The first table below looks at the demand for Test Scripting skills in IT jobs advertised for the Stockport region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Scripting over the 3 months to 24 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 Stockport region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Scripting (Test Scripts)
Rank - 37 34
Permanent jobs citing Test Scripting 0 1 2
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Stockport - 0.500% 1.117%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 0.781% 1.802%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 2
Average salary - £23,000 £23,250
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -1.07%
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £34,500 £33,000
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +4.54%
All Processes & Methodologies
Stockport
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
158 128 111
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Stockport 77.83% 64.00% 62.01%
Number of salaries quoted 156 110 102
Average salary £34,000 £33,000 £28,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.03% +15.78%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,500 £24,000 £20,500
10% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £34,000 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Test Scripting
Manchester

Test Scripting
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Stockport 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 Stockport region.

Stockport Test Scripting Salary Trend

Test Scripting
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Stockport 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 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (100.00%) ISEB
1 1 (100.00%) QuickTest Pro
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Stockport 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.

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) QuickTest Pro
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Tester
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Test Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Software Tester
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ISEB
Stockport, Cheshire
Main Purpose Of The Software Tester Job: To conduct manual and automated functional testing on application software in system, integration and regression testing... Key Responsibilities: -Analysing the requirements...
Net Recruit.co.uk Ltd
Salary: £18,000 - £25,000
Posted: 21 May 2013
Stockport, Cheshire, North West
Position: IT Software TesterLocation: Stockport, CheshireSalary: £18,000 - £25,000Main Purpose Of The Job:To conduct manual and automated functional testing on application software in system, integration and...
Net Recruit.co.uk Ltd
Salary: GBP18,000 - GBP25,000
Posted: 15 May 2013