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This section looks at the demand for the Test Manager role in IT jobs within the Birmingham region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Manager in their job title over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Manager
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank122130
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching permanent IT job ads191
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.606 %0.038 %
Salaries quoted101
Average minimum salary£38,900£60,000
Average salary£41,000£80,000
% change on same period last year-48.75 %
Average maximum salary£43,100£100,000
UK excluding London average salary£48,147£47,852
% change on same period last year+0.61 %
Job Titles BirminghamJob Titles
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads31342611
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.537 %1.156 %
Salaries quoted27032140
Average minimum salary£37,580£31,909
Average salary£42,017£35,005
% change on same period last year+20.03 %
Average maximum salary£46,454£38,101
UK excluding London average salary£38,585£39,157
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
Test Manager West MidlandsTest Manager
West Midlands

Test Manager
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of permanent IT jobs ads citing Test Manager across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Birmingham Test Manager Demand Trend

Test Manager
Salary Trend

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

Birmingham Test Manager Salary Trend

Test Manager
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Manager across the Birmingham region over the past 3 months.

Birmingham Test Manager Salary Histogram

Test Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing Test Manager also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Test Manager.

110 (31.25 %)ISEB
110 (31.25 %)QA
29 (28.13 %)Linux
38 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
38 (25.00 %)Unix
38 (25.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
47 (21.88 %)ITIL Certification
47 (21.88 %)WinRunner
47 (21.88 %)ITIL
47 (21.88 %)QuickTest Pro
47 (21.88 %)Mainframe
47 (21.88 %)Windows
47 (21.88 %)HPUX
47 (21.88 %)Solaris
47 (21.88 %)HP
56 (18.75 %)IBM Mainframe
56 (18.75 %)User Acceptance Testing
56 (18.75 %)LoadRunner
56 (18.75 %)IBM
65 (15.63 %)Windows Server 2003
65 (15.63 %)Windows 2000
65 (15.63 %)Windows NT
65 (15.63 %)Test Scripting
65 (15.63 %)Software Testing
74 (12.50 %)Project Management
74 (12.50 %)TestDirector
83 (9.375 %)SAP
83 (9.375 %)Degree
83 (9.375 %)Health
92 (6.250 %)VLAN

Test Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing Test Manager also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Test Manager. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
12 (6.250 %).NET
12 (6.250 %)ASP.NET
12 (6.250 %)XML
Business Applications
11 (3.125 %)SAP HR
11 (3.125 %)SAP FI
11 (3.125 %)SAP Payroll
11 (3.125 %)SAP FI/CO
11 (3.125 %)SAP CO
Communications & Networking
12 (6.250 %)ISDN
12 (6.250 %)VoIP
12 (6.250 %)Ethernet
12 (6.250 %)SNMP
12 (6.250 %)DSL
12 (6.250 %)Megaco
12 (6.250 %)VLAN
Development Applications
17 (21.88 %)WinRunner
17 (21.88 %)QuickTest Pro
26 (18.75 %)LoadRunner
34 (12.50 %)TestDirector
42 (6.250 %)ClearQuest
42 (6.250 %)ClearCase
General
13 (9.375 %)Health
22 (6.250 %)Telecoms
22 (6.250 %)Finance
22 (6.250 %)Retail
31 (3.125 %)Insurance
31 (3.125 %)Pensions
31 (3.125 %)Financial Institution
31 (3.125 %)Government
31 (3.125 %)Banking
Miscellaneous
17 (21.88 %)Mainframe
26 (18.75 %)IBM Mainframe
Operating Systems
19 (28.13 %)Linux
28 (25.00 %)Unix
37 (21.88 %)Windows
37 (21.88 %)HPUX
37 (21.88 %)Solaris
45 (15.63 %)Windows 2000
45 (15.63 %)Windows NT
45 (15.63 %)Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
18 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
27 (21.88 %)ITIL
36 (18.75 %)User Acceptance Testing
45 (15.63 %)Software Testing
45 (15.63 %)Test Scripting
54 (12.50 %)Project Management
62 (6.250 %)Manual Testing
71 (3.125 %)CRM
71 (3.125 %)ERP
71 (3.125 %)Project Planning
71 (3.125 %)Performance Testing
Programming Languages
12 (6.250 %)VB.NET
Qualifications
110 (31.25 %)ISEB
28 (25.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
37 (21.88 %)ITIL Certification
43 (9.375 %)Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
110 (31.25 %)QA
Vendors
17 (21.88 %)HP
26 (18.75 %)IBM
33 (9.375 %)SAP
41 (3.125 %)Oracle
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