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The table below looks at the demand for Test Scripting (Test Scripts) skills within the Staffordshire 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4953
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching permanent IT job ads117
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.003 %
As % of the category below3.901 %2.509 %
Salaries quoted57
Average minimum salary£29,800£28,429
Average salary£31,900£28,429
% change on same period last year+12.21 %
Average maximum salary£34,000£28,429
UK excluding London average salary£33,371£33,309
% change on same period last year+0.18 %
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Staffordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads282279
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.165 %0.120 %
Salaries quoted254235
Average minimum salary£35,639£34,176
Average salary£39,037£36,433
% change on same period last year+7.14 %
Average maximum salary£42,435£38,690
UK excluding London average salary£42,638£44,224
% change on same period last year-3.58 %
Test Scripting West MidlandsTest Scripting
West Midlands

Test Scripting
Demand Trend

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

Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire region.

Staffordshire Test Scripting Salary Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
Stoke-on-TrentNew entry-8£33,500-
Burton-upon-TrentNew entry-1£23,500-
Test Scripting West MidlandsTest Scripting
West Midlands

Test Scripting
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

19 (75.00 %)VB
28 (66.67 %)C#
28 (66.67 %)SQL
28 (66.67 %)ISEB
28 (66.67 %)Project Management
28 (66.67 %)QA
28 (66.67 %)Performance Testing
33 (25.00 %)TestPartner
33 (25.00 %)Compuware
33 (25.00 %)TestDirector
42 (16.67 %)Rational Robot
42 (16.67 %)Validation
42 (16.67 %)Automated Testing
51 (8.333 %)Software Testing
51 (8.333 %)Manual Testing
51 (8.333 %)VB6
51 (8.333 %)Pharmaceutical
51 (8.333 %)VBA
51 (8.333 %)MS Excel
51 (8.333 %)IBM
51 (8.333 %)Microsoft

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

Staffordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (8.333 %)MS Excel
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (25.00 %)TestDirector
13 (25.00 %)TestPartner
22 (16.67 %)Rational Robot
Staffordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (8.333 %)Pharmaceutical
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (91.67 %)Tester
27 (58.33 %)Senior Tester
34 (33.33 %)Software Tester
41 (8.333 %)Test Consultant
41 (8.333 %)Junior Tester
41 (8.333 %)Junior
41 (8.333 %)Analyst
41 (8.333 %)Test Analyst
41 (8.333 %)Consultant
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (66.67 %)Project Management
18 (66.67 %)Performance Testing
22 (16.67 %)Validation
22 (16.67 %)Automated Testing
31 (8.333 %)Software Testing
31 (8.333 %)Manual Testing
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (75.00 %)VB
28 (66.67 %)C#
28 (66.67 %)SQL
31 (8.333 %)VBA
31 (8.333 %)VB6
Staffordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (66.67 %)ISEB
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (66.67 %)QA
Staffordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (25.00 %)Compuware
21 (8.333 %)IBM
21 (8.333 %)Microsoft