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The table below looks at the demand for Software Testing skills within the Solihull region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Testing over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Testing
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank37-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads20
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.290 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted10
Average minimum salary£22,000-
Average salary£28,500-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£35,000-
UK excluding London average salary£34,682£33,242
% change on same period last year+4.33 %
Solihull IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Solihull
Matching permanent IT job ads155169
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.089 %0.072 %
Salaries quoted128157
Average minimum salary£29,837£29,704
Average salary£32,948£33,293
% change on same period last year-1.03 %
Average maximum salary£36,060£36,882
UK excluding London average salary£42,667£44,191
% change on same period last year-3.44 %
Software Testing West MidlandsSoftware Testing
West Midlands

Software Testing
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Software Testing across the Solihull region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Solihull Software Testing Demand Trend

Software Testing
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Software Testing across the Solihull region.

Solihull Software Testing Salary Trend

Software Testing
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the Solihull region citing Software Testing 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 Software Testing.

12 (66.67 %)Retail
21 (33.33 %)Automated Testing
21 (33.33 %)Degree
21 (33.33 %)QA
21 (33.33 %)Manual Testing
21 (33.33 %)Java
21 (33.33 %)SQL
21 (33.33 %)Oracle
21 (33.33 %)ODBC
21 (33.33 %)Windows
21 (33.33 %)MS Access
21 (33.33 %)Microsoft
21 (33.33 %)ISEB

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the Solihull region citing Software Testing 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 Software Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Solihull IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (33.33 %)ODBC
Solihull IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (33.33 %)MS Access
Solihull IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Retail
Solihull IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (33.33 %)Tester
11 (33.33 %)Analyst
11 (33.33 %)Test Manager
11 (33.33 %)Systems Analyst
11 (33.33 %)Senior Analyst
11 (33.33 %)Test Team Leader
11 (33.33 %)Team Leader
11 (33.33 %)QA Tester
11 (33.33 %)Senior Systems Analyst
Solihull IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (33.33 %)Windows
Solihull IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)Automated Testing
11 (33.33 %)Manual Testing
Solihull IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (33.33 %)Java
11 (33.33 %)SQL
Solihull IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (33.33 %)ISEB
11 (33.33 %)Degree
Solihull IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (33.33 %)QA
Solihull IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (33.33 %)Oracle
11 (33.33 %)Microsoft