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The table below looks at the demand for Automated Testing skills within the West Midlands 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
Rank185154
Rank change on same period last yearDown-31
Matching permanent IT job ads3771
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.030 %
As % of the category below0.754 %1.472 %
Salaries quoted3166
Average minimum salary£30,364£29,678
Average salary£33,076£32,353
% change on same period last year+2.23 %
Average maximum salary£35,788£35,027
UK excluding London average salary£34,700£34,206
% change on same period last year+1.44 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads49084824
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.716 %2.023 %
Salaries quoted41504159
Average minimum salary£36,142£37,278
Average salary£39,523£40,357
% change on same period last year-2.06 %
Average maximum salary£42,904£43,435
UK excluding London average salary£42,540£44,374
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
Automated Testing EnglandAutomated Testing
England

Automated Testing
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands Automated Testing Salary Trend

Automated Testing
Salary Histogram

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

West Midlands Automated Testing Salary Histogram

Automated Testing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automated Testing within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
CoventryDown-916£29,333-15.07 %
BirminghamUp+68£33,625+15.94 %
WarwickshireDown-303£31,500-5.43 %
StaffordshireDown-52£34,500+62.35 %
HerefordshireDown-32£45,000-5.26 %
SolihullNew entry-2£29,250-
Automated Testing EnglandAutomated Testing
England

Automated Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

140 (44.94 %)ISEB
224 (26.97 %)Finance
321 (23.60 %)QA
419 (21.35 %)SQL
419 (21.35 %).NET
517 (19.10 %)UNIX
616 (17.98 %)WinRunner
714 (15.73 %)Degree
813 (14.61 %)Software Testing
912 (13.48 %)Rational Robot
912 (13.48 %)Linux
912 (13.48 %)J2EE
1011 (12.36 %)Java
1011 (12.36 %)Windows
1011 (12.36 %)QuickTest Pro
1110 (11.24 %)TestDirector
1110 (11.24 %)Microsoft
1110 (11.24 %)XML
1110 (11.24 %)Manual Testing
129 (10.11 %)Web Development
129 (10.11 %)IBM
138 (8.989 %)Pensions
138 (8.989 %)System Testing
147 (7.865 %)Computer Science
147 (7.865 %)Test Scripting
147 (7.865 %)User Acceptance Testing
147 (7.865 %)Insurance
147 (7.865 %)Change Management
147 (7.865 %)Visual Studio
156 (6.742 %)Validation

Automated Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
119 (21.35 %).NET
212 (13.48 %)J2EE
310 (11.24 %)XML
44 (4.494 %)HTML
53 (3.371 %)XSLT
62 (2.247 %)XHTML
62 (2.247 %)CSS
62 (2.247 %)WebServices
71 (1.124 %)WebSphere
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.124 %)WebSphere Application Server
11 (1.124 %)WebLogic
11 (1.124 %)IIS
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.124 %)MS Excel
11 (1.124 %)MS Visio
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.124 %)Internet
11 (1.124 %)DSL
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (4.494 %)SQL Server
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
116 (17.98 %)WinRunner
212 (13.48 %)Rational Robot
311 (12.36 %)QuickTest Pro
410 (11.24 %)TestDirector
57 (7.865 %)Visual Studio
62 (2.247 %)Selenium
62 (2.247 %)FitNesse
62 (2.247 %)TestComplete
62 (2.247 %)LoadRunner
71 (1.124 %)Rational Rose
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
124 (26.97 %)Finance
28 (8.989 %)Pensions
37 (7.865 %)Insurance
45 (5.618 %)Government
53 (3.371 %)Health
53 (3.371 %)Financial Institution
53 (3.371 %)Telecoms
62 (2.247 %)Banking
62 (2.247 %)Investment Banking
62 (2.247 %)Pharmaceutical
71 (1.124 %)Manufacturing
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
131 (34.83 %)Tester
228 (31.46 %)Analyst
228 (31.46 %)Test Analyst
313 (14.61 %)Software Tester
410 (11.24 %)Test Engineer
410 (11.24 %)Software Engineer
410 (11.24 %)Software Test Engineer
59 (10.11 %)Senior Test Analyst
59 (10.11 %)Quality Engineer
59 (10.11 %)Senior Analyst
66 (6.742 %)Senior Tester
66 (6.742 %)Test Manager
74 (4.494 %)Team Leader
74 (4.494 %)Senior Quality Engineer
74 (4.494 %)Test Team Leader
83 (3.371 %)Integration Tester
83 (3.371 %)Systems Designer
92 (2.247 %)Development Manager
92 (2.247 %)Manual Tester
92 (2.247 %)Systems Analyst
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (7.865 %)Computer Science
23 (3.371 %)NHS
31 (1.124 %)SCADA
31 (1.124 %)Client/Server
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (19.10 %)UNIX
212 (13.48 %)Linux
311 (12.36 %)Windows
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (14.61 %)Software Testing
210 (11.24 %)Manual Testing
39 (10.11 %)Web Development
48 (8.989 %)System Testing
57 (7.865 %)Test Scripting
57 (7.865 %)User Acceptance Testing
57 (7.865 %)Change Management
66 (6.742 %)Validation
66 (6.742 %)Unit Testing
66 (6.742 %)Integration Testing
66 (6.742 %)V-Model
75 (5.618 %)Resource Management
75 (5.618 %)Performance Testing
75 (5.618 %)OOA/OOD
84 (4.494 %)RUP
84 (4.494 %)Configuration Management
84 (4.494 %)Technical Architecture
84 (4.494 %)Data Validation
93 (3.371 %)WFM
93 (3.371 %)B2B
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (21.35 %)SQL
211 (12.36 %)Java
35 (5.618 %)C
35 (5.618 %)C++
44 (4.494 %)VB
53 (3.371 %)Transact-SQL
62 (2.247 %)C#
71 (1.124 %)JavaScript
71 (1.124 %)VBA
71 (1.124 %)VB6
71 (1.124 %)Ruby
71 (1.124 %)VBScript
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
140 (44.94 %)ISEB
214 (15.73 %)Degree
35 (5.618 %)ISEB Practitioner
41 (1.124 %)ITIL Certification
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
121 (23.60 %)QA
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (11.24 %)Microsoft
29 (10.11 %)IBM
35 (5.618 %)Oracle
42 (2.247 %)HP