The first table below looks at the demand for Test Strategy 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 Strategy 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 Strategy
Rank 202 160 181
Rank change year-on-year
-42 +21
Permanent jobs citing Test Strategy 10 47 26
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 0.191% 0.851% 0.449%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.255% 1.129% 0.654%
Number of salaries quoted 8 43 16
Average salary £37,250 £35,500 £47,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.92% -25.26%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £30,300 £40,000
10% offered a salary of more than £54,000 £50,000 £47,750
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year
- +5.88%
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 Strategy
England

Test Strategy
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West Test Strategy Jobs Demand Trend

Test Strategy
Salary Trend

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

South West Test Strategy Salary Trend

Test Strategy
Salary Histogram

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

South West Test Strategy Salary Histogram

Test Strategy
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Strategy 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 -21 7 £36,000 -7.69%
Dorset -5 3 £75,000 +114.28%
Test Strategy
England

Test Strategy
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing Test Strategy 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 Strategy.

1 22 (50.00%) QA
2 14 (31.82%) C#
3 12 (27.27%) SQL
3 12 (27.27%) Finance
3 12 (27.27%) Scrum
3 12 (27.27%) Test Management
4 11 (25.00%) Test Scripting
4 11 (25.00%) Automated Testing
4 11 (25.00%) JavaScript
5 9 (20.45%) Java
5 9 (20.45%) Microsoft
6 8 (18.18%) E-Commerce
6 8 (18.18%) Retail
6 8 (18.18%) ISEB
7 7 (15.91%) MS Excel
7 7 (15.91%) Web Services
7 7 (15.91%) Agile Software Development
7 7 (15.91%) Analytics
7 7 (15.91%) Marketing Analytics
7 7 (15.91%) Software Testing
7 7 (15.91%) Marketing
7 7 (15.91%) JSON
7 7 (15.91%) User Acceptance Testing
8 6 (13.64%) Silverlight
8 6 (13.64%) Business Analysis
9 5 (11.36%) HTML5
9 5 (11.36%) Team Foundation Server
9 5 (11.36%) .NET
9 5 (11.36%) SQL Server
10 4 (9.091%) VB

Test Strategy
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing Test Strategy 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 Strategy. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 7 (15.91%) Web Services
1 7 (15.91%) JSON
2 6 (13.64%) Silverlight
3 5 (11.36%) HTML5
3 5 (11.36%) .NET
4 3 (6.818%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 1 (2.273%) SharePoint
1 1 (2.273%) CMS
Applications
1 7 (15.91%) MS Excel
2 3 (6.818%) MS Office
3 2 (4.545%) MS Project
4 1 (2.273%) MS PowerPoint
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (11.36%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (11.36%) Team Foundation Server
2 4 (9.091%) Selenium
3 2 (4.545%) Rational DOORS
3 2 (4.545%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (4.545%) QuickTest Pro
4 1 (2.273%) LoadRunner
4 1 (2.273%) Subversion
4 1 (2.273%) MSTest
General
1 12 (27.27%) Finance
2 8 (18.18%) Retail
3 7 (15.91%) Marketing
4 2 (4.545%) Banking
5 1 (2.273%) Electronics
5 1 (2.273%) Law
5 1 (2.273%) Legal
5 1 (2.273%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 9 (20.45%) Tester
1 9 (20.45%) Test Manager
1 9 (20.45%) Test Leader
2 7 (15.91%) Senior QA Engineer
2 7 (15.91%) QA Engineer
2 7 (15.91%) QA Automation Engineer
2 7 (15.91%) Automation Engineer
2 7 (15.91%) Analyst
3 6 (13.64%) Automation Tester
4 5 (11.36%) Senior Automation Tester
4 5 (11.36%) Senior Tester
5 3 (6.818%) QA Tester
5 3 (6.818%) Senior QA Tester
5 3 (6.818%) QA Leader
5 3 (6.818%) Software Tester
5 3 (6.818%) Test Analyst
6 2 (4.545%) Software Engineer
6 2 (4.545%) Business Analyst
6 2 (4.545%) Test Engineer
6 2 (4.545%) QA Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.273%) Firmware
1 1 (2.273%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.545%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (27.27%) Scrum
1 12 (27.27%) Test Management
2 11 (25.00%) Test Scripting
2 11 (25.00%) Automated Testing
3 8 (18.18%) E-Commerce
4 7 (15.91%) Agile Software Development
4 7 (15.91%) Analytics
4 7 (15.91%) Marketing Analytics
4 7 (15.91%) Software Testing
4 7 (15.91%) User Acceptance Testing
5 6 (13.64%) Business Analysis
6 4 (9.091%) Project Management
6 4 (9.091%) Unit Testing
7 3 (6.818%) Requirements Management
7 3 (6.818%) Test Automation
7 3 (6.818%) TDD
8 2 (4.545%) OO
8 2 (4.545%) Software Engineering
8 2 (4.545%) GAP Analysis
8 2 (4.545%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 14 (31.82%) C#
2 12 (27.27%) SQL
3 11 (25.00%) JavaScript
4 9 (20.45%) Java
5 4 (9.091%) C
5 4 (9.091%) VB
6 2 (4.545%) Ada
6 2 (4.545%) C++
6 2 (4.545%) Perl
7 1 (2.273%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (18.18%) ISEB
2 3 (6.818%) Security Cleared
3 2 (4.545%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 2 (4.545%) ISTQB
3 2 (4.545%) Degree
4 1 (2.273%) HNC
4 1 (2.273%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (50.00%) QA
Systems Management
1 4 (9.091%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 9 (20.45%) Microsoft
2 2 (4.545%) HP
3 1 (2.273%) EMC
3 1 (2.273%) Capita
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