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The table below looks at the demand for Automated Testing skills across the UK 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAutomated Testing
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank278273
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads11081569
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.641 %0.675 %
As % of the category below1.089 %1.214 %
Salaries quoted9381255
Average minimum salary£36,039£35,394
Average salary£38,903£38,361
% change on same period last year+1.41 %
Average maximum salary£41,768£41,328
UK excluding London average salary£35,199£35,020
% change on same period last year+0.51 %
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads101755129222
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled58.90 %55.61 %
Salaries quoted84070102833
Average minimum salary£43,155£44,605
Average salary£47,206£48,633
% change on same period last year-2.93 %
Average maximum salary£51,257£52,660
UK excluding London average salary£42,675£44,216
% change on same period last year-3.48 %

Automated Testing
Demand Trend

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

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 within the UK.

Automated Testing Salary Trend

Automated Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Automated Testing over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 within the UK.

Automated Testing Salary Histogram

Automated Testing
Top 30 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 UK over the 3 months to 10 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
EnglandDown-131060£38,972+1.31 %
LondonUp+1440£44,842+2.74 %
South EastUp+27216£35,596-4.63 %
North WestUp+13105£30,777+0.75 %
City of LondonDown-8101£48,547-0.80 %
East of EnglandDown-6100£33,213-14.78 %
South WestDown-3964£39,904+18.85 %
SurreyUp+2663£32,777-13.98 %
ManchesterUp+4359£29,610-2.27 %
BerkshireDown-2353£34,850-7.38 %
CambridgeshireUp+3753£34,794+0.85 %
YorkshireUp+851£33,120-1.66 %
CambridgeUp+3850£34,930+0.51 %
HampshireDown-341£32,689-11.93 %
West MidlandsDown-538£32,243-0.76 %
HertfordshireDown-2138£30,667-26.36 %
West YorkshireUp+831£36,468+10.50 %
CheshireUp+429£32,839-5.11 %
OxfordshireNew entry-23£35,429-
ScotlandDown-123£39,132+33.26 %
WarringtonUp+1823£34,364+7.38 %
LeedsUp+2122£41,548+27.51 %
East MidlandsDown-5822£36,250+5.79 %
SloughUp+1320£32,100-6.95 %
OxfordNew entry-18£37,469-
CoventryDown-517£29,833-14.28 %
BristolDown-717£34,633+2.70 %
ReigateUp+316£32,219-15.21 %
WatfordDown-415£30,750-22.80 %
WiganUp+1015£34,107+28.70 %

Automated Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.

1723 (30.69 %)QA
2677 (28.74 %)ISEB
3616 (26.15 %)Finance
4593 (25.17 %)SQL
5509 (21.60 %)Test Scripting
6499 (21.18 %)QuickTest Pro
7443 (18.80 %)Software Testing
8436 (18.51 %).NET
9369 (15.66 %)TestDirector
10336 (14.26 %)Windows
11335 (14.22 %)Degree
12303 (12.86 %)WinRunner
13291 (12.35 %)C#
14288 (12.22 %)Java
15265 (11.25 %)SQL Server
16259 (10.99 %)Oracle
17250 (10.61 %)VB
18248 (10.53 %)Manual Testing
19237 (10.06 %)Microsoft
20233 (9.890 %)LoadRunner
21212 (8.998 %)UNIX
22206 (8.744 %)Agile Software Development
23193 (8.192 %)Banking
24187 (7.937 %)XML
25177 (7.513 %)Regression Testing
26165 (7.003 %)C++
27161 (6.834 %)User Acceptance Testing
28140 (5.942 %)Insurance
29137 (5.815 %)Client/Server
30130 (5.518 %)System Testing

Automated Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1436 (18.51 %).NET
2187 (7.937 %)XML
390 (3.820 %)J2EE
489 (3.778 %)HTML
489 (3.778 %).NET Framework
575 (3.183 %)ASP.NET
670 (2.971 %)WebServices
754 (2.292 %)CSS
837 (1.570 %)ADO.NET
932 (1.358 %)XHTML
1030 (1.273 %)Swing
1030 (1.273 %)WinForms
1128 (1.188 %)J2SE
1227 (1.146 %)XSLT
1324 (1.019 %)WCF
1423 (0.976 %)Servlets
1521 (0.891 %)AJAX
1620 (0.849 %)SOAP
1620 (0.849 %)JSP
1620 (0.849 %)ASP
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
131 (1.316 %)Tomcat
131 (1.316 %)Apache
227 (1.146 %)SharePoint
316 (0.679 %)WebLogic
412 (0.509 %)SharePoint Portal Server
510 (0.424 %)BizTalk Server
69 (0.382 %)IIS
78 (0.340 %)JBoss
78 (0.340 %)MS Exchange
85 (0.212 %)Lotus Notes
94 (0.170 %)WebLogic Portal
94 (0.170 %)ATG Dynamo
103 (0.127 %)Rendezvous
103 (0.127 %)MTS
112 (0.085 %)WebSphere Application Server
112 (0.085 %)NetWeaver
112 (0.085 %)CMS
112 (0.085 %)Lotus Domino
121 (0.042 %)ColdFusion
121 (0.042 %)ActiveMQ
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1112 (4.754 %)MS Excel
251 (2.165 %)MS Office
317 (0.722 %)MS Visio
415 (0.637 %)MS Project
54 (0.170 %)RoboHelp
61 (0.042 %)Photoshop
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
110 (0.424 %)Oracle Applications
23 (0.127 %)Oracle Financials
23 (0.127 %)Endur
32 (0.085 %)Oracle CRM
32 (0.085 %)SAP R/3
32 (0.085 %)SAP FI
32 (0.085 %)Oracle 11i
32 (0.085 %)SAP SD
32 (0.085 %)Singl.eView
32 (0.085 %)SAP FI/CO
32 (0.085 %)SAP CO
41 (0.042 %)Metrica
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
196 (4.075 %)Internet
231 (1.316 %)TCP/IP
325 (1.061 %)HTTP
416 (0.679 %)SMTP
513 (0.552 %)Broadband
513 (0.552 %)GSM
513 (0.552 %)IMAP
612 (0.509 %)FTP
710 (0.424 %)ATM
710 (0.424 %)WCDMA
710 (0.424 %)3GPP
710 (0.424 %)UMTS
710 (0.424 %)2G
710 (0.424 %)3G
88 (0.340 %)SMS
96 (0.255 %)VoIP
96 (0.255 %)SSH
104 (0.170 %)DNS
104 (0.170 %)ISDN
104 (0.170 %)LAN
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1265 (11.25 %)SQL Server
245 (1.910 %)SQL Server 2005
341 (1.740 %)MySQL
341 (1.740 %)TOAD
437 (1.570 %)Oracle 10g
535 (1.486 %)Oracle 9i
629 (1.231 %)SQL Server 2000
629 (1.231 %)RDBMS
720 (0.849 %)Oracle Reports
814 (0.594 %)BusinessObjects
913 (0.552 %)DB2
1012 (0.509 %)MS Access
1110 (0.424 %)Datawarehouse
1110 (0.424 %)Oracle 8/8i
128 (0.340 %)PostgreSQL
135 (0.212 %)GIS
144 (0.170 %)Reference Data
144 (0.170 %)Crystal Reports
153 (0.127 %)Informix
162 (0.085 %)SAP BI
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1499 (21.18 %)QuickTest Pro
2369 (15.66 %)TestDirector
3303 (12.86 %)WinRunner
4233 (9.890 %)LoadRunner
5103 (4.372 %)Selenium
689 (3.778 %)NUnit
785 (3.608 %)VSS/SourceSafe
865 (2.759 %)JUnit
958 (2.462 %)Rational Robot
1046 (1.952 %)Visual Studio
1144 (1.868 %)Bugzilla
1243 (1.825 %)QARun
1341 (1.740 %)Ant
1432 (1.358 %)WATIR
1530 (1.273 %)FitNesse
1629 (1.231 %)SilkTest
1726 (1.104 %)Subversion
1726 (1.104 %)Eclipse
1825 (1.061 %)JIRA
1924 (1.019 %)TestComplete
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1616 (26.15 %)Finance
2193 (8.192 %)Banking
3140 (5.942 %)Insurance
4126 (5.348 %)Pensions
589 (3.778 %)Investment Banking
684 (3.565 %)Telecoms
783 (3.523 %)Health
871 (3.014 %)Front Office
962 (2.632 %)Back Office
962 (2.632 %)Government
1059 (2.504 %)Retail
1147 (1.995 %)Education
1228 (1.188 %)Games
1325 (1.061 %)Publishing
1325 (1.061 %)Music
1419 (0.806 %)Legal
1518 (0.764 %)Electronics
1617 (0.722 %)Pharmaceutical
1617 (0.722 %)Music Industry
1716 (0.679 %)Marketing
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1800 (33.96 %)Analyst
2797 (33.83 %)Tester
3714 (30.31 %)Test Analyst
4253 (10.74 %)Developer
5211 (8.956 %)Software Tester
6167 (7.088 %)Test Manager
7166 (7.046 %)Test Engineer
8113 (4.796 %)QA Engineer
9109 (4.626 %)QA Tester
10104 (4.414 %)QA Analyst
11102 (4.329 %)Team Leader
11102 (4.329 %)Senior Analyst
1299 (4.202 %)Senior Test Analyst
1299 (4.202 %)Senior Tester
1391 (3.862 %)Test Team Leader
1481 (3.438 %).NET Developer
1573 (3.098 %)Software Engineer
1672 (3.056 %)Java Developer
1760 (2.547 %)Systems Analyst
1856 (2.377 %)Systems Test Analyst
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1137 (5.815 %)Client/Server
253 (2.250 %)Computer Science
335 (1.486 %)Derivative
422 (0.934 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
521 (0.891 %)Spread Betting
620 (0.849 %)Multithreading
719 (0.806 %)Mathematics
719 (0.806 %)Fixed Income
818 (0.764 %)Artificial Intelligence
917 (0.722 %)Neural Network
917 (0.722 %)Web 2.0
1014 (0.594 %)Handset
1014 (0.594 %)iPhone
1113 (0.552 %)Social Network
1212 (0.509 %)Mainframe
1310 (0.424 %)Management Information System
1310 (0.424 %)AS400
149 (0.382 %)French Language
158 (0.340 %)Equities
167 (0.297 %)N-Tier
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1336 (14.26 %)Windows
2212 (8.998 %)UNIX
3129 (5.475 %)Linux
438 (1.613 %)Windows XP
524 (1.019 %)Windows Vista
617 (0.722 %)Windows Server 2003
617 (0.722 %)Windows 2000
712 (0.509 %)Solaris
88 (0.340 %)Windows 2000 Server
97 (0.297 %)Windows Mobile
106 (0.255 %)Windows Server 2008
115 (0.212 %)Windows CE
123 (0.127 %)HPUX
132 (0.085 %)ThreadX
132 (0.085 %)Debian
132 (0.085 %)Red Hat Linux
132 (0.085 %)Android
141 (0.042 %)AIX
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1509 (21.60 %)Test Scripting
2443 (18.80 %)Software Testing
3248 (10.53 %)Manual Testing
4206 (8.744 %)Agile Software Development
5177 (7.513 %)Regression Testing
6161 (6.834 %)User Acceptance Testing
7130 (5.518 %)System Testing
8126 (5.348 %)Performance Testing
9119 (5.051 %)Web Testing
10117 (4.966 %)Test Management
11112 (4.754 %)E-Commerce
12105 (4.457 %)Integration Testing
1395 (4.032 %)Unit Testing
1492 (3.905 %)Scrum
1590 (3.820 %)OO
1684 (3.565 %)UML
1766 (2.801 %)Risk Management
1861 (2.589 %)Project Management
1947 (1.995 %)Continuous Integration
2046 (1.952 %)V-Model
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1593 (25.17 %)SQL
2291 (12.35 %)C#
3288 (12.22 %)Java
4250 (10.61 %)VB
5165 (7.003 %)C++
6126 (5.348 %)Perl
7106 (4.499 %)VB.NET
892 (3.905 %)Python
982 (3.480 %)VB6
982 (3.480 %)JavaScript
1080 (3.396 %)VBScript
1178 (3.311 %)C
1234 (1.443 %)VBA
1330 (1.273 %)PHP
1423 (0.976 %)VC++
1516 (0.679 %)Transact-SQL
1516 (0.679 %)Lua
1615 (0.637 %)Shell Script
1713 (0.552 %)Ruby
1811 (0.467 %)Embedded C
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1677 (28.74 %)ISEB
2335 (14.22 %)Degree
381 (3.438 %)ISTQB
437 (1.570 %)ISEB Practitioner
517 (0.722 %)Microsoft Certification
614 (0.594 %)HND
77 (0.297 %)HNC
84 (0.170 %)Citrix Certification
93 (0.127 %)Cisco Certification
93 (0.127 %)MCSD
93 (0.127 %)MCTS
102 (0.085 %)Sun Certification
102 (0.085 %)ITIL Certification
111 (0.042 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
111 (0.042 %)MCSE
111 (0.042 %)PRINCE2 Certification
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
1723 (30.69 %)QA
213 (0.552 %)ISO9000
39 (0.382 %)JTAG
44 (0.170 %)TickIT
44 (0.170 %)MiFID
53 (0.127 %)SLA
61 (0.042 %)ISO9001
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
130 (1.273 %)Terminal Server
215 (0.637 %)VMware Infrastructure
312 (0.509 %)Active Directory
411 (0.467 %)MetaFrame
58 (0.340 %)Nmap
58 (0.340 %)MSMQ
67 (0.297 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
73 (0.127 %)VMware Server
73 (0.127 %)WebInspect
73 (0.127 %)Terminal Services
81 (0.042 %)VMware Workstation
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
111 (0.467 %)Nessus
24 (0.170 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
33 (0.127 %)SCCM
42 (0.085 %)SCOM
51 (0.042 %)OpenView Configuration Management
51 (0.042 %)MOM
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1259 (10.99 %)Oracle
2237 (10.06 %)Microsoft
360 (2.547 %)Citrix
445 (1.910 %)HP
524 (1.019 %)VMware
621 (0.891 %)Empirix
717 (0.722 %)Symbian
815 (0.637 %)Sybase
914 (0.594 %)Business Objects
914 (0.594 %)IBM
914 (0.594 %)Pega
1010 (0.424 %)BT
119 (0.382 %)Compuware
128 (0.340 %)TIBCO
137 (0.297 %)Borland
137 (0.297 %)BEA
146 (0.255 %)Sun
146 (0.255 %)SAP
146 (0.255 %)Siebel
146 (0.255 %)Sony