The first table below looks at the demand for QuickTest Pro skills in IT jobs advertised for the North East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited QuickTest Pro over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Development Applications category for the North East region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
HP QuickTest Professional (QTP)
Rank 62 54 62
Rank change year-on-year
-8 +8
Permanent jobs citing QuickTest Pro 7 20 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North East 1.016% 2.262% 0.430%
As % of the Development Applications category 8.140% 18.35% 3.125%
Number of salaries quoted 7 17 0
Average salary £27,500 £31,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.29% -
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,000
% change year-on-year
- +1.35%
All Development Applications
North East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Development Applications category
86 109 96
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North East 12.48% 12.33% 13.75%
Number of salaries quoted 80 73 77
Average salary £32,500 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-13.33% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £31,000 £20,000
10% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £72,500 £66,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £38,000 £37,000
% change year-on-year
+1.31% +2.70%
QuickTest Pro
England

QuickTest Pro
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro across the North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

North East QuickTest Pro Jobs Demand Trend

QuickTest Pro
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro across the North East region.

North East QuickTest Pro Salary Trend

QuickTest Pro
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro within the North East region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Tyne and Wear -16 7 £27,500 -11.29%
QuickTest Pro
England

QuickTest Pro
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the North East region citing QuickTest Pro 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 QuickTest Pro.

1 12 (92.31%) LoadRunner
1 12 (92.31%) Finance
1 12 (92.31%) Scrum
2 11 (84.62%) E-Commerce
2 11 (84.62%) Automated Testing
2 11 (84.62%) C#
2 11 (84.62%) Java
2 11 (84.62%) Social Network
2 11 (84.62%) Selenium
2 11 (84.62%) Test Automation
3 2 (15.38%) ISEB
3 2 (15.38%) ISTQB
4 1 (7.692%) SQL
4 1 (7.692%) Visual Studio
4 1 (7.692%) MS Excel
4 1 (7.692%) Software Testing
4 1 (7.692%) Agile Software Development
4 1 (7.692%) HP
4 1 (7.692%) QA
4 1 (7.692%) MSTest
4 1 (7.692%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (7.692%) Performance Testing
4 1 (7.692%) Load Testing
4 1 (7.692%) Test Scripting
4 1 (7.692%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (7.692%) Non-Functional Testing

QuickTest Pro
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the North East region citing QuickTest Pro 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 QuickTest Pro. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 1 (7.692%) MS Excel
Development Applications
1 12 (92.31%) LoadRunner
2 11 (84.62%) Selenium
3 1 (7.692%) Visual Studio
3 1 (7.692%) MSTest
3 1 (7.692%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 12 (92.31%) Finance
Job Titles
1 12 (92.31%) Tester
2 11 (84.62%) Technical Tester
2 11 (84.62%) Automation Tester
3 2 (15.38%) Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Test Analyst
4 1 (7.692%) Performance Tester
4 1 (7.692%) Non-Functional Tester
4 1 (7.692%) Non-Functional Test Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 11 (84.62%) Social Network
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (92.31%) Scrum
2 11 (84.62%) E-Commerce
2 11 (84.62%) Automated Testing
2 11 (84.62%) Test Automation
3 1 (7.692%) Software Testing
3 1 (7.692%) Agile Software Development
3 1 (7.692%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (7.692%) Performance Testing
3 1 (7.692%) Load Testing
3 1 (7.692%) Test Scripting
3 1 (7.692%) Non-Functional Testing
Programming Languages
1 11 (84.62%) C#
1 11 (84.62%) Java
2 1 (7.692%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (15.38%) ISEB
1 2 (15.38%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.692%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (7.692%) HP
Newcastle upon Tyne, North East
You will be a key member of the Test team, participating in daily SCRUM meetings, liaising with Developers, Project Managers and other technical and none technical staff within...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £24000.00 - £28000.00 per annum + Excellent benefit package
Posted: 9 May 2013
Durham, County Durham
Test in multiple browsers - Understanding of W3C accessibility principles - Knowledge in load testing and other automated testing software (selenium, visual studio test professional, HP QuickTest Professional etc..) - An...
Concept Personnel
Salary: From £20,000 to £40,000 per annum Negotiable to find the right candida
Posted: 17 May 2013