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This section looks at the demand for Test Scripting (Test Scripts) 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 Test Scripting over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank176160
Rank change on same period last yearDown-16
Matching permanent IT job ads5966
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.027 %
As % of the category below1.135 %1.423 %
Salaries quoted4657
Average minimum salary£29,779£28,117
Average salary£32,812£30,375
% change on same period last year+8.02 %
Average maximum salary£35,846£32,633
UK excluding London average salary£33,389£32,955
% change on same period last year+1.31 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads52004637
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.745 %1.899 %
Salaries quoted43663926
Average minimum salary£36,439£37,524
Average salary£39,972£40,608
% change on same period last year-1.56 %
Average maximum salary£43,504£43,691
UK excluding London average salary£42,567£44,524
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
Test Scripting EnglandTest Scripting
England

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 Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

West Midlands 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 Midlands region.

West Midlands Test Scripting Salary Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

West Midlands Test Scripting Salary Histogram

Test Scripting
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Scripting within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
BirminghamUp+825£33,913+8.73 %
CoventryDown-117£35,650+39.46 %
WorcestershireNew entry-3£33,333-
HerefordshireDown-192--
StaffordshireDown-172£27,000-1.45 %
WarwickshireDown-92£30,000-10.44 %
ShropshireDown-141£21,250-
DudleyDown-71£21,500-14.00 %
Test Scripting EnglandTest Scripting
England

Test Scripting
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

151 (37.78 %)ISEB
233 (24.44 %)QA
326 (19.26 %)SQL
425 (18.52 %)User Acceptance Testing
524 (17.78 %)Manual Testing
524 (17.78 %)Finance
619 (14.07 %)Oracle
717 (12.59 %)Data Analysis
816 (11.85 %)Retail
915 (11.11 %)TestDirector
1013 (9.630 %)Banking
1112 (8.889 %)Client/Server
1112 (8.889 %)Software Testing
1211 (8.148 %)Business Analysis
1211 (8.148 %)System Testing
139 (6.667 %)UML
139 (6.667 %)Misys
139 (6.667 %)Insurance
148 (5.926 %)Internet
148 (5.926 %)Microsoft
148 (5.926 %)RDBMS
148 (5.926 %)Windows
157 (5.185 %)CRM
157 (5.185 %)UNIX
157 (5.185 %)SAP
157 (5.185 %).NET
157 (5.185 %)Automated Testing
166 (4.444 %)Security Cleared
166 (4.444 %)Publishing
166 (4.444 %)C

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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 Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (5.185 %).NET
24 (2.963 %)XML
31 (0.741 %)HTML
31 (0.741 %)J2EE
31 (0.741 %)ASP
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (1.481 %)Oracle Workflow
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (4.444 %)MS Excel
25 (3.704 %)MS Office
West Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (3.704 %)Misys Equation
24 (2.963 %)Oracle CRM
32 (1.481 %)SAP SD
32 (1.481 %)Summit
41 (0.741 %)SAP CRM
41 (0.741 %)SAP Payroll
41 (0.741 %)PeopleSoft Financials
41 (0.741 %)SAP HR
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (5.926 %)Internet
26 (4.444 %)RIP
32 (1.481 %)Intranet
32 (1.481 %)ATM
32 (1.481 %)Wireless
32 (1.481 %)TETRA
41 (0.741 %)GPRS
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (5.926 %)RDBMS
24 (2.963 %)TOAD
24 (2.963 %)SQL Server
33 (2.222 %)Crystal Reports
33 (2.222 %)Oracle Reports
33 (2.222 %)BusinessObjects
42 (1.481 %)Oracle 10g
51 (0.741 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (0.741 %)SQLPlus
51 (0.741 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (0.741 %)Oracle 8/8i
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
115 (11.11 %)TestDirector
26 (4.444 %)WinRunner
34 (2.963 %)QuickTest Pro
43 (2.222 %)Selenium
52 (1.481 %)ClearQuest
61 (0.741 %)Rational Robot
61 (0.741 %)LoadRunner
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
124 (17.78 %)Finance
216 (11.85 %)Retail
313 (9.630 %)Banking
49 (6.667 %)Insurance
56 (4.444 %)Publishing
64 (2.963 %)Government
64 (2.963 %)Automotive
64 (2.963 %)Retail Banking
73 (2.222 %)Back Office
82 (1.481 %)Telecoms
82 (1.481 %)Education
91 (0.741 %)Health
91 (0.741 %)Local Government
91 (0.741 %)Pensions
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
180 (59.26 %)Analyst
249 (36.30 %)Test Analyst
325 (18.52 %)Tester
422 (16.30 %)Business Analyst
516 (11.85 %)QA Analyst
613 (9.630 %)QA Test Analyst
79 (6.667 %)Test Manager
88 (5.926 %)Test Team Leader
88 (5.926 %)Senior Analyst
88 (5.926 %)Team Leader
97 (5.185 %)Manual Test Analyst
106 (4.444 %)Senior Test Analyst
115 (3.704 %)Senior Tester
115 (3.704 %)Test Engineer
115 (3.704 %)Consultant
124 (2.963 %)Applications Specialist
124 (2.963 %)Systems Analyst
124 (2.963 %)Software Tester
124 (2.963 %)Manual Tester
124 (2.963 %)SAP Business Analyst
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (8.889 %)Client/Server
24 (2.963 %)EPoS
24 (2.963 %)AS400
32 (1.481 %)Handset
32 (1.481 %)Replication
32 (1.481 %)NHS
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (5.926 %)Windows
27 (5.185 %)UNIX
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (18.52 %)User Acceptance Testing
224 (17.78 %)Manual Testing
317 (12.59 %)Data Analysis
412 (8.889 %)Software Testing
511 (8.148 %)Business Analysis
511 (8.148 %)System Testing
69 (6.667 %)UML
77 (5.185 %)CRM
77 (5.185 %)Automated Testing
86 (4.444 %)Security Cleared
94 (2.963 %)Agile Software Development
94 (2.963 %)Workflow
94 (2.963 %)Data Modelling
94 (2.963 %)PRINCE2
103 (2.222 %)Integration Testing
112 (1.481 %)Test Management
112 (1.481 %)SAP Implementation
112 (1.481 %)OO
112 (1.481 %)Change Management
112 (1.481 %)Scrum
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
126 (19.26 %)SQL
26 (4.444 %)C
35 (3.704 %)C++
42 (1.481 %)Perl
42 (1.481 %)PL/SQL
42 (1.481 %)VB
42 (1.481 %)Tcl
51 (0.741 %)VB6
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
151 (37.78 %)ISEB
23 (2.222 %)ISEB Practitioner
32 (1.481 %)ISTQB
32 (1.481 %)Degree
41 (0.741 %)ITIL Certification
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
133 (24.44 %)QA
22 (1.481 %)HL7
22 (1.481 %)ISO9000
West Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (1.481 %)Oracle RAC
West Midlands IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.481 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (14.07 %)Oracle
29 (6.667 %)Misys
38 (5.926 %)Microsoft
47 (5.185 %)SAP
53 (2.222 %)Business Objects
53 (2.222 %)Borland
62 (1.481 %)Motorola
71 (0.741 %)Compuware
71 (0.741 %)PeopleSoft
71 (0.741 %)Siebel
71 (0.741 %)IBM
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