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This section looks at the demand for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) 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 User Acceptance Testing over the 3 months to 28 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUser Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Location
3 months to
28 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank146153
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching permanent IT job ads8074
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.043 %0.031 %
As % of the category below1.595 %1.543 %
Salaries quoted6766
Average minimum salary£33,369£34,119
Average salary£35,788£36,119
% change on same period last year-0.91 %
Average maximum salary£38,206£38,119
UK excluding London average salary£39,210£36,575
% change on same period last year+7.20 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads50164795
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.727 %2.015 %
Salaries quoted42324135
Average minimum salary£36,126£37,277
Average salary£39,526£40,333
% change on same period last year-2.00 %
Average maximum salary£42,926£43,389
UK excluding London average salary£42,481£44,435
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
User Acceptance Testing EnglandUser Acceptance Testing
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User Acceptance Testing
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands User Acceptance Testing Demand Trend

User Acceptance Testing
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing User Acceptance Testing across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands User Acceptance Testing Salary Trend

User Acceptance Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing User Acceptance Testing across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 28 August 2008.

West Midlands User Acceptance Testing Salary Histogram

User Acceptance Testing
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing User Acceptance Testing within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 28 August 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+939£35,206-6.67 %
WarwickshireUp+1318£34,136+11.92 %
ShropshireDown-1410£38,550+40.18 %
CoventryDown-147£35,857+7.32 %
WorcestershireNew entry-5£31,600-
HerefordshireNew entry-4£35,000-
SolihullNew entry-3£34,167-
WalsallDown-12£36,750+22.50 %
WolverhamptonDown-81£46,000+78.06 %
User Acceptance Testing EnglandUser Acceptance Testing
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User Acceptance Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing User Acceptance 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 User Acceptance Testing.

149 (35.00 %)Finance
235 (25.00 %)SQL
330 (21.43 %)System Testing
426 (18.57 %)QA
426 (18.57 %)Business Analysis
525 (17.86 %).NET
525 (17.86 %)Microsoft
623 (16.43 %)ASP.NET
623 (16.43 %)Pensions
718 (12.86 %)SQL Server
817 (12.14 %)Test Scripting
916 (11.43 %)Degree
916 (11.43 %)XML
916 (11.43 %)HTML
1015 (10.71 %)MS Excel
1015 (10.71 %)CRM
1015 (10.71 %)SharePoint
1015 (10.71 %)Systems Analysis
1113 (9.286 %)Microsoft Certification
1113 (9.286 %)JavaScript
1113 (9.286 %)MCP
1113 (9.286 %)Unit Testing
1211 (7.857 %)SQL Server 2000
1211 (7.857 %)C#
1211 (7.857 %)MS Exchange
1211 (7.857 %)ISEB
1310 (7.143 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1310 (7.143 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1310 (7.143 %)Dynamics CRM
1310 (7.143 %)Integration Testing

User Acceptance Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing User Acceptance 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 User Acceptance Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
125 (17.86 %).NET
223 (16.43 %)ASP.NET
316 (11.43 %)XML
316 (11.43 %)HTML
44 (2.857 %)EDI
51 (0.714 %)OpenGL
51 (0.714 %)XUL
51 (0.714 %)WebSphere
51 (0.714 %)WebServices
51 (0.714 %)J2EE
51 (0.714 %)MFC
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
115 (10.71 %)SharePoint
211 (7.857 %)MS Exchange
310 (7.143 %)SharePoint Server 2007
44 (2.857 %)Lotus Notes
53 (2.143 %)Lotus Domino
53 (2.143 %)SAS
62 (1.429 %)Oracle Workflow
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (10.71 %)MS Excel
28 (5.714 %)MS Office
37 (5.000 %)CA Clarity
42 (1.429 %)MATLAB
51 (0.714 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (0.714 %)ArcView
51 (0.714 %)Photoshop
51 (0.714 %)Fireworks
West Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
110 (7.143 %)Microsoft CRM
110 (7.143 %)Dynamics CRM
24 (2.857 %)Oracle CRM
32 (1.429 %)Summit
32 (1.429 %)SAP ERP
41 (0.714 %)GraphTalk
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (5.714 %)Internet
24 (2.857 %)TETRA
24 (2.857 %)TCP/IP
24 (2.857 %)Intranet
24 (2.857 %)GPRS
24 (2.857 %)GSM
31 (0.714 %)LAN
31 (0.714 %)Ethernet
31 (0.714 %)RIP
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (12.86 %)SQL Server
211 (7.857 %)SQL Server 2000
310 (7.143 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
310 (7.143 %)SQL Server Integration Services
42 (1.429 %)RDBMS
42 (1.429 %)Informix
51 (0.714 %)Oracle 8/8i
51 (0.714 %)Datawarehouse
51 (0.714 %)BusinessObjects
51 (0.714 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (0.714 %)BusinessObjects XI
51 (0.714 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (4.286 %)TestDirector
23 (2.143 %)MSI
32 (1.429 %)Dreamweaver
41 (0.714 %)Xcode
41 (0.714 %)QuickTest Pro
41 (0.714 %)Rational Robot
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
149 (35.00 %)Finance
223 (16.43 %)Pensions
38 (5.714 %)FMCG
38 (5.714 %)Retail
47 (5.000 %)Insurance
55 (3.571 %)Manufacturing
64 (2.857 %)Government
72 (1.429 %)Education
81 (0.714 %)Health
81 (0.714 %)Publishing
81 (0.714 %)Banking
81 (0.714 %)Investment Banking
81 (0.714 %)Back Office
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
166 (47.14 %)Analyst
240 (28.57 %)Business Analyst
328 (20.00 %)Consultant
414 (10.00 %)Test Manager
512 (8.571 %)Developer
512 (8.571 %)Systems Analyst
611 (7.857 %)Business Consultant
710 (7.143 %)CRM Consultant
710 (7.143 %)Microsoft Consultant
710 (7.143 %)Technical Consultant
710 (7.143 %)Dynamics CRM Consultant
89 (6.429 %)Tester
97 (5.000 %)Software Developer
97 (5.000 %)Test Analyst
97 (5.000 %)Programmer
97 (5.000 %)Test Team Leader
97 (5.000 %)Team Leader
106 (4.286 %)Implementation Consultant
115 (3.571 %)Analyst Developer
115 (3.571 %)Systems Test Analyst
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (5.714 %)AS400
26 (4.286 %)Mathematics
35 (3.571 %)Client/Server
44 (2.857 %)EPoS
52 (1.429 %)Replication
61 (0.714 %)Management Information System
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (5.714 %)Windows
23 (2.143 %)Windows Mobile
32 (1.429 %)UNIX
41 (0.714 %)i5/OS
41 (0.714 %)Windows 2000
41 (0.714 %)Windows NT
41 (0.714 %)Windows XP
41 (0.714 %)OS/400
41 (0.714 %)Mac OS X
41 (0.714 %)Windows Server 2003
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
130 (21.43 %)System Testing
226 (18.57 %)Business Analysis
317 (12.14 %)Test Scripting
415 (10.71 %)Systems Analysis
415 (10.71 %)CRM
513 (9.286 %)Unit Testing
610 (7.143 %)Integration Testing
610 (7.143 %)Data Migration
610 (7.143 %)Migration
79 (6.429 %)Project Management
79 (6.429 %)RAD
79 (6.429 %)Project Planning
88 (5.714 %)Software Testing
88 (5.714 %)Automated Testing
88 (5.714 %)ERP
97 (5.000 %)PRINCE2
97 (5.000 %)UML
97 (5.000 %)Resource Management
97 (5.000 %)Performance Testing
106 (4.286 %)Regression Testing
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
135 (25.00 %)SQL
213 (9.286 %)JavaScript
311 (7.857 %)C#
47 (5.000 %)RPG
56 (4.286 %)VB.NET
64 (2.857 %)VB
73 (2.143 %)VBScript
82 (1.429 %)C
82 (1.429 %)ABAP
82 (1.429 %)Progress 4GL
82 (1.429 %)LotusScript
91 (0.714 %)Transact-SQL
91 (0.714 %)C++
91 (0.714 %)Java
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (11.43 %)Degree
213 (9.286 %)Microsoft Certification
213 (9.286 %)MCP
311 (7.857 %)ISEB
43 (2.143 %)Cisco Certification
43 (2.143 %)CCNA
52 (1.429 %)PRINCE2 Certification
52 (1.429 %)MCAD
52 (1.429 %)MCSD
61 (0.714 %)ITIL Certification
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
126 (18.57 %)QA
West Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (2.143 %)Active Directory
21 (0.714 %)Citrix Presentation Server
West Midlands IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.429 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
21 (0.714 %)BMC Marimba
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
125 (17.86 %)Microsoft
26 (4.286 %)Oracle
35 (3.571 %)SAP
35 (3.571 %)CA
35 (3.571 %)Lotus
44 (2.857 %)Citrix
51 (0.714 %)Remedy
51 (0.714 %)NEC
51 (0.714 %)VMware
51 (0.714 %)LANDesk
51 (0.714 %)IBM
51 (0.714 %)Business Objects