The first table below looks at the demand for QuickTest Pro skills in IT jobs advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited QuickTest Pro over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Development Applications category for the South West region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
HP QuickTest Professional (QTP)
Rank 172 165 170
Rank change year-on-year
-7 +5
Permanent jobs citing QuickTest Pro 38 50 35
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 0.724% 0.906% 0.597%
As % of the Development Applications category 4.878% 4.500% 4.248%
Number of salaries quoted 38 47 24
Average salary £40,000 £36,122 £35,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+10.73% +1.75%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,500 £25,000 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £47,200 £41,000 £39,250
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,000
% change year-on-year
- +1.35%
All Development Applications
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Development Applications category
779 1111 824
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 14.85% 20.14% 14.06%
Number of salaries quoted 692 993 743
Average salary £37,500 £36,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.16% +2.85%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £26,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £48,000 £42,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £38,000 £37,000
% change year-on-year
+1.31% +2.70%
QuickTest Pro
England

QuickTest Pro
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

South West QuickTest Pro Jobs Demand Trend

QuickTest Pro
Salary Trend

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

South West QuickTest Pro Salary Trend

QuickTest Pro
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro across the South West region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

South West 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 South West region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Bristol -19 20 £40,000 +4.57%
Wiltshire +9 8 £27,500 +10.00%
Dorset - 6 £42,500 -
Somerset - 1 £38,000 -
QuickTest Pro
England

QuickTest Pro
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West 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.

1 41 (60.29%) QA
2 37 (54.41%) ISEB
3 35 (51.47%) SQL
4 32 (47.06%) VBScript
4 32 (47.06%) Automated Testing
5 28 (41.18%) XML
6 25 (36.76%) ISTQB
7 24 (35.29%) Selenium
7 24 (35.29%) Test Scripting
7 24 (35.29%) Test Automation
7 24 (35.29%) Finance
8 21 (30.88%) MS Excel
9 19 (27.94%) HP
10 18 (26.47%) E-Commerce
10 18 (26.47%) Software Testing
11 17 (25.00%) Scrum
12 16 (23.53%) VBA
13 15 (22.06%) Agile Software Development
13 15 (22.06%) HP Quality Center
14 13 (19.12%) VB
15 12 (17.65%) Internet
15 12 (17.65%) Manual Testing
16 11 (16.18%) .NET
17 10 (14.71%) MS Office
17 10 (14.71%) Regression Testing
18 9 (13.24%) Computer Science
18 9 (13.24%) OOP
18 9 (13.24%) OO
19 8 (11.76%) Oracle
19 8 (11.76%) UNIX

QuickTest Pro
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West 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.

Application Development
1 28 (41.18%) XML
2 11 (16.18%) .NET
3 7 (10.29%) ASP.NET
4 4 (5.882%) J2EE
5 2 (2.941%) CSS
6 1 (1.471%) WinForms
Application Platforms
1 5 (7.353%) ESB
2 1 (1.471%) CMS
Applications
1 21 (30.88%) MS Excel
2 10 (14.71%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 5 (7.353%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (1.471%) Summit
Communications & Networking
1 12 (17.65%) Internet
2 2 (2.941%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.471%) SQL Server
1 1 (1.471%) DB2
Development Applications
1 24 (35.29%) Selenium
2 6 (8.824%) WebDriver
2 6 (8.824%) LoadRunner
3 5 (7.353%) JIRA
4 4 (5.882%) LabVIEW
4 4 (5.882%) Cucumber
5 2 (2.941%) TestDirector
6 1 (1.471%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 24 (35.29%) Finance
2 6 (8.824%) Banking
3 4 (5.882%) Retail
3 4 (5.882%) Legal
Job Titles
1 38 (55.88%) Analyst
2 36 (52.94%) Test Analyst
3 12 (17.65%) QA Engineer
3 12 (17.65%) Automation Analyst
4 11 (16.18%) Tester
5 10 (14.71%) Test Automation Analyst
6 7 (10.29%) Quality Engineer
7 6 (8.824%) Developer
7 6 (8.824%) Test Engineer
8 5 (7.353%) VB Developer
8 5 (7.353%) Senior Test Analyst
8 5 (7.353%) Software Test Engineer
8 5 (7.353%) Software Engineer
8 5 (7.353%) Senior Analyst
9 4 (5.882%) Agile Test Analyst
9 4 (5.882%) QA Analyst
10 3 (4.412%) Test Leader
10 3 (4.412%) VBA Developer
10 3 (4.412%) Developer Analyst
11 2 (2.941%) Automated Test Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 9 (13.24%) Computer Science
2 4 (5.882%) EPoS
3 1 (1.471%) EFT
3 1 (1.471%) Mainframe
3 1 (1.471%) Replication
3 1 (1.471%) SWIFT
Operating Systems
1 8 (11.76%) UNIX
2 7 (10.29%) Solaris
3 1 (1.471%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (47.06%) Automated Testing
2 24 (35.29%) Test Scripting
2 24 (35.29%) Test Automation
3 18 (26.47%) Software Testing
3 18 (26.47%) E-Commerce
4 17 (25.00%) Scrum
5 15 (22.06%) Agile Software Development
6 12 (17.65%) Manual Testing
7 10 (14.71%) Regression Testing
8 9 (13.24%) OOP
8 9 (13.24%) OO
9 5 (7.353%) SOA
9 5 (7.353%) E-business
9 5 (7.353%) Requirements Analysis
9 5 (7.353%) Integration Testing
9 5 (7.353%) BPEL
10 4 (5.882%) System Testing
11 3 (4.412%) Resource Management
11 3 (4.412%) User Acceptance Testing
12 2 (2.941%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 35 (51.47%) SQL
2 32 (47.06%) VBScript
3 16 (23.53%) VBA
4 13 (19.12%) VB
5 7 (10.29%) C#
5 7 (10.29%) Java
6 6 (8.824%) JavaScript
7 2 (2.941%) VB.NET
8 1 (1.471%) Delphi
Qualifications
1 37 (54.41%) ISEB
2 25 (36.76%) ISTQB
3 6 (8.824%) Degree
4 3 (4.412%) CSQA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (60.29%) QA
Systems Management
1 15 (22.06%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 19 (27.94%) HP
2 8 (11.76%) Oracle
3 7 (10.29%) Microsoft
3 7 (10.29%) Sun
4 1 (1.471%) Compuware
4 1 (1.471%) IBM
4 1 (1.471%) Nokia
Bournemouth, Dorset
You will be responsible for the Quality Assurance of the banking systems, and support the test manager with test and data strategies... The successful Senior Test Analyst (QTP,...
ANSON MCCADE
Salary: From £45,000 to £55,000 per annum
Posted: 13 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Knowledge of other test automation tools (such as Selenium) would be advantageous * A knowledge of VBScript, SQL and MS Excel (including formulae and VBA macros), XML, DOS/Shell *...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £42000 per annum + Good Benefits Package
Posted: 13 May 2013
Berkshire Wilts Oxon Newbury Swindon, Thames...
To develop and maintain some Manual test scripts in HP QC to supplement the test AUTOMATION scripts. - Mentor other QA staff in the use of HP QTP, test...
Questor Resourcing
Salary: up to £37,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013