The first table below looks at the demand for Manual Testing skills in IT jobs advertised for the Cambridgeshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Manual Testing over the 3 months to 23 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Manual Testing
Rank 108 130 127
Rank change year-on-year
+22 -3
Permanent jobs citing Manual Testing 38 21 26
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 1.489% 0.728% 0.854%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.137% 1.103% 1.271%
Number of salaries quoted 35 18 26
Average salary £42,500 £27,750 £33,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+53.15% -15.90%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £25,450 £29,500
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £40,000 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £35,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year
-7.14% +7.69%
All Processes & Methodologies
Cambridgeshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1778 1904 2045
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 69.67% 66.00% 67.14%
Number of salaries quoted 1546 1618 1783
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 £31,700 £30,000 £29,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Manual Testing
East of England

Manual Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire Manual Testing Salary Trend

Manual Testing
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Manual Testing across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 23 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
Cambridge +38 38 £42,500 +6.25%
Manual Testing
East of England

Manual Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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 (89.47%) Python
2 64 (84.21%) Automated Testing
3 62 (81.58%) Test Scripting
4 60 (78.95%) Perl
5 46 (60.53%) Selenium
6 45 (59.21%) Linux
7 44 (57.89%) Software Testing
8 41 (53.95%) QA
9 32 (42.11%) ISEB
10 28 (36.84%) C++
11 26 (34.21%) C
11 26 (34.21%) UNIX
11 26 (34.21%) JIRA
12 24 (31.58%) QuickTest Pro
13 23 (30.26%) ISTQB
14 20 (26.32%) Ruby
14 20 (26.32%) FitNesse
15 19 (25.00%) Cloud Computing
15 19 (25.00%) Automation Testing
16 17 (22.37%) Windows
17 16 (21.05%) Bash shell
18 11 (14.47%) HTML
19 8 (10.53%) Test Automation
19 8 (10.53%) Finance
20 7 (9.211%) SQL
20 7 (9.211%) XML
21 6 (7.895%) Java
21 6 (7.895%) Internet
22 5 (6.579%) User Acceptance Testing
22 5 (6.579%) HP Quality Center

Manual Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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 (14.47%) HTML
2 7 (9.211%) XML
3 1 (1.316%) CSS
3 1 (1.316%) Web Services
Communications & Networking
1 6 (7.895%) Internet
2 1 (1.316%) SNMP
2 1 (1.316%) SAN
2 1 (1.316%) 3G
Development Applications
1 46 (60.53%) Selenium
2 26 (34.21%) JIRA
3 24 (31.58%) QuickTest Pro
4 20 (26.32%) FitNesse
General
1 8 (10.53%) Finance
2 1 (1.316%) Banking
2 1 (1.316%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 43 (56.58%) Test Engineer
2 42 (55.26%) Software Engineer
3 41 (53.95%) Software Test Engineer
4 21 (27.63%) Senior Software Developer
4 21 (27.63%) Developer
4 21 (27.63%) Software Developer
4 21 (27.63%) Senior Developer
5 8 (10.53%) Tester
6 6 (7.895%) Analyst
6 6 (7.895%) Software Tester
7 5 (6.579%) Test Analyst
8 3 (3.947%) QA Engineer
9 1 (1.316%) Systems Test Engineer
9 1 (1.316%) Junior Tester
9 1 (1.316%) Junior Software Tester
9 1 (1.316%) Systems Engineer
9 1 (1.316%) Junior
Miscellaneous
1 19 (25.00%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (1.316%) Client/Server
2 1 (1.316%) Firmware
Operating Systems
1 45 (59.21%) Linux
2 26 (34.21%) UNIX
3 17 (22.37%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (84.21%) Automated Testing
2 62 (81.58%) Test Scripting
3 44 (57.89%) Software Testing
4 19 (25.00%) Automation Testing
5 8 (10.53%) Test Automation
6 5 (6.579%) User Acceptance Testing
6 5 (6.579%) Test Management
7 1 (1.316%) Scrum
7 1 (1.316%) Validation
7 1 (1.316%) Agile Software Development
7 1 (1.316%) Web Testing
7 1 (1.316%) Fault Management
7 1 (1.316%) Test Strategy
7 1 (1.316%) Web Usability
7 1 (1.316%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 68 (89.47%) Python
2 60 (78.95%) Perl
3 28 (36.84%) C++
4 26 (34.21%) C
5 20 (26.32%) Ruby
6 16 (21.05%) Bash shell
7 7 (9.211%) SQL
8 6 (7.895%) Java
9 4 (5.263%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 32 (42.11%) ISEB
2 23 (30.26%) ISTQB
3 2 (2.632%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (53.95%) QA
2 3 (3.947%) WAI
Systems Management
1 5 (6.579%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 5 (6.579%) HP
2 2 (2.632%) Perforce
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...
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Posted: 2 May 2013