The first table below looks at the demand for Manual Testing skills in IT jobs advertised for the East of England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Manual Testing over the 3 months to 22 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 East of England region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Manual Testing
Rank 213 230 222
Rank change year-on-year
+17 -8
Permanent jobs citing Manual Testing 52 44 43
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 0.627% 0.496% 0.458%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.867% 0.719% 0.629%
Number of salaries quoted 49 40 43
Average salary £42,500 £29,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+44.06% -15.71%
90% offered a salary of more than £31,500 £24,500 £28,600
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £40,200 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £31,500 £35,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year
-10.00% +7.69%
All Processes & Methodologies
East of England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
5997 6116 6837
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 72.31% 69.00% 72.84%
Number of salaries quoted 5143 5165 5814
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £61,500 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Manual Testing
England

Manual Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

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

East of England 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 East of England region.

East of England Manual Testing Salary Trend

Manual Testing
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Manual Testing across the East of England region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

East of England 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 East of England region over the 3 months to 22 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
Cambridgeshire +26 38 £42,500 +53.15%
Hertfordshire +10 11 £42,500 +28.78%
Suffolk -17 3 £25,000 -24.24%
Manual Testing
England

Manual Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England 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 76 (64.41%) Test Scripting
2 70 (59.32%) Automated Testing
2 70 (59.32%) Python
3 61 (51.69%) Perl
4 59 (50.00%) Software Testing
5 52 (44.07%) Selenium
6 50 (42.37%) QA
7 46 (38.98%) Linux
8 41 (34.75%) ISEB
9 39 (33.05%) QuickTest Pro
10 35 (29.66%) UNIX
11 31 (26.27%) C++
11 31 (26.27%) JIRA
12 30 (25.42%) SQL
12 30 (25.42%) C
13 28 (23.73%) Java
14 27 (22.88%) Finance
15 25 (21.19%) ISTQB
16 21 (17.80%) Ruby
16 21 (17.80%) Automation Testing
17 20 (16.95%) Oracle
17 20 (16.95%) FitNesse
18 19 (16.10%) Cloud Computing
18 19 (16.10%) Windows
19 18 (15.25%) V-Model
20 17 (14.41%) Bash shell
21 16 (13.56%) PL/SQL
22 15 (12.71%) HP Quality Center
23 13 (11.02%) HTML
24 11 (9.322%) Degree

Manual Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England 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 13 (11.02%) HTML
2 10 (8.475%) XML
3 8 (6.780%) Web Services
4 5 (4.237%) Spring
4 5 (4.237%) Hibernate
5 2 (1.695%) ASP.NET
5 2 (1.695%) .NET
6 1 (0.847%) soapUI
6 1 (0.847%) CSS
Application Platforms
1 3 (2.542%) WebLogic
Applications
1 2 (1.695%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 8 (6.780%) Internet
2 3 (2.542%) 3G
3 2 (1.695%) SNMP
3 2 (1.695%) SAN
3 2 (1.695%) 2G
3 2 (1.695%) LTE
4 1 (0.847%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.847%) LAN
4 1 (0.847%) WAN
4 1 (0.847%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (5.085%) Oracle Reports
2 4 (3.390%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 52 (44.07%) Selenium
2 39 (33.05%) QuickTest Pro
3 31 (26.27%) JIRA
4 20 (16.95%) FitNesse
5 5 (4.237%) ClearQuest
5 5 (4.237%) Eclipse
5 5 (4.237%) JUnit
6 1 (0.847%) JMeter
General
1 27 (22.88%) Finance
2 3 (2.542%) Telecoms
3 2 (1.695%) Electronics
4 1 (0.847%) Banking
4 1 (0.847%) Retail
Job Titles
1 44 (37.29%) Test Engineer
2 42 (35.59%) Software Engineer
3 41 (34.75%) Software Test Engineer
4 34 (28.81%) Tester
5 21 (17.80%) Senior Software Developer
5 21 (17.80%) Senior Developer
5 21 (17.80%) Software Developer
5 21 (17.80%) Developer
6 19 (16.10%) Analyst
7 18 (15.25%) Test Analyst
8 17 (14.41%) Senior Tester
9 9 (7.627%) Software Tester
10 6 (5.085%) Senior Analyst
10 6 (5.085%) Senior Test Analyst
11 5 (4.237%) Lead Test Analyst
11 5 (4.237%) Junior
12 4 (3.390%) Junior Tester
13 3 (2.542%) Agile Test Analyst
13 3 (2.542%) QA Engineer
14 2 (1.695%) Software Test Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 19 (16.10%) Cloud Computing
2 5 (4.237%) PKI
3 3 (2.542%) Computer Science
3 3 (2.542%) Client/Server
4 2 (1.695%) Replication
4 2 (1.695%) Data Integration
5 1 (0.847%) Mathematics
5 1 (0.847%) Handset
5 1 (0.847%) Firmware
Operating Systems
1 46 (38.98%) Linux
2 35 (29.66%) UNIX
3 19 (16.10%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (64.41%) Test Scripting
2 70 (59.32%) Automated Testing
3 59 (50.00%) Software Testing
4 21 (17.80%) Automation Testing
5 18 (15.25%) V-Model
6 10 (8.475%) Test Automation
6 10 (8.475%) Regression Testing
7 6 (5.085%) Agile Software Development
7 6 (5.085%) Integration Testing
8 5 (4.237%) User Acceptance Testing
8 5 (4.237%) Usability Testing
8 5 (4.237%) Test Management
8 5 (4.237%) Business Intelligence
8 5 (4.237%) UML
9 4 (3.390%) Scrum
9 4 (3.390%) Web Testing
10 2 (1.695%) Web Development
10 2 (1.695%) Asset Management
10 2 (1.695%) BDD
10 2 (1.695%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 70 (59.32%) Python
2 61 (51.69%) Perl
3 31 (26.27%) C++
4 30 (25.42%) SQL
4 30 (25.42%) C
5 28 (23.73%) Java
6 21 (17.80%) Ruby
7 17 (14.41%) Bash shell
8 16 (13.56%) PL/SQL
9 4 (3.390%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.847%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 41 (34.75%) ISEB
2 25 (21.19%) ISTQB
3 11 (9.322%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (42.37%) QA
2 3 (2.542%) WAI
Systems Management
1 15 (12.71%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 20 (16.95%) Oracle
2 6 (5.085%) HP
3 5 (4.237%) Microsoft
4 2 (1.695%) Perforce
5 1 (0.847%) SAP
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: 16 May 2013
Watford, Hertfordshire
Writing SQL queries in ORACLE or SQL Server... ISEB Foundation qualified or working towards certification in Software Testing Automation and manual testing abilities with experience in XML, SQL...
NES Global Talent
Salary: up to £35k (depending on experience)
Posted: 16 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: 16 May 2013