The first table below looks at the demand for Manual Testing skills in IT jobs advertised for the Cambridge region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Manual Testing 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Cambridge region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Manual Testing
Rank 85 115 99
Rank change year-on-year
+30 -16
Permanent jobs citing Manual Testing 38 8 25
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 2.094% 0.398% 1.167%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.013% 0.625% 1.749%
Number of salaries quoted 35 5 25
Average salary £42,500 £40,000 £33,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.25% +21.21%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £36,000 £29,400
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £43,000 £40,500
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £35,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year
-7.14% +7.69%
All Processes & Methodologies
Cambridge
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1261 1281 1429
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 69.48% 63.73% 66.68%
Number of salaries quoted 1091 1083 1271
Average salary £42,500 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.25% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £31,000 £29,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £62,500 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Manual Testing
Cambridgeshire

Manual Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Manual Testing across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Cambridge Manual Testing Jobs Demand Trend

Manual Testing
Salary Trend

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

Cambridge Manual Testing Salary Trend

Manual Testing
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Manual Testing across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Cambridge Manual Testing Salary Histogram

Manual Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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.

1 68 (90.67%) Python
2 63 (84.00%) Automated Testing
3 61 (81.33%) Test Scripting
4 60 (80.00%) Perl
5 46 (61.33%) Selenium
6 45 (60.00%) Linux
7 43 (57.33%) Software Testing
8 41 (54.67%) QA
9 31 (41.33%) ISEB
10 28 (37.33%) C++
11 26 (34.67%) C
11 26 (34.67%) UNIX
11 26 (34.67%) JIRA
12 24 (32.00%) QuickTest Pro
13 23 (30.67%) ISTQB
14 20 (26.67%) Ruby
14 20 (26.67%) FitNesse
15 19 (25.33%) Cloud Computing
15 19 (25.33%) Automation Testing
16 17 (22.67%) Windows
17 16 (21.33%) Bash shell
18 11 (14.67%) HTML
19 8 (10.67%) Test Automation
19 8 (10.67%) Finance
20 7 (9.333%) SQL
20 7 (9.333%) XML
21 6 (8.000%) Internet
21 6 (8.000%) Java
22 5 (6.667%) HP
22 5 (6.667%) HP Quality Center

Manual Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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.

Application Development
1 11 (14.67%) HTML
2 7 (9.333%) XML
3 1 (1.333%) CSS
3 1 (1.333%) Web Services
Communications & Networking
1 6 (8.000%) Internet
2 1 (1.333%) SNMP
2 1 (1.333%) SAN
2 1 (1.333%) 3G
Development Applications
1 46 (61.33%) Selenium
2 26 (34.67%) JIRA
3 24 (32.00%) QuickTest Pro
4 20 (26.67%) FitNesse
General
1 8 (10.67%) Finance
2 1 (1.333%) Banking
2 1 (1.333%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 43 (57.33%) Test Engineer
2 42 (56.00%) Software Engineer
3 41 (54.67%) Software Test Engineer
4 21 (28.00%) Senior Software Developer
4 21 (28.00%) Developer
4 21 (28.00%) Software Developer
4 21 (28.00%) Senior Developer
5 7 (9.333%) Tester
6 6 (8.000%) Analyst
7 5 (6.667%) Test Analyst
7 5 (6.667%) Software Tester
8 3 (4.000%) QA Engineer
9 1 (1.333%) Systems Test Engineer
9 1 (1.333%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 19 (25.33%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (1.333%) Client/Server
2 1 (1.333%) Firmware
Operating Systems
1 45 (60.00%) Linux
2 26 (34.67%) UNIX
3 17 (22.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (84.00%) Automated Testing
2 61 (81.33%) Test Scripting
3 43 (57.33%) Software Testing
4 19 (25.33%) Automation Testing
5 8 (10.67%) Test Automation
6 5 (6.667%) Test Management
6 5 (6.667%) User Acceptance Testing
7 1 (1.333%) Scrum
7 1 (1.333%) Validation
7 1 (1.333%) Agile Software Development
7 1 (1.333%) Web Testing
7 1 (1.333%) Web Usability
7 1 (1.333%) Fault Management
7 1 (1.333%) Test Strategy
7 1 (1.333%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 68 (90.67%) Python
2 60 (80.00%) Perl
3 28 (37.33%) C++
4 26 (34.67%) C
5 20 (26.67%) Ruby
6 16 (21.33%) Bash shell
7 7 (9.333%) SQL
8 6 (8.000%) Java
9 4 (5.333%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 31 (41.33%) ISEB
2 23 (30.67%) ISTQB
3 1 (1.333%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (54.67%) QA
2 3 (4.000%) WAI
Systems Management
1 5 (6.667%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 5 (6.667%) HP
2 2 (2.667%) Perforce
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
1+ years recent experience of software testing - Recent experience of testing /developing applications based on Microsoft technologies... - Database experience using Microsoft SQL Server or other relational DB - TFS,...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: From £28,000 to £40,000 per annum Excellent + bens
Posted: 23 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Our client is a world leading provider of Digital Media Delivery Platforms. With strong growth they are looking for experienced Software Test Developers.Role: - Undertake various automated and...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: £Excellent
Posted: 2 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Requirements: To be successful with this role you will have: - Good degree in a relevant technical discipline - Experience of Python or other scripting language - Experience in test automation...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 23 May 2013