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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Test Scripting skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Scripting over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category.

LinkTest Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank204213188
Rank change year-on-year
Up+9Down-25
Matching permanent IT job ads8607672110
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK1.001 %0.904 %1.034 %
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category1.539 %1.506 %1.838 %
Salaries quoted7226631651
Average salary£35,000£33,000£35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.060 %-5.710 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£24,000£25,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£52,500£50,000£50,000
UK excluding London average salary£32,500£31,500£32,500
% change year-on-year
+3.170 %-3.070 %
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryAll Processes & Methodologies
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
5586550935114817
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK65.02 %60.06 %56.26 %
Salaries quoted461684162493134
Average salary£45,000£42,500£45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.880 %-5.550 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£28,000£27,500£28,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£75,000£70,000£70,000
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£40,000£40,000

Test Scripting
Demand Trend

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

Test Scripting Demand Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Trend

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

Test Scripting Salary Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Scripting over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 within the UK.

Test Scripting Salary Histogram

Test Scripting
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Scripting within the UK over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+16813£35,000+6.87 %
LondonUp+69342£40,000-11.11 %
South EastDown-9183£37,500+7.14 %
City of LondonDown-1698£40,000-17.94 %
North WestUp+3680£31,000-11.42 %
East of EnglandUp+867£35,000+11.11 %
BerkshireUp+2662£45,000+21.62 %
SurreyUp+2154£42,500+41.66 %
West MidlandsUp+1743£26,500-11.66 %
YorkshireDown-340£27,500-8.33 %
ManchesterUp+1539£25,000-23.07 %
South WestDown-2838£25,000-5.66 %
CambridgeshireDown-1432£31,250+5.93 %
ReadingUp+2226£42,500+30.76 %
HampshireUp+2122£30,000-11.76 %
HertfordshireUp+1821£35,000+6.06 %
WalesDown-1821£26,125-19.61 %
West YorkshireDown-420£27,500-8.33 %
MerseysideUp+3019£35,000-
South WalesDown-2018£23,500-27.69 %
ScotlandUp+816£35,000-20.45 %
CambridgeDown-2816£27,500-3.50 %
South YorkshireUp+2015£27,500-3.50 %
KentUp+815£22,500-35.71 %
CardiffDown-314£22,500-5.75 %
CheshireUp+913£30,000-27.27 %
OxfordshireDown-213£27,500-15.38 %
HerefordshireUp+2812£40,000+14.28 %
DevonUp+2012£23,000-4.16 %
BristolUp+412£25,000-7.40 %

Test Scripting
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing Test Scripting 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 Test Scripting.

1428 (28.48 %)ISEB
2351 (23.35 %)SQL
3318 (21.16 %)QA
4282 (18.76 %).NET
5275 (18.30 %)User Acceptance Testing
6274 (18.23 %)Finance
7261 (17.37 %)Software Testing
8242 (16.10 %)Automated Testing
9221 (14.70 %)C#
10205 (13.64 %)Degree
11190 (12.64 %)Windows
12163 (10.84 %)Regression Testing
13154 (10.25 %)QuickTest Pro
14153 (10.18 %)Agile Software Development
15140 (9.315 %)SQL Server
16127 (8.450 %)Test Automation
17120 (7.984 %)Manual Testing
18116 (7.718 %)System Testing
18116 (7.718 %)Pensions
19110 (7.319 %)Performance Testing
20109 (7.252 %)Java
21108 (7.186 %)HP
22107 (7.119 %)VB
23106 (7.053 %)Oracle
23106 (7.053 %)UNIX
23106 (7.053 %)Insurance
24104 (6.919 %)Microsoft
25101 (6.720 %)Banking
2697 (6.454 %)Test Management
2792 (6.121 %)LoadRunner

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing Test Scripting 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 Test Scripting. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
1282 (18.76 %).NET
274 (4.923 %)ASP.NET
369 (4.591 %)HTML
466 (4.391 %)Web Services
565 (4.325 %)AJAX
565 (4.325 %)ASP
659 (3.925 %)XML
731 (2.063 %)Flash
826 (1.730 %).NET Framework
919 (1.264 %)WinForms
1014 (0.931 %)CSS
1014 (0.931 %)J2EE
118 (0.532 %)SOAP
118 (0.532 %)Middleware
118 (0.532 %)WF
125 (0.333 %)Silverlight
125 (0.333 %)Spring
125 (0.333 %)Windows SharePoint Services
125 (0.333 %)ATL
125 (0.333 %)DCOM
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
121 (1.397 %)IIS
217 (1.131 %)SharePoint
315 (0.998 %)Apache
411 (0.732 %)Tomcat
59 (0.599 %)SharePoint Server 2007
63 (0.200 %)SAS
63 (0.200 %)ColdFusion
63 (0.200 %)Lotus Notes
63 (0.200 %)ColdFusion MX
72 (0.133 %)ESB
81 (0.067 %)Confluence
81 (0.067 %)WebLogic
81 (0.067 %)Lotus Domino
81 (0.067 %)BizTalk Server
81 (0.067 %)CMS
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
157 (3.792 %)MS Excel
226 (1.730 %)MS Office
312 (0.798 %)MS Visio
48 (0.532 %)MS PowerPoint
57 (0.466 %)MS Project
66 (0.399 %)Spreadsheet
72 (0.133 %)SketchUp
72 (0.133 %)3ds Max
81 (0.067 %)CA Clarity
81 (0.067 %)MATLAB
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
110 (0.665 %)Dynamics CRM
25 (0.333 %)Maximo
25 (0.333 %)Summit
25 (0.333 %)Microsoft CRM
34 (0.266 %)SAP CRM
43 (0.200 %)SAP Oil and Gas
52 (0.133 %)Oracle EBS R12
52 (0.133 %)Oracle EBS
61 (0.067 %)SAP SEM
61 (0.067 %)Oracle HRMS
61 (0.067 %)BASE24
61 (0.067 %)SAP FI/CO
61 (0.067 %)Navision
61 (0.067 %)SAP R/3
61 (0.067 %)SAP FI
61 (0.067 %)SAP CO
61 (0.067 %)Pivotal CRM
61 (0.067 %)Dynamics AX
61 (0.067 %)SAP ERP
61 (0.067 %)SAP IS-U
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
151 (3.393 %)Internet
221 (1.397 %)TCP/IP
39 (0.599 %)DNS
48 (0.532 %)Ethernet
48 (0.532 %)Gigabit Ethernet
48 (0.532 %)LTE
57 (0.466 %)NFC
57 (0.466 %)DHCP
66 (0.399 %)3GPP
66 (0.399 %)VoIP
66 (0.399 %)iSCSI
75 (0.333 %)HSPA
75 (0.333 %)HSUPA
75 (0.333 %)SMS
75 (0.333 %)3G
75 (0.333 %)DVB
75 (0.333 %)HSDPA
75 (0.333 %)2G
84 (0.266 %)Wireless
84 (0.266 %)UMTS
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
1140 (9.315 %)SQL Server
230 (1.996 %)Datawarehouse
322 (1.464 %)ETL
420 (1.331 %)TOAD
519 (1.264 %)MySQL
617 (1.131 %)SQL Server 2005
78 (0.532 %)SQL Server 2008
78 (0.532 %)SAP BW
87 (0.466 %)DB2
87 (0.466 %)Reference Data
87 (0.466 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
96 (0.399 %)SQL Server Integration Services
96 (0.399 %)SAP BI
96 (0.399 %)Oracle Reports
96 (0.399 %)MS Access
96 (0.399 %)BusinessObjects
96 (0.399 %)RDBMS
105 (0.333 %)SQL Server 2000
114 (0.266 %)DTS
123 (0.200 %)Crystal Reports
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
1154 (10.25 %)QuickTest Pro
292 (6.121 %)LoadRunner
385 (5.655 %)TestDirector
474 (4.923 %)Selenium
570 (4.657 %)WinRunner
627 (1.796 %)Visual Studio
726 (1.730 %)WATIR
823 (1.530 %)Team Foundation Server
919 (1.264 %)TestComplete
1018 (1.198 %)FitNesse
1018 (1.198 %)Rational Robot
1116 (1.065 %)JUnit
1215 (0.998 %)JIRA
1313 (0.865 %)Subversion
148 (0.532 %)TestPartner
148 (0.532 %)VSS/SourceSafe
148 (0.532 %)WebDriver
157 (0.466 %)ClearCase
166 (0.399 %)PVCS
166 (0.399 %)Bugzilla
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1274 (18.23 %)Finance
2116 (7.718 %)Pensions
3106 (7.053 %)Insurance
4101 (6.720 %)Banking
569 (4.591 %)Retail
658 (3.859 %)Investment Banking
752 (3.460 %)Back Office
851 (3.393 %)Front Office
943 (2.861 %)Telecoms
1037 (2.462 %)Government
1136 (2.395 %)Education
1232 (2.129 %)Health
1325 (1.663 %)Games
1418 (1.198 %)Financial Institution
1512 (0.798 %)Advertising
1512 (0.798 %)Retail Banking
1610 (0.665 %)Marketing
179 (0.599 %)Online Games
179 (0.599 %)Local Government
188 (0.532 %)Military
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1699 (46.51 %)Analyst
2522 (34.73 %)Test Analyst
3402 (26.75 %)Tester
4124 (8.250 %)Business Analyst
5123 (8.184 %)Senior Analyst
6110 (7.319 %)Test Engineer
7107 (7.119 %)Test Manager
8100 (6.653 %)Senior Test Analyst
983 (5.522 %)Software Tester
1059 (3.925 %)Software Engineer
1158 (3.859 %)Junior
1256 (3.726 %)Developer
1351 (3.393 %)Systems Analyst
1446 (3.061 %)Consultant
1446 (3.061 %)QA Analyst
1545 (2.994 %)QA Tester
1644 (2.927 %)Web Tester
1742 (2.794 %)Senior Tester
1841 (2.728 %)Software Test Engineer
1938 (2.528 %)Junior Tester
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
138 (2.528 %)Open Source
235 (2.329 %)Mathematics
334 (2.262 %)Derivative
430 (1.996 %)Client/Server
430 (1.996 %)Computer Science
526 (1.730 %)Mainframe
622 (1.464 %)Management Information System
719 (1.264 %)Handset
719 (1.264 %)NHS
816 (1.065 %)Equities
816 (1.065 %)Spread Betting
914 (0.931 %)N-Tier
1013 (0.865 %)FMCG
1112 (0.798 %)iSeries
1112 (0.798 %)AS400
1112 (0.798 %)Fixed Income
1211 (0.732 %)EPoS
138 (0.532 %)Smartcard
138 (0.532 %)Equity Derivative
147 (0.466 %)iDTV
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1190 (12.64 %)Windows
2106 (7.053 %)UNIX
355 (3.659 %)Linux
447 (3.127 %)Windows Server 2003
535 (2.329 %)Windows XP
617 (1.131 %)AIX
715 (0.998 %)Solaris
814 (0.931 %)Android
910 (0.665 %)Windows Server 2008
910 (0.665 %)zOS
109 (0.599 %)Windows Vista
117 (0.466 %)Windows 2000 Server
117 (0.466 %)OS/400
117 (0.466 %)Windows 2000
126 (0.399 %)Windows NT
133 (0.200 %)Windows Mobile
142 (0.133 %)Symbian OS
142 (0.133 %)HPUX
142 (0.133 %)Windows 7
151 (0.067 %)Debian
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1275 (18.30 %)User Acceptance Testing
2261 (17.37 %)Software Testing
3242 (16.10 %)Automated Testing
4163 (10.84 %)Regression Testing
5153 (10.18 %)Agile Software Development
6127 (8.450 %)Test Automation
7120 (7.984 %)Manual Testing
8116 (7.718 %)System Testing
9110 (7.319 %)Performance Testing
1097 (6.454 %)Test Management
1164 (4.258 %)Integration Testing
1261 (4.059 %)Project Management
1360 (3.992 %)Scrum
1454 (3.593 %)Workflow
1553 (3.526 %)Web Testing
1651 (3.393 %)Business Analysis
1742 (2.794 %)V-Model
1839 (2.595 %)E-Commerce
1938 (2.528 %)Validation
2036 (2.395 %)CRM
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1351 (23.35 %)SQL
2221 (14.70 %)C#
3109 (7.252 %)Java
4107 (7.119 %)VB
569 (4.591 %)C
661 (4.059 %)C++
756 (3.726 %)VBScript
855 (3.659 %)JavaScript
950 (3.327 %)T-SQL
1043 (2.861 %)VB.NET
1136 (2.395 %)Python
1230 (1.996 %)Perl
1329 (1.929 %)VBA
1329 (1.929 %)Shell Script
1427 (1.796 %)VB6
1427 (1.796 %)Ruby
1517 (1.131 %)PHP
1616 (1.065 %)Groovy
1713 (0.865 %)PL/SQL
1810 (0.665 %)RPG
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1428 (28.48 %)ISEB
2205 (13.64 %)Degree
374 (4.923 %)ISTQB
462 (4.125 %)Security Cleared
537 (2.462 %)SC Cleared
610 (0.665 %)HND
79 (0.599 %)ISEB Practitioner
88 (0.532 %)DV Cleared
95 (0.333 %)MCP
95 (0.333 %)Microsoft Certification
104 (0.266 %)PMP
104 (0.266 %)PMI Certification
113 (0.200 %)ITIL Certification
122 (0.133 %)PRINCE2 Certification
122 (0.133 %)BC Cleared
131 (0.067 %)MCPD
131 (0.067 %)Sun Certification
131 (0.067 %)HNC
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
1318 (21.16 %)QA
27 (0.466 %)ISO27001
34 (0.266 %)WCAG
34 (0.266 %)ISO9001
43 (0.200 %)ISO9000
52 (0.133 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
52 (0.133 %)HL7
52 (0.133 %)PCI DSS
52 (0.133 %)TickIT
61 (0.067 %)Basel II
61 (0.067 %)GAMP
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
124 (1.597 %)Active Directory
28 (0.532 %)VMware Infrastructure
28 (0.532 %)NFS
33 (0.200 %)Oracle RAC
41 (0.067 %)Hyper-V
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
145 (2.994 %)HP Quality Center
28 (0.532 %)OpenView Configuration Management
31 (0.067 %)OVSD
31 (0.067 %)OpenView
31 (0.067 %)Tivoli
31 (0.067 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
31 (0.067 %)Netcool
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1108 (7.186 %)HP
2106 (7.053 %)Oracle
3104 (6.919 %)Microsoft
433 (2.196 %)SAP
532 (2.129 %)Citrix
617 (1.131 %)IBM
716 (1.065 %)VMware
810 (0.665 %)JD Edwards
98 (0.532 %)Dell
107 (0.466 %)PeopleSoft
107 (0.466 %)Sybase
107 (0.466 %)Bloomberg
116 (0.399 %)Business Objects
116 (0.399 %)Symbian
125 (0.333 %)Anite
125 (0.333 %)Reuters
125 (0.333 %)Borland
134 (0.266 %)Informatica
134 (0.266 %)JBoss
134 (0.266 %)Cognos