Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Computing Careers Logo
Job Type
Source

This section looks at the demand for Manual Testing skills within the City of London 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 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkManual Testing
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank313281
Rank change on same period last yearDown-32
Matching permanent IT job ads4662
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.025 %
As % of the category below0.371 %0.536 %
Salaries quoted4352
Average minimum salary£34,674£42,846
Average salary£39,081£45,125
% change on same period last year-13.39 %
Average maximum salary£43,488£47,404
UK excluding London average salary£32,764£32,841
% change on same period last year-0.23 %
City of London IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
City of London
Matching permanent IT job ads1240211566
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled6.531 %4.744 %
Salaries quoted105158853
Average minimum salary£50,302£54,789
Average salary£55,642£59,616
% change on same period last year-6.66 %
Average maximum salary£60,983£64,443
UK excluding London average salary£42,575£44,522
% change on same period last year-4.37 %
Manual Testing LondonManual Testing
London

Manual Testing
Demand Trend

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

City of London 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 City of London region.

City of London Manual Testing Salary Trend

Manual Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Manual Testing across the City of London region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

City of London Manual Testing Salary Histogram

Manual Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the City of London 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.

164 (58.18 %)Finance
255 (50.00 %)QA
338 (34.55 %)ISEB
433 (30.00 %)Test Scripting
532 (29.09 %)Automated Testing
631 (28.18 %)QuickTest Pro
726 (23.64 %)SQL
824 (21.82 %)Java
922 (20.00 %)Perl
1021 (19.09 %)Windows
1120 (18.18 %)Python
1120 (18.18 %)PHP
1120 (18.18 %)LoadRunner
1120 (18.18 %)WinRunner
1219 (17.27 %)Banking
1318 (16.36 %)CruiseControl
1318 (16.36 %)Subversion
1318 (16.36 %)Eclipse
1318 (16.36 %)MySQL
1318 (16.36 %)Ant
1318 (16.36 %)Linux
1415 (13.64 %)Software Testing
1415 (13.64 %)TestDirector
1415 (13.64 %)Internet
1514 (12.73 %)Oracle
1613 (11.82 %)Investment Banking
1712 (10.91 %)SQL Server
1811 (10.00 %)Front Office
1910 (9.091 %)Regression Testing
209 (8.182 %)Risk Management

Manual Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the City of London 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.

City of London IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (6.364 %)XML
26 (5.455 %)WebSphere
35 (4.545 %).NET
44 (3.636 %)ODBC
44 (3.636 %)XML Schema
44 (3.636 %)FIX Protocol
52 (1.818 %)JRuby
52 (1.818 %)HTML
52 (1.818 %)JMS
52 (1.818 %)JDBC
52 (1.818 %)SOAP
52 (1.818 %)WebServices
City of London IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (3.636 %)WebSphere Message Broker
22 (1.818 %)WebLogic
22 (1.818 %)Lotus Notes
22 (1.818 %)SharePoint
City of London IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (6.364 %)MS Excel
22 (1.818 %)MS Office
City of London IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (13.64 %)Internet
21 (0.909 %)Broadband
21 (0.909 %)HTTP
21 (0.909 %)Intranet
City of London IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (16.36 %)MySQL
212 (10.91 %)SQL Server
33 (2.727 %)Oracle 8/8i
33 (2.727 %)RDBMS
41 (0.909 %)SQL Server 7
41 (0.909 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (0.909 %)Datawarehouse
City of London IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
131 (28.18 %)QuickTest Pro
220 (18.18 %)LoadRunner
220 (18.18 %)WinRunner
318 (16.36 %)Ant
318 (16.36 %)CruiseControl
318 (16.36 %)Subversion
318 (16.36 %)Eclipse
415 (13.64 %)TestDirector
58 (7.273 %)Selenium
66 (5.455 %)ClearQuest
74 (3.636 %)Rational Robot
83 (2.727 %)JMeter
83 (2.727 %)ClearCase
83 (2.727 %)FitNesse
92 (1.818 %)JIRA
92 (1.818 %)Bugzilla
City of London IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
164 (58.18 %)Finance
219 (17.27 %)Banking
313 (11.82 %)Investment Banking
411 (10.00 %)Front Office
54 (3.636 %)Financial Institution
63 (2.727 %)Games
72 (1.818 %)Insurance
81 (0.909 %)Pensions
81 (0.909 %)Back Office
81 (0.909 %)Telecoms
City of London IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
164 (58.18 %)Analyst
245 (40.91 %)Test Analyst
331 (28.18 %)Tester
416 (14.55 %)QA Analyst
511 (10.00 %)Senior Analyst
67 (6.364 %)Senior Test Analyst
74 (3.636 %)Analyst Developer
74 (3.636 %)Senior Tester
74 (3.636 %)Developer
74 (3.636 %)Senior QA Analyst
83 (2.727 %)Risk Analyst
92 (1.818 %)Lead Test Analyst
92 (1.818 %)QA Tester
92 (1.818 %)Senior Test Engineer
92 (1.818 %)Trainee Analyst
92 (1.818 %)Trainee
92 (1.818 %)Manual Test Analyst
92 (1.818 %)Test Engineer
92 (1.818 %)Test Manager
92 (1.818 %)Consultant
City of London IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (6.364 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
24 (3.636 %)Derivative
33 (2.727 %)Management Information System
33 (2.727 %)Fixed Income
42 (1.818 %)Mathematics
51 (0.909 %)Computer Science
51 (0.909 %)Client/Server
51 (0.909 %)Equities
51 (0.909 %)Streaming Media
51 (0.909 %)Equity Derivative
51 (0.909 %)Spread Betting
51 (0.909 %)EFT
City of London IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
121 (19.09 %)Windows
218 (16.36 %)Linux
38 (7.273 %)UNIX
41 (0.909 %)Windows 2000
City of London IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
133 (30.00 %)Test Scripting
232 (29.09 %)Automated Testing
315 (13.64 %)Software Testing
410 (9.091 %)Regression Testing
59 (8.182 %)Risk Management
59 (8.182 %)Project Management
59 (8.182 %)Use Case
65 (4.545 %)Performance Testing
65 (4.545 %)Agile Software Development
65 (4.545 %)RUP
73 (2.727 %)DSDM
73 (2.727 %)Scrum
73 (2.727 %)User Acceptance Testing
73 (2.727 %)Test Management
73 (2.727 %)Investment Management
82 (1.818 %)Electronic Trading
82 (1.818 %)Web Testing
82 (1.818 %)Unit Testing
82 (1.818 %)E-Commerce
82 (1.818 %)Workflow
City of London IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
126 (23.64 %)SQL
224 (21.82 %)Java
322 (20.00 %)Perl
420 (18.18 %)PHP
420 (18.18 %)Python
56 (5.455 %)VBScript
65 (4.545 %)JavaScript
74 (3.636 %)C#
74 (3.636 %)C++
83 (2.727 %)C
83 (2.727 %)VBA
92 (1.818 %)Shell Script
92 (1.818 %)Jython
92 (1.818 %)Ruby
92 (1.818 %)Groovy
101 (0.909 %)VB
City of London IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
138 (34.55 %)ISEB
27 (6.364 %)Degree
31 (0.909 %)MCSD
31 (0.909 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (0.909 %)MCTS
31 (0.909 %)ISTQB
City of London IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
155 (50.00 %)QA
City of London IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.909 %)Active Directory
11 (0.909 %)VMware Workstation
City of London IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (12.73 %)Oracle
24 (3.636 %)Serena
32 (1.818 %)Citrix
32 (1.818 %)Lotus
32 (1.818 %)IBM
32 (1.818 %)Microsoft
41 (0.909 %)Compuware
41 (0.909 %)VMware
CWJobs.co.uk Logo
Technojobs Logo