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This section looks at the demand for Test-Driven Development (TDD) skills within the Tyne and Wear region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited TDD over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest-Driven Development (TDD)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank6163
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads610
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.004 %
As % of the category below1.266 %1.786 %
Salaries quoted610
Average minimum salary£20,000£30,000
Average salary£30,000£35,000
% change on same period last year-14.28 %
Average maximum salary£40,000£40,000
UK excluding London average salary£40,745£40,193
% change on same period last year+1.37 %
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Tyne and Wear
Matching permanent IT job ads474560
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.255 %0.233 %
Salaries quoted376440
Average minimum salary£33,310£34,001
Average salary£37,895£37,303
% change on same period last year+1.58 %
Average maximum salary£42,479£40,606
UK excluding London average salary£42,487£44,463
% change on same period last year-4.44 %
TDD North EastTDD
North East

TDD
Demand Trend

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

Tyne and Wear TDD Demand Trend

TDD
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing TDD across the Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear TDD Salary Trend

TDD
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing TDD across the Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Tyne and Wear TDD Salary Histogram

TDD
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing TDD within the Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
Newcastle Upon TyneDown-16£30,000-14.28 %
TDD North EastTDD
North East

TDD
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Tyne and Wear region citing TDD 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 TDD.

122 (100.00 %)C#
122 (100.00 %).NET
122 (100.00 %)XML
122 (100.00 %)Windows
220 (90.91 %)SQL Server
315 (68.18 %)Visual Studio
315 (68.18 %)UML
315 (68.18 %)OO
315 (68.18 %)NUnit
413 (59.09 %)Pensions
413 (59.09 %)SQL
57 (31.82 %)VB
57 (31.82 %)VB.NET
57 (31.82 %)ASP.NET
57 (31.82 %)Microsoft
57 (31.82 %)Scrum
57 (31.82 %)Extreme Programming
57 (31.82 %)WinForms
64 (18.18 %)Microsoft Certification
64 (18.18 %)MCP
72 (9.091 %)VC++
72 (9.091 %)C++
81 (4.545 %)MCAD
81 (4.545 %)MCSD

TDD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Tyne and Wear region citing TDD 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 TDD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
122 (100.00 %).NET
122 (100.00 %)XML
27 (31.82 %)WinForms
27 (31.82 %)ASP.NET
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
120 (90.91 %)SQL Server
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
115 (68.18 %)Visual Studio
115 (68.18 %)NUnit
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (59.09 %)Pensions
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
122 (100.00 %)Developer
220 (90.91 %).NET Developer
315 (68.18 %)Senior Developer
315 (68.18 %)Software Developer
315 (68.18 %)Senior Software Developer
413 (59.09 %)Senior C# Developer
413 (59.09 %)Senior .NET Developer
413 (59.09 %)CSharp Software Developer
413 (59.09 %)Graduate
413 (59.09 %)C# Developer
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
122 (100.00 %)Windows
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (68.18 %)UML
115 (68.18 %)OO
27 (31.82 %)Scrum
27 (31.82 %)Extreme Programming
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
122 (100.00 %)C#
213 (59.09 %)SQL
37 (31.82 %)VB
37 (31.82 %)VB.NET
42 (9.091 %)VC++
42 (9.091 %)C++
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (18.18 %)MCP
14 (18.18 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (4.545 %)MCAD
21 (4.545 %)MCSD
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (31.82 %)Microsoft