The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Manager role in IT jobs advertised for the Bedfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 24 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 Job Titles advertised for the Bedfordshire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Manager
Rank 89 79 67
Rank change year-on-year
-10 -12
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Manager 5 1 12
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedfordshire 0.459% 0.105% 1.367%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.486% 0.110% 1.430%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 10
Average salary £75,000 £55,000 £47,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+36.36% +15.78%
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £48,500 £48,000
% change year-on-year
+3.09% +1.04%
All Job Titles
Bedfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1028 912 839
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedfordshire 94.40% 95.90% 95.56%
Number of salaries quoted 915 775 789
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +13.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £26,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £58,500 £55,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Test Manager
East of England

Test Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Test Manager across the Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Bedfordshire Test Manager Jobs Demand Trend

Test Manager
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Test Manager across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire Test Manager Salary Trend

Test Manager
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Manager within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Luton +4 3 £75,000 +36.36%
Test Manager
East of England

Test Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region that cited Test Manager in their job title 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 with Test Manager in their job title.

1 14 (70.00%) Waterfall
2 12 (60.00%) Test Management
3 11 (55.00%) Selenium
4 10 (50.00%) QA
5 9 (45.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 9 (45.00%) Web Testing
6 8 (40.00%) HP Quality Center
7 7 (35.00%) System Testing
7 7 (35.00%) Test Strategy
7 7 (35.00%) E-Commerce
8 6 (30.00%) B2C
8 6 (30.00%) HP
8 6 (30.00%) Scrum
8 6 (30.00%) Agile Testing
8 6 (30.00%) Mobile App
8 6 (30.00%) BDD
9 5 (25.00%) Test Automation
9 5 (25.00%) B2B
10 4 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
10 4 (20.00%) CMS
10 4 (20.00%) SEO
10 4 (20.00%) Analytics
11 3 (15.00%) Continuous Improvement
11 3 (15.00%) Continuous Integration
11 3 (15.00%) ISEB
11 3 (15.00%) TDD
11 3 (15.00%) Stress Testing
12 2 (10.00%) Volume Testing
12 2 (10.00%) Performance Testing
12 2 (10.00%) Configuration Management

Test Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region that cited Test Manager in their job title 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 with Test Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (5.000%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 4 (20.00%) CMS
Development Applications
1 11 (55.00%) Selenium
2 1 (5.000%) FogBugz
2 1 (5.000%) Visual Studio Team System
2 1 (5.000%) Bugzilla
General
1 1 (5.000%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 6 (30.00%) Mobile App
2 1 (5.000%) Client/Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (70.00%) Waterfall
2 12 (60.00%) Test Management
3 9 (45.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 9 (45.00%) Web Testing
4 7 (35.00%) System Testing
4 7 (35.00%) Test Strategy
4 7 (35.00%) E-Commerce
5 6 (30.00%) B2C
5 6 (30.00%) Scrum
5 6 (30.00%) Agile Testing
5 6 (30.00%) BDD
6 5 (25.00%) Test Automation
6 5 (25.00%) B2B
7 4 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
7 4 (20.00%) SEO
7 4 (20.00%) Analytics
8 3 (15.00%) Continuous Improvement
8 3 (15.00%) Continuous Integration
8 3 (15.00%) TDD
8 3 (15.00%) Stress Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.000%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (15.00%) ISEB
2 1 (5.000%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (50.00%) QA
Systems Management
1 8 (40.00%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 6 (30.00%) HP
2 1 (5.000%) Microsoft
Bedfordshire
Working knowledge of Agile Testing *Strong problem solving skills *Practical experience leading or implementing Test Automation and Performance Testing *Leadership and people management experience... Demonstrable understanding of software...
Capita Resourcing - Jobs at Capita
Salary: £35000.00 - £40000.00 per annum + benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Luton, South East
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Software QA / Test Team Lead / Manager to join this global organisation in this varied role joining an expanding and highly...
GSA Techsource
Salary: GBP450000 to GBP550000 per annum + Benefits: + Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 25 May 2013