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The table below looks at the demand for Software Testing skills within the Harrow 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Testing
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1925
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching permanent IT job ads24
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.002 %
As % of the category below3.509 %5.333 %
Salaries quoted24
Average minimum salary£31,000£26,250
Average salary£31,500£31,375
% change on same period last year+0.39 %
Average maximum salary£32,000£36,500
UK excluding London average salary£32,977£33,609
% change on same period last year-1.88 %
Harrow IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Harrow
Matching permanent IT job ads5775
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.038 %0.033 %
Salaries quoted4975
Average minimum salary£37,956£37,883
Average salary£40,443£40,458
% change on same period last year-0.03 %
Average maximum salary£42,930£43,033
UK excluding London average salary£42,954£44,648
% change on same period last year-3.79 %
Software Testing LondonSoftware Testing
London

Software Testing
Demand Trend

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

Harrow 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 Harrow region.

Harrow Software Testing Salary Trend

Software Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Testing across the Harrow region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Harrow Software Testing Salary Histogram

Software Testing
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Harrow 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.

13 (75.00 %)SQL
13 (75.00 %)Retail
22 (50.00 %)Finance
22 (50.00 %)C++
22 (50.00 %)Banking
22 (50.00 %)Symantec
22 (50.00 %)InstallShield
22 (50.00 %)Microsoft
22 (50.00 %)VB
22 (50.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
22 (50.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
22 (50.00 %)VC++
22 (50.00 %)WinRunner
22 (50.00 %)TestDirector
22 (50.00 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (25.00 %)LoadRunner
31 (25.00 %)EPoS
31 (25.00 %)RUP
31 (25.00 %)DSDM
31 (25.00 %)Client/Server
31 (25.00 %)RAD
31 (25.00 %).NET
31 (25.00 %)MS Office
31 (25.00 %)CMMI
31 (25.00 %)ISEB
31 (25.00 %)Retail Banking
31 (25.00 %)Manual Testing
31 (25.00 %)V-Model

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Harrow 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.

Harrow IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %).NET
Harrow IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Office
Harrow IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (50.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
12 (50.00 %)WinRunner
12 (50.00 %)TestDirector
12 (50.00 %)QuickTest Pro
12 (50.00 %)InstallShield
21 (25.00 %)LoadRunner
Harrow IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (75.00 %)Retail
22 (50.00 %)Finance
22 (50.00 %)Banking
31 (25.00 %)Retail Banking
Harrow IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Test Manager
21 (25.00 %)Applications Tester
21 (25.00 %)Tester
21 (25.00 %)Software Engineer
Harrow IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)Client/Server
11 (25.00 %)EPoS
Harrow IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)Windows
12 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
Harrow IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)RAD
11 (25.00 %)RUP
11 (25.00 %)DSDM
11 (25.00 %)CMMI
11 (25.00 %)Manual Testing
11 (25.00 %)V-Model
Harrow IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (75.00 %)SQL
22 (50.00 %)VB
22 (50.00 %)VC++
22 (50.00 %)C++
Harrow IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)ISEB
Harrow IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Microsoft
12 (50.00 %)Symantec