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This section looks at the demand for Test Scripting (Test Scripts) skills within the Southampton 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3876
Rank change on same period last yearUp+38
Matching permanent IT job ads254
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.002 %
As % of the category below5.285 %0.643 %
Salaries quoted224
Average minimum salary£26,000£22,500
Average salary£28,091£25,250
% change on same period last year+11.25 %
Average maximum salary£30,182£28,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,389£32,955
% change on same period last year+1.31 %
Southampton IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Southampton
Matching permanent IT job ads473622
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.250 %0.255 %
Salaries quoted393552
Average minimum salary£34,637£32,900
Average salary£37,347£36,411
% change on same period last year+2.57 %
Average maximum salary£40,058£39,921
UK excluding London average salary£42,567£44,524
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
Test Scripting HampshireTest Scripting
Hampshire

Test Scripting
Demand Trend

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

Southampton 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 Southampton region.

Southampton Test Scripting Salary Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the Southampton region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Southampton Test Scripting Salary Histogram

Test Scripting
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Southampton 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.

111 (39.29 %)QA
210 (35.71 %)Software Testing
39 (32.14 %)Telecoms
46 (21.43 %)Retail
55 (17.86 %)SQL
64 (14.29 %)Project Management
64 (14.29 %)Web Design
64 (14.29 %)Automated Testing
64 (14.29 %)Manual Testing
73 (10.71 %)Internet
73 (10.71 %)ISEB
73 (10.71 %)WinRunner
73 (10.71 %)TestDirector
82 (7.143 %)Java
82 (7.143 %)Finance
82 (7.143 %)Agile Software Development
82 (7.143 %)Segue
82 (7.143 %)SilkTest
82 (7.143 %)System Testing
82 (7.143 %)Selenium
91 (3.571 %)User Acceptance Testing
91 (3.571 %)Pensions
91 (3.571 %)Marketing
91 (3.571 %)Insurance
91 (3.571 %)C#
91 (3.571 %)SQL Server
91 (3.571 %)XML
91 (3.571 %)UNIX
91 (3.571 %)Linux
91 (3.571 %)UML

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Southampton 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.

Southampton IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (3.571 %)XML
Southampton IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (10.71 %)Internet
21 (3.571 %)FTP
21 (3.571 %)TCP/IP
Southampton IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (3.571 %)SQL Server
Southampton IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (10.71 %)WinRunner
13 (10.71 %)TestDirector
22 (7.143 %)SilkTest
22 (7.143 %)Selenium
31 (3.571 %)QuickTest Pro
Southampton IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (32.14 %)Telecoms
26 (21.43 %)Retail
32 (7.143 %)Finance
41 (3.571 %)Insurance
41 (3.571 %)Pensions
41 (3.571 %)Marketing
Southampton IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (57.14 %)Analyst
210 (35.71 %)QA Analyst
38 (28.57 %)Support Engineer
46 (21.43 %)Test Analyst
54 (14.29 %)Graduate
62 (7.143 %)Software Test Analyst
71 (3.571 %)Tester
71 (3.571 %)Software Tester
71 (3.571 %)Senior Tester
71 (3.571 %)IT Graduate
Southampton IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.571 %)EPoS
Southampton IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (3.571 %)UNIX
11 (3.571 %)Linux
Southampton IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (35.71 %)Software Testing
24 (14.29 %)Manual Testing
24 (14.29 %)Project Management
24 (14.29 %)Web Design
24 (14.29 %)Automated Testing
32 (7.143 %)Agile Software Development
32 (7.143 %)System Testing
41 (3.571 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (3.571 %)UML
41 (3.571 %)E-Commerce
Southampton IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (17.86 %)SQL
22 (7.143 %)Java
31 (3.571 %)C#
Southampton IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (10.71 %)ISEB
Southampton IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (39.29 %)QA
Southampton IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (7.143 %)Segue
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