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The table below looks at the demand for Test Scripting (Test Scripts) skills within the West Lothian region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Scripting over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2746
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching permanent IT job ads121
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below5.263 %0.444 %
Salaries quoted91
Average minimum salary£33,889£30,000
Average salary£41,000£30,000
% change on same period last year+36.66 %
Average maximum salary£48,111£30,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,251£33,246
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
West Lothian IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
West Lothian
Matching permanent IT job ads228225
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.132 %0.097 %
Salaries quoted15599
Average minimum salary£40,373£34,738
Average salary£43,269£37,885
% change on same period last year+14.21 %
Average maximum salary£46,164£41,032
UK excluding London average salary£42,675£44,216
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Test Scripting ScotlandTest Scripting
Scotland

Test Scripting
Demand Trend

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

West Lothian 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 across the West Lothian region.

West Lothian Test Scripting Salary Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the West Lothian region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

West Lothian Test Scripting Salary Histogram

Test Scripting
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 West Lothian region 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
LivingstonNew entry-10£41,000-
Test Scripting ScotlandTest Scripting
Scotland

Test Scripting
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the West Lothian region 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.

19 (45.00 %)WebServices
19 (45.00 %)XML
28 (40.00 %)C#
37 (35.00 %)EAI
37 (35.00 %)UDDI
37 (35.00 %)WebSphere MQ
37 (35.00 %)SOAP
37 (35.00 %)BPEL
37 (35.00 %)WebSphere
37 (35.00 %)WMQI
37 (35.00 %)Degree
37 (35.00 %)Computer Science
37 (35.00 %)WebSphere Message Broker
37 (35.00 %)Data Conversion
46 (30.00 %)ESB
46 (30.00 %)Firmware
46 (30.00 %)Electronics
46 (30.00 %)MFC
46 (30.00 %)Oracle
46 (30.00 %)UNIX
55 (25.00 %)SQL
55 (25.00 %)Shell Script
55 (25.00 %)Informatica
64 (20.00 %)IBM
64 (20.00 %)ETL
64 (20.00 %)SOA
64 (20.00 %)PL/SQL
73 (15.00 %)Business Intelligence
73 (15.00 %)Oracle Reports
82 (10.00 %)Pensions

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the West Lothian region 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.

West Lothian IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (45.00 %)WebServices
19 (45.00 %)XML
27 (35.00 %)UDDI
27 (35.00 %)WebSphere
27 (35.00 %)SOAP
36 (30.00 %)MFC
42 (10.00 %)ASP.NET
42 (10.00 %)HTML
42 (10.00 %).NET
42 (10.00 %).NET Framework
51 (5.000 %)J2EE
West Lothian IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (35.00 %)WebSphere MQ
17 (35.00 %)WMQI
17 (35.00 %)WebSphere Message Broker
26 (30.00 %)ESB
West Lothian IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (5.000 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
West Lothian IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (20.00 %)ETL
23 (15.00 %)Oracle Reports
31 (5.000 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (5.000 %)Datawarehouse
31 (5.000 %)BusinessObjects
West Lothian IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (30.00 %)Electronics
22 (10.00 %)Pensions
31 (5.000 %)Pharmaceutical
West Lothian IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (30.00 %)Software Engineer
16 (30.00 %)C# Software Engineer
23 (15.00 %)Developer
32 (10.00 %)C# Developer
41 (5.000 %)Business Analyst
41 (5.000 %)PeopleSoft Analyst
41 (5.000 %)Senior PeopleSoft Analyst
41 (5.000 %)Analyst
41 (5.000 %)Senior Business Analyst
41 (5.000 %)Senior Analyst
West Lothian IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (35.00 %)Computer Science
17 (35.00 %)Data Conversion
26 (30.00 %)Firmware
32 (10.00 %)PMI
41 (5.000 %)Mathematics
West Lothian IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (30.00 %)UNIX
21 (5.000 %)Windows
21 (5.000 %)Linux
West Lothian IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (35.00 %)EAI
17 (35.00 %)BPEL
24 (20.00 %)SOA
33 (15.00 %)Business Intelligence
42 (10.00 %)Unit Testing
42 (10.00 %)System Testing
51 (5.000 %)User Acceptance Testing
51 (5.000 %)Change Management
West Lothian IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (40.00 %)C#
25 (25.00 %)SQL
25 (25.00 %)Shell Script
34 (20.00 %)PL/SQL
41 (5.000 %)Java
West Lothian IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (35.00 %)Degree
22 (10.00 %)MCP
22 (10.00 %)MCAD
22 (10.00 %)MCSD
22 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
West Lothian IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (30.00 %)Oracle
25 (25.00 %)Informatica
34 (20.00 %)IBM
41 (5.000 %)Business Objects
41 (5.000 %)PeopleSoft