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

LinkAutomated Testing
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank102118
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching permanent IT job ads108
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.812 %0.497 %
Salaries quoted98
Average minimum salary£37,667£25,000
Average salary£41,500£28,438
% change on same period last year+45.93 %
Average maximum salary£45,333£31,875
UK excluding London average salary£35,550£36,573
% change on same period last year-2.79 %
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Wiltshire
Matching permanent IT job ads12321609
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.824 %0.718 %
Salaries quoted10791268
Average minimum salary£35,156£38,871
Average salary£38,507£41,306
% change on same period last year-6.77 %
Average maximum salary£41,859£43,742
UK excluding London average salary£42,954£44,648
% change on same period last year-3.79 %
Automated Testing South WestAutomated Testing
South West

Automated Testing
Demand Trend

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

Wiltshire Automated Testing Demand Trend

Automated Testing
Salary Trend

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

Wiltshire Automated Testing Salary Trend

Automated Testing
Salary Histogram

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

Wiltshire Automated Testing Salary Histogram

Automated Testing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automated Testing within the Wiltshire 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
SwindonUp+2510£41,500+24.49 %
Automated Testing South WestAutomated Testing
South West

Automated Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Wiltshire region citing Automated 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 Automated Testing.

110 (58.82 %)QuickTest Pro
29 (52.94 %)ISEB
38 (47.06 %)TestDirector
47 (41.18 %)WinRunner
47 (41.18 %)LoadRunner
47 (41.18 %)Finance
47 (41.18 %)Microsoft
56 (35.29 %)SQL
65 (29.41 %)Banking
65 (29.41 %)Degree
65 (29.41 %).NET
74 (23.53 %)Software Testing
74 (23.53 %)Performance Testing
83 (17.65 %)Visual Studio Team System
83 (17.65 %)Enterprise Architecture
83 (17.65 %)Software Engineering
83 (17.65 %)Insurance
83 (17.65 %)C#
83 (17.65 %)MS Excel
83 (17.65 %)Client/Server
83 (17.65 %)SQL Server
83 (17.65 %)Construction
83 (17.65 %)BizTalk Server
92 (11.76 %)XML
92 (11.76 %)Windows
92 (11.76 %)Linux
92 (11.76 %)QA
92 (11.76 %)Telecoms
92 (11.76 %)Test Scripting
101 (5.882 %)Manual Testing

Automated Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Wiltshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (29.41 %).NET
22 (11.76 %)XML
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (17.65 %)BizTalk Server
Wiltshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (17.65 %)MS Excel
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.882 %)TCP/IP
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (17.65 %)SQL Server
21 (5.882 %)MySQL
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (58.82 %)QuickTest Pro
28 (47.06 %)TestDirector
37 (41.18 %)WinRunner
37 (41.18 %)LoadRunner
43 (17.65 %)Visual Studio Team System
Wiltshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (41.18 %)Finance
25 (29.41 %)Banking
33 (17.65 %)Insurance
33 (17.65 %)Construction
42 (11.76 %)Telecoms
51 (5.882 %)Pensions
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (58.82 %)Tester
26 (35.29 %)Analyst
33 (17.65 %)Test Analyst
33 (17.65 %)Solutions Architect
33 (17.65 %)Performance Tester
33 (17.65 %)Performance Analyst
33 (17.65 %)Architect
41 (5.882 %)C Developer
41 (5.882 %)Senior C Developer
41 (5.882 %)Developer
41 (5.882 %)Software Tester
41 (5.882 %)C++ Developer
41 (5.882 %)Test Engineer
41 (5.882 %)Senior Tester
41 (5.882 %)Applications Tester
41 (5.882 %)Senior C++ Developer
41 (5.882 %)Senior Developer
Wiltshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (17.65 %)Client/Server
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (11.76 %)Windows
12 (11.76 %)Linux
21 (5.882 %)UNIX
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (23.53 %)Software Testing
14 (23.53 %)Performance Testing
23 (17.65 %)Enterprise Architecture
23 (17.65 %)Software Engineering
32 (11.76 %)Test Scripting
41 (5.882 %)Manual Testing
41 (5.882 %)V-Model
41 (5.882 %)Load Testing
41 (5.882 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (5.882 %)Regression Testing
41 (5.882 %)TDD
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (35.29 %)SQL
23 (17.65 %)C#
31 (5.882 %)C++
31 (5.882 %)Java
31 (5.882 %)Perl
31 (5.882 %)Transact-SQL
31 (5.882 %)VBA
31 (5.882 %)Python
31 (5.882 %)C
Wiltshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (52.94 %)ISEB
25 (29.41 %)Degree
31 (5.882 %)ISTQB
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (11.76 %)QA
Wiltshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (41.18 %)Microsoft