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The table below looks at the demand for Test Scripting (Test Scripts) skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Scripting over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank163142
Rank change on same period last yearDown-21
Matching permanent IT job ads394626
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.218 %0.263 %
As % of the category below1.917 %2.438 %
Salaries quoted337521
Average minimum salary£31,360£33,121
Average salary£33,774£35,378
% change on same period last year-4.53 %
Average maximum salary£36,188£37,634
UK excluding London average salary£32,824£33,140
% change on same period last year-0.95 %
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South East
Matching permanent IT job ads2055725675
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled11.38 %10.77 %
Salaries quoted1638920849
Average minimum salary£40,572£41,798
Average salary£44,502£45,191
% change on same period last year-1.52 %
Average maximum salary£48,431£48,584
UK excluding London average salary£42,540£44,374
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
Test Scripting EnglandTest Scripting
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Test Scripting
Demand Trend

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

South East Test Scripting Demand Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the South East region.

South East Test Scripting Salary Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the South East region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South East Test Scripting Salary Histogram

Test Scripting
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Scripting within the South East region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
SurreyDown-4124£33,237-7.88 %
HampshireUp+2389£32,209-5.24 %
BerkshireDown-4188£34,867-7.80 %
OxfordshireUp+2254£34,360+14.60 %
West SussexUp+2820£35,278+27.12 %
BuckinghamshireDown-1215£31,432-6.72 %
KentUp+213£39,417+46.23 %
MiddlesexDown-54£36,375+5.59 %
East SussexUp+64£28,667-3.05 %
Home CountiesUp+23--
Thames ValleyUp+192£50,000+29.31 %
Test Scripting EnglandTest Scripting
England

Test Scripting
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the South East 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.

1251 (29.95 %)QA
2228 (27.21 %)ISEB
3173 (20.64 %)SQL
4172 (20.53 %)Software Testing
5131 (15.63 %)Automated Testing
5131 (15.63 %)Finance
6125 (14.92 %)QuickTest Pro
7117 (13.96 %)User Acceptance Testing
8103 (12.29 %)Oracle
992 (10.98 %)TestDirector
1091 (10.86 %).NET
1186 (10.26 %)Java
1285 (10.14 %)Windows
1383 (9.905 %)SQL Server
1482 (9.785 %)Manual Testing
1568 (8.115 %)Insurance
1568 (8.115 %)Degree
1665 (7.757 %)Pensions
1665 (7.757 %)C#
1665 (7.757 %)Microsoft
1757 (6.802 %)Test Management
1856 (6.683 %)UNIX
1856 (6.683 %)Linux
1955 (6.563 %)Client/Server
2054 (6.444 %)Perl
2152 (6.205 %)Telecoms
2249 (5.847 %)Use Case
2343 (5.131 %)Regression Testing
2343 (5.131 %)VB
2343 (5.131 %)Integration Testing

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the South East 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.

South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
191 (10.86 %).NET
242 (5.012 %)XML
328 (3.341 %)ASP.NET
420 (2.387 %)HTML
514 (1.671 %)WebServices
612 (1.432 %)J2EE
78 (0.955 %)ADO.NET
78 (0.955 %)COM
87 (0.835 %)COM+
87 (0.835 %)ASP
87 (0.835 %)WebSphere
96 (0.716 %)EDI
96 (0.716 %)Middleware
105 (0.597 %)MIDP
105 (0.597 %)BREW
105 (0.597 %)XSD
105 (0.597 %)CSS
114 (0.477 %)JSP
123 (0.358 %)Servlets
123 (0.358 %)Struts
South East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (1.313 %)WebLogic
26 (0.716 %)IIS
26 (0.716 %)SAS
34 (0.477 %)SharePoint
34 (0.477 %)Apache
43 (0.358 %)Tomcat
43 (0.358 %)CICS
43 (0.358 %)Oracle Application Server
52 (0.239 %)Commerce Server
52 (0.239 %)JBoss
61 (0.119 %)MQSeries
61 (0.119 %)ColdFusion MX
61 (0.119 %)ColdFusion
61 (0.119 %)WebSphere MQ
61 (0.119 %)CMS
61 (0.119 %)ESB
South East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
129 (3.461 %)MS Excel
225 (2.983 %)MS Office
311 (1.313 %)MS Project
47 (0.835 %)Spreadsheet
51 (0.119 %)MS Visio
51 (0.119 %)CATIA
South East IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (0.716 %)Oracle Applications
24 (0.477 %)SAP WM
32 (0.239 %)Endur
41 (0.119 %)SalesLogix
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
134 (4.057 %)Internet
214 (1.671 %)VoIP
313 (1.551 %)Wireless
412 (1.432 %)Megaco
511 (1.313 %)SNMP
610 (1.193 %)TCP/IP
610 (1.193 %)MGCP
79 (1.074 %)CTI
79 (1.074 %)Broadband
86 (0.716 %)LAN
86 (0.716 %)3G
95 (0.597 %)IP Telephony
95 (0.597 %)WAN
95 (0.597 %)IPX
104 (0.477 %)Extranet
104 (0.477 %)HTTPS
104 (0.477 %)SSL
113 (0.358 %)FTP
113 (0.358 %)SDH
113 (0.358 %)MPLS
South East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
183 (9.905 %)SQL Server
226 (3.103 %)TOAD
319 (2.267 %)SQL Server 2005
414 (1.671 %)Oracle 9i
513 (1.551 %)SQL Server 2000
610 (1.193 %)MySQL
610 (1.193 %)RDBMS
76 (0.716 %)DB2
85 (0.597 %)Oracle Reports
85 (0.597 %)Datawarehouse
85 (0.597 %)Oracle 10g
94 (0.477 %)BusinessObjects
103 (0.358 %)GIS
112 (0.239 %)Crystal Reports
121 (0.119 %)Oracle 8/8i
121 (0.119 %)Data Mining
121 (0.119 %)ETL
121 (0.119 %)MS Access
121 (0.119 %)Cognos Impromptu
South East IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1125 (14.92 %)QuickTest Pro
292 (10.98 %)TestDirector
334 (4.057 %)LoadRunner
429 (3.461 %)WinRunner
523 (2.745 %)Visual Studio
617 (2.029 %)QARun
715 (1.790 %)TestComplete
812 (1.432 %)ClearCase
910 (1.193 %)VSS/SourceSafe
108 (0.955 %)ClearQuest
108 (0.955 %)JMeter
117 (0.835 %)Oracle Forms
117 (0.835 %)WATIR
117 (0.835 %)TestPartner
117 (0.835 %)SilkPerformer
126 (0.716 %)Eclipse
126 (0.716 %)NUnit
135 (0.597 %)LabVIEW
135 (0.597 %)MSI
135 (0.597 %)InstallShield
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1131 (15.63 %)Finance
268 (8.115 %)Insurance
365 (7.757 %)Pensions
452 (6.205 %)Telecoms
540 (4.773 %)Retail
627 (3.222 %)Marketing
725 (2.983 %)Pharmaceutical
823 (2.745 %)Health
922 (2.625 %)Billing
1015 (1.790 %)Government
1112 (1.432 %)Banking
129 (1.074 %)Music
129 (1.074 %)Music Industry
138 (0.955 %)Manufacturing
146 (0.716 %)Interactive Media
154 (0.477 %)Police
154 (0.477 %)Games
154 (0.477 %)Back Office
154 (0.477 %)Construction
154 (0.477 %)Education
South East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1376 (44.87 %)Analyst
2282 (33.65 %)Test Analyst
3202 (24.11 %)Tester
4126 (15.04 %)Test Engineer
561 (7.279 %)Software Tester
655 (6.563 %)Systems Analyst
744 (5.251 %)Business Analyst
842 (5.012 %)QA Engineer
940 (4.773 %)Systems Test Analyst
1038 (4.535 %)Consultant
1136 (4.296 %)QA Analyst
1235 (4.177 %)Software Engineer
1235 (4.177 %)Senior Analyst
1333 (3.938 %)Senior Test Analyst
1432 (3.819 %)Developer
1432 (3.819 %)Senior Consultant
1432 (3.819 %)Test Manager
1531 (3.699 %)Team Leader
1626 (3.103 %)Test Team Leader
1725 (2.983 %)Systems Tester
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
155 (6.563 %)Client/Server
222 (2.625 %)Chemistry
222 (2.625 %)Biology
318 (2.148 %)Mathematics
416 (1.909 %)Physics
511 (1.313 %)Life Science
610 (1.193 %)Statistics
76 (0.716 %)Handset
76 (0.716 %)Replication
76 (0.716 %)EPoS
76 (0.716 %)DTV
85 (0.597 %)Management Information System
94 (0.477 %)Computer Science
103 (0.358 %)IBM Mainframe
103 (0.358 %)Data Conversion
103 (0.358 %)Mainframe
112 (0.239 %)AS400
112 (0.239 %)NHS
112 (0.239 %)N-Tier
112 (0.239 %)PDA
South East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
185 (10.14 %)Windows
256 (6.683 %)Linux
256 (6.683 %)UNIX
316 (1.909 %)Windows XP
415 (1.790 %)Windows Server 2003
512 (1.432 %)Windows Vista
67 (0.835 %)Windows 2000 Server
67 (0.835 %)AIX
67 (0.835 %)Solaris
76 (0.716 %)Windows 2000
81 (0.119 %)Windows NT
81 (0.119 %)Debian
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1172 (20.53 %)Software Testing
2131 (15.63 %)Automated Testing
3117 (13.96 %)User Acceptance Testing
482 (9.785 %)Manual Testing
557 (6.802 %)Test Management
649 (5.847 %)Use Case
743 (5.131 %)Integration Testing
743 (5.131 %)Regression Testing
841 (4.893 %)Web Testing
938 (4.535 %)Business Analysis
938 (4.535 %)UML
1036 (4.296 %)Project Management
1036 (4.296 %)Performance Testing
1130 (3.580 %)Security Cleared
1228 (3.341 %)System Testing
1326 (3.103 %)Configuration Management
1422 (2.625 %)CRM
1517 (2.029 %)E-Commerce
1517 (2.029 %)Service Delivery
1517 (2.029 %)Load Testing
South East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1173 (20.64 %)SQL
286 (10.26 %)Java
365 (7.757 %)C#
454 (6.444 %)Perl
543 (5.131 %)VB
640 (4.773 %)C++
737 (4.415 %)Python
828 (3.341 %)C
925 (2.983 %)VB6
1020 (2.387 %)VBScript
1118 (2.148 %)JavaScript
1215 (1.790 %)VB.NET
1215 (1.790 %)Tcl
1312 (1.432 %)Lua
1411 (1.313 %)Shell Script
1510 (1.193 %)PHP
167 (0.835 %)PL/SQL
167 (0.835 %)Transact-SQL
174 (0.477 %)Ruby
174 (0.477 %)Ada
South East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1228 (27.21 %)ISEB
268 (8.115 %)Degree
318 (2.148 %)PhD
416 (1.909 %)ISTQB
57 (0.835 %)ISEB Practitioner
64 (0.477 %)MCSE
64 (0.477 %)Microsoft Certification
73 (0.358 %)HND
81 (0.119 %)Postgraduate
81 (0.119 %)CCIE
81 (0.119 %)Cisco Certification
South East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
1251 (29.95 %)QA
213 (1.551 %)SLA
33 (0.358 %)ISO8583
42 (0.239 %)HL7
51 (0.119 %)WAI
51 (0.119 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
51 (0.119 %)TickIT
South East IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (0.597 %)Active Directory
South East IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (0.358 %)OpenView
13 (0.358 %)Netcool
13 (0.358 %)Netcool/OMNIbus
13 (0.358 %)Netcool/Proviso
13 (0.358 %)Netcool/Webtop
22 (0.239 %)CONTROL-M
22 (0.239 %)Tivoli
31 (0.119 %)OpenView Configuration Management
31 (0.119 %)SCCM
South East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1103 (12.29 %)Oracle
265 (7.757 %)Microsoft
314 (1.671 %)EMC
314 (1.671 %)SAP
412 (1.432 %)HP
510 (1.193 %)Mapinfo
68 (0.955 %)Citrix
68 (0.955 %)Segue
76 (0.716 %)Remedy
85 (0.597 %)Progress
85 (0.597 %)Symbian
85 (0.597 %)IBM
85 (0.597 %)Yahoo!
85 (0.597 %)Google
94 (0.477 %)Finjan
94 (0.477 %)Business Objects
102 (0.239 %)Cisco
102 (0.239 %)Sybase
102 (0.239 %)OpenLink
102 (0.239 %)Perforce