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The table below looks at the demand for Software Testing skills within the Peterborough region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Testing over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Testing
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4253
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching permanent IT job ads713
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.006 %
As % of the category below3.182 %4.153 %
Salaries quoted79
Average minimum salary£37,857£31,000
Average salary£38,571£33,167
% change on same period last year+16.29 %
Average maximum salary£39,286£35,333
UK excluding London average salary£32,977£33,609
% change on same period last year-1.88 %
Peterborough IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Peterborough
Matching permanent IT job ads220313
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.147 %0.140 %
Salaries quoted198258
Average minimum salary£40,348£37,092
Average salary£43,718£40,540
% change on same period last year+7.83 %
Average maximum salary£47,088£43,988
UK excluding London average salary£42,954£44,648
% change on same period last year-3.79 %
Software Testing CambridgeshireSoftware Testing
Cambridgeshire

Software Testing
Demand Trend

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

Peterborough Software Testing Demand Trend

Software Testing
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Software Testing across the Peterborough region.

Peterborough Software Testing Salary Trend

Software Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Testing across the Peterborough region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Peterborough Software Testing Salary Histogram

Software Testing
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Peterborough region citing Software 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 Software Testing.

18 (53.33 %)Change Management
18 (53.33 %)Finance
18 (53.33 %)Retail
18 (53.33 %)Business Analysis
18 (53.33 %)User Acceptance Testing
23 (20.00 %)CRM
23 (20.00 %)E-Commerce
23 (20.00 %)Pegasus
23 (20.00 %)Pegasus Opera
23 (20.00 %)Sage
32 (13.33 %)Java
32 (13.33 %)UNIX
32 (13.33 %)ERP
32 (13.33 %)ISEB
32 (13.33 %)GIS
32 (13.33 %)Business Development
32 (13.33 %)Test Scripting
41 (6.667 %)Manual Testing
41 (6.667 %)System Testing
41 (6.667 %)Data Mapping
41 (6.667 %)QA
41 (6.667 %)Insurance
41 (6.667 %)Integration Testing

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Peterborough region citing Software 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 Software Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Peterborough IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (20.00 %)Pegasus Opera
Peterborough IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (13.33 %)GIS
Peterborough IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (53.33 %)Finance
18 (53.33 %)Retail
21 (6.667 %)Insurance
Peterborough IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (66.67 %)Analyst
28 (53.33 %)Business Analyst
33 (20.00 %)Consultant
33 (20.00 %)Support Consultant
33 (20.00 %)Implementation Consultant
42 (13.33 %)Customer Support Engineer
42 (13.33 %)Customer Engineer
42 (13.33 %)Support Engineer
42 (13.33 %)Tester
42 (13.33 %)Test Analyst
51 (6.667 %)Software Tester
51 (6.667 %)QA Test Analyst
51 (6.667 %)QA Analyst
51 (6.667 %)Software Test Analyst
51 (6.667 %)QA Tester
Peterborough IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (13.33 %)UNIX
Peterborough IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (53.33 %)Change Management
18 (53.33 %)Business Analysis
18 (53.33 %)User Acceptance Testing
23 (20.00 %)CRM
23 (20.00 %)E-Commerce
32 (13.33 %)ERP
32 (13.33 %)Business Development
32 (13.33 %)Test Scripting
41 (6.667 %)Manual Testing
41 (6.667 %)System Testing
41 (6.667 %)Data Mapping
41 (6.667 %)Integration Testing
Peterborough IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (13.33 %)Java
Peterborough IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (13.33 %)ISEB
Peterborough IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (6.667 %)QA
Peterborough IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (20.00 %)Pegasus
13 (20.00 %)Sage