Test Scripting Jobs in the West Midlands
 
Demand Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for Test Scripting skills in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Scripting over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the West Midlands region.

Location
 3 months to
17 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Scripting (Test Scripts)
Rank 105 106 135
Rank change year-on-year
+1 +29
Permanent jobs citing Test Scripting 105 85 35
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 2.115% 1.888% 0.843%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.817% 2.729% 1.224%
Number of salaries quoted 93 80 25
Average salary £35,000 £29,000 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+20.68% -3.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,400 £25,000 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £36,000 £39,400
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £34,500 £33,500
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +2.98%
All Processes & Methodologies
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category		 3728 3115 2859
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 75.09% 69.18% 68.87%
Number of salaries quoted 3143 2685 2417
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £26,000 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Test Scripting
England

Test Scripting
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total 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 Jobs Demand Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Trend

This 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

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

West Midlands 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 Midlands region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)		 Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads		 Average Salary
Last 3 Months		 Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Birmingham -21 36 £44,000 +51.72%
Warwickshire +17 15 £35,000 +9.37%
Staffordshire +2 15 £36,000 -4.00%
Worcestershire +13 9 £28,000 +1.81%
West Bromwich - 6 £37,500 -
Shropshire -3 5 £45,000 +63.63%
Coventry -17 5 £43,750 +41.12%
Solihull - 5 £32,000 -
Herefordshire +1 3 £22,500 -21.05%
Wolverhampton -1 2 £22,500 +16.12%
Sutton Coldfield - 2 £34,500 -
Test Scripting
England

Test Scripting
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, 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.

1 75 (46.58%) SQL
2 58 (36.02%) Finance
3 51 (31.68%) QA
4 48 (29.81%) ISEB
5 42 (26.09%) Agile Software Development
6 36 (22.36%) Windows
7 33 (20.50%) Degree
8 32 (19.88%) Automated Testing
8 32 (19.88%) User Acceptance Testing
9 25 (15.53%) ISTQB
10 24 (14.91%) Windows Vista
10 24 (14.91%) Windows XP
10 24 (14.91%) Microsoft
11 23 (14.29%) Windows Server 2003
11 23 (14.29%) Biometrics
11 23 (14.29%) Smartcard
11 23 (14.29%) Identity Management
11 23 (14.29%) Regression Testing
11 23 (14.29%) IIS
11 23 (14.29%) Selenium
11 23 (14.29%) Windows Server 2008
11 23 (14.29%) Cyber Security
12 22 (13.66%) SQL Server
13 21 (13.04%) .NET
13 21 (13.04%) Manual Testing
14 20 (12.42%) E-Commerce
15 19 (11.80%) Project Management
16 18 (11.18%) Back Office
16 18 (11.18%) System Testing
17 17 (10.56%) Software Testing

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 21 (13.04%) .NET
2 13 (8.075%) XML
2 13 (8.075%) CGI
3 7 (4.348%) Web Services
3 7 (4.348%) CSS
4 6 (3.727%) ASP.NET
5 5 (3.106%) HTML
5 5 (3.106%) WCF
6 4 (2.484%) XSD
6 4 (2.484%) XSLT
7 3 (1.863%) Flash
7 3 (1.863%) COM
7 3 (1.863%) WinForms
7 3 (1.863%) Ajax
7 3 (1.863%) Middleware
8 2 (1.242%) jQuery
8 2 (1.242%) SOAP
8 2 (1.242%) soapUI
9 1 (0.621%) SAP PI
9 1 (0.621%) Apache Flex
Application Platforms
1 23 (14.29%) IIS
2 7 (4.348%) CMS
3 3 (1.863%) SharePoint
4 2 (1.242%) Apache
4 2 (1.242%) Tomcat
4 2 (1.242%) MQSeries
5 1 (0.621%) WebLogic Integration
5 1 (0.621%) WebLogic
Applications
1 9 (5.590%) MS Office
1 9 (5.590%) MS Excel
2 3 (1.863%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.621%) PeopleSoft HRMS
1 1 (0.621%) SAP CRM
1 1 (0.621%) Remedy ITSM
1 1 (0.621%) Remedy AR System
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.863%) Internet
2 2 (1.242%) HTTP
3 1 (0.621%) LAN
3 1 (0.621%) WAN
3 1 (0.621%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (13.66%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.863%) Oracle 8/8i
2 3 (1.863%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 2 (1.242%) MySQL
3 2 (1.242%) TOAD
3 2 (1.242%) RDBMS
3 2 (1.242%) SQLPlus
4 1 (0.621%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.621%) Microsoft Analysis Services
4 1 (0.621%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (0.621%) MS Access
4 1 (0.621%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.621%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.621%) SQL Server 2008
Development Applications
1 23 (14.29%) Selenium
2 12 (7.453%) QuickTest Pro
3 10 (6.211%) JIRA
4 7 (4.348%) Team Foundation Server
5 6 (3.727%) Visual Studio
6 4 (2.484%) TestDirector
7 3 (1.863%) TestComplete
7 3 (1.863%) ClearCase
7 3 (1.863%) ClearQuest
8 1 (0.621%) WebDriver
General
1 58 (36.02%) Finance
2 18 (11.18%) Back Office
3 13 (8.075%) Local Government
4 7 (4.348%) Retail
5 6 (3.727%) Games
6 4 (2.484%) Marketing
7 3 (1.863%) Banking
7 3 (1.863%) Advertising
8 1 (0.621%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 66 (40.99%) Analyst
2 52 (32.30%) Tester
3 45 (27.95%) Test Analyst
4 36 (22.36%) Software Tester
5 14 (8.696%) Consultant
5 14 (8.696%) Business Analyst
6 13 (8.075%) ERP Consultant
7 12 (7.453%) Test Leader
8 9 (5.590%) Principle Consultant
8 9 (5.590%) Developer
8 9 (5.590%) Systems Analyst
9 8 (4.969%) Senior Analyst
9 8 (4.969%) Senior Test Analyst
9 8 (4.969%) QA Engineer
10 6 (3.727%) Software Test Analyst
10 6 (3.727%) Senior Tester
10 6 (3.727%) Test Manager
11 5 (3.106%) Graduate
11 5 (3.106%) Test Engineer
11 5 (3.106%) Procurement Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 23 (14.29%) Biometrics
1 23 (14.29%) Smartcard
2 11 (6.832%) Management Information System
3 8 (4.969%) Client/Server
4 6 (3.727%) Computer Science
4 6 (3.727%) Mobile App
5 4 (2.484%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (2.484%) AS400
6 3 (1.863%) SaaS
7 2 (1.242%) NHS
7 2 (1.242%) Replication
8 1 (0.621%) CMDB
8 1 (0.621%) Open Source
8 1 (0.621%) N-Tier
8 1 (0.621%) Chip and PIN
Operating Systems
1 36 (22.36%) Windows
2 24 (14.91%) Windows XP
2 24 (14.91%) Windows Vista
3 23 (14.29%) Windows Server 2008
3 23 (14.29%) Windows Server 2003
4 7 (4.348%) UNIX
5 6 (3.727%) Linux
6 2 (1.242%) Windows Mobile
6 2 (1.242%) Android
6 2 (1.242%) Apple iOS
6 2 (1.242%) Windows Phone 8
6 2 (1.242%) Windows Phone
7 1 (0.621%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.621%) SUSE
7 1 (0.621%) Windows 2000
7 1 (0.621%) HPUX
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (26.09%) Agile Software Development
2 32 (19.88%) Automated Testing
2 32 (19.88%) User Acceptance Testing
3 23 (14.29%) Identity Management
3 23 (14.29%) Regression Testing
3 23 (14.29%) Cyber Security
4 21 (13.04%) Manual Testing
5 20 (12.42%) E-Commerce
6 19 (11.80%) Project Management
7 18 (11.18%) System Testing
8 17 (10.56%) Software Testing
8 17 (10.56%) Scrum
9 14 (8.696%) Automation Testing
10 13 (8.075%) ERP
11 12 (7.453%) Unit Testing
11 12 (7.453%) Business Transformation
12 11 (6.832%) Performance Testing
13 10 (6.211%) Integration Testing
13 10 (6.211%) Test Management
14 9 (5.590%) Web Testing
Programming Languages
1 75 (46.58%) SQL
2 13 (8.075%) C#
3 10 (6.211%) Java
4 9 (5.590%) C++
5 7 (4.348%) JavaScript
6 6 (3.727%) PL/SQL
7 3 (1.863%) PHP
7 3 (1.863%) Python
8 2 (1.242%) UniBasic
8 2 (1.242%) Perl
8 2 (1.242%) VBScript
9 1 (0.621%) VB
9 1 (0.621%) VB.NET
9 1 (0.621%) ActionScript
9 1 (0.621%) ActionScript 2.0
9 1 (0.621%) FoxPro (VFP)
Qualifications
1 48 (29.81%) ISEB
2 33 (20.50%) Degree
3 25 (15.53%) ISTQB
4 3 (1.863%) ISEB Practitioner
4 3 (1.863%) HNC
4 3 (1.863%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (31.68%) QA
System Software
1 2 (1.242%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.621%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 15 (9.317%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 24 (14.91%) Microsoft
2 17 (10.56%) Oracle
3 8 (4.969%) HP
4 7 (4.348%) hybris
5 2 (1.242%) SAP
6 1 (0.621%) PeopleSoft
6 1 (0.621%) Citrix
6 1 (0.621%) BMC
6 1 (0.621%) TIBCO
6 1 (0.621%) webMethods
6 1 (0.621%) Remedy
6 1 (0.621%) VMware
Test Analyst - Software House
Birmingham, West Midlands
Responsibilities: - Plan and prioritise work for all incoming testing - Design detailed test cases - Perform test execution on various applications - Document and publish all test results to a defined...
Sand Resources
Salary: £24000 - £28000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 1 May 2013
Test Analyst (automated testing) £40K West Bromwich
West Bromwich, West Midlands (County)
Automated Test Analyst, Selenium/Ranorex/Testcomplete, Software Development Engineer in Test, SDET, QA Lead, Test Analyst, Lead Tester, ISEB, C#, .Net, Java, C++, Automated, Desktop, Agile/Scrum, Functional/...
Ascent People Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 13 May 2013
Test Analyst/QA, Manual, Automation, Web, Energy Trading
Solihull, West Midlands (County)
As a Test Analyst/QA you will predominantly be manual testing but your role will also evolve into Automation... Test Analyst/QA, Manual, Automation 2 + Years Manual System...
Harrington Starr
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Excellent Package
Posted: 12 May 2013
Senior QA Engineer
Stafford, Staffordshire
Testing, ISEB, SQL, SSAS, NHS Senior Software Test Analyst - My client, a market leading and forward thinking company in their sector are currently looking for a Senior Software...
Spring Technology
Salary: £30000.00 per annum + Plus benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Test Analyst
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
Prepare and execute test scripts... Manual testing... In addition, we also deliver services and solutions on non Microsoft Products and Technologies, such as SAP Business One, OpenVMS, Solaris...
Trinity Expert Systems
Salary: From £30,000 to £40,000 per annum (dep on exp), plus bonus & benefits
Posted: 3 May 2013
Business Analyst, West Bromwich
West Bromwich, West Midlands
Undertaking of Systems / Data Analysis using UML standards where appropriate. *Undertaking of Data Analysis. *Where appropriate, to support systems and user acceptance testing and assist in the validation...
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Company Car and Competitive Allowance
Posted: 2 May 2013
Senior Software Tester - SQL, Staffordshire. £25-35k + bonus & bens
Stafford, Staffordshire
Software / Application Tester with proven manual testing experience inc writing / using SQL queries; sought by an expanding software house who develop leading, database solutions using SQL server technologies.....
Mills Goodwin Talent Network
Salary: From £25,000 to £35,000 per annum + bonus, 25 days hols, pension etc
Posted: 12 May 2013
Software Engineer
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Experience with frameworks such as Spring and Hibernate... - JavaScript (JQuery, DOJO or any standard frameworks)... - Linux/Redhat Technologies. - Web Servers, IIS, Apache, configuration and implementation. - Virtualisation (VMWare/ESXI)...
Candidate Source
Salary: £28,000 - £35,000 per annum DOE
Posted: 13 May 2013
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