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This section looks at the demand for Test Scripting (Test Scripts) 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 Test Scripting over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank9567
Rank change on same period last yearDown-28
Matching permanent IT job ads2542
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.017 %
As % of the category below1.995 %3.611 %
Salaries quoted2336
Average minimum salary£26,087£26,653
Average salary£28,000£29,444
% change on same period last year-4.90 %
Average maximum salary£29,913£32,236
UK excluding London average salary£33,389£32,955
% change on same period last year+1.31 %
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Wiltshire
Matching permanent IT job ads12531163
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.661 %0.476 %
Salaries quoted1055978
Average minimum salary£34,540£34,314
Average salary£38,111£37,647
% change on same period last year+1.23 %
Average maximum salary£41,681£40,981
UK excluding London average salary£42,567£44,524
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
Test Scripting South WestTest Scripting
South West

Test Scripting
Demand Trend

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

Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire region.

Wiltshire Test Scripting Salary Trend

Test Scripting
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the Wiltshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Wiltshire Test Scripting Salary Histogram

Test Scripting
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Scripting within the Wiltshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
SwindonDown-149£33,625+3.96 %
SalisburyNew entry-8£24,286-
ChippenhamDown-226£24,167+0.34 %
Test Scripting South WestTest Scripting
South West

Test Scripting
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Wiltshire 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.

116 (37.21 %)Regression Testing
213 (30.23 %)Service Management
213 (30.23 %)SQL
213 (30.23 %)MS Excel
213 (30.23 %)QA
312 (27.91 %)ISEB
411 (25.58 %)User Acceptance Testing
411 (25.58 %)Security Cleared
510 (23.26 %)MS Access
510 (23.26 %)Software Testing
510 (23.26 %)MS PowerPoint
68 (18.60 %)TestDirector
68 (18.60 %)QuickTest Pro
68 (18.60 %)System Testing
68 (18.60 %)Pensions
77 (16.28 %)SC Cleared
77 (16.28 %)Sybase
77 (16.28 %)Health
86 (13.95 %)Oracle
86 (13.95 %)SQL Server
86 (13.95 %)Integration Testing
95 (11.63 %)PVCS
95 (11.63 %)Chip and PIN
95 (11.63 %)WinRunner
95 (11.63 %)Mainframe
104 (9.302 %)Government
104 (9.302 %)Finance
113 (6.977 %)Automated Testing
113 (6.977 %)VSS/SourceSafe
113 (6.977 %)UNIX

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Wiltshire 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.

Wiltshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (6.977 %).NET
21 (2.326 %)ASP.NET
21 (2.326 %)COM
21 (2.326 %)WinForms
21 (2.326 %)HTML
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (4.651 %)ColdFusion
Wiltshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (30.23 %)MS Excel
210 (23.26 %)MS PowerPoint
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (4.651 %)SAP R/3
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (23.26 %)MS Access
26 (13.95 %)SQL Server
32 (4.651 %)ETL
41 (2.326 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (2.326 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (2.326 %)Oracle 8/8i
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (18.60 %)TestDirector
18 (18.60 %)QuickTest Pro
25 (11.63 %)PVCS
25 (11.63 %)WinRunner
33 (6.977 %)VSS/SourceSafe
42 (4.651 %)ARTiSAN
51 (2.326 %)InstallShield
51 (2.326 %)TestPartner
51 (2.326 %)LoadRunner
51 (2.326 %)Visual Studio
Wiltshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (18.60 %)Pensions
27 (16.28 %)Health
34 (9.302 %)Finance
34 (9.302 %)Government
42 (4.651 %)Telecoms
51 (2.326 %)Construction
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
128 (65.12 %)Analyst
225 (58.14 %)Test Analyst
35 (11.63 %)Tester
43 (6.977 %)Business Analyst
43 (6.977 %)Team Leader
43 (6.977 %)Test Team Leader
52 (4.651 %)Software Tester
52 (4.651 %)QA Engineer
61 (2.326 %)Lead Test Analyst
61 (2.326 %)Software Test Analyst
61 (2.326 %)QA Tester
61 (2.326 %)Systems Tester
61 (2.326 %)Test Engineer
61 (2.326 %)Senior Test Analyst
61 (2.326 %)Business Systems Analyst
61 (2.326 %)Systems Analyst
61 (2.326 %)Senior Analyst
Wiltshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (11.63 %)Chip and PIN
15 (11.63 %)Mainframe
21 (2.326 %)Portuguese Language
21 (2.326 %)Spanish Language
21 (2.326 %)Data Integration
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (6.977 %)UNIX
22 (4.651 %)Windows
31 (2.326 %)Linux
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (37.21 %)Regression Testing
213 (30.23 %)Service Management
311 (25.58 %)User Acceptance Testing
311 (25.58 %)Security Cleared
410 (23.26 %)Software Testing
58 (18.60 %)System Testing
67 (16.28 %)SC Cleared
76 (13.95 %)Integration Testing
83 (6.977 %)Performance Management
83 (6.977 %)Automated Testing
92 (4.651 %)RAD
101 (2.326 %)CRM
101 (2.326 %)ERP
101 (2.326 %)ITIL
101 (2.326 %)UML
101 (2.326 %)OO
101 (2.326 %)Business Analysis
101 (2.326 %)Validation
101 (2.326 %)Requirements Analysis
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (30.23 %)SQL
22 (4.651 %)ABAP
22 (4.651 %)C#
31 (2.326 %)C++
31 (2.326 %)C
Wiltshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (27.91 %)ISEB
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
113 (30.23 %)QA
Wiltshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (16.28 %)Sybase
26 (13.95 %)Oracle
32 (4.651 %)SAP
41 (2.326 %)Microsoft
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