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This section looks at the demand for Software Testing skills within the South Lanarkshire 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Testing
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1014
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching permanent IT job ads21
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below11.11 %4.000 %
Salaries quoted11
Average minimum salary£40,000£25,000
Average salary£40,000£29,000
% change on same period last year+37.93 %
Average maximum salary£40,000£33,000
UK excluding London average salary£34,720£33,025
% change on same period last year+5.13 %
South Lanarkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South Lanarkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads1825
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.010 %
Salaries quoted716
Average minimum salary£32,071£29,360
Average salary£35,071£32,680
% change on same period last year+7.31 %
Average maximum salary£38,071£36,000
UK excluding London average salary£42,487£44,463
% change on same period last year-4.44 %
Software Testing ScotlandSoftware Testing
Scotland

Software Testing
Demand Trend

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

South Lanarkshire 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 South Lanarkshire region.

South Lanarkshire Software Testing Salary Trend

Software Testing
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing within the South Lanarkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
East KilbrideUp+62£40,000+37.93 %
Software Testing ScotlandSoftware Testing
Scotland

Software Testing
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the South Lanarkshire 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.

15 (100.00 %)ISEB
23 (60.00 %)TestDirector
23 (60.00 %)Telecoms
23 (60.00 %)Finance
23 (60.00 %)Government
23 (60.00 %)Police
23 (60.00 %)IBM
23 (60.00 %)Test Scripting
32 (40.00 %)Test Management
32 (40.00 %)QA
32 (40.00 %)PL/SQL
32 (40.00 %)SQL
32 (40.00 %)UNIX
41 (20.00 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (20.00 %)Performance Testing

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the South Lanarkshire 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.

South Lanarkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (60.00 %)TestDirector
South Lanarkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (60.00 %)Telecoms
13 (60.00 %)Finance
13 (60.00 %)Government
13 (60.00 %)Police
21 (20.00 %)Pharmaceutical
South Lanarkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (100.00 %)Analyst
15 (100.00 %)Test Analyst
23 (60.00 %)Quality Analyst
32 (40.00 %)Senior Analyst
32 (40.00 %)Senior Test Analyst
32 (40.00 %)QA Test Analyst
32 (40.00 %)QA Analyst
41 (20.00 %)Software Test Analyst
South Lanarkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (40.00 %)UNIX
South Lanarkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (60.00 %)Test Scripting
22 (40.00 %)Test Management
31 (20.00 %)Performance Testing
South Lanarkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (40.00 %)PL/SQL
12 (40.00 %)SQL
South Lanarkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (100.00 %)ISEB
South Lanarkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (40.00 %)QA
South Lanarkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (60.00 %)IBM