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This section looks at the demand for the Test Specialist role in IT jobs within the M4 Corridor region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Specialist
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads00
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted00
Average minimum salary--
Average salary--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary--
UK excluding London average salary£40,058£34,127
% change on same period last year+17.38 %
M4 Corridor IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
M4 Corridor
Matching permanent IT job ads90187
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.049 %0.079 %
Salaries quoted81132
Average minimum salary£43,497£46,228
Average salary£47,925£49,138
% change on same period last year-2.46 %
Average maximum salary£52,353£52,048
UK excluding London average salary£38,060£39,458
% change on same period last year-3.54 %
Test Specialist South EastTest Specialist
South East

Test Specialist
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Test Specialist across the M4 Corridor region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

M4 Corridor Test Specialist Demand Trend

Test Specialist
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the M4 Corridor region that cited Test Specialist in their job title 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 with Test Specialist in their job title.

11 (100.00 %)LoadRunner
11 (100.00 %)SilkPerformer
11 (100.00 %)QA
11 (100.00 %)QALoad
11 (100.00 %)Performance Testing
11 (100.00 %)Rational Performance Tester

Test Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the M4 Corridor region that cited Test Specialist in their job title 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 with Test Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

M4 Corridor IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)LoadRunner
11 (100.00 %)SilkPerformer
11 (100.00 %)QALoad
11 (100.00 %)Rational Performance Tester
M4 Corridor IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Performance Testing
M4 Corridor IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (100.00 %)QA