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This section looks at the demand for Automated Testing skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Automated Testing over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAutomated Testing
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank158165
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching permanent IT job ads10385
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.055 %0.035 %
As % of the category below1.528 %1.410 %
Salaries quoted8964
Average minimum salary£32,391£28,567
Average salary£36,160£31,478
% change on same period last year+14.87 %
Average maximum salary£39,929£34,388
UK excluding London average salary£34,458£34,230
% change on same period last year+0.66 %
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads67396027
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.628 %2.512 %
Salaries quoted57515114
Average minimum salary£35,792£35,314
Average salary£39,163£38,851
% change on same period last year+0.80 %
Average maximum salary£42,533£42,387
UK excluding London average salary£42,487£44,463
% change on same period last year-4.44 %
Automated Testing EnglandAutomated Testing
England

Automated Testing
Demand Trend

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

South West Automated Testing Demand Trend

Automated Testing
Salary Trend

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

South West Automated Testing Salary Trend

Automated Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Automated Testing across the South West region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

South West Automated Testing Salary Histogram

Automated Testing
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automated Testing within the South West 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
BristolDown-435£39,203+16.65 %
GloucestershireDown-2724£32,304+2.30 %
SomersetDown-319£36,455+62.02 %
DorsetUp+1513£37,333-13.77 %
WiltshireDown-17£37,107+41.36 %
DevonDown-64£29,875+6.22 %
Automated Testing EnglandAutomated Testing
England

Automated Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the South West region citing Automated 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 Automated Testing.

170 (34.15 %)Finance
170 (34.15 %)ISEB
247 (22.93 %)Manual Testing
344 (21.46 %)TestDirector
344 (21.46 %)SQL
441 (20.00 %)Test Scripting
540 (19.51 %)QuickTest Pro
638 (18.54 %)QA
638 (18.54 %)Software Testing
734 (16.59 %)WinRunner
833 (16.10 %)Degree
931 (15.12 %)Java
1023 (11.22 %)Client/Server
1023 (11.22 %)Internet
1122 (10.73 %)Oracle
1122 (10.73 %)Agile Software Development
1217 (8.293 %)Regression Testing
1316 (7.805 %)PHP
1316 (7.805 %)Ant
1316 (7.805 %)Swing
1316 (7.805 %)Eclipse
1415 (7.317 %)UNIX
1514 (6.829 %)J2EE
1613 (6.341 %)Windows
1613 (6.341 %)C#
1613 (6.341 %).NET
1613 (6.341 %)Business Development
1613 (6.341 %)Pega
1711 (5.366 %)SQL Server
1711 (5.366 %)Linux

Automated Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the South West region citing Automated 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 Automated Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (7.805 %)Swing
214 (6.829 %)J2EE
313 (6.341 %).NET
49 (4.390 %)XML
54 (1.951 %)HTML
54 (1.951 %)EJB
54 (1.951 %)JSP
54 (1.951 %)Servlets
54 (1.951 %)Struts
61 (0.488 %)ADO
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (4.390 %)Tomcat
24 (1.951 %)WebLogic
24 (1.951 %)WebLogic Portal
24 (1.951 %)ATG Dynamo
32 (0.976 %)BizTalk Server
41 (0.488 %)IIS
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (2.927 %)MS Excel
24 (1.951 %)MS Office
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
123 (11.22 %)Internet
23 (1.463 %)SS7
23 (1.463 %)ISUP
23 (1.463 %)GSM
23 (1.463 %)ISDN
23 (1.463 %)LAN
31 (0.488 %)FTP
31 (0.488 %)TCP/IP
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (5.366 %)SQL Server
29 (4.390 %)Oracle Reports
32 (0.976 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (0.976 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (0.488 %)MySQL
41 (0.488 %)RDBMS
41 (0.488 %)DB2
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
144 (21.46 %)TestDirector
240 (19.51 %)QuickTest Pro
334 (16.59 %)WinRunner
416 (7.805 %)Eclipse
416 (7.805 %)Ant
510 (4.878 %)JUnit
69 (4.390 %)Oracle Forms
75 (2.439 %)Selenium
82 (0.976 %)TestPartner
82 (0.976 %)Visual Studio Team System
82 (0.976 %)LoadRunner
91 (0.488 %)Bugzilla
91 (0.488 %)FitNesse
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
170 (34.15 %)Finance
211 (5.366 %)Pensions
310 (4.878 %)Electronics
47 (3.415 %)Telecoms
55 (2.439 %)Health
63 (1.463 %)Government
71 (0.488 %)Financial Institution
71 (0.488 %)Music
71 (0.488 %)Legal
71 (0.488 %)Home Office
71 (0.488 %)Insurance
71 (0.488 %)Local Government
71 (0.488 %)Construction
71 (0.488 %)Electric
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
186 (41.95 %)Analyst
283 (40.49 %)Test Analyst
368 (33.17 %)Tester
423 (11.22 %)Systems Tester
515 (7.317 %)Developer
614 (6.829 %)Test Team Leader
614 (6.829 %)Team Leader
713 (6.341 %)Test Manager
812 (5.854 %)Test Engineer
910 (4.878 %)Embedded Software Engineer
910 (4.878 %)Software Engineer
109 (4.390 %)Systems Analyst
109 (4.390 %)Software Tester
109 (4.390 %)Systems Test Analyst
118 (3.902 %)Java Software Developer
118 (3.902 %)Java Developer
118 (3.902 %)Software Developer
127 (3.415 %)C++ Software Engineer
127 (3.415 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
127 (3.415 %)Embedded C++ Software Engineer
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
123 (11.22 %)Client/Server
24 (1.951 %)Data Integration
33 (1.463 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
42 (0.976 %)Equities
42 (0.976 %)Computer Science
51 (0.488 %)Firmware
51 (0.488 %)DTV
51 (0.488 %)SCADA
51 (0.488 %)Mathematics
51 (0.488 %)Physics
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (7.317 %)UNIX
213 (6.341 %)Windows
311 (5.366 %)Linux
44 (1.951 %)Solaris
53 (1.463 %)Windows 2000
53 (1.463 %)Windows XP
53 (1.463 %)HPUX
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
147 (22.93 %)Manual Testing
241 (20.00 %)Test Scripting
338 (18.54 %)Software Testing
422 (10.73 %)Agile Software Development
517 (8.293 %)Regression Testing
613 (6.341 %)Business Development
711 (5.366 %)Wealth Management
810 (4.878 %)User Acceptance Testing
810 (4.878 %)System Testing
99 (4.390 %)Load Testing
108 (3.902 %)Refactoring
108 (3.902 %)OO
108 (3.902 %)RAD
117 (3.415 %)OOD
117 (3.415 %)Project Planning
126 (2.927 %)Software Engineering
126 (2.927 %)Data Management
126 (2.927 %)Scrum
126 (2.927 %)E-Commerce
134 (1.951 %)SOA
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
144 (21.46 %)SQL
231 (15.12 %)Java
316 (7.805 %)PHP
413 (6.341 %)C#
59 (4.390 %)C++
68 (3.902 %)Python
77 (3.415 %)Embedded C++
77 (3.415 %)VB
85 (2.439 %)VBScript
94 (1.951 %)C
103 (1.463 %)Shell Script
112 (0.976 %)Perl
121 (0.488 %)Transact-SQL
121 (0.488 %)VB.NET
121 (0.488 %)VBA
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
170 (34.15 %)ISEB
233 (16.10 %)Degree
34 (1.951 %)ISTQB
42 (0.976 %)Microsoft Certification
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
138 (18.54 %)QA
South West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (2.439 %)VMware Server
21 (0.488 %)Nmap
South West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (1.463 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (0.488 %)Nessus
21 (0.488 %)SCOM
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (10.73 %)Oracle
213 (6.341 %)Pega
37 (3.415 %)Microsoft
46 (2.927 %)VMware
54 (1.951 %)ATG
54 (1.951 %)BEA
63 (1.463 %)HP
63 (1.463 %)SAP
72 (0.976 %)Sybase
81 (0.488 %)Compuware
81 (0.488 %)Citrix
81 (0.488 %)CA
81 (0.488 %)CheckPoint