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This section looks at the demand for System Testing skills within the Oxfordshire 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
Rank140131
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching permanent IT job ads414
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.270 %0.952 %
Salaries quoted413
Average minimum salary£45,000£34,154
Average salary£45,000£34,154
% change on same period last year+31.75 %
Average maximum salary£45,000£34,154
UK excluding London average salary£34,602£36,115
% change on same period last year-4.18 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads14811470
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.782 %0.602 %
Salaries quoted13391220
Average minimum salary£36,762£36,052
Average salary£40,599£39,244
% change on same period last year+3.45 %
Average maximum salary£44,436£42,436
UK excluding London average salary£42,567£44,524
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
System Testing South EastSystem Testing
South East

System Testing
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire System Testing Salary Trend

System Testing
Salary Histogram

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire 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
OxfordDown-54£45,000+31.75 %
System Testing South EastSystem Testing
South East

System Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

116 (47.06 %)Finance
214 (41.18 %)Manual Testing
214 (41.18 %)WinRunner
214 (41.18 %)TestDirector
312 (35.29 %)Oracle
410 (29.41 %)Telecoms
59 (26.47 %)Netezza
59 (26.47 %)Ab Initio
59 (26.47 %)Shell Script
59 (26.47 %)SQL
59 (26.47 %)DB2
59 (26.47 %)UNIX
59 (26.47 %)ETL
68 (23.53 %)ISEB
77 (20.59 %)Windows
77 (20.59 %)TeamTrack
86 (17.65 %)Software Testing
95 (14.71 %)QA
104 (11.76 %)LoadRunner
104 (11.76 %)Degree
113 (8.824 %)Configuration Management
113 (8.824 %)Crystal Reports
113 (8.824 %)ASP.NET
113 (8.824 %)SQL Server
113 (8.824 %).NET
122 (5.882 %)SQL Server 2000
122 (5.882 %)Change Management
122 (5.882 %)SQL Server 2005
131 (2.941 %)Retail
131 (2.941 %)Incident Management

System Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (8.824 %)ASP.NET
13 (8.824 %).NET
21 (2.941 %)J2EE
21 (2.941 %)CSS
21 (2.941 %)WebServices
21 (2.941 %)XML
21 (2.941 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.941 %)Wireless
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (26.47 %)DB2
19 (26.47 %)ETL
23 (8.824 %)Crystal Reports
23 (8.824 %)SQL Server
32 (5.882 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (5.882 %)SQL Server 2005
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (41.18 %)WinRunner
114 (41.18 %)TestDirector
27 (20.59 %)TeamTrack
34 (11.76 %)LoadRunner
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (47.06 %)Finance
210 (29.41 %)Telecoms
31 (2.941 %)Retail
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (29.41 %)Consultant
29 (26.47 %)Test Engineer
29 (26.47 %)ETL Consultant
29 (26.47 %)Ab Initio Consultant
38 (23.53 %)Tester
47 (20.59 %)Senior Test Engineer
55 (14.71 %)Analyst
64 (11.76 %)Test Analyst
72 (5.882 %)Systems Administrator
72 (5.882 %)Administrator
72 (5.882 %)RF Engineer
81 (2.941 %)Software Consultant
81 (2.941 %)Test Consultant
81 (2.941 %)Senior Tester
81 (2.941 %)Systems Developer
81 (2.941 %)Systems Analyst
81 (2.941 %)Developer
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.941 %)EPoS
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (26.47 %)UNIX
27 (20.59 %)Windows
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (41.18 %)Manual Testing
26 (17.65 %)Software Testing
33 (8.824 %)Configuration Management
42 (5.882 %)Change Management
51 (2.941 %)Incident Management
51 (2.941 %)User Acceptance Testing
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (26.47 %)SQL
19 (26.47 %)Shell Script
21 (2.941 %)VBScript
21 (2.941 %)Java
21 (2.941 %)JavaScript
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (23.53 %)ISEB
24 (11.76 %)Degree
31 (2.941 %)ISTQB
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (14.71 %)QA
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (35.29 %)Oracle
29 (26.47 %)Ab Initio
29 (26.47 %)Netezza
31 (2.941 %)Compuware
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