The first table below looks at the demand for QuickTest Pro skills in IT jobs advertised for the Reading region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited QuickTest Pro over the 3 months to 24 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 Development Applications category for the Reading region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
HP QuickTest Professional (QTP)
Rank 124 99 97
Rank change year-on-year
-25 -2
Permanent jobs citing QuickTest Pro 9 33 24
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 0.415% 1.458% 1.273%
As % of the Development Applications category 3.846% 10.78% 8.571%
Number of salaries quoted 3 27 18
Average salary £40,000 £45,000 £42,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.11% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £34,000 £39,000 £37,200
10% offered a salary of more than £52,000 £48,500 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,000
% change year-on-year
- +1.35%
All Development Applications
Reading
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Development Applications category
234 306 280
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 10.79% 13.52% 14.85%
Number of salaries quoted 181 266 216
Average salary £45,000 £37,500 £33,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+20.00% +11.94%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £33,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £52,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+1.31% +1.33%
QuickTest Pro
Berkshire

QuickTest Pro
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro across the Reading region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Reading QuickTest Pro Jobs Demand Trend

QuickTest Pro
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro across the Reading region.

Reading QuickTest Pro Salary Trend

QuickTest Pro
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro across the Reading region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Reading QuickTest Pro Salary Histogram

QuickTest Pro
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Reading region citing QuickTest Pro 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 QuickTest Pro.

1 12 (80.00%) HP
1 12 (80.00%) HP Quality Center
2 9 (60.00%) Windows
3 8 (53.33%) Finance
3 8 (53.33%) Test Automation
4 7 (46.67%) Test Scripting
4 7 (46.67%) SC Cleared
4 7 (46.67%) Security Cleared
4 7 (46.67%) Windows Server 2003
4 7 (46.67%) Telecoms
4 7 (46.67%) SharePoint
4 7 (46.67%) WinRunner
4 7 (46.67%) TestDirector
5 6 (40.00%) Active Directory
5 6 (40.00%) ISEB
5 6 (40.00%) Retail
5 6 (40.00%) ISTQB
5 6 (40.00%) Fujitsu
6 5 (33.33%) SilkPerformer
6 5 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
6 5 (33.33%) SharePoint Server
6 5 (33.33%) Netcool
6 5 (33.33%) OpenView Configuration Management
6 5 (33.33%) Regression Testing
6 5 (33.33%) Borland
7 4 (26.67%) Windows XP
7 4 (26.67%) Automated Testing
8 3 (20.00%) Manual Testing
8 3 (20.00%) Performance Testing
8 3 (20.00%) Software Testing

QuickTest Pro
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Reading region citing QuickTest Pro 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 QuickTest Pro. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 7 (46.67%) SharePoint
2 5 (33.33%) SharePoint Server
3 1 (6.667%) MS Exchange
3 1 (6.667%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 1 (6.667%) MS Office
1 1 (6.667%) MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (6.667%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 7 (46.67%) WinRunner
1 7 (46.67%) TestDirector
2 5 (33.33%) SilkPerformer
3 2 (13.33%) Selenium
3 2 (13.33%) FitNesse
4 1 (6.667%) Visual Studio
4 1 (6.667%) LoadRunner
4 1 (6.667%) TestComplete
General
1 8 (53.33%) Finance
2 7 (46.67%) Telecoms
3 6 (40.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 12 (80.00%) Analyst
1 12 (80.00%) Test Analyst
2 6 (40.00%) Security Analyst
3 3 (20.00%) Tester
4 2 (13.33%) Automation Tester
5 1 (6.667%) Senior Tester
5 1 (6.667%) QA Tester
5 1 (6.667%) Senior QA Tester
5 1 (6.667%) Performance Analyst
5 1 (6.667%) Junior
5 1 (6.667%) Junior Analyst
5 1 (6.667%) Performance Test Analyst
5 1 (6.667%) Junior Test Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.667%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 9 (60.00%) Windows
2 7 (46.67%) Windows Server 2003
3 4 (26.67%) Windows XP
4 1 (6.667%) Linux
4 1 (6.667%) SUSE
4 1 (6.667%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (53.33%) Test Automation
2 7 (46.67%) Test Scripting
3 5 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
3 5 (33.33%) Regression Testing
4 4 (26.67%) Automated Testing
5 3 (20.00%) Manual Testing
5 3 (20.00%) Performance Testing
5 3 (20.00%) Software Testing
6 2 (13.33%) Web Testing
6 2 (13.33%) System Testing
6 2 (13.33%) Agile Software Development
7 1 (6.667%) Document Management
7 1 (6.667%) Software Distribution
7 1 (6.667%) Automation Testing
7 1 (6.667%) Test Management
7 1 (6.667%) Scalability Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (13.33%) C#
1 2 (13.33%) Java
1 2 (13.33%) SQL
2 1 (6.667%) C++
2 1 (6.667%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 7 (46.67%) SC Cleared
1 7 (46.67%) Security Cleared
2 6 (40.00%) ISEB
2 6 (40.00%) ISTQB
3 1 (6.667%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.667%) QA
System Software
1 6 (40.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 12 (80.00%) HP Quality Center
2 5 (33.33%) Netcool
2 5 (33.33%) OpenView Configuration Management
Vendors
1 12 (80.00%) HP
2 6 (40.00%) Fujitsu
3 5 (33.33%) Borland
Reading, Berkshire
Selenium, QTP, TestComplete) Experience of working within an Agile environment... Strong SQL knowledge and experience (Postgresql an advantage) Experience of Server OS (Linux, Windows Server, Suse and Ubuntu)...
Experis IT
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
You will have qualifications in: ISEB or ISTQB accreditation. Security cleared to at least SC level... Mercury TestDirector/HP Quality Center. Desirable skills include: Testing on MOSS (Sharepoint).....
Capita Resourcing Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
You will have qualifications in: ISEB or ISTQB accreditation. Security cleared to at least SC level... Mercury TestDirector/HP Quality Center. Desirable skills include: Testing on MOSS (Sharepoint).....
Capita Resourcing - IT Resourcing
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Skills: Current Security Clearance to SC level, proficient with Quality Centre/Test Director, LoadRunner, Winrunner or QTP, Knowledge of Windows server 2003, Lifecycle test management experience. Desirable: Defence /...
Lorien Resourcing
Salary: Negotiable on Application
Posted: 20 May 2013