The first table below looks at the demand for Test Scripting skills in IT jobs advertised for the Peterborough region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Scripting over the 3 months to 17 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 Processes & Methodologies category for the Peterborough region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Scripting (Test Scripts)
Rank 48 34 42
Rank change year-on-year
-14 +8
Permanent jobs citing Test Scripting 3 10 7
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Peterborough 0.820% 3.236% 2.341%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.145% 4.545% 3.286%
Number of salaries quoted 3 10 5
Average salary £30,000 £27,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+11.11% -32.50%
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £34,500 £33,500
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +2.98%
All Processes & Methodologies
Peterborough
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
262 220 213
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Peterborough 71.58% 71.20% 71.24%
Number of salaries quoted 226 183 175
Average salary £42,500 £39,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.59% +5.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £22,900 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £45,000 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Test Scripting
Cambridgeshire

Test Scripting
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the Peterborough region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Peterborough Test Scripting Jobs Demand Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Trend

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

Peterborough Test Scripting Salary Trend

Test Scripting
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Peterborough 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.

1 6 (60.00%) SQL
1 6 (60.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (50.00%) Windows
3 4 (40.00%) ISEB
3 4 (40.00%) QA
3 4 (40.00%) Web Testing
4 3 (30.00%) HP Quality Center
4 3 (30.00%) Data Analysis
4 3 (30.00%) Finance
4 3 (30.00%) Regression Testing
4 3 (30.00%) Agile Software Development
4 3 (30.00%) COM
4 3 (30.00%) MS Excel
4 3 (30.00%) Requirements Analysis
5 2 (20.00%) Shell Script
5 2 (20.00%) XML
5 2 (20.00%) SQL Server
5 2 (20.00%) MS Office
5 2 (20.00%) Retail
5 2 (20.00%) Automated Testing
5 2 (20.00%) Software Testing
6 1 (10.00%) Logistics
6 1 (10.00%) Test Strategy
6 1 (10.00%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (10.00%) Risk Management
6 1 (10.00%) WinRunner
6 1 (10.00%) TestDirector
6 1 (10.00%) LoadRunner
6 1 (10.00%) Mainframe
6 1 (10.00%) E-Commerce

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Peterborough 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.

Application Development
1 3 (30.00%) COM
2 2 (20.00%) XML
Applications
1 3 (30.00%) MS Excel
2 2 (20.00%) MS Office
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (20.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (10.00%) WinRunner
1 1 (10.00%) TestDirector
1 1 (10.00%) LoadRunner
General
1 3 (30.00%) Finance
2 2 (20.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 6 (60.00%) Analyst
2 3 (30.00%) Test Analyst
2 3 (30.00%) QA Analyst
3 2 (20.00%) Test Engineer
3 2 (20.00%) Software Test Engineer
3 2 (20.00%) Software Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) Senior Test Manager
4 1 (10.00%) Test Leader
4 1 (10.00%) Senior Manager
4 1 (10.00%) Test Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) Mainframe
1 1 (10.00%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 5 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (40.00%) Web Testing
2 3 (30.00%) Regression Testing
2 3 (30.00%) Agile Software Development
2 3 (30.00%) Data Analysis
2 3 (30.00%) Requirements Analysis
3 2 (20.00%) Automated Testing
3 2 (20.00%) Software Testing
4 1 (10.00%) E-Commerce
4 1 (10.00%) Logistics
4 1 (10.00%) Risk Management
4 1 (10.00%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 6 (60.00%) SQL
2 2 (20.00%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 4 (40.00%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (40.00%) QA
Systems Management
1 3 (30.00%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 6 (60.00%) Microsoft