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The table below looks at the demand for Test Scripting (Test Scripts) 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 Test Scripting over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank117149
Rank change on same period last yearUp+32
Matching permanent IT job ads5642
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.019 %
As % of the category below2.056 %1.283 %
Salaries quoted5630
Average minimum salary£33,397£28,433
Average salary£35,233£29,967
% change on same period last year+17.57 %
Average maximum salary£37,069£31,500
UK excluding London average salary£34,346£33,479
% change on same period last year+2.58 %
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 %
Test Scripting YorkshireTest Scripting
Yorkshire

Test Scripting
Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire Test Scripting Demand Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Trend

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

West Yorkshire Test Scripting Salary Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Histogram

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

West Yorkshire 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 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
HalifaxUp+1531£36,403+66.98 %
LeedsUp+1513£31,115+4.25 %
BradfordNew entry-6£34,083-
WakefieldUp+111£39,000-
Test Scripting YorkshireTest Scripting
Yorkshire

Test Scripting
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

165 (68.42 %).NET
263 (66.32 %)C#
358 (61.05 %)VB
457 (60.00 %)VB6
554 (56.84 %)SQL
554 (56.84 %)Visual Studio
652 (54.74 %)Windows
750 (52.63 %)Oracle
849 (51.58 %)Windows 2000
849 (51.58 %)Windows NT
948 (50.53 %)Windows XP
1046 (48.42 %).NET Framework
1145 (47.37 %)Oracle 9i
1145 (47.37 %)PL/SQL
1244 (46.32 %)N-Tier
1244 (46.32 %)Microsoft
1343 (45.26 %)XML
1343 (45.26 %)Insurance
1439 (41.05 %)OO
1535 (36.84 %)SOA
1623 (24.21 %)Oracle 10g
1722 (23.16 %)Degree
1816 (16.84 %)Finance
196 (6.316 %)QuickTest Pro
205 (5.263 %)Load Testing
205 (5.263 %)Business Analysis
205 (5.263 %)Use Case
205 (5.263 %)UML
205 (5.263 %)PRINCE2
205 (5.263 %)DSDM

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
165 (68.42 %).NET
246 (48.42 %).NET Framework
343 (45.26 %)XML
43 (3.158 %)WebSphere
43 (3.158 %)J2EE
52 (2.105 %)HTML
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (3.158 %)WebLogic
13 (3.158 %)JBoss
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (2.105 %)MS Excel
21 (1.053 %)MS Visio
21 (1.053 %)QuarkXPress
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (2.105 %)DWDM
12 (2.105 %)DVB
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
145 (47.37 %)Oracle 9i
223 (24.21 %)Oracle 10g
34 (4.211 %)SQL Server
41 (1.053 %)Oracle 8/8i
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
154 (56.84 %)Visual Studio
26 (6.316 %)QuickTest Pro
34 (4.211 %)LoadRunner
34 (4.211 %)TestDirector
42 (2.105 %)Flash
42 (2.105 %)WinRunner
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
143 (45.26 %)Insurance
216 (16.84 %)Finance
34 (4.211 %)Billing
42 (2.105 %)Multimedia
42 (2.105 %)Pensions
42 (2.105 %)Marketing
42 (2.105 %)Government
51 (1.053 %)Health
51 (1.053 %)Retail
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
161 (64.21 %)Developer
238 (40.00 %)Analyst
321 (22.11 %)Senior Developer
420 (21.05 %)Analyst Developer
511 (11.58 %)Junior
610 (10.53 %)Junior Developer
79 (9.474 %)Business Analyst
79 (9.474 %).NET Developer
88 (8.421 %)C# Developer
97 (7.368 %)Tester
106 (6.316 %)Senior Analyst
115 (5.263 %)Senior Business Analyst
124 (4.211 %)Graduate
133 (3.158 %)Test Manager
133 (3.158 %)Senior C# Developer
133 (3.158 %)Performance Analyst
142 (2.105 %)Senior .NET Developer
142 (2.105 %)Test Engineer
142 (2.105 %)Software Tester
142 (2.105 %)VB Developer
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
144 (46.32 %)N-Tier
22 (2.105 %)MPEG
22 (2.105 %)DTV
22 (2.105 %)STB
31 (1.053 %)Client/Server
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
152 (54.74 %)Windows
249 (51.58 %)Windows 2000
249 (51.58 %)Windows NT
348 (50.53 %)Windows XP
42 (2.105 %)Linux
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
139 (41.05 %)OO
235 (36.84 %)SOA
35 (5.263 %)DSDM
35 (5.263 %)PRINCE2
35 (5.263 %)UML
35 (5.263 %)Business Analysis
35 (5.263 %)Load Testing
35 (5.263 %)Use Case
43 (3.158 %)User Acceptance Testing
43 (3.158 %)OOD
43 (3.158 %)Automated Testing
43 (3.158 %)GAP Analysis
43 (3.158 %)Workflow
43 (3.158 %)Benchmarking
52 (2.105 %)E-Commerce
52 (2.105 %)Software Testing
52 (2.105 %)Performance Testing
52 (2.105 %)System Testing
61 (1.053 %)Time Management
61 (1.053 %)Security Cleared
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
163 (66.32 %)C#
258 (61.05 %)VB
357 (60.00 %)VB6
454 (56.84 %)SQL
545 (47.37 %)PL/SQL
65 (5.263 %)Java
74 (4.211 %)VB.NET
81 (1.053 %)JavaScript
81 (1.053 %)VBScript
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
122 (23.16 %)Degree
24 (4.211 %)ISEB
33 (3.158 %)ISTQB
42 (2.105 %)ISEB Practitioner
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.158 %)QA
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
150 (52.63 %)Oracle
244 (46.32 %)Microsoft
34 (4.211 %)SAP
41 (1.053 %)Quark