The first table below looks at the demand for Test Scripting skills in IT jobs advertised for the Preston region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Scripting over the 3 months to 19 June 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 Preston region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Scripting (Test Scripts)
Rank 25 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing Test Scripting 2 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Preston 1.852% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.273% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Average salary £24,500 - -
UK excluding London average salary £33,500 £35,000 £34,000
% change year-on-year
-4.28% +2.94%
All Processes & Methodologies
Preston
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
88 93 28
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Preston 81.48% 76.23% 59.57%
Number of salaries quoted 81 90 26
Average salary £35,000 £32,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.69% -7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £22,500 £14,500
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £41,000 £36,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Test Scripting
Lancashire

Test Scripting
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Preston 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 Preston region.

Preston Test Scripting Salary Trend

Test Scripting
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Preston 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 3 (75.00%) .NET
1 3 (75.00%) SQL Server
1 3 (75.00%) Software Testing
1 3 (75.00%) ISTQB
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (75.00%) ISEB
1 3 (75.00%) Manual Testing
1 3 (75.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) Spreadsheet
2 1 (25.00%) Firmware
2 1 (25.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (25.00%) Automated Testing
2 1 (25.00%) MS Office
2 1 (25.00%) MS Excel

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Preston 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 (75.00%) .NET
Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Spreadsheet
1 1 (25.00%) MS Office
1 1 (25.00%) MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (75.00%) SQL Server
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Analyst
1 3 (75.00%) Test Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Firmware Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Software Test Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Test Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Graduate
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Firmware
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Software Testing
1 3 (75.00%) Manual Testing
1 3 (75.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (25.00%) Automated Testing
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) ISTQB
1 3 (75.00%) ISEB
2 1 (25.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft