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The table below looks at the demand for System Testing skills within the Wales region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited System Testing over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSystem Testing
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank8699
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching permanent IT job ads2014
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.006 %
As % of the category below2.037 %1.098 %
Salaries quoted207
Average minimum salary£22,850£21,429
Average salary£25,600£25,714
% change on same period last year-0.44 %
Average maximum salary£28,350£30,000
UK excluding London average salary£34,159£36,494
% change on same period last year-6.39 %
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads9821275
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.636 %0.569 %
Salaries quoted8931160
Average minimum salary£34,175£35,085
Average salary£38,648£38,869
% change on same period last year-0.56 %
Average maximum salary£43,121£42,652
UK excluding London average salary£42,986£44,543
% change on same period last year-3.49 %
System Testing UKSystem Testing
UK

System Testing
Demand Trend

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

Wales System Testing Demand Trend

System Testing
Salary Trend

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

Wales System Testing Salary Trend

System Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing System Testing across the Wales region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

Wales System Testing Salary Histogram

System Testing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing System Testing within the Wales region over the 3 months to 18 November 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
South WalesUp+2120£25,600+6.66 %
System Testing UKSystem Testing
UK

System Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wales region citing System 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 System Testing.

134 (77.27 %)ISEB
228 (63.64 %)Test Scripting
323 (52.27 %)Software Testing
421 (47.73 %)Finance
516 (36.36 %)Windows
615 (34.09 %)Microsoft
714 (31.82 %)Internet
714 (31.82 %)Client/Server
810 (22.73 %)SQL
810 (22.73 %)Agile Software Development
98 (18.18 %)Java
98 (18.18 %)Unit Testing
107 (15.91 %).NET
116 (13.64 %)J2EE
116 (13.64 %)JBoss
116 (13.64 %)EJB
116 (13.64 %)JDBC
116 (13.64 %)JSP
116 (13.64 %)Struts
116 (13.64 %)Hibernate
116 (13.64 %)Spring
116 (13.64 %)JSF
116 (13.64 %)Web 2.0
116 (13.64 %)Project Planning
116 (13.64 %)Tapestry
116 (13.64 %)JBoss Seam
116 (13.64 %)EJB 3.0
116 (13.64 %)MVC
116 (13.64 %)AJAX
116 (13.64 %)Spring MVC

System Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wales region citing System 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 System Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (15.91 %).NET
26 (13.64 %)J2EE
26 (13.64 %)EJB
26 (13.64 %)JDBC
26 (13.64 %)JSP
26 (13.64 %)Struts
26 (13.64 %)Hibernate
26 (13.64 %)Spring
26 (13.64 %)JSF
26 (13.64 %)Tapestry
26 (13.64 %)JBoss Seam
26 (13.64 %)EJB 3.0
26 (13.64 %)MVC
26 (13.64 %)AJAX
26 (13.64 %)Spring MVC
32 (4.545 %)ODBC
41 (2.273 %)HTML
Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (13.64 %)JBoss
Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (11.36 %)MS Excel
22 (4.545 %)MS Office
Wales IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (4.545 %)Oracle Financials
Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (31.82 %)Internet
21 (2.273 %)TELNET
21 (2.273 %)HTTP
21 (2.273 %)SNMP
21 (2.273 %)TCP/IP
Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (11.36 %)SQL Server
22 (4.545 %)MS Access
22 (4.545 %)Crystal Reports
Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (4.545 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (2.273 %)Flash
Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
121 (47.73 %)Finance
22 (4.545 %)Banking
31 (2.273 %)Insurance
31 (2.273 %)Education
Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (36.36 %)Systems Tester
116 (36.36 %)Tester
215 (34.09 %)Analyst
215 (34.09 %)Test Analyst
38 (18.18 %)Developer
46 (13.64 %)Senior Developer
46 (13.64 %)Java Developer
46 (13.64 %)Senior Java Developer
52 (4.545 %)Systems Engineer
52 (4.545 %)Test Engineer
52 (4.545 %)SQL Developer
52 (4.545 %)Systems Test Engineer
52 (4.545 %)VBA Developer
61 (2.273 %)Software Development Engineer
61 (2.273 %)Software Engineer
Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (31.82 %)Client/Server
26 (13.64 %)Web 2.0
35 (11.36 %)iSeries
35 (11.36 %)AS400
41 (2.273 %)Mathematics
41 (2.273 %)Physics
41 (2.273 %)Computer Science
41 (2.273 %)Firmware
Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (36.36 %)Windows
21 (2.273 %)Windows XP
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
128 (63.64 %)Test Scripting
223 (52.27 %)Software Testing
310 (22.73 %)Agile Software Development
48 (18.18 %)Unit Testing
56 (13.64 %)Project Planning
65 (11.36 %)CRM
74 (9.091 %)Integration Testing
74 (9.091 %)User Acceptance Testing
82 (4.545 %)ERP
82 (4.545 %)Data Analysis
82 (4.545 %)Business Analysis
82 (4.545 %)Systems Analysis
91 (2.273 %)Software Engineering
Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (22.73 %)SQL
28 (18.18 %)Java
35 (11.36 %)VB6
35 (11.36 %)VB
42 (4.545 %)VBA
51 (2.273 %)C
51 (2.273 %)C#
51 (2.273 %)C++
51 (2.273 %)Assembly Language
Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
134 (77.27 %)ISEB
21 (2.273 %)Degree
Wales IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (9.091 %)QA
21 (2.273 %)JTAG
Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (34.09 %)Microsoft
22 (4.545 %)Oracle