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This section looks at the demand for Software Testing skills within the Surrey region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Testing over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Testing
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank109159
Rank change on same period last yearUp+50
Matching permanent IT job ads149116
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.079 %0.048 %
As % of the category below2.790 %1.962 %
Salaries quoted12898
Average minimum salary£32,813£29,939
Average salary£36,379£32,485
% change on same period last year+11.98 %
Average maximum salary£39,945£35,031
UK excluding London average salary£34,409£33,204
% change on same period last year+3.63 %
Surrey IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Surrey
Matching permanent IT job ads53415913
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.820 %2.421 %
Salaries quoted38924929
Average minimum salary£39,611£41,148
Average salary£43,870£45,032
% change on same period last year-2.57 %
Average maximum salary£48,129£48,916
UK excluding London average salary£42,567£44,524
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
Software Testing South EastSoftware Testing
South East

Software Testing
Demand Trend

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

Surrey Software Testing Demand Trend

Software Testing
Salary Trend

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

Surrey Software Testing Salary Trend

Software Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Testing across the Surrey region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Surrey Software Testing Salary Histogram

Software Testing
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing within the Surrey region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
GuildfordUp+3013£36,455+40.45 %
ReigateUp+219£30,833+23.33 %
ChertseyNew entry-7£30,000-
CamberleyUp+345£41,700+69.05 %
LeatherheadUp+235£40,000+28.00 %
GodalmingUp+54£35,125+6.43 %
WokingDown-202£39,250+14.04 %
FarnhamNew entry-2£20,250-
DorkingNew entry-1£24,500-
EghamDown-121£30,500-
WeybridgeDown-21£35,000-30.00 %
Software Testing South EastSoftware Testing
South East

Software Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Surrey region citing Software 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 Software Testing.

1113 (42.32 %)ISEB
290 (33.71 %)Oracle
389 (33.33 %)Test Scripting
473 (27.34 %)Finance
566 (24.72 %)Windows
665 (24.34 %)C++
761 (22.85 %)SQL
857 (21.35 %).NET
955 (20.60 %)Automated Testing
1047 (17.60 %)VB
1144 (16.48 %)C#
1144 (16.48 %)Microsoft
1144 (16.48 %)Degree
1243 (16.10 %)Pensions
1342 (15.73 %)QA
1441 (15.36 %)TestDirector
1540 (14.98 %)SilkTest
1635 (13.11 %)Insurance
1733 (12.36 %)Java
1832 (11.99 %)C
1832 (11.99 %)J2EE
1832 (11.99 %)WinRunner
1832 (11.99 %)User Acceptance Testing
1930 (11.24 %)TestComplete
2029 (10.86 %)Test Management
2029 (10.86 %)Pharmaceutical
2029 (10.86 %)UNIX
2128 (10.49 %)SQL Server
2227 (10.11 %)VBScript
2227 (10.11 %)Chemistry

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Surrey region citing Software 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 Software Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Surrey IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
157 (21.35 %).NET
232 (11.99 %)J2EE
320 (7.491 %)XML
419 (7.116 %)WebServices
58 (2.996 %)Adobe Flex
64 (1.498 %).NET Framework
64 (1.498 %)Swing
72 (0.749 %)HTML
72 (0.749 %)ASP.NET
72 (0.749 %)STL
81 (0.375 %)WinForms
Surrey IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (2.247 %)Tomcat
16 (2.247 %)BizTalk Server
23 (1.124 %)WebLogic
32 (0.749 %)IIS
32 (0.749 %)Apache
32 (0.749 %)MS Exchange
32 (0.749 %)Exchange Server 2000
Surrey IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
117 (6.367 %)MS Excel
29 (3.371 %)MS Office
37 (2.622 %)Spreadsheet
Surrey IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
111 (4.120 %)Great Plains
111 (4.120 %)Axapta
111 (4.120 %)Navision
111 (4.120 %)Dynamics NAV
111 (4.120 %)Dynamics AX
111 (4.120 %)Dynamics GP
111 (4.120 %)Oracle Financials
21 (0.375 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
Surrey IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (4.494 %)Internet
28 (2.996 %)MGCP
28 (2.996 %)Megaco
28 (2.996 %)Broadband
28 (2.996 %)VoIP
28 (2.996 %)SNMP
28 (2.996 %)CTI
28 (2.996 %)Wireless
36 (2.247 %)TCP/IP
41 (0.375 %)DNS
41 (0.375 %)HTTP
41 (0.375 %)Firewall
Surrey IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
128 (10.49 %)SQL Server
220 (7.491 %)TOAD
34 (1.498 %)SQL Server 2000
34 (1.498 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (0.375 %)Oracle Reports
41 (0.375 %)Datawarehouse
Surrey IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
141 (15.36 %)TestDirector
240 (14.98 %)SilkTest
332 (11.99 %)WinRunner
430 (11.24 %)TestComplete
518 (6.742 %)Visual Studio
616 (5.993 %)QuickTest Pro
710 (3.745 %)Oracle Forms
87 (2.622 %)Rational Robot
95 (1.873 %)WATIR
102 (0.749 %)JMeter
111 (0.375 %)WebLOAD
Surrey IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
173 (27.34 %)Finance
243 (16.10 %)Pensions
335 (13.11 %)Insurance
429 (10.86 %)Pharmaceutical
56 (2.247 %)Retail
64 (1.498 %)Automotive
64 (1.498 %)Health
73 (1.124 %)Education
82 (0.749 %)Construction
82 (0.749 %)Electronics
82 (0.749 %)Telecoms
82 (0.749 %)Games
82 (0.749 %)Online Games
82 (0.749 %)Online Gambling
91 (0.375 %)Marketing
91 (0.375 %)Local Government
91 (0.375 %)Aerospace
91 (0.375 %)Government
Surrey IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1111 (41.57 %)Tester
275 (28.09 %)Analyst
363 (23.60 %)Test Analyst
454 (20.22 %)Software Tester
531 (11.61 %)Developer
620 (7.491 %)Software Developer
620 (7.491 %)Systems Analyst
620 (7.491 %)Systems Test Analyst
719 (7.116 %)Systems Tester
719 (7.116 %)Senior Analyst
817 (6.367 %)Software Engineer
915 (5.618 %)Consultant
915 (5.618 %)Team Leader
1013 (4.869 %)Development Team Leader
1112 (4.494 %)QA Tester
1112 (4.494 %)Test Engineer
1211 (4.120 %)Support Consultant
1211 (4.120 %)Senior Test Analyst
1211 (4.120 %)Senior Tester
139 (3.371 %)Project Manager
Surrey IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
127 (10.11 %)Chemistry
127 (10.11 %)Biology
222 (8.240 %)Client/Server
317 (6.367 %)Life Science
317 (6.367 %)Mathematics
415 (5.618 %)Physics
510 (3.745 %)Statistics
61 (0.375 %)IBM Mainframe
61 (0.375 %)EPoS
61 (0.375 %)EFT
61 (0.375 %)Mainframe
Surrey IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
166 (24.72 %)Windows
229 (10.86 %)UNIX
39 (3.371 %)Linux
46 (2.247 %)Windows NT
54 (1.498 %)AIX
54 (1.498 %)HPUX
54 (1.498 %)Solaris
63 (1.124 %)Windows XP
63 (1.124 %)Windows 2000
Surrey IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
189 (33.33 %)Test Scripting
255 (20.60 %)Automated Testing
332 (11.99 %)User Acceptance Testing
429 (10.86 %)Test Management
519 (7.116 %)Regression Testing
618 (6.742 %)UML
618 (6.742 %)Project Management
618 (6.742 %)Web Testing
618 (6.742 %)Manual Testing
715 (5.618 %)Project Planning
715 (5.618 %)ITIL
813 (4.869 %)Systems Analysis
912 (4.494 %)Load Testing
1011 (4.120 %)Security Testing
119 (3.371 %)Security Cleared
128 (2.996 %)Performance Testing
128 (2.996 %)Integration Testing
128 (2.996 %)Agile Software Development
137 (2.622 %)PRINCE2
137 (2.622 %)Configuration Management
Surrey IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
165 (24.34 %)C++
261 (22.85 %)SQL
347 (17.60 %)VB
444 (16.48 %)C#
533 (12.36 %)Java
632 (11.99 %)C
727 (10.11 %)VBScript
826 (9.738 %)Delphi
99 (3.371 %)VB.NET
103 (1.124 %)VBA
103 (1.124 %)JavaScript
112 (0.749 %)PHP
121 (0.375 %)Ada
Surrey IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1113 (42.32 %)ISEB
244 (16.48 %)Degree
325 (9.363 %)PhD
419 (7.116 %)HNC
515 (5.618 %)Microsoft Certification
612 (4.494 %)CIMA
612 (4.494 %)ACCA
71 (0.375 %)CIPFA
71 (0.375 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Surrey IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
142 (15.73 %)QA
22 (0.749 %)ISO9001
31 (0.375 %)ISO9000
Surrey IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
190 (33.71 %)Oracle
244 (16.48 %)Microsoft
312 (4.494 %)Pegasus
312 (4.494 %)Sage
411 (4.120 %)Exchequer
411 (4.120 %)Infor
59 (3.371 %)Sybase
64 (1.498 %)Adobe
71 (0.375 %)Alcatel
71 (0.375 %)Kerridge
71 (0.375 %)PeopleSoft
71 (0.375 %)IBM
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