Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Automated Testing skills within the Suffolk region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Automated Testing over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAutomated Testing
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6589
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching permanent IT job ads23
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.578 %0.559 %
Salaries quoted13
Average minimum salary£22,000£36,333
Average salary£25,000£36,667
% change on same period last year-31.81 %
Average maximum salary£28,000£37,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,550£36,573
% change on same period last year-2.79 %
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Suffolk
Matching permanent IT job ads346537
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.231 %0.240 %
Salaries quoted262438
Average minimum salary£32,754£35,857
Average salary£36,387£39,767
% change on same period last year-8.49 %
Average maximum salary£40,021£43,677
UK excluding London average salary£42,954£44,648
% change on same period last year-3.79 %
Automated Testing East of EnglandAutomated Testing
East of England

Automated Testing
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk Automated Testing Demand Trend

Automated Testing
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Automated Testing across the Suffolk region.

Suffolk Automated Testing Salary Trend

Automated Testing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automated Testing within the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
IpswichNew entry-1£25,000-
Automated Testing East of EnglandAutomated Testing
East of England

Automated Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk region citing Automated Testing 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 Automated Testing.

14 (40.00 %)ISEB
14 (40.00 %)Data Protection Act
14 (40.00 %)Data Protection
23 (30.00 %)QA
23 (30.00 %)Cisco Certification
23 (30.00 %)WinRunner
23 (30.00 %)QuickTest Pro
23 (30.00 %)Windows
23 (30.00 %)Linux
23 (30.00 %)Cisco
32 (20.00 %)IBM
32 (20.00 %)C
32 (20.00 %)Java
32 (20.00 %)PHP
32 (20.00 %)LoadRunner
32 (20.00 %)Internet
32 (20.00 %)Finance
32 (20.00 %)Health
32 (20.00 %)Ruby
32 (20.00 %)Performance Testing
41 (10.00 %)V-Model
41 (10.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
41 (10.00 %)Manual Testing
41 (10.00 %)Software Testing
41 (10.00 %)ISTQB
41 (10.00 %)Degree
41 (10.00 %)Manufacturing
41 (10.00 %)TestDirector
41 (10.00 %).NET
41 (10.00 %)ASP.NET

Automated Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk region citing Automated Testing 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 Automated Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (10.00 %).NET
11 (10.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (10.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Suffolk IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (20.00 %)Internet
Suffolk IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (30.00 %)WinRunner
13 (30.00 %)QuickTest Pro
22 (20.00 %)LoadRunner
31 (10.00 %)TestDirector
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (20.00 %)Finance
12 (20.00 %)Health
21 (10.00 %)Manufacturing
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (50.00 %)Tester
24 (40.00 %)Software Tester
33 (30.00 %)Support Engineer
42 (20.00 %)Test Engineer
42 (20.00 %)Senior Tester
42 (20.00 %)QA Tester
42 (20.00 %)Support Manager
42 (20.00 %)QA Engineer
42 (20.00 %)Customer Support Manager
42 (20.00 %)Senior Manager
42 (20.00 %)Software Manager
51 (10.00 %)Software Test Analyst
51 (10.00 %)Senior Software Test Analyst
51 (10.00 %)Senior Test Analyst
51 (10.00 %)Systems Tester
51 (10.00 %)Senior Analyst
51 (10.00 %)Analyst
51 (10.00 %)Test Analyst
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (40.00 %)Data Protection Act
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (30.00 %)Windows
13 (30.00 %)Linux
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (40.00 %)Data Protection
22 (20.00 %)Performance Testing
31 (10.00 %)Manual Testing
31 (10.00 %)V-Model
31 (10.00 %)Software Testing
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (20.00 %)C
12 (20.00 %)Java
12 (20.00 %)PHP
12 (20.00 %)Ruby
Suffolk IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (40.00 %)ISEB
23 (30.00 %)Cisco Certification
31 (10.00 %)ISTQB
31 (10.00 %)Degree
Suffolk IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (30.00 %)QA
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (30.00 %)Cisco
22 (20.00 %)IBM
31 (10.00 %)Microsoft
31 (10.00 %)HP