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This section looks at the demand for System Testing skills within the Leicestershire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited System Testing over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSystem Testing
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank8182
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads58
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.055 %1.227 %
Salaries quoted58
Average minimum salary£28,000£19,583
Average salary£30,000£22,708
% change on same period last year+32.11 %
Average maximum salary£32,000£25,833
UK excluding London average salary£34,602£36,115
% change on same period last year-4.18 %
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Leicestershire
Matching permanent IT job ads474652
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.250 %0.267 %
Salaries quoted423548
Average minimum salary£33,704£32,728
Average salary£36,577£35,407
% change on same period last year+3.30 %
Average maximum salary£39,450£38,086
UK excluding London average salary£42,567£44,524
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
System Testing East MidlandsSystem Testing
East Midlands

System Testing
Demand Trend

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

Leicestershire System Testing Demand Trend

System Testing
Salary Trend

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

Leicestershire System Testing Salary Trend

System Testing
Salary Histogram

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

Leicestershire System Testing Salary Histogram

System Testing
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing System Testing within the Leicestershire 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
LeicesterDown-25£31,500+57.50 %
LoughboroughNew entry-2£28,000-
WigstonNew entry-1£26,500-
System Testing East MidlandsSystem Testing
East Midlands

System Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Leicestershire region citing System 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 System Testing.

17 (43.75 %)Unit Testing
26 (37.50 %)Manual Testing
35 (31.25 %)Electronics
35 (31.25 %)SQL
44 (25.00 %).NET
44 (25.00 %)SQL Server
44 (25.00 %)C#
44 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
44 (25.00 %)FMCG
44 (25.00 %)AS400
53 (18.75 %)JavaScript
53 (18.75 %)Microsoft
53 (18.75 %)SQL Server 7
62 (12.50 %)VC++
62 (12.50 %)JDA
62 (12.50 %)RPG
62 (12.50 %)C++
62 (12.50 %)Cognos
62 (12.50 %)Datawarehouse
62 (12.50 %)Software Engineering
62 (12.50 %)Manufacturing
71 (6.250 %)PDM
71 (6.250 %)Health
71 (6.250 %)Pensions
71 (6.250 %)Web Development
71 (6.250 %)Degree
71 (6.250 %)Performance Testing
71 (6.250 %)Banking
71 (6.250 %)Integration Testing
71 (6.250 %)MS Visio

System Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Leicestershire region citing System 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 System Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Leicestershire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (25.00 %).NET
14 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
Leicestershire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (6.250 %)MS Office
11 (6.250 %)MS Excel
11 (6.250 %)MS Visio
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (25.00 %)SQL Server
23 (18.75 %)SQL Server 7
32 (12.50 %)Datawarehouse
41 (6.250 %)Crystal Reports
41 (6.250 %)Oracle Reports
Leicestershire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (31.25 %)Electronics
24 (25.00 %)FMCG
32 (12.50 %)Manufacturing
41 (6.250 %)Banking
41 (6.250 %)Pensions
41 (6.250 %)Health
41 (6.250 %)Pharmaceutical
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (56.25 %)Software Engineer
26 (37.50 %)Test Engineer
35 (31.25 %)Software Test Engineer
42 (12.50 %)C# Software Engineer
42 (12.50 %)Cognos Developer
42 (12.50 %)Developer
42 (12.50 %)Analyst
42 (12.50 %)Programmer
51 (6.250 %)Software Tester
51 (6.250 %)Systems Tester
51 (6.250 %)Tester
51 (6.250 %)Junior
51 (6.250 %)Test Analyst
51 (6.250 %)Analyst Programmer
51 (6.250 %)AS400 Analyst Programmer
51 (6.250 %)Junior Software Engineer
51 (6.250 %)RPG Programmer
Leicestershire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (25.00 %)AS400
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (6.250 %)UNIX
11 (6.250 %)Linux
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (43.75 %)Unit Testing
26 (37.50 %)Manual Testing
32 (12.50 %)Software Engineering
41 (6.250 %)Web Development
41 (6.250 %)Performance Testing
41 (6.250 %)Integration Testing
41 (6.250 %)PDM
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (31.25 %)SQL
24 (25.00 %)C#
33 (18.75 %)JavaScript
42 (12.50 %)C++
42 (12.50 %)VC++
42 (12.50 %)RPG
51 (6.250 %)PL/SQL
Leicestershire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (6.250 %)HND
11 (6.250 %)ISEB
11 (6.250 %)Degree
Leicestershire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (18.75 %)Microsoft
22 (12.50 %)JDA
22 (12.50 %)Cognos
31 (6.250 %)IBM
31 (6.250 %)JD Edwards
31 (6.250 %)Oracle
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