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The table below looks at the demand for HP QuickTest Professional (QTP) skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited QuickTest Pro over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP QuickTest Professional (QTP)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank126139
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching permanent IT job ads2535
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.015 %
As % of the category below6.510 %6.757 %
Salaries quoted1423
Average minimum salary£28,643£33,130
Average salary£33,286£33,957
% change on same period last year-1.97 %
Average maximum salary£37,929£34,783
UK excluding London average salary£35,353£36,327
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Scotland IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Scotland
Matching permanent IT job ads384518
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.222 %0.223 %
Salaries quoted274321
Average minimum salary£34,848£30,739
Average salary£38,396£33,910
% change on same period last year+13.22 %
Average maximum salary£41,944£37,080
UK excluding London average salary£35,022£35,944
% change on same period last year-2.56 %
QuickTest Pro UKQuickTest Pro
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QuickTest Pro
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Scotland QuickTest Pro Demand Trend

QuickTest Pro
Salary Trend

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

Scotland QuickTest Pro Salary Trend

QuickTest Pro
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Scotland QuickTest Pro Salary Histogram

QuickTest Pro
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EdinburghUp+3816£26,571-18.24 %
GlasgowUp+23£40,000+14.28 %
North LanarkshireNew entry-2£40,000-
West LothianUp+71£42,500+51.78 %
RenfrewshireNew entry-1£37,500-
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QuickTest Pro
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

121 (44.68 %)WinRunner
218 (38.30 %)HP
315 (31.91 %)Software Testing
414 (29.79 %)ISEB
511 (23.40 %)Finance
511 (23.40 %)LoadRunner
610 (21.28 %)TestDirector
79 (19.15 %)Manual Testing
86 (12.77 %)Regression Testing
86 (12.77 %)Security Cleared
95 (10.64 %)Pensions
95 (10.64 %)User Acceptance Testing
95 (10.64 %)Test Management
95 (10.64 %)Test Scripting
95 (10.64 %)Health
104 (8.511 %)Java
104 (8.511 %)VBScript
104 (8.511 %)VB
104 (8.511 %)Oracle
104 (8.511 %)Automated Testing
113 (6.383 %)Banking
113 (6.383 %).NET
113 (6.383 %)CRM
113 (6.383 %)Mainframe
122 (4.255 %)Change Management
122 (4.255 %)SQL
122 (4.255 %)ISTQB
122 (4.255 %)Degree
122 (4.255 %)Performance Testing
122 (4.255 %)Web Testing

QuickTest Pro
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

Scotland IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (6.383 %).NET
21 (2.128 %)J2EE
21 (2.128 %)XML
Scotland IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.128 %)SQL Server
11 (2.128 %)DB2
Scotland IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
121 (44.68 %)WinRunner
211 (23.40 %)LoadRunner
310 (21.28 %)TestDirector
41 (2.128 %)PVCS
41 (2.128 %)ClearCase
Scotland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (23.40 %)Finance
25 (10.64 %)Health
25 (10.64 %)Pensions
33 (6.383 %)Banking
41 (2.128 %)General Ledger
41 (2.128 %)Financial Institution
Scotland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
128 (59.57 %)Analyst
128 (59.57 %)Test Analyst
26 (12.77 %)Automation Test Analyst
35 (10.64 %)Test Manager
44 (8.511 %)Tester
53 (6.383 %)Senior Analyst
53 (6.383 %)Senior Test Analyst
62 (4.255 %)Consultant
62 (4.255 %)Team Leader
62 (4.255 %)Test Consultant
62 (4.255 %)Test Team Leader
62 (4.255 %)Software Tester
71 (2.128 %)Test Engineer
71 (2.128 %)Programme Manager
71 (2.128 %)Senior Test Manager
71 (2.128 %)Test Specialist
71 (2.128 %)Senior Manager
71 (2.128 %)Senior Tester
71 (2.128 %)Programme Test Manager
Scotland IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (6.383 %)Mainframe
Scotland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (31.91 %)Software Testing
29 (19.15 %)Manual Testing
36 (12.77 %)Regression Testing
36 (12.77 %)Security Cleared
45 (10.64 %)Test Management
45 (10.64 %)Test Scripting
45 (10.64 %)User Acceptance Testing
54 (8.511 %)Automated Testing
63 (6.383 %)CRM
72 (4.255 %)Change Management
72 (4.255 %)Performance Testing
72 (4.255 %)Web Testing
81 (2.128 %)Agile Software Development
81 (2.128 %)System Testing
81 (2.128 %)Integration Testing
81 (2.128 %)OO
81 (2.128 %)Project Management
81 (2.128 %)V-Model
Scotland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (8.511 %)VBScript
14 (8.511 %)VB
14 (8.511 %)Java
22 (4.255 %)SQL
31 (2.128 %)Perl
31 (2.128 %)PHP
31 (2.128 %)Python
31 (2.128 %)Tcl
31 (2.128 %)Ruby
Scotland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (29.79 %)ISEB
22 (4.255 %)ISTQB
22 (4.255 %)Degree
Scotland IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.128 %)QA
Scotland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (38.30 %)HP
24 (8.511 %)Oracle