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The table below looks at the demand for System Testing skills within the Northamptonshire 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 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSystem Testing
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5870
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching permanent IT job ads1913
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.006 %
As % of the category below2.578 %2.067 %
Salaries quoted1913
Average minimum salary£26,842£31,231
Average salary£26,842£32,308
% change on same period last year-16.91 %
Average maximum salary£26,842£33,385
UK excluding London average salary£35,109£35,373
% change on same period last year-0.74 %
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Northamptonshire
Matching permanent IT job ads737629
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.425 %0.274 %
Salaries quoted673512
Average minimum salary£38,641£39,946
Average salary£42,055£42,987
% change on same period last year-2.16 %
Average maximum salary£45,470£46,028
UK excluding London average salary£42,662£44,191
% change on same period last year-3.45 %
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 Northamptonshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire region.

Northamptonshire System Testing Salary Trend

System Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing System Testing across the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 8 October 2008.

Northamptonshire System Testing Salary Histogram

System Testing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing System Testing within the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 8 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
NorthamptonDown-116£29,167-9.72 %
System Testing East MidlandsSystem Testing
East Midlands

System Testing
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire 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.

119 (86.36 %)User Acceptance Testing
218 (81.82 %)Finance
315 (68.18 %)WinRunner
315 (68.18 %)QuickTest Pro
315 (68.18 %)Supplier Management
411 (50.00 %)Mainframe
54 (18.18 %)SQL
63 (13.64 %).NET
63 (13.64 %)SQL Server
63 (13.64 %)C#
63 (13.64 %)JavaScript
63 (13.64 %)ASP.NET
63 (13.64 %)Microsoft
72 (9.091 %)Manufacturing
72 (9.091 %)VC++
72 (9.091 %)Software Engineering
81 (4.545 %)Pensions
81 (4.545 %)Web Testing
81 (4.545 %)Test Scripting
81 (4.545 %)OS/400
81 (4.545 %)IBM
81 (4.545 %)Pharmaceutical
81 (4.545 %)RPG
81 (4.545 %)C++
81 (4.545 %)MS Office
81 (4.545 %)Banking
81 (4.545 %)Retail
81 (4.545 %)Health

System Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire 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.

Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (13.64 %).NET
13 (13.64 %)ASP.NET
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.545 %)MS Office
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (13.64 %)SQL Server
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
115 (68.18 %)WinRunner
115 (68.18 %)QuickTest Pro
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (81.82 %)Finance
22 (9.091 %)Manufacturing
31 (4.545 %)Banking
31 (4.545 %)Retail
31 (4.545 %)Pensions
31 (4.545 %)Health
31 (4.545 %)Pharmaceutical
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (81.82 %)Tester
29 (40.91 %)Analyst
38 (36.36 %)Test Analyst
43 (13.64 %)Software Engineer
52 (9.091 %)UAT Tester
52 (9.091 %)C# Software Engineer
61 (4.545 %)Senior Analyst Programmer
61 (4.545 %)Junior Software Engineer
61 (4.545 %)Junior
61 (4.545 %)Analyst Programmer
61 (4.545 %)Programmer
61 (4.545 %)Senior Analyst
61 (4.545 %)Systems Tester
61 (4.545 %)Senior Programmer
61 (4.545 %)RPG Programmer
61 (4.545 %)RPG Analyst Programmer
61 (4.545 %)Senior RPG Analyst Programmer
61 (4.545 %)Senior RPG Programmer
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (50.00 %)Mainframe
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (4.545 %)OS/400
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (86.36 %)User Acceptance Testing
215 (68.18 %)Supplier Management
32 (9.091 %)Software Engineering
41 (4.545 %)Web Testing
41 (4.545 %)Test Scripting
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (18.18 %)SQL
23 (13.64 %)C#
23 (13.64 %)JavaScript
32 (9.091 %)VC++
41 (4.545 %)RPG
41 (4.545 %)C++
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (13.64 %)Microsoft
21 (4.545 %)IBM