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This section looks at the demand for the Test Manager role in IT jobs within the East of England region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Manager
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank199172
Rank change on same period last yearDown-27
Matching permanent IT job ads85125
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.051 %
As % of the category below0.706 %0.976 %
Salaries quoted67107
Average minimum salary£44,360£46,308
Average salary£47,536£51,243
% change on same period last year-7.23 %
Average maximum salary£50,712£56,178
UK excluding London average salary£48,828£50,259
% change on same period last year-2.84 %
East of England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
East of England
Matching permanent IT job ads1203612808
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled6.354 %5.245 %
Salaries quoted1006610889
Average minimum salary£34,831£34,730
Average salary£37,952£37,685
% change on same period last year+0.70 %
Average maximum salary£41,073£40,640
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Test Manager EnglandTest Manager
England

Test Manager
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Test Manager across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

East of England Test Manager Demand Trend

Test Manager
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Test Manager across the East of England region.

East of England Test Manager Salary Trend

Test Manager
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Manager across the East of England region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

East of England Test Manager Salary Histogram

Test Manager
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Manager within the East of England region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CambridgeshireUp+1745£45,117+7.49 %
HertfordshireDown-1616£56,313+10.57 %
NorfolkDown-512£48,713+5.32 %
EssexDown-158£43,000-25.18 %
SuffolkNo change07£38,400-
BedfordshireDown-121--
Test Manager EnglandTest Manager
England

Test Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the East of England region that cited Test Manager 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 Manager in their job title.

190 (45.69 %)ISEB
286 (43.65 %)QA
361 (30.96 %)Test Management
458 (29.44 %)Finance
544 (22.34 %)Project Management
544 (22.34 %)System Testing
638 (19.29 %)ISEB Practitioner
736 (18.27 %)Integration Testing
827 (13.71 %)Internet
926 (13.20 %)Insurance
1025 (12.69 %)Automated Testing
1025 (12.69 %)QuickTest Pro
1124 (12.18 %)PRINCE2
1222 (11.17 %)PRINCE
1222 (11.17 %)ITIL
1321 (10.66 %)ISTQB
1420 (10.15 %)Software Testing
1518 (9.137 %).NET
1617 (8.629 %)LoadRunner
1716 (8.122 %)Degree
1814 (7.107 %)SQL
1913 (6.599 %)TestDirector
2012 (6.091 %)Microsoft
2012 (6.091 %)User Acceptance Testing
2111 (5.584 %)Marketing
2111 (5.584 %)Data Management
2111 (5.584 %)WinRunner
2111 (5.584 %)Telecoms
2210 (5.076 %)CMMI
2210 (5.076 %)Retail

Test Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the East of England region that cited Test Manager 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 Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (9.137 %).NET
21 (0.508 %)XML
21 (0.508 %)HTML
East of England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (1.523 %)MS Excel
East of England IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.508 %)SAP Retail
East of England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
127 (13.71 %)Internet
22 (1.015 %)TCP/IP
22 (1.015 %)UWB
31 (0.508 %)Bluetooth
31 (0.508 %)VoIP
31 (0.508 %)DVB
31 (0.508 %)Wi-Fi
31 (0.508 %)Wireless
31 (0.508 %)RTSP
East of England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (0.508 %)Oracle 8/8i
11 (0.508 %)TOAD
11 (0.508 %)Oracle 10g
East of England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
125 (12.69 %)QuickTest Pro
217 (8.629 %)LoadRunner
313 (6.599 %)TestDirector
411 (5.584 %)WinRunner
57 (3.553 %)QARun
63 (1.523 %)ClearCase
63 (1.523 %)ClearQuest
72 (1.015 %)Rational Robot
East of England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
158 (29.44 %)Finance
226 (13.20 %)Insurance
311 (5.584 %)Marketing
311 (5.584 %)Telecoms
410 (5.076 %)Publishing
410 (5.076 %)Retail
57 (3.553 %)Pensions
57 (3.553 %)Manufacturing
63 (1.523 %)Military
72 (1.015 %)Health
72 (1.015 %)Electronics
81 (0.508 %)Back Office
81 (0.508 %)Banking
81 (0.508 %)International Banking
81 (0.508 %)Investment Banking
East of England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (1.015 %)PMI
12 (1.015 %)Client/Server
12 (1.015 %)Statistics
21 (0.508 %)Computer Science
21 (0.508 %)MPEG
21 (0.508 %)Device Driver
21 (0.508 %)STB
21 (0.508 %)IPTV
East of England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (4.061 %)Windows
25 (2.538 %)Windows XP
25 (2.538 %)UNIX
33 (1.523 %)Linux
41 (0.508 %)Embedded Linux
East of England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
161 (30.96 %)Test Management
244 (22.34 %)System Testing
244 (22.34 %)Project Management
336 (18.27 %)Integration Testing
425 (12.69 %)Automated Testing
524 (12.18 %)PRINCE2
622 (11.17 %)PRINCE
622 (11.17 %)ITIL
720 (10.15 %)Software Testing
812 (6.091 %)User Acceptance Testing
911 (5.584 %)Data Management
1010 (5.076 %)CMMI
119 (4.569 %)Performance Testing
128 (4.061 %)Use Case
128 (4.061 %)SAP Implementation
137 (3.553 %)Test Scripting
137 (3.553 %)Unit Testing
137 (3.553 %)Agile Software Development
137 (3.553 %)Change Management
145 (2.538 %)Validation
East of England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (7.107 %)SQL
29 (4.569 %)RPG
29 (4.569 %)C++
36 (3.046 %)C
44 (2.030 %)Java
53 (1.523 %)C#
53 (1.523 %)VB
62 (1.015 %)Perl
71 (0.508 %)JavaScript
East of England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
190 (45.69 %)ISEB
238 (19.29 %)ISEB Practitioner
321 (10.66 %)ISTQB
416 (8.122 %)Degree
East of England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
186 (43.65 %)QA
East of England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (6.091 %)Microsoft
29 (4.569 %)HP
29 (4.569 %)SAP
38 (4.061 %)Oracle
47 (3.553 %)EMC
52 (1.015 %)BT
61 (0.508 %)IBM
61 (0.508 %)Retek
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