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

LinkTest Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank99101
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads2110
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.004 %
As % of the category below1.812 %1.044 %
Salaries quoted137
Average minimum salary£31,616£27,400
Average salary£32,577£31,000
% change on same period last year+5.08 %
Average maximum salary£33,538£34,600
UK excluding London average salary£32,932£33,101
% change on same period last year-0.50 %
South Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads1159958
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.624 %0.399 %
Salaries quoted947810
Average minimum salary£32,048£33,222
Average salary£35,175£35,628
% change on same period last year-1.27 %
Average maximum salary£38,303£38,034
UK excluding London average salary£42,487£44,463
% change on same period last year-4.44 %
Test Scripting YorkshireTest Scripting
Yorkshire

Test Scripting
Demand Trend

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

South Yorkshire Test Scripting Demand Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Trend

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

South Yorkshire Test Scripting Salary Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the South Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

South Yorkshire Test Scripting Salary Histogram

Test Scripting
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Scripting within the South Yorkshire 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
SheffieldUp+1020£32,375+29.50 %
Test Scripting YorkshireTest Scripting
Yorkshire

Test Scripting
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

117 (48.57 %)Finance
214 (40.00 %)DB2
310 (28.57 %)TestDirector
49 (25.71 %)Teradata
49 (25.71 %)UNIX
49 (25.71 %)SAS
49 (25.71 %)Business Intelligence
49 (25.71 %)Integration Testing
58 (22.86 %)DataStage
67 (20.00 %)Automated Testing
76 (17.14 %)Mainframe
76 (17.14 %)ISEB
85 (14.29 %)Linux
85 (14.29 %)SQL
85 (14.29 %)MySQL
85 (14.29 %)JCL
85 (14.29 %)Middleware
85 (14.29 %)QA
94 (11.43 %)User Acceptance Testing
94 (11.43 %)Software Testing
94 (11.43 %)Tandem
94 (11.43 %)Test Management
94 (11.43 %)AS400
94 (11.43 %)SQL Server
94 (11.43 %)Apache
103 (8.571 %)ITIL
103 (8.571 %)ITIL Certification
103 (8.571 %)Automotive
103 (8.571 %)Degree
103 (8.571 %)Retail

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (14.29 %)Middleware
21 (2.857 %).NET
South Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (25.71 %)SAS
24 (11.43 %)Apache
South Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (40.00 %)DB2
28 (22.86 %)DataStage
35 (14.29 %)MySQL
44 (11.43 %)SQL Server
South Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (28.57 %)TestDirector
South Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (48.57 %)Finance
23 (8.571 %)Automotive
23 (8.571 %)Retail
31 (2.857 %)Health
South Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (37.14 %)Analyst
210 (28.57 %)Test Team Leader
210 (28.57 %)Team Leader
39 (25.71 %)Integration Analyst
45 (14.29 %)Tester
45 (14.29 %)Test Analyst
54 (11.43 %)QA Engineer
62 (5.714 %)Software Tester
71 (2.857 %)Senior Tester
71 (2.857 %)Integration Test Analyst
71 (2.857 %)QA Tester
South Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (17.14 %)Mainframe
24 (11.43 %)AS400
24 (11.43 %)Tandem
South Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (25.71 %)UNIX
25 (14.29 %)Linux
South Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (25.71 %)Business Intelligence
19 (25.71 %)Integration Testing
27 (20.00 %)Automated Testing
34 (11.43 %)Software Testing
34 (11.43 %)User Acceptance Testing
34 (11.43 %)Test Management
43 (8.571 %)ITIL
52 (5.714 %)Manual Testing
61 (2.857 %)Data Analysis
South Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (14.29 %)SQL
15 (14.29 %)JCL
22 (5.714 %)PHP
22 (5.714 %)VBScript
31 (2.857 %)VB.NET
31 (2.857 %)Java
31 (2.857 %)Perl
South Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (17.14 %)ISEB
23 (8.571 %)ITIL Certification
23 (8.571 %)Degree
South Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (14.29 %)QA
21 (2.857 %)SLA
South Yorkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.857 %)CONTROL-M
South Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (25.71 %)Teradata