The first table below looks at the demand for Test Scripting skills in IT jobs advertised for the Sale 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 Sale region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Scripting (Test Scripts)
Rank 10 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing Test Scripting 10 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Sale 18.18% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 22.73% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Average salary £38,750 - -
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £34,500 £33,500
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +2.98%
All Processes & Methodologies
Sale
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
44 12 7
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Sale 80.00% 38.71% 41.18%
Number of salaries quoted 16 5 7
Average salary £33,500 £40,000 £36,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
-16.25% +8.84%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,050 £40,000 £29,850
10% offered a salary of more than £45,750 £42,650 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Test Scripting
Manchester

Test Scripting
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Sale 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 Sale region.

Sale Test Scripting Salary Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the Sale region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Sale Test Scripting Salary Histogram

Test Scripting
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Sale 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 10 (90.91%) Oracle
2 7 (63.64%) ERP
2 7 (63.64%) Microsoft
2 7 (63.64%) Finance
2 7 (63.64%) Oracle Applications
2 7 (63.64%) Oracle EBS R12
3 6 (54.55%) MS Excel
4 5 (45.45%) Advertising
4 5 (45.45%) SC Cleared
4 5 (45.45%) Security Cleared
5 3 (27.27%) SUSE
5 3 (27.27%) Apache
5 3 (27.27%) SQL Server
5 3 (27.27%) WebLogic
5 3 (27.27%) HPUX
6 2 (18.18%) HP
6 2 (18.18%) ISEB
6 2 (18.18%) HP Quality Center
6 2 (18.18%) ISEB Practitioner
6 2 (18.18%) ISTQB
6 2 (18.18%) Release Management
6 2 (18.18%) Performance Testing
6 2 (18.18%) Security Testing
6 2 (18.18%) Integration Testing
7 1 (9.091%) VB
7 1 (9.091%) Statistical Analysis
7 1 (9.091%) E-business
7 1 (9.091%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (9.091%) WebLogic Integration
7 1 (9.091%) TIBCO

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Sale 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 Platforms
1 3 (27.27%) WebLogic
1 3 (27.27%) Apache
2 1 (9.091%) Tomcat
2 1 (9.091%) WebLogic Integration
Applications
1 6 (54.55%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 7 (63.64%) Oracle Applications
1 7 (63.64%) Oracle EBS R12
2 1 (9.091%) Oracle EBS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.091%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (27.27%) SQL Server
2 1 (9.091%) Oracle 8/8i
2 1 (9.091%) MS Access
General
1 7 (63.64%) Finance
2 5 (45.45%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 5 (45.45%) Analyst
1 5 (45.45%) Support Analyst
1 5 (45.45%) Oracle Analyst
1 5 (45.45%) Oracle Support Analyst
2 4 (36.36%) Test Leader
3 2 (18.18%) E-Business Consultant
3 2 (18.18%) Business Consultant
3 2 (18.18%) Oracle Consultant
3 2 (18.18%) Support Consultant
3 2 (18.18%) Consultant
4 1 (9.091%) Functional Consultant
4 1 (9.091%) Financial Analyst
4 1 (9.091%) Procurement Analyst
4 1 (9.091%) Oracle Functional Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.091%) N-Tier
Operating Systems
1 3 (27.27%) HPUX
1 3 (27.27%) SUSE
2 1 (9.091%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) ERP
2 2 (18.18%) Release Management
2 2 (18.18%) Performance Testing
2 2 (18.18%) Security Testing
2 2 (18.18%) Integration Testing
3 1 (9.091%) SOA
3 1 (9.091%) E-business
3 1 (9.091%) Statistical Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (9.091%) VB
1 1 (9.091%) FoxPro (VFP)
Qualifications
1 5 (45.45%) SC Cleared
1 5 (45.45%) Security Cleared
2 2 (18.18%) ISEB
2 2 (18.18%) ISEB Practitioner
2 2 (18.18%) ISTQB
Systems Management
1 2 (18.18%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 10 (90.91%) Oracle
2 7 (63.64%) Microsoft
3 2 (18.18%) HP
4 1 (9.091%) TIBCO