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The table below looks at the demand for Automated Testing skills within the Watford region 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAutomated Testing
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5234
Rank change on same period last yearDown-18
Matching permanent IT job ads1026
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.011 %
As % of the category below2.667 %8.844 %
Salaries quoted724
Average minimum salary£28,429£34,500
Average salary£33,429£37,146
% change on same period last year-10.00 %
Average maximum salary£38,429£39,792
UK excluding London average salary£34,700£34,206
% change on same period last year+1.44 %
Watford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Watford
Matching permanent IT job ads375294
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.208 %0.123 %
Salaries quoted321269
Average minimum salary£43,560£35,529
Average salary£47,624£37,919
% change on same period last year+25.59 %
Average maximum salary£51,688£40,309
UK excluding London average salary£42,540£44,374
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
Automated Testing HertfordshireAutomated Testing
Hertfordshire

Automated Testing
Demand Trend

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

Watford 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 across the Watford region.

Watford Automated Testing Salary Trend

Automated Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Automated Testing across the Watford region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Watford Automated Testing Salary Histogram

Automated Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Watford region 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.

110 (55.56 %)VB
26 (33.33 %)SQL
26 (33.33 %)VBScript
26 (33.33 %)QuickTest Pro
26 (33.33 %)User Acceptance Testing
35 (27.78 %)ISEB
35 (27.78 %)Rational Robot
35 (27.78 %)Finance
44 (22.22 %)Retail
44 (22.22 %)UNIX
53 (16.67 %)UML
53 (16.67 %)WinRunner
53 (16.67 %)TestDirector
53 (16.67 %)VB.NET
53 (16.67 %).NET
62 (11.11 %)ISEB Practitioner
62 (11.11 %)Banking
62 (11.11 %)Telecoms
62 (11.11 %)TeamTrack
62 (11.11 %)XML
62 (11.11 %)C
62 (11.11 %)C#
62 (11.11 %)C++
62 (11.11 %)LoadRunner
62 (11.11 %)SharePoint
62 (11.11 %)Test Management
62 (11.11 %)Test Scripting
62 (11.11 %)Manual Testing
62 (11.11 %)Investment Banking
71 (5.556 %)Insurance

Automated Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Watford region 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.

Watford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (16.67 %).NET
22 (11.11 %)XML
31 (5.556 %)WebSphere
31 (5.556 %)ASP.NET
31 (5.556 %)SOAP
31 (5.556 %)WebServices
Watford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (11.11 %)SharePoint
21 (5.556 %)WebSphere Application Server
21 (5.556 %)WebLogic
21 (5.556 %)IIS
Watford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.556 %)MS Excel
11 (5.556 %)MS Visio
Watford IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (33.33 %)QuickTest Pro
25 (27.78 %)Rational Robot
33 (16.67 %)WinRunner
33 (16.67 %)TestDirector
42 (11.11 %)LoadRunner
42 (11.11 %)TeamTrack
51 (5.556 %)TestPartner
51 (5.556 %)MSI
51 (5.556 %)Bugzilla
51 (5.556 %)ClearQuest
51 (5.556 %)Visual Studio
Watford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (27.78 %)Finance
24 (22.22 %)Retail
32 (11.11 %)Investment Banking
32 (11.11 %)Telecoms
32 (11.11 %)Banking
41 (5.556 %)Construction
41 (5.556 %)Insurance
Watford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (61.11 %)Tester
29 (50.00 %)Software Tester
35 (27.78 %)Applications Tester
43 (16.67 %)Analyst
43 (16.67 %)Test Analyst
52 (11.11 %)Test Manager
52 (11.11 %)Software Developer
52 (11.11 %).NET Developer
52 (11.11 %)C++ Developer
52 (11.11 %)C# Developer
52 (11.11 %)VB.NET Developer
52 (11.11 %)SQL Developer
52 (11.11 %)Developer
52 (11.11 %)Senior Manager
52 (11.11 %)C++ Software Developer
52 (11.11 %)Senior Test Manager
52 (11.11 %)C Developer
52 (11.11 %)C++/C# Developer
52 (11.11 %)CSharp Software Developer
61 (5.556 %)Web Tester
Watford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.556 %)Management Information System
11 (5.556 %)Computer Science
Watford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (22.22 %)UNIX
21 (5.556 %)Windows
21 (5.556 %)Linux
Watford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (33.33 %)User Acceptance Testing
23 (16.67 %)UML
32 (11.11 %)Test Management
32 (11.11 %)Test Scripting
32 (11.11 %)Manual Testing
41 (5.556 %)System Testing
41 (5.556 %)Time Management
41 (5.556 %)E-Commerce
41 (5.556 %)Regression Testing
41 (5.556 %)Information Management
41 (5.556 %)Software Testing
Watford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (55.56 %)VB
26 (33.33 %)SQL
26 (33.33 %)VBScript
33 (16.67 %)VB.NET
42 (11.11 %)C
42 (11.11 %)C#
42 (11.11 %)C++
51 (5.556 %)Java
51 (5.556 %)JavaScript
51 (5.556 %)Perl
51 (5.556 %)Shell Script
Watford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (27.78 %)ISEB
22 (11.11 %)ISEB Practitioner
31 (5.556 %)ISTQB
31 (5.556 %)Degree
Watford IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (5.556 %)QA
Watford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (5.556 %)Microsoft