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This section looks at the demand for Web Application Testing in Ruby (WATIR) skills within the Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited WATIR over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWeb Application Testing in Ruby (WATIR)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank-252
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads03
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.304 %
Salaries quoted03
Average minimum salary-£25,000
Average salary-£28,500
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary-£32,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,510£29,714
% change on same period last year+12.77 %
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads965986
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.509 %0.404 %
Salaries quoted754843
Average minimum salary£28,709£30,112
Average salary£30,863£32,243
% change on same period last year-4.28 %
Average maximum salary£33,017£34,374
UK excluding London average salary£34,829£35,862
% change on same period last year-2.87 %
WATIR EnglandWATIR
England

WATIR
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing WATIR across the Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Yorkshire WATIR Demand Trend

WATIR
Salary Trend

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

Yorkshire WATIR Salary Trend

WATIR
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Yorkshire region citing WATIR 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 WATIR.

15 (100.00 %)JavaScript
15 (100.00 %)SQL
15 (100.00 %)VBScript
15 (100.00 %)LoadRunner
15 (100.00 %)Automated Testing
15 (100.00 %)Ruby
15 (100.00 %)QA
15 (100.00 %)FitNesse
24 (80.00 %)TDD
24 (80.00 %)NUnit
24 (80.00 %)Scrum
24 (80.00 %)Extreme Programming
24 (80.00 %)Transact-SQL
24 (80.00 %)SQL Server
24 (80.00 %)HP
24 (80.00 %)TestDirector
24 (80.00 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (20.00 %).NET
31 (20.00 %)Agile Software Development
31 (20.00 %)Software Testing
31 (20.00 %)Degree

WATIR
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Yorkshire region citing WATIR 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 WATIR. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (20.00 %).NET
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (80.00 %)SQL Server
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (100.00 %)LoadRunner
15 (100.00 %)FitNesse
24 (80.00 %)NUnit
24 (80.00 %)TestDirector
24 (80.00 %)QuickTest Pro
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Tester
21 (20.00 %)Analyst
21 (20.00 %)QA Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Quality Analyst
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (100.00 %)Automated Testing
24 (80.00 %)Scrum
24 (80.00 %)Extreme Programming
24 (80.00 %)TDD
31 (20.00 %)Agile Software Development
31 (20.00 %)Software Testing
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)JavaScript
15 (100.00 %)SQL
15 (100.00 %)VBScript
15 (100.00 %)Ruby
24 (80.00 %)Transact-SQL
Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)Degree
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (100.00 %)QA
Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (80.00 %)HP
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