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The table below looks at the demand for Unit Testing skills within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Unit Testing over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUnit Testing
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5466
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching permanent IT job ads3423
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.010 %
As % of the category below5.466 %3.353 %
Salaries quoted3423
Average minimum salary£30,629£29,800
Average salary£32,900£31,180
% change on same period last year+5.51 %
Average maximum salary£35,171£32,560
UK excluding London average salary£37,057£34,694
% change on same period last year+6.80 %
Lancashire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Lancashire
Matching permanent IT job ads622686
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.360 %0.295 %
Salaries quoted522533
Average minimum salary£31,283£34,421
Average salary£34,525£38,244
% change on same period last year-9.72 %
Average maximum salary£37,766£42,068
UK excluding London average salary£42,675£44,216
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Unit Testing North WestUnit Testing
North West

Unit Testing
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire Unit Testing Demand Trend

Unit Testing
Salary Trend

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

Lancashire Unit Testing Salary Trend

Unit Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Unit Testing across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Lancashire Unit Testing Salary Histogram

Unit Testing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Unit Testing within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
PrestonDown-317£33,235+3.86 %
LancasterNew entry-1£32,500-
BlackpoolDown-41£32,500+1.56 %
Unit Testing North WestUnit Testing
North West

Unit Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire region citing Unit 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 Unit Testing.

130 (71.43 %)SQL Server
229 (69.05 %)XML
328 (66.67 %)SQL
424 (57.14 %)UML
523 (54.76 %)Health
621 (50.00 %).NET
720 (47.62 %)SQL Server 2000
816 (38.10 %)Delphi
816 (38.10 %)OO
912 (28.57 %)Transact-SQL
912 (28.57 %)JavaScript
912 (28.57 %)Retail
912 (28.57 %)Degree
108 (19.05 %)Pharmaceutical
108 (19.05 %)VB6
108 (19.05 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
108 (19.05 %)Crystal Reports
108 (19.05 %)VB
108 (19.05 %)VB.NET
108 (19.05 %)HTML
108 (19.05 %)MS Excel
108 (19.05 %)Datawarehouse
108 (19.05 %)Data Mining
108 (19.05 %)Microsoft
108 (19.05 %)Internet
108 (19.05 %)SQL Server 2005
116 (14.29 %)ASP.NET
116 (14.29 %)Oracle
125 (11.90 %)J2EE
125 (11.90 %)Java

Unit Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire region citing Unit 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 Unit Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
129 (69.05 %)XML
221 (50.00 %).NET
38 (19.05 %)HTML
46 (14.29 %)ASP.NET
55 (11.90 %)J2EE
55 (11.90 %)WebSphere
64 (9.524 %)ASP.NET 2.0
64 (9.524 %)CSS
64 (9.524 %)JSP
64 (9.524 %)Struts
64 (9.524 %)WebServices
64 (9.524 %)XSL
64 (9.524 %)XSLT
64 (9.524 %)Hibernate
64 (9.524 %)Spring
64 (9.524 %)AJAX
Lancashire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (9.524 %)Apache
22 (4.762 %)SharePoint
31 (2.381 %)WebLogic
31 (2.381 %)JBoss
Lancashire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (19.05 %)MS Excel
Lancashire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (19.05 %)Internet
Lancashire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
130 (71.43 %)SQL Server
220 (47.62 %)SQL Server 2000
38 (19.05 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
38 (19.05 %)SQL Server 2005
38 (19.05 %)Crystal Reports
38 (19.05 %)Datawarehouse
38 (19.05 %)Data Mining
Lancashire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
123 (54.76 %)Health
212 (28.57 %)Retail
38 (19.05 %)Pharmaceutical
43 (7.143 %)Finance
52 (4.762 %)Education
52 (4.762 %)Government
Lancashire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
126 (61.90 %)Developer
216 (38.10 %)Analyst
216 (38.10 %)Analyst Programmer
216 (38.10 %)Programmer
39 (21.43 %)Software Developer
48 (19.05 %)Delphi Developer
48 (19.05 %)Server Analyst
48 (19.05 %)Delphi Programmer
48 (19.05 %)Delphi Analyst Programmer
48 (19.05 %)SQL Server Analyst
55 (11.90 %)Java Developer
64 (9.524 %).NET Developer
64 (9.524 %)Web Analyst
64 (9.524 %)VB Analyst Programmer
64 (9.524 %)Web Programmer
73 (7.143 %)VB6 Analyst Programmer
73 (7.143 %)Database Developer
82 (4.762 %)Team Leader
82 (4.762 %)SQL Developer
82 (4.762 %)SQL Server Developer
Lancashire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
124 (57.14 %)UML
216 (38.10 %)OO
34 (9.524 %)OOD
34 (9.524 %)Asset Management
34 (9.524 %)Web Development
34 (9.524 %)SC Cleared
34 (9.524 %)Security Cleared
42 (4.762 %)Web Design
51 (2.381 %)OOP
Lancashire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
128 (66.67 %)SQL
216 (38.10 %)Delphi
312 (28.57 %)Transact-SQL
312 (28.57 %)JavaScript
48 (19.05 %)VB
48 (19.05 %)VB.NET
48 (19.05 %)VB6
55 (11.90 %)Java
64 (9.524 %)PL/SQL
73 (7.143 %)C#
81 (2.381 %)C++
81 (2.381 %)C
Lancashire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (28.57 %)Degree
Lancashire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (19.05 %)Microsoft
26 (14.29 %)Oracle