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The table below looks at the demand for Volume 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 Volume Testing over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVolume Testing
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank218-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads10
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.022 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted10
Average minimum salary£35,000-
Average salary£35,000-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£35,000-
UK excluding London average salary£35,500£43,056
% change on same period last year-17.54 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads46424818
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.687 %2.073 %
Salaries quoted39584080
Average minimum salary£36,528£36,115
Average salary£40,084£39,246
% change on same period last year+2.13 %
Average maximum salary£43,640£42,377
UK excluding London average salary£42,675£44,216
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Volume Testing EnglandVolume Testing
England

Volume Testing
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Volume Testing Demand Trend

Volume Testing
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands Volume Testing Salary Trend

Volume Testing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Volume Testing within the West Midlands 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
CoventryNew entry-1£35,000-
Volume Testing EnglandVolume Testing
England

Volume Testing
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Volume 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 Volume Testing.

18 (100.00 %)WinRunner
18 (100.00 %)QuickTest Pro
18 (100.00 %)LoadRunner
24 (50.00 %)HP
31 (12.50 %)Automated Testing
31 (12.50 %)Degree

Volume Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Volume 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 Volume Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (100.00 %)WinRunner
18 (100.00 %)QuickTest Pro
18 (100.00 %)LoadRunner
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (75.00 %)Architect
23 (37.50 %)Test Engineer
32 (25.00 %)Analyst
32 (25.00 %)Test Analyst
41 (12.50 %)Tester
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (12.50 %)Automated Testing
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (12.50 %)Degree
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (50.00 %)HP