQL
1715 (6.696 %)C#
1814 (6.250 %)Java
1814 (6.250 %)Oracle
1814 (6.250 %)Wireless
1814 (6.250 %)System Testing
1814 (6.250 %)Security Cleared

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Hampshire region citing Test Scripting also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Test Scripting. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
116 (7.143 %).NET
213 (5.804 %)J2EE
311 (4.911 %)ASP.NET
47 (3.125 %)COM+
47 (3.125 %)ASP
54 (1.786 %)WebSphere
63 (1.339 %)HTML
63 (1.339 %)Middleware
71 (0.446 %)XML
Application Platforms
16 (2.679 %)CICS
23 (1.339 %)WebSphere MQ
31 (0.446 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (0.446 %)SAS
Applications
110 (4.464 %)MS Project
21 (0.446 %)MS Office
21 (0.446 %)MS Visio
21 (0.446 %)CA Clarity
Communications & Networking
136 (16.07 %)VoIP
222 (9.821 %)Megaco
319 (8.482 %)SNMP
418 (8.036 %)MGCP
418 (8.036 %)Internet
514 (6.250 %)Wireless
69 (4.018 %)CTI
69 (4.018 %)Broadband
78 (3.571 %)H.323
86 (2.679 %)Intranet
86 (2.679 %)TCP/IP
95 (2.232 %)3G
103 (1.339 %)UMTS
103 (1.339 %)GPRS
103 (1.339 %)GSM
112 (0.893 %)FTP
121 (0.446 %)ISDN
121 (0.446 %)SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
120 (8.929 %)SQL Server
211 (4.911 %)DB2
211 (4.911 %)MySQL
36 (2.679 %)SQL Server 2005
44 (1.786 %)RDBMS
52 (0.893 %)SQL Server 7
Development Applications
125 (11.16 %)QuickTest Pro
217 (7.589 %)ClearCase
313 (5.804 %)TestDirector
410 (4.464 %)LabVIEW
59 (4.018 %)Visual Studio
67 (3.125 %)VSS/SourceSafe
76 (2.679 %)LoadRunner
85 (2.232 %)NUnit
93 (1.339 %)SilkTest
93 (1.339 %)Selenium
93 (1.339 %)WinRunner
101 (0.446 %)RequisitePro
101 (0.446 %)MSI
101 (0.446 %)InstallShield
101 (0.446 %)AdminStudio
101 (0.446 %)JUnit
General
152 (23.21 %)Telecoms
233 (14.73 %)Finance
325 (11.16 %)Pensions
410 (4.464 %)Marketing
58 (3.571 %)Billing
58 (3.571 %)Insurance
66 (2.679 %)Government
75 (2.232 %)Health
75 (2.232 %)Banking
75 (2.232 %)Retail
75 (2.232 %)Pharmaceutical
83 (1.339 %)Financial Institution
92 (0.893 %)Back Office
101 (0.446 %)Electric
Job Titles
169 (30.80 %)Analyst
261 (27.23 %)Test Analyst
352 (23.21 %)Tester
450 (22.32 %)Test Engineer
530 (13.39 %)Software Engineer
625 (11.16 %)Software Test Engineer
723 (10.27 %)Software Tester
821 (9.375 %)Test Manager
914 (6.250 %)Systems Engineer
1012 (5.357 %)Systems Test Engineer
1111 (4.911 %)Team Leader
1210 (4.464 %)Systems Tester
1210 (4.464 %)QA Analyst
1210 (4.464 %)VoIP Engineer
139 (4.018 %)Systems Analyst
148 (3.571 %)Systems Test Analyst
148 (3.571 %)Software Test Analyst
157 (3.125 %)Lead Designer
157 (3.125 %)Junior
166 (2.679 %)QA Tester
Miscellaneous
19 (4.018 %)Client/Server
28 (3.571 %)Mainframe
28 (3.571 %)Data Protection Act
28 (3.571 %)IBM Mainframe
36 (2.679 %)Handset
42 (0.893 %)EPoS
51 (0.446 %)W3C
51 (0.446 %)Firmware
51 (0.446 %)Statistics
Operating Systems
117 (7.589 %)Windows
216 (7.143 %)Linux
311 (4.911 %)Unix
47 (3.125 %)Solaris
56 (2.679 %)Windows 2000
63 (1.339 %)AIX
71 (0.446 %)Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
144 (19.64 %)Software Testing
224 (10.71 %)Manual Testing
323 (10.27 %)Project Management
420 (8.929 %)Configuration Management
518 (8.036 %)Automated Testing
614 (6.250 %)System Testing
614 (6.250 %)Security Cleared
712 (5.357 %)Regression Testing
811 (4.911 %)Validation
811 (4.911 %)UML
910 (4.464 %)Continuous Integration
109 (4.018 %)PRINCE
118 (3.571 %)CMMI
118 (3.571 %)Service Delivery
118 (3.571 %)Change Management
118 (3.571 %)CRM
118 (3.571 %)Data Modelling
118 (3.571 %)Data Protection
118 (3.571 %)User Acceptance Testing
126 (2.679 %)SC Cleared
Programming Languages
128 (12.50 %)C
216 (7.143 %)SQL
315 (6.696 %)C#
414 (6.250 %)Java
511 (4.911 %)VB
511 (4.911 %)VB6
69 (4.018 %)Perl
78 (3.571 %)COBOL
85 (2.232 %)Python
85 (2.232 %)Embedded C
94 (1.786 %)Transact-SQL
102 (0.893 %)C++
Qualifications
142 (18.75 %)ISEB
220 (8.929 %)Degree
33 (1.339 %)HND
33 (1.339 %)ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
156 (25.00 %)QA
28 (3.571 %)SLA
31 (0.446 %)ISO8583
Systems Management
13 (1.339 %)Tivoli
13 (1.339 %)CONTROL-M
21 (0.446 %)SCCM
21 (0.446 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Vendors
114 (6.250 %)Oracle
28 (3.571 %)IBM
33 (1.339 %)Ericsson
33 (1.339 %)TIBCO
33 (1.339 %)Segue
42 (0.893 %)Microsoft
51 (0.446 %)HP
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