The first table below looks at the demand for Software Testing skills in IT jobs advertised for the Worthing region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Testing over the 3 months to 20 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 Worthing region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Testing
Rank 22 23 -
Rank change year-on-year
+1 -
Permanent jobs citing Software Testing 6 4 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Worthing 4.918% 2.759% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.143% 3.478% -
Number of salaries quoted 5 4 0
Average salary £20,000 £40,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-50.00% -
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £34,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year
+2.94% +4.61%
All Processes & Methodologies
Worthing
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
84 115 53
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Worthing 68.85% 79.31% 55.21%
Number of salaries quoted 59 90 47
Average salary £50,000 £40,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+25.00% +14.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £28,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £52,500 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Software Testing
West Sussex

Software Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Software Testing across the Worthing region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Worthing Software Testing Jobs Demand Trend

Software Testing
Salary Trend

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

Worthing Software Testing Salary Trend

Software Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Worthing 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.

1 7 (77.78%) ISEB
2 5 (55.56%) Oracle
3 4 (44.44%) ISTQB
4 3 (33.33%) Open Workbench
4 3 (33.33%) Automated Testing
4 3 (33.33%) Oracle OWB
4 3 (33.33%) LoadRunner
4 3 (33.33%) UNIX
4 3 (33.33%) MS Excel
4 3 (33.33%) CRM
4 3 (33.33%) ERP
4 3 (33.33%) WebLogic
4 3 (33.33%) MS Project
4 3 (33.33%) SAP
4 3 (33.33%) XML
4 3 (33.33%) IBM
4 3 (33.33%) Microsoft
4 3 (33.33%) webMethods
4 3 (33.33%) Project Management
4 3 (33.33%) Release Management
4 3 (33.33%) Test Management
4 3 (33.33%) SAP PSCD
4 3 (33.33%) Performance Improvement
4 3 (33.33%) Test Strategy
4 3 (33.33%) SQL
5 2 (22.22%) Java
5 2 (22.22%) Documentum
5 2 (22.22%) Middleware
5 2 (22.22%) Business Analysis
5 2 (22.22%) Web Development

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Worthing 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.

Application Development
1 3 (33.33%) XML
2 2 (22.22%) Middleware
3 1 (11.11%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 3 (33.33%) WebLogic
2 2 (22.22%) Documentum
Applications
1 3 (33.33%) MS Project
1 3 (33.33%) MS Excel
1 3 (33.33%) Open Workbench
Business Applications
1 3 (33.33%) SAP PSCD
Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (33.33%) Oracle OWB
Development Applications
1 3 (33.33%) LoadRunner
Job Titles
1 5 (55.56%) Developer
1 5 (55.56%) Graduate
1 5 (55.56%) Graduate Developer
2 3 (33.33%) SAP Manager
2 3 (33.33%) SAP Test Manager
2 3 (33.33%) Test Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Consultant
3 1 (11.11%) Junior Tester
3 1 (11.11%) Tester
3 1 (11.11%) Junior
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Mathematics
1 1 (11.11%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 3 (33.33%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (33.33%) CRM
1 3 (33.33%) ERP
1 3 (33.33%) Project Management
1 3 (33.33%) Automated Testing
1 3 (33.33%) Release Management
1 3 (33.33%) Test Management
1 3 (33.33%) Performance Improvement
1 3 (33.33%) Test Strategy
2 2 (22.22%) Business Analysis
2 2 (22.22%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 3 (33.33%) SQL
2 2 (22.22%) Java
Qualifications
1 7 (77.78%) ISEB
2 4 (44.44%) ISTQB
3 1 (11.11%) Degree
Vendors
1 5 (55.56%) Oracle
2 3 (33.33%) SAP
2 3 (33.33%) IBM
2 3 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 3 (33.33%) webMethods