The first table below looks at the demand for Test Scripting skills in IT jobs advertised for the West Sussex region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Scripting over the 3 months to 24 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 Sussex region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Scripting (Test Scripts)
Rank 97 78 110
Rank change year-on-year
-19 +32
Permanent jobs citing Test Scripting 20 27 2
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Sussex 1.334% 1.901% 0.138%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.787% 2.246% 0.193%
Number of salaries quoted 19 21 2
Average salary £35,000 £40,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-12.50% +14.28%
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £34,500 £33,000
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +4.54%
All Processes & Methodologies
West Sussex
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1119 1202 1036
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Sussex 74.65% 84.65% 71.40%
Number of salaries quoted 919 967 883
Average salary £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.55% +5.88%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,000 £27,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Test Scripting
South East

Test Scripting
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the West Sussex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

West Sussex 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 Sussex region.

West Sussex Test Scripting Salary Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

West Sussex 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 Sussex region over the 3 months to 24 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
Crawley +5 13 £35,000 +16.66%
Haywards Heath -5 3 £23,500 -
Chichester -5 1 £37,500 +25.00%
Worthing -15 1 - -
Test Scripting
South East

Test Scripting
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Sussex 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 23 (40.35%) User Acceptance Testing
2 20 (35.09%) ISEB
3 19 (33.33%) Regression Testing
4 13 (22.81%) Automated Testing
5 12 (21.05%) Finance
6 11 (19.30%) SQL
7 10 (17.54%) Selenium
7 10 (17.54%) HP Quality Center
8 9 (15.79%) System Testing
8 9 (15.79%) Web Testing
8 9 (15.79%) XML
8 9 (15.79%) Microsoft
9 8 (14.04%) E-Commerce
9 8 (14.04%) SAP
9 8 (14.04%) Java
9 8 (14.04%) Penetration Testing
10 7 (12.28%) Oracle
11 6 (10.53%) Performance Testing
11 6 (10.53%) Test Strategy
11 6 (10.53%) QuickTest Pro
12 5 (8.772%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 5 (8.772%) webMethods
12 5 (8.772%) TOAD
12 5 (8.772%) UNIX
12 5 (8.772%) MS Excel
12 5 (8.772%) WebLogic
12 5 (8.772%) MS Office
12 5 (8.772%) HNC
12 5 (8.772%) HND
12 5 (8.772%) Agile Software Development

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Sussex 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 9 (15.79%) XML
2 4 (7.018%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 5 (8.772%) WebLogic
Applications
1 5 (8.772%) MS Excel
1 5 (8.772%) MS Office
1 5 (8.772%) Pro/ENGINEER
Business Applications
1 5 (8.772%) SAP PSCD
2 2 (3.509%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (1.754%) Dynamics CRM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (8.772%) TOAD
2 3 (5.263%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 10 (17.54%) Selenium
2 6 (10.53%) QuickTest Pro
3 5 (8.772%) JIRA
4 3 (5.263%) Cucumber
5 1 (1.754%) MorphX
General
1 12 (21.05%) Finance
2 5 (8.772%) Retail
3 1 (1.754%) Manufacturing
3 1 (1.754%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 40 (70.18%) Analyst
2 35 (61.40%) Test Analyst
3 8 (14.04%) Test Team Leader
3 8 (14.04%) Tester
3 8 (14.04%) Team Leader
4 7 (12.28%) SAP Analyst
4 7 (12.28%) Test Leader
4 7 (12.28%) SAP Test Analyst
5 5 (8.772%) Systems Analyst
6 4 (7.018%) Web Tester
6 4 (7.018%) Web Test Analyst
6 4 (7.018%) Systems Test Analyst
6 4 (7.018%) Web Analyst
7 3 (5.263%) Trainee Analyst
7 3 (5.263%) Trainee Test Analyst
7 3 (5.263%) Trainee
7 3 (5.263%) Applications Support Analyst
7 3 (5.263%) Support Analyst
7 3 (5.263%) Applications Support
7 3 (5.263%) Agile Tester
Miscellaneous
1 5 (8.772%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 3 (5.263%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 5 (8.772%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (40.35%) User Acceptance Testing
2 19 (33.33%) Regression Testing
3 13 (22.81%) Automated Testing
4 9 (15.79%) System Testing
4 9 (15.79%) Web Testing
5 8 (14.04%) E-Commerce
5 8 (14.04%) Penetration Testing
6 6 (10.53%) Performance Testing
6 6 (10.53%) Test Strategy
7 5 (8.772%) Agile Software Development
7 5 (8.772%) Scrum
7 5 (8.772%) Manual Testing
7 5 (8.772%) Business Analysis
7 5 (8.772%) User Stories
8 4 (7.018%) Test Automation
8 4 (7.018%) TDD
8 4 (7.018%) Project Management
9 3 (5.263%) ITIL
9 3 (5.263%) Change Control
9 3 (5.263%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 11 (19.30%) SQL
2 8 (14.04%) Java
3 4 (7.018%) JavaScript
3 4 (7.018%) C#
4 1 (1.754%) VC++
4 1 (1.754%) VBScript
4 1 (1.754%) VB
4 1 (1.754%) C++
4 1 (1.754%) X++
Qualifications
1 20 (35.09%) ISEB
2 5 (8.772%) HNC
2 5 (8.772%) HND
2 5 (8.772%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.509%) QA
System Software
1 2 (3.509%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 10 (17.54%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 9 (15.79%) Microsoft
2 8 (14.04%) SAP
3 7 (12.28%) Oracle
4 5 (8.772%) webMethods
4 5 (8.772%) HP
5 1 (1.754%) QNX
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