The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Leader role in IT jobs advertised for the Cheltenham region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Leader in their job title over the 3 months to 17 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 Cheltenham region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Lead
Rank - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Leader 0 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cheltenham - - -
As % of the Job Titles category - - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Average salary - - -
UK excluding London average salary £40,500 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+1.25% -
All Job Titles
Cheltenham
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
214 373 237
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cheltenham 97.27% 94.67% 96.73%
Number of salaries quoted 206 272 178
Average salary £33,500 £38,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.84% +1.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £29,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Test Leader
Gloucestershire

Test Leader
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Cheltenham Test Leader Jobs Demand Trend

Test Leader
Salary Trend

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

Cheltenham Test Leader Salary Trend

Test Leader
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cheltenham region that cited Test Leader 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 Leader in their job title.

1 4 (100.00%) ISEB
1 4 (100.00%) Software Testing
2 3 (75.00%) Test Scripting
2 3 (75.00%) Automated Testing
2 3 (75.00%) .NET
2 3 (75.00%) MS Excel
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (25.00%) Finance
3 1 (25.00%) Test Automation

Test Leader
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cheltenham region that cited Test Leader 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 Leader in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (75.00%) .NET
Applications
1 3 (75.00%) MS Excel
General
1 1 (25.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Software Testing
2 3 (75.00%) Test Scripting
2 3 (75.00%) Automated Testing
3 1 (25.00%) Test Automation
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) ISEB
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft