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The table below looks at the demand for Test Scripting (Test Scripts) 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 Test Scripting over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank7770
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching permanent IT job ads211
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.266 %1.690 %
Salaries quoted211
Average minimum salary£35,000£23,000
Average salary£35,000£24,227
% change on same period last year+44.46 %
Average maximum salary£35,000£25,455
UK excluding London average salary£32,824£33,140
% change on same period last year-0.95 %
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Northamptonshire
Matching permanent IT job ads752651
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.416 %0.273 %
Salaries quoted683511
Average minimum salary£38,880£38,711
Average salary£42,809£41,832
% change on same period last year+2.33 %
Average maximum salary£46,738£44,952
UK excluding London average salary£42,540£44,374
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
Test Scripting East MidlandsTest Scripting
East Midlands

Test Scripting
Demand Trend

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

Northamptonshire Test Scripting Demand Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the Northamptonshire region.

Northamptonshire Test Scripting Salary Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Northamptonshire Test Scripting Salary Histogram

Test Scripting
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Scripting within the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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-142£35,000+41.61 %
Test Scripting East MidlandsTest Scripting
East Midlands

Test Scripting
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire region citing Test Scripting 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 Test Scripting.

14 (66.67 %)SAP
14 (66.67 %)Manufacturing
23 (50.00 %)Retail
23 (50.00 %)Logistics
23 (50.00 %)SAP BW
23 (50.00 %)SAP R/3
32 (33.33 %)Finance
32 (33.33 %)N-Tier
32 (33.33 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (16.67 %)ITIL
41 (16.67 %)ISEB Practitioner
41 (16.67 %)ISEB
41 (16.67 %)TestDirector
41 (16.67 %)LoadRunner
41 (16.67 %)EPoS

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire region citing Test Scripting 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 Test Scripting. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (50.00 %)SAP R/3
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (50.00 %)SAP BW
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (16.67 %)TestDirector
11 (16.67 %)LoadRunner
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (66.67 %)Manufacturing
23 (50.00 %)Retail
32 (33.33 %)Finance
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (50.00 %)Tester
13 (50.00 %)Analyst
22 (33.33 %)Test Analyst
22 (33.33 %)Test Team Leader
22 (33.33 %)Team Leader
31 (16.67 %)SAP Tester
31 (16.67 %)SAP Analyst
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (33.33 %)N-Tier
21 (16.67 %)EPoS
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (50.00 %)Logistics
22 (33.33 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (16.67 %)ITIL
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (16.67 %)ISEB
11 (16.67 %)ISEB Practitioner
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (66.67 %)SAP