Can anyone guide me as to whats the scope of my Software Testing experience and Perl knowledge in the current market. How much it will be usefule in the software testing field. Regards, PS

I'd say Perl is a really useful tool for some kinds of automated testing, but Perl skills alone are not going to get you hired as a tester.

The best language for writing tests in depends on (amongst other things) the language the project was written in, the tools available, and the environment you work in. Some of the time that language is going to be Python, Ruby or Java.

If it were me I would keep an eye on Ruby. While it doesn't (yet) have quite as a large or sophisticated set of testing modules as Perl, it does seem to have acquired a certain cachet in the software testing community, and tools like WAITR are darned effective.

If I was going for a career in software testing I'd learn Perl and Ruby for the scripting side, maybe Python too since it seems to be popular in Java shops, but I'd spend more time learning about testing. Lessons Learned in Software Testing is a good place to start IMHO.