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This section looks at the demand for Software Testing skills within the Leeds 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Testing
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank140124
Rank change on same period last yearDown-16
Matching permanent IT job ads1238
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.016 %
As % of the category below0.589 %1.823 %
Salaries quoted928
Average minimum salary£24,333£27,643
Average salary£26,889£29,357
% change on same period last year-8.40 %
Average maximum salary£29,444£31,071
UK excluding London average salary£34,409£33,204
% change on same period last year+3.63 %
Leeds IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Leeds
Matching permanent IT job ads20362084
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.075 %0.853 %
Salaries quoted16741680
Average minimum salary£34,401£36,598
Average salary£37,555£39,680
% change on same period last year-5.35 %
Average maximum salary£40,709£42,761
UK excluding London average salary£42,567£44,524
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
Software Testing West YorkshireSoftware Testing
West Yorkshire

Software Testing
Demand Trend

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds Software Testing Salary Trend

Software Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Testing across the Leeds region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Leeds Software Testing Salary Histogram

Software Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

115 (46.88 %)ISEB
214 (43.75 %)SQL
311 (34.38 %)Finance
49 (28.13 %)Oracle
58 (25.00 %).NET
58 (25.00 %)UNIX
58 (25.00 %)Windows
58 (25.00 %)QA
67 (21.88 %)Java
76 (18.75 %)Degree
76 (18.75 %)Test Scripting
76 (18.75 %)Manual Testing
85 (15.63 %)System Testing
85 (15.63 %)User Acceptance Testing
85 (15.63 %)TestDirector
85 (15.63 %)Regression Testing
85 (15.63 %)SQL Server
94 (12.50 %)J2EE
94 (12.50 %)MS Excel
94 (12.50 %)Microsoft
94 (12.50 %)Publishing
103 (9.375 %)Firewall
103 (9.375 %)Health
103 (9.375 %)Citrix
103 (9.375 %)Microsoft Certification
103 (9.375 %)Linux
103 (9.375 %)Windows 2000
103 (9.375 %)LAN
103 (9.375 %)VoIP
103 (9.375 %)WAN

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Leeds IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (25.00 %).NET
24 (12.50 %)J2EE
33 (9.375 %)XML
33 (9.375 %)AJAX
42 (6.250 %)ASP.NET
42 (6.250 %)HTML
51 (3.125 %).NET Framework
Leeds IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (3.125 %)Oracle Workflow
Leeds IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (12.50 %)MS Excel
Leeds IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (9.375 %)LAN
13 (9.375 %)VoIP
13 (9.375 %)WAN
13 (9.375 %)Firewall
Leeds IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (15.63 %)SQL Server
22 (6.250 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
31 (3.125 %)TOAD
Leeds IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (15.63 %)TestDirector
21 (3.125 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (3.125 %)LoadRunner
21 (3.125 %)WATIR
21 (3.125 %)FitNesse
21 (3.125 %)WinRunner
Leeds IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (34.38 %)Finance
24 (12.50 %)Publishing
33 (9.375 %)Health
42 (6.250 %)Insurance
42 (6.250 %)Pensions
51 (3.125 %)Telecoms
51 (3.125 %)Games
Leeds IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (53.13 %)Analyst
213 (40.63 %)Test Analyst
37 (21.88 %)Tester
43 (9.375 %)Developer
52 (6.250 %)Project Manager
52 (6.250 %)Senior Developer
52 (6.250 %)Applications Support
52 (6.250 %)Senior Analyst
52 (6.250 %)Senior Test Analyst
52 (6.250 %)QA Analyst
52 (6.250 %)Software Tester
61 (3.125 %)Java Developer
61 (3.125 %)Test Engineer
61 (3.125 %)Quality Analyst
61 (3.125 %)Manual Test Analyst
61 (3.125 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
61 (3.125 %)Java/J2EE Developer
61 (3.125 %)Functional Tester
61 (3.125 %)Junior Tester
61 (3.125 %)QA Test Analyst
Leeds IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.125 %)NHS
11 (3.125 %)Handset
11 (3.125 %)Computer Science
Leeds IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (25.00 %)UNIX
18 (25.00 %)Windows
23 (9.375 %)Linux
23 (9.375 %)Windows 2000
Leeds IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (18.75 %)Test Scripting
16 (18.75 %)Manual Testing
25 (15.63 %)System Testing
25 (15.63 %)User Acceptance Testing
25 (15.63 %)Regression Testing
33 (9.375 %)Automated Testing
42 (6.250 %)Web Development
42 (6.250 %)Scrum
51 (3.125 %)Agile Software Development
51 (3.125 %)Data Management
51 (3.125 %)Data Analysis
51 (3.125 %)Workflow Management
51 (3.125 %)PRINCE2
51 (3.125 %)UML
51 (3.125 %)E-Commerce
51 (3.125 %)ERP
51 (3.125 %)Configuration Management
51 (3.125 %)Enterprise Data Management
51 (3.125 %)Workflow
51 (3.125 %)Validation
Leeds IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (43.75 %)SQL
27 (21.88 %)Java
32 (6.250 %)JavaScript
41 (3.125 %)PL/SQL
41 (3.125 %)C
41 (3.125 %)C#
41 (3.125 %)VBScript
41 (3.125 %)VB
41 (3.125 %)VB.NET
41 (3.125 %)Ruby
Leeds IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
115 (46.88 %)ISEB
26 (18.75 %)Degree
33 (9.375 %)ISTQB
33 (9.375 %)Microsoft Certification
33 (9.375 %)MCP
33 (9.375 %)HND
41 (3.125 %)ISEB Practitioner
41 (3.125 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
Leeds IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (25.00 %)QA
21 (3.125 %)ISO9001
21 (3.125 %)TickIT
Leeds IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (28.13 %)Oracle
24 (12.50 %)Microsoft
33 (9.375 %)Citrix
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