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The table below looks at the demand for Software Testing skills within the West Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Testing over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Testing
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank144150
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching permanent IT job ads2941
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.018 %
As % of the category below1.065 %1.253 %
Salaries quoted1525
Average minimum salary£23,737£23,600
Average salary£25,026£26,380
% change on same period last year-5.13 %
Average maximum salary£26,316£29,160
UK excluding London average salary£32,977£33,609
% change on same period last year-1.88 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads27243273
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.822 %1.460 %
Salaries quoted23062734
Average minimum salary£35,214£34,510
Average salary£38,026£37,440
% change on same period last year+1.56 %
Average maximum salary£40,839£40,369
UK excluding London average salary£42,954£44,648
% change on same period last year-3.79 %
Software Testing YorkshireSoftware Testing
Yorkshire

Software Testing
Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire Software Testing Demand Trend

Software Testing
Salary Trend

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

West Yorkshire Software Testing Salary Trend

Software Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Testing across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

West Yorkshire Software Testing Salary Histogram

Software Testing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
LeedsUp+1619£22,167-14.49 %
BradfordUp+615£15,125-
HalifaxDown-64£35,500+38.31 %
Software Testing YorkshireSoftware Testing
Yorkshire

Software Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Software 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 Software Testing.

127 (44.26 %)ISEB
221 (34.43 %)Finance
317 (27.87 %)Telecoms
416 (26.23 %)HP
513 (21.31 %)Retail
513 (21.31 %)Degree
513 (21.31 %)Time Management
612 (19.67 %)Insurance
711 (18.03 %)QA
711 (18.03 %)Health
810 (16.39 %)C
99 (14.75 %)Banking
99 (14.75 %)WinRunner
99 (14.75 %)TestDirector
99 (14.75 %)QuickTest Pro
99 (14.75 %)LoadRunner
108 (13.11 %)Investment Banking
108 (13.11 %)Automated Testing
108 (13.11 %)Retail Banking
117 (11.48 %)ISEB Practitioner
126 (9.836 %)Pensions
126 (9.836 %)Windows
134 (6.557 %)C++
134 (6.557 %)Perl
134 (6.557 %)UNIX
134 (6.557 %)Microsoft Certification
134 (6.557 %)Statistics
143 (4.918 %)Computer Science
143 (4.918 %)STB
143 (4.918 %)Windows 2000 Server

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Software 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 Software Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (4.918 %)HTML
22 (3.279 %)CSS
22 (3.279 %)XHTML
31 (1.639 %).NET
31 (1.639 %)J2EE
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.639 %)MS Excel
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (4.918 %)LAN
13 (4.918 %)VoIP
13 (4.918 %)WAN
13 (4.918 %)Firewall
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (4.918 %)SQL Server
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (14.75 %)WinRunner
19 (14.75 %)TestDirector
19 (14.75 %)QuickTest Pro
19 (14.75 %)LoadRunner
22 (3.279 %)PowerBuilder
31 (1.639 %)TestPartner
31 (1.639 %)Flash
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
121 (34.43 %)Finance
217 (27.87 %)Telecoms
313 (21.31 %)Retail
412 (19.67 %)Insurance
511 (18.03 %)Health
69 (14.75 %)Banking
78 (13.11 %)Investment Banking
78 (13.11 %)Retail Banking
86 (9.836 %)Pensions
91 (1.639 %)Government
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (21.31 %)Consultant
211 (18.03 %)Tester
211 (18.03 %)Test Engineer
310 (16.39 %)Software Test Engineer
310 (16.39 %)Software Development Engineer
310 (16.39 %)Software Engineer
310 (16.39 %)Test Manager
49 (14.75 %)Test Consultant
53 (4.918 %)Software Tester
62 (3.279 %)Support Technician
62 (3.279 %)Applications Support
62 (3.279 %)Analyst
62 (3.279 %)Business Consultant
62 (3.279 %)Business Development Consultant
62 (3.279 %)Training Consultant
62 (3.279 %)PC Support
71 (1.639 %)Senior Java Developer
71 (1.639 %)UAT Tester
71 (1.639 %)Trainee Tester
71 (1.639 %)Trainee
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (6.557 %)Statistics
23 (4.918 %)Computer Science
23 (4.918 %)DTV
23 (4.918 %)STB
32 (3.279 %)Web 2.0
32 (3.279 %)Mainframe
41 (1.639 %)NHS
41 (1.639 %)Mathematics
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (9.836 %)Windows
24 (6.557 %)UNIX
33 (4.918 %)Linux
33 (4.918 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (4.918 %)Windows 2000 Server
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (21.31 %)Time Management
28 (13.11 %)Automated Testing
33 (4.918 %)Validation
33 (4.918 %)E-Commerce
33 (4.918 %)Project Management
33 (4.918 %)System Testing
42 (3.279 %)QMS
42 (3.279 %)Quality Management
42 (3.279 %)Regression Testing
42 (3.279 %)Risk Management
42 (3.279 %)Systems Analysis
42 (3.279 %)Business Analysis
42 (3.279 %)Requirements Analysis
42 (3.279 %)Project Planning
42 (3.279 %)User Acceptance Testing
42 (3.279 %)Unit Testing
42 (3.279 %)Integration Testing
42 (3.279 %)Test Management
42 (3.279 %)Test Scripting
42 (3.279 %)Manual Testing
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (16.39 %)C
24 (6.557 %)C++
24 (6.557 %)Perl
33 (4.918 %)SQL
42 (3.279 %)VB
42 (3.279 %)Assembly Language
42 (3.279 %)COBOL
42 (3.279 %)JavaScript
51 (1.639 %)Java
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
127 (44.26 %)ISEB
213 (21.31 %)Degree
37 (11.48 %)ISEB Practitioner
44 (6.557 %)Microsoft Certification
53 (4.918 %)MCP
53 (4.918 %)HND
61 (1.639 %)ISTQB
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (18.03 %)QA
21 (1.639 %)ISO9001
21 (1.639 %)TickIT
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (26.23 %)HP
23 (4.918 %)Citrix
32 (3.279 %)Sybase
41 (1.639 %)Microsoft
41 (1.639 %)Oracle