Test Scripting Jobs in the South West
 
Demand Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for Test Scripting 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 Test Scripting over the 3 months to 20 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 Processes & Methodologies category for the South West region.

Location
 3 months to
20 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Scripting (Test Scripts)
Rank 140 94 123
Rank change year-on-year
-46 +29
Permanent jobs citing Test Scripting 75 131 87
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 1.436% 2.371% 1.503%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.909% 3.147% 2.190%
Number of salaries quoted 49 96 68
Average salary £30,000 £34,000 £31,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.76% +7.08%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £25,450 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £46,000 £40,000 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £34,500 £33,500
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +2.98%
All Processes & Methodologies
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category		 3929 4163 3973
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 75.24% 75.33% 68.63%
Number of salaries quoted 3444 3545 3358
Average salary £37,500 £38,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.59% +2.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Test Scripting
England

Test Scripting
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West Test Scripting Jobs Demand Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Trend

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

South West Test Scripting Salary Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the South West region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

South West 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 West region over the 3 months to 20 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 +4 42 £40,000 +21.21%
Dorset -2 14 £42,500 -
Gloucestershire -23 10 £27,000 -20.58%
Wiltshire -16 5 £22,500 -34.78%
Somerset -13 3 £34,000 +36.00%
Test Scripting
England

Test Scripting
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West 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.

1 83 (45.60%) ISEB
2 81 (44.51%) QA
3 73 (40.11%) SQL
4 47 (25.82%) Microsoft
4 47 (25.82%) Degree
4 47 (25.82%) Software Testing
5 44 (24.18%) ISTQB
6 40 (21.98%) Finance
7 37 (20.33%) User Acceptance Testing
8 34 (18.68%) Agile Software Development
8 34 (18.68%) Oracle
9 32 (17.58%) Scrum
10 31 (17.03%) Legal
10 31 (17.03%) Test Automation
10 31 (17.03%) MS Excel
11 29 (15.93%) XML
12 28 (15.38%) Management Information System
12 28 (15.38%) Manual Testing
13 27 (14.84%) Windows
13 27 (14.84%) Web Services
14 26 (14.29%) Automated Testing
15 25 (13.74%) HTTP
15 25 (13.74%) QuickTest Pro
16 22 (12.09%) Project Management
16 22 (12.09%) Unit Testing
17 21 (11.54%) HP
18 20 (10.99%) Selenium
18 20 (10.99%) Retail
19 19 (10.44%) HND
19 19 (10.44%) SharePoint

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West 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.

Application Development
1 29 (15.93%) XML
2 27 (14.84%) Web Services
3 18 (9.890%) .NET
4 8 (4.396%) XSLT
5 7 (3.846%) JSON
6 5 (2.747%) soapUI
6 5 (2.747%) ASP.NET
7 4 (2.198%) J2EE
7 4 (2.198%) XSD
7 4 (2.198%) DOM
7 4 (2.198%) JDBC
7 4 (2.198%) Struts
7 4 (2.198%) JMS
7 4 (2.198%) JAXB
7 4 (2.198%) Middleware
7 4 (2.198%) Ext JS
7 4 (2.198%) Oracle Fusion
7 4 (2.198%) Struts2
7 4 (2.198%) Java EE
8 3 (1.648%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 19 (10.44%) SharePoint
2 7 (3.846%) BizTalk Server
3 4 (2.198%) WebLogic
3 4 (2.198%) Apache
4 1 (0.549%) IIS
4 1 (0.549%) CMS
4 1 (0.549%) Sitecore CMS
4 1 (0.549%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 31 (17.03%) MS Excel
2 8 (4.396%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 7 (3.846%) Oracle Retail
2 3 (1.648%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (1.099%) SAP SD
3 2 (1.099%) SAP MM
3 2 (1.099%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.549%) Lawson
Communications & Networking
1 25 (13.74%) HTTP
2 13 (7.143%) Internet
3 7 (3.846%) Extranet
4 4 (2.198%) TCP/IP
4 4 (2.198%) iSCSI
5 2 (1.099%) NAS
5 2 (1.099%) Fibre Channel
6 1 (0.549%) RFID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (9.341%) Data Warehouse
2 8 (4.396%) SQL Server
3 4 (2.198%) Oracle 11g
3 4 (2.198%) RDBMS
3 4 (2.198%) DataStage
3 4 (2.198%) Pentaho
4 2 (1.099%) Microsoft Analysis Services
4 2 (1.099%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 2 (1.099%) SQL Server 2008
5 1 (0.549%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.549%) Oracle 8/8i
5 1 (0.549%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.549%) SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
1 25 (13.74%) QuickTest Pro
2 20 (10.99%) Selenium
3 11 (6.044%) Oracle Forms
4 10 (5.495%) JIRA
5 9 (4.945%) JMeter
6 8 (4.396%) LoadRunner
7 7 (3.846%) Visual Studio
8 6 (3.297%) VSS/SourceSafe
9 5 (2.747%) JUnit
9 5 (2.747%) Subversion
9 5 (2.747%) Team Foundation Server
10 4 (2.198%) HttpUnit
10 4 (2.198%) NetBeans
10 4 (2.198%) Ant
10 4 (2.198%) Eclipse
11 3 (1.648%) TestDirector
11 3 (1.648%) WebLOAD
11 3 (1.648%) Cucumber
12 1 (0.549%) SpecFlow
12 1 (0.549%) WebDriver
General
1 40 (21.98%) Finance
2 31 (17.03%) Legal
3 20 (10.99%) Retail
4 17 (9.341%) Aerospace
5 15 (8.242%) Marketing
6 11 (6.044%) Military
7 7 (3.846%) Billing
8 4 (2.198%) Electronics
9 2 (1.099%) Manufacturing
9 2 (1.099%) Advertising
10 1 (0.549%) Banking
10 1 (0.549%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.549%) Law
Job Titles
1 76 (41.76%) Analyst
2 51 (28.02%) Test Analyst
3 30 (16.48%) Tester
4 27 (14.84%) Test Engineer
5 25 (13.74%) QA Engineer
6 20 (10.99%) Senior QA Engineer
6 20 (10.99%) Test Leader
7 16 (8.791%) Software Test Engineer
7 16 (8.791%) Software Engineer
8 14 (7.692%) Senior Analyst
8 14 (7.692%) QA Tester
9 10 (5.495%) Business Analyst
10 9 (4.945%) Senior Test Engineer
10 9 (4.945%) Automation Analyst
11 8 (4.396%) QA Analyst
12 7 (3.846%) Graduate
12 7 (3.846%) Test Automation Analyst
13 6 (3.297%) Senior Software Test Engineer
13 6 (3.297%) Senior Software Engineer
13 6 (3.297%) Test Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 28 (15.38%) Management Information System
2 8 (4.396%) Computer Science
3 4 (2.198%) Web 2.0
3 4 (2.198%) RIA
3 4 (2.198%) Data Integration
4 3 (1.648%) EPoS
5 2 (1.099%) Client/Server
6 1 (0.549%) Visualisation
6 1 (0.549%) Digital Media
6 1 (0.549%) Embedded Systems
6 1 (0.549%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.549%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.549%) Firmware
6 1 (0.549%) Biometrics
6 1 (0.549%) Mainframe
6 1 (0.549%) Statistics
6 1 (0.549%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 27 (14.84%) Windows
2 15 (8.242%) Linux
3 12 (6.593%) UNIX
4 9 (4.945%) AIX
4 9 (4.945%) Solaris
5 7 (3.846%) Windows Server 2008
6 3 (1.648%) Windows 7
6 3 (1.648%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (25.82%) Software Testing
2 37 (20.33%) User Acceptance Testing
3 34 (18.68%) Agile Software Development
4 32 (17.58%) Scrum
5 31 (17.03%) Test Automation
6 28 (15.38%) Manual Testing
7 26 (14.29%) Automated Testing
8 22 (12.09%) Project Management
8 22 (12.09%) Unit Testing
9 18 (9.890%) Performance Testing
10 17 (9.341%) Logistics
11 16 (8.791%) ETL
12 15 (8.242%) ITIL
12 15 (8.242%) Kimball Methodology
13 14 (7.692%) E-Commerce
14 13 (7.143%) Integration Testing
15 12 (6.593%) System Testing
16 11 (6.044%) Test Strategy
16 11 (6.044%) Business Analysis
17 10 (5.495%) OO
Programming Languages
1 73 (40.11%) SQL
2 18 (9.890%) Java
3 16 (8.791%) C#
4 14 (7.692%) VBScript
4 14 (7.692%) Python
5 13 (7.143%) VBA
5 13 (7.143%) Perl
6 11 (6.044%) Shell Script
7 9 (4.945%) JavaScript
8 8 (4.396%) PL/SQL
9 7 (3.846%) VB
10 4 (2.198%) T-SQL
10 4 (2.198%) Ruby
10 4 (2.198%) XPath
11 3 (1.648%) C++
12 2 (1.099%) VB.NET
12 2 (1.099%) ABAP
13 1 (0.549%) C
13 1 (0.549%) COBOL
13 1 (0.549%) Delphi
Qualifications
1 83 (45.60%) ISEB
2 47 (25.82%) Degree
3 44 (24.18%) ISTQB
4 19 (10.44%) HND
5 3 (1.648%) Security Cleared
6 2 (1.099%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.549%) MCSE
7 1 (0.549%) CCNA
7 1 (0.549%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (0.549%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.549%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (44.51%) QA
2 4 (2.198%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 2 (1.099%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (1.648%) Microsoft App-V
2 2 (1.099%) NFS
3 1 (0.549%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.549%) Citrix Presentation Server
Systems Management
1 18 (9.890%) HP Quality Center
2 8 (4.396%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 47 (25.82%) Microsoft
2 34 (18.68%) Oracle
3 21 (11.54%) HP
4 4 (2.198%) Citrix
4 4 (2.198%) JBoss
5 3 (1.648%) Cisco
5 3 (1.648%) Altiris
6 2 (1.099%) SAP
7 1 (0.549%) Intergraph
7 1 (0.549%) Kronos
7 1 (0.549%) Sitecore
7 1 (0.549%) Fiserv
Test Analyst
Bath, Avon
We strive to achieve this by constantly listening to our clients, by focusing on service delivery and by constantly improving the breadth and depth of our platform proposition.....
Resource Management
Salary: £30000 - £38000 per annum + bonus + benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Test Analyst
Exeter, Devon
Any experience with the following is highly desirable; Quality Assurance and Testing experience; Experience with .NET, C#, VB.NET, VB6, SQL Server, you will be ISEB or ISTQB...
Edge Specialist Recruitment
Salary: Up to £35,000 per annum DOE
Posted: 17 May 2013
Test Automation Analyst - stock control/warehouse/distribution software
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
Senior Test Analyst/Automated Tester - Bristol
Bristol, Avon
People Source specialise in niche technology markets including Information Technology, Digital TV, Digital Marketing, Project and Programme Management, SAP, Digital and Consumer Electronics, Air Traffic Management, Management Consultancy,...
People Source Consulting
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + employee benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Non Functional, Performance, Test, QA, GH Tester, Loadrunner
Bournemouth, Dorset
Coming into a role focussing on the technical performance testing of high transactional trading technology, the Non-Functional Test Analyst must have experience of testing a transactional or...
Aston Carter
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + Bonus and Benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Senior Automated Tester/Test Team Lead (Selenium Web Driver/ .N
Bristol, Avon
Any OOP such as .Net, C# or Java would be preferable. *Automated Testing with Selenium (MUST HAVE SELENIUM WEBDRIVER) *At least 7 years testing experience and test team...
People Source Consulting
Salary: £38000 - £45000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
IT Senior Test Lead
Bristol, Avon
Experience of SIT, UAT, PAT, message based testing... Experience of Test Environment requirements, management and configuration control. Experience of testing XML messaging, SOA and webservices (including use of...
Boeing
Salary: Competitive salary
Posted: 8 May 2013
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