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The table below looks at the demand for Manual Testing skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Manual Testing over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkManual Testing
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank230246
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching permanent IT job ads1040
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.018 %
As % of the category below0.206 %0.593 %
Salaries quoted937
Average minimum salary£29,222£35,243
Average salary£30,556£36,554
% change on same period last year-16.40 %
Average maximum salary£31,889£37,865
UK excluding London average salary£30,123£33,130
% change on same period last year-9.07 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads48656744
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.139 %3.019 %
Salaries quoted40095328
Average minimum salary£41,983£42,380
Average salary£45,756£46,189
% change on same period last year-0.93 %
Average maximum salary£49,530£49,997
UK excluding London average salary£43,011£44,526
% change on same period last year-3.40 %
Manual Testing South EastManual Testing
South East

Manual Testing
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Manual Testing Demand Trend

Manual Testing
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Manual Testing Salary Trend

Manual Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Manual Testing across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire Manual Testing Salary Histogram

Manual Testing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manual Testing within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
NewburyDown-75£29,300+12.69 %
ReadingUp+131£28,500-33.37 %
Manual Testing South EastManual Testing
South East

Manual Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Manual 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 Manual Testing.

119 (67.86 %)QA
215 (53.57 %)QuickTest Pro
314 (50.00 %)Test Scripting
412 (42.86 %)ISEB
56 (21.43 %)Automated Testing
56 (21.43 %)Software Testing
65 (17.86 %)SQL
74 (14.29 %)XML
74 (14.29 %)HTML
83 (10.71 %)VB
83 (10.71 %)Regression Testing
83 (10.71 %)TestDirector
83 (10.71 %)TestPartner
83 (10.71 %)QADirector
83 (10.71 %)User Acceptance Testing
83 (10.71 %)Degree
92 (7.143 %)ISTQB
92 (7.143 %)Information Management
92 (7.143 %)Oracle
92 (7.143 %)Health
101 (3.571 %)Games
101 (3.571 %)Scrum
101 (3.571 %)Rational Robot
101 (3.571 %)Project Management
101 (3.571 %)Agile Software Development
101 (3.571 %)Banking
101 (3.571 %)SilkPerformer
101 (3.571 %)Segue
101 (3.571 %)ASP.NET
101 (3.571 %)Telecoms

Manual Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Manual 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 Manual Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (14.29 %)HTML
14 (14.29 %)XML
21 (3.571 %).NET
21 (3.571 %)ASP.NET
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (3.571 %)TOAD
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
115 (53.57 %)QuickTest Pro
23 (10.71 %)TestPartner
23 (10.71 %)TestDirector
23 (10.71 %)QADirector
31 (3.571 %)SilkPerformer
31 (3.571 %)QARun
31 (3.571 %)Rational Robot
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (7.143 %)Health
21 (3.571 %)Games
21 (3.571 %)Banking
21 (3.571 %)Pensions
21 (3.571 %)Telecoms
21 (3.571 %)Education
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (57.14 %)Tester
28 (28.57 %)QA Tester
36 (21.43 %)Test Engineer
45 (17.86 %)QA Engineer
45 (17.86 %)Analyst
45 (17.86 %)Test Analyst
52 (7.143 %)QA Analyst
52 (7.143 %)Manual Test Analyst
52 (7.143 %)Quality Analyst
61 (3.571 %)Software Test Analyst
61 (3.571 %)Games Tester
61 (3.571 %)Applications Tester
61 (3.571 %)Manual Tester
61 (3.571 %)Software Tester
61 (3.571 %)Systems Tester
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.571 %)Computer Science
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (50.00 %)Test Scripting
26 (21.43 %)Automated Testing
26 (21.43 %)Software Testing
33 (10.71 %)User Acceptance Testing
33 (10.71 %)Regression Testing
42 (7.143 %)Information Management
51 (3.571 %)Document Management
51 (3.571 %)Scrum
51 (3.571 %)Agile Software Development
51 (3.571 %)B2B
51 (3.571 %)B2C
51 (3.571 %)Project Management
51 (3.571 %)Performance Testing
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (17.86 %)SQL
23 (10.71 %)VB
31 (3.571 %)C
31 (3.571 %)C++
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (42.86 %)ISEB
23 (10.71 %)Degree
32 (7.143 %)ISTQB
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
119 (67.86 %)QA
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (7.143 %)Oracle
21 (3.571 %)Segue