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This section looks at the demand for HP QuickTest Professional (QTP) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited QuickTest Pro over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP QuickTest Professional (QTP)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank341375
Rank change on same period last yearUp+34
Matching permanent IT job ads9661010
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.510 %0.414 %
As % of the category below5.693 %4.679 %
Salaries quoted799802
Average minimum salary£36,947£34,503
Average salary£40,136£37,435
% change on same period last year+7.21 %
Average maximum salary£43,326£40,366
UK excluding London average salary£37,356£34,400
% change on same period last year+8.59 %
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads1696821588
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled8.957 %8.840 %
Salaries quoted1440617230
Average minimum salary£35,953£37,124
Average salary£39,284£40,483
% change on same period last year-2.96 %
Average maximum salary£42,615£43,841
UK excluding London average salary£34,829£35,862
% change on same period last year-2.87 %

QuickTest Pro
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

QuickTest Pro Demand Trend

QuickTest Pro
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro within the UK.

QuickTest Pro Salary Trend

QuickTest Pro
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 within the UK.

QuickTest Pro Salary Histogram

QuickTest Pro
Top 30 Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro within the UK 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
EnglandUp+18889£40,454+7.27 %
LondonUp+45498£42,944+4.65 %
South EastUp+8179£37,635+7.77 %
City of LondonUp+21121£42,213-4.23 %
South WestUp+4287£35,601+0.33 %
BerkshireUp+3471£37,364-5.07 %
BristolUp+3353£35,192-19.56 %
East of EnglandNo change041£41,382+16.33 %
SurreyUp+2340£37,889+9.09 %
BracknellUp+5237£36,529+5.87 %
ScotlandUp+3433£36,239+13.36 %
North WestDown-2828£34,682-2.94 %
WalesUp+3227£30,173-7.15 %
West MidlandsUp+826£37,881+21.76 %
South WalesUp+3126£30,173-7.15 %
CardiffUp+2921£28,738-11.57 %
CambridgeshireDown-117£45,933+12.20 %
OxfordshireDown-1517£34,654+15.27 %
HampshireDown-2916£29,667-6.94 %
ManchesterNo change016£27,500-27.21 %
GlasgowUp+1015£42,154+31.25 %
EdinburghUp+3515£27,250-24.65 %
SomersetDown-315£41,786+67.14 %
YorkshireDown-1115£38,393+13.07 %
East MidlandsDown-413£39,625+26.06 %
WiltshireDown-813£37,692-3.35 %
BathNew entry-13£48,500-
BirminghamNew entry-12£39,417-
HertfordshireDown-311£37,200+19.35 %
Docklands, LondonUp+2211£55,875+12.92 %

QuickTest Pro
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing QuickTest Pro 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 QuickTest Pro.

1688 (37.55 %)WinRunner
2668 (36.46 %)QA
3649 (35.43 %)ISEB
4598 (32.64 %)Finance
5593 (32.37 %)LoadRunner
6553 (30.19 %)TestDirector
7514 (28.06 %)SQL
8474 (25.87 %)Automated Testing
9427 (23.31 %)Test Scripting
10258 (14.08 %)Software Testing
11240 (13.10 %).NET
12224 (12.23 %)Banking
13220 (12.01 %)Java
14200 (10.92 %)Oracle
15180 (9.825 %)Degree
16174 (9.498 %)User Acceptance Testing
17152 (8.297 %)Insurance
18150 (8.188 %)XML
19147 (8.024 %)SQL Server
20146 (7.969 %)Agile Software Development
21143 (7.806 %)Manual Testing
21143 (7.806 %)Test Management
22140 (7.642 %)Regression Testing
23139 (7.587 %)HP
24137 (7.478 %)UNIX
25134 (7.314 %)C#
26130 (7.096 %)VBScript
27125 (6.823 %)VB
28118 (6.441 %)Performance Testing
29115 (6.277 %)Selenium

QuickTest Pro
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing QuickTest Pro 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 QuickTest Pro. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1240 (13.10 %).NET
2150 (8.188 %)XML
363 (3.439 %)HTML
461 (3.330 %)J2EE
537 (2.020 %)WebSphere
633 (1.801 %).NET Framework
725 (1.365 %)ASP.NET
824 (1.310 %)AJAX
923 (1.255 %)FIX Protocol
1022 (1.201 %)CSS
1022 (1.201 %)JSP
1022 (1.201 %)ODBC
1121 (1.146 %)SOAP
1219 (1.037 %)MAPI
1316 (0.873 %)Middleware
1316 (0.873 %)ASP
1413 (0.710 %)Struts
1413 (0.710 %)XHTML
1512 (0.655 %)JMS
1610 (0.546 %)WebServices
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
122 (1.201 %)WebSphere Message Broker
219 (1.037 %)WebLogic
314 (0.764 %)JBoss
411 (0.600 %)IIS
59 (0.491 %)WebSphere MQ
68 (0.437 %)CMS
68 (0.437 %)Apache
77 (0.382 %)MS Exchange
84 (0.218 %)MQSeries
93 (0.164 %)Documentum
93 (0.164 %)BizTalk Server
93 (0.164 %)Content Management Server
93 (0.164 %)iPlanet
93 (0.164 %)Oracle Application Server
102 (0.109 %)WebSphere Application Server
102 (0.109 %)Lotus Notes
102 (0.109 %)Lotus Domino
111 (0.055 %)Tomcat
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
172 (3.930 %)MS Excel
243 (2.347 %)MS Office
321 (1.146 %)MS Project
47 (0.382 %)MS Visio
53 (0.164 %)Spreadsheet
62 (0.109 %)MS PowerPoint
71 (0.055 %)DeltaView
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
111 (0.600 %)Oracle Applications
25 (0.273 %)SAP HR
34 (0.218 %)SAP SD
43 (0.164 %)SAP Payroll
43 (0.164 %)Endur
43 (0.164 %)Summit
52 (0.109 %)Oracle Financials
61 (0.055 %)Oracle 11i
61 (0.055 %)SAP FI
61 (0.055 %)Oracle EBS
61 (0.055 %)SAP FI/CO
61 (0.055 %)SAP CO
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1111 (6.059 %)Internet
261 (3.330 %)TCP/IP
319 (1.037 %)IMAP
319 (1.037 %)SMTP
417 (0.928 %)Broadband
513 (0.710 %)FTP
612 (0.655 %)SSH
79 (0.491 %)VoIP
88 (0.437 %)LDAP
88 (0.437 %)ISDN
88 (0.437 %)PSTN
88 (0.437 %)X.25
93 (0.164 %)Intranet
102 (0.109 %)Firewall
102 (0.109 %)Wireless
102 (0.109 %)HTTP
111 (0.055 %)SMS
111 (0.055 %)Extranet
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1147 (8.024 %)SQL Server
244 (2.402 %)TOAD
337 (2.020 %)RDBMS
422 (1.201 %)Oracle Reports
520 (1.092 %)MySQL
617 (0.928 %)SQL Server 2005
713 (0.710 %)SQL Server 7
811 (0.600 %)DB2
96 (0.328 %)Datawarehouse
105 (0.273 %)MS Access
114 (0.218 %)Oracle 8/8i
123 (0.164 %)Oracle 9i
123 (0.164 %)SQL Server 2000
123 (0.164 %)InterSystems Cache
132 (0.109 %)Oracle 10g
141 (0.055 %)SAP BW
141 (0.055 %)Reference Data
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1688 (37.55 %)WinRunner
2593 (32.37 %)LoadRunner
3553 (30.19 %)TestDirector
4115 (6.277 %)Selenium
597 (5.295 %)FitNesse
675 (4.094 %)WATIR
765 (3.548 %)Rational Robot
765 (3.548 %)NUnit
856 (3.057 %)QARun
942 (2.293 %)SilkTest
1037 (2.020 %)Visual Studio
1129 (1.583 %)ClearQuest
1224 (1.310 %)JUnit
1321 (1.146 %)TestPartner
1420 (1.092 %)JIRA
1519 (1.037 %)SilkPerformer
1519 (1.037 %)VSS/SourceSafe
1519 (1.037 %)Oracle Forms
1519 (1.037 %)QADirector
1618 (0.983 %)ClearCase
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1598 (32.64 %)Finance
2224 (12.23 %)Banking
3152 (8.297 %)Insurance
491 (4.967 %)Investment Banking
574 (4.039 %)Pensions
670 (3.821 %)Retail
670 (3.821 %)Health
758 (3.166 %)Telecoms
847 (2.566 %)Front Office
938 (2.074 %)Financial Institution
1037 (2.020 %)Government
1129 (1.583 %)Back Office
1219 (1.037 %)Games
1315 (0.819 %)Education
1413 (0.710 %)Law
1413 (0.710 %)Retail Banking
159 (0.491 %)Legal
168 (0.437 %)Advertising
168 (0.437 %)Publishing
168 (0.437 %)Electronics
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1716 (39.08 %)Analyst
2631 (34.44 %)Test Analyst
3610 (33.30 %)Tester
4233 (12.72 %)Test Manager
5137 (7.478 %)QA Analyst
6120 (6.550 %)Test Engineer
7116 (6.332 %)QA Engineer
8105 (5.731 %)Senior Analyst
999 (5.404 %)Senior Test Analyst
1083 (4.531 %)Senior Tester
1169 (3.766 %)QA Tester
1268 (3.712 %)Consultant
1366 (3.603 %)Software Tester
1462 (3.384 %)Developer
1554 (2.948 %)Test Consultant
1650 (2.729 %)Test Specialist
1650 (2.729 %)QA Test Analyst
1746 (2.511 %)Systems Tester
1843 (2.347 %)Team Leader
1939 (2.129 %)Test Team Leader
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
151 (2.784 %)Client/Server
245 (2.456 %)Derivative
342 (2.293 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
429 (1.583 %)Mainframe
526 (1.419 %)Computer Science
623 (1.255 %)Fixed Income
716 (0.873 %)N-Tier
813 (0.710 %)IBM Mainframe
99 (0.491 %)Equities
99 (0.491 %)IPTV
108 (0.437 %)Equity Derivative
108 (0.437 %)Management Information System
108 (0.437 %)Data Conversion
117 (0.382 %)Exotic Derivative
126 (0.328 %)Streaming Media
126 (0.328 %)DTV
135 (0.273 %)Firmware
135 (0.273 %)Chip and PIN
144 (0.218 %)EFTPOS
144 (0.218 %)AS400
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1137 (7.478 %)UNIX
269 (3.766 %)Windows
338 (2.074 %)Linux
428 (1.528 %)Solaris
512 (0.655 %)HPUX
512 (0.655 %)Windows NT
610 (0.546 %)Windows 2000
75 (0.273 %)Windows Server 2003
81 (0.055 %)FreeBSD
81 (0.055 %)AIX
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1474 (25.87 %)Automated Testing
2427 (23.31 %)Test Scripting
3258 (14.08 %)Software Testing
4174 (9.498 %)User Acceptance Testing
5146 (7.969 %)Agile Software Development
6143 (7.806 %)Manual Testing
6143 (7.806 %)Test Management
7140 (7.642 %)Regression Testing
8118 (6.441 %)Performance Testing
9110 (6.004 %)Integration Testing
10109 (5.950 %)System Testing
11106 (5.786 %)E-Commerce
1299 (5.404 %)Web Testing
1373 (3.985 %)Security Cleared
1470 (3.821 %)Project Management
1567 (3.657 %)Scrum
1650 (2.729 %)OO
1743 (2.347 %)Asset Management
1836 (1.965 %)Use Case
1935 (1.910 %)Load Testing
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1514 (28.06 %)SQL
2220 (12.01 %)Java
3134 (7.314 %)C#
4130 (7.096 %)VBScript
5125 (6.823 %)VB
662 (3.384 %)JavaScript
743 (2.347 %)C++
743 (2.347 %)VBA
835 (1.910 %)Perl
930 (1.638 %)C
1026 (1.419 %)Ruby
1123 (1.255 %)VB6
1123 (1.255 %)VB.NET
1214 (0.764 %)Python
1312 (0.655 %)PHP
1312 (0.655 %)Transact-SQL
149 (0.491 %)PL/SQL
158 (0.437 %)Shell Script
166 (0.328 %)PowerHouse
175 (0.273 %)ABAP
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1649 (35.43 %)ISEB
2180 (9.825 %)Degree
361 (3.330 %)ISEB Practitioner
419 (1.037 %)ISTQB
57 (0.382 %)PRINCE2 Certification
57 (0.382 %)ITIL Certification
65 (0.273 %)Microsoft Certification
74 (0.218 %)PhD
74 (0.218 %)Citrix Certification
74 (0.218 %)CFA
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
1668 (36.46 %)QA
24 (0.218 %)ISO8583
32 (0.109 %)ISO9001
41 (0.055 %)TickIT
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
115 (0.819 %)VMware Infrastructure
212 (0.655 %)MSMQ
36 (0.328 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
42 (0.109 %)Terminal Server
51 (0.055 %)Oracle RMAN
51 (0.055 %)AquaLogic
51 (0.055 %)Squid
51 (0.055 %)Oracle RAC
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.055 %)OpenView Configuration Management
11 (0.055 %)SCCM
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1200 (10.92 %)Oracle
2139 (7.587 %)HP
3112 (6.114 %)Microsoft
451 (2.784 %)SAP
545 (2.456 %)Compuware
630 (1.638 %)Sybase
727 (1.474 %)IBM
820 (1.092 %)Borland
917 (0.928 %)VMware
917 (0.928 %)Serena
1014 (0.764 %)Segue
1014 (0.764 %)Empirix
1014 (0.764 %)Sun
1112 (0.655 %)Calypso
1210 (0.546 %)Citrix
139 (0.491 %)Interwoven
139 (0.491 %)LatentZero
147 (0.382 %)Telelogic
147 (0.382 %)EMC
147 (0.382 %)Siebel
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