The first table below looks at the demand for the Head of Testing role in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Head of Testing in their job title over the 3 months to 24 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 England region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Head of Testing
Rank 813 853 814
Rank change year-on-year
+40 -39
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Testing 28 13 36
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.028% 0.011% 0.031%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.029% 0.012% 0.032%
Number of salaries quoted 25 13 29
Average salary £80,000 £60,000 £90,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+33.33% -33.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £57,700 £57,500
10% offered a salary of more than £95,000 £74,500 £105,000
UK excluding London average salary £57,500 £59,250 £57,500
% change year-on-year
-2.95% +3.04%
All Job Titles
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
95490 107493 111049
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 94.41% 94.82% 94.26%
Number of salaries quoted 80297 92843 94497
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,925 £27,500 £26,250
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Head of Testing
UK

Head of Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

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

England Head of Testing Jobs Demand Trend

Head of Testing
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Head of Testing across the England region.

England Head of Testing Salary Trend

Head of Testing
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Head of Testing across the England region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

England Head of Testing Salary Histogram

Head of Testing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Testing within the England region over the 3 months to 24 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
London +56 11 £82,500 +13.79%
North West +12 10 £55,000 -5.98%
South East +10 5 £57,500 -
West Midlands - 2 £83,750 -
Head of Testing
UK

Head of Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region that cited Head of Testing 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 Head of Testing in their job title.

1 30 (56.60%) QA
2 20 (37.74%) Finance
3 17 (32.08%) Test Management
3 17 (32.08%) Software Testing
4 14 (26.42%) Automated Testing
4 14 (26.42%) Selenium
5 13 (24.53%) ISEB
6 11 (20.75%) QuickTest Pro
6 11 (20.75%) Stakeholder Management
7 8 (15.09%) LoadRunner
7 8 (15.09%) JUnit
7 8 (15.09%) jMock
7 8 (15.09%) QALoad
7 8 (15.09%) Manual Testing
7 8 (15.09%) QMS
7 8 (15.09%) TestPartner
7 8 (15.09%) EasyMock
7 8 (15.09%) SilkPerformer
7 8 (15.09%) Automation Testing
8 6 (11.32%) Functional Testing
8 6 (11.32%) Non-Functional Testing
8 6 (11.32%) Test Strategy
8 6 (11.32%) QADirector
9 5 (9.434%) User Acceptance Testing
9 5 (9.434%) HP
9 5 (9.434%) TestDirector
9 5 (9.434%) HP Quality Center
10 4 (7.547%) Waterfall
10 4 (7.547%) Project Management
10 4 (7.547%) Release Management

Head of Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region that cited Head of Testing 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 Head of Testing in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (5.660%) .NET
1 3 (5.660%) ASP.NET
1 3 (5.660%) Web Services
1 3 (5.660%) XML
1 3 (5.660%) XSD
1 3 (5.660%) XSLT
2 1 (1.887%) Middleware
Development Applications
1 14 (26.42%) Selenium
2 11 (20.75%) QuickTest Pro
3 8 (15.09%) LoadRunner
3 8 (15.09%) JUnit
3 8 (15.09%) jMock
3 8 (15.09%) QALoad
3 8 (15.09%) TestPartner
3 8 (15.09%) EasyMock
3 8 (15.09%) SilkPerformer
4 6 (11.32%) QADirector
5 5 (9.434%) TestDirector
6 3 (5.660%) Visual Studio
6 3 (5.660%) WatiN
General
1 20 (37.74%) Finance
2 4 (7.547%) Investment Banking
2 4 (7.547%) Banking
3 3 (5.660%) Law
4 2 (3.774%) Marketing
5 1 (1.887%) Retail
5 1 (1.887%) Electronics
5 1 (1.887%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 3 (5.660%) SaaS
2 2 (3.774%) New Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (32.08%) Test Management
1 17 (32.08%) Software Testing
2 14 (26.42%) Automated Testing
3 11 (20.75%) Stakeholder Management
4 8 (15.09%) Manual Testing
4 8 (15.09%) QMS
4 8 (15.09%) Automation Testing
5 6 (11.32%) Functional Testing
5 6 (11.32%) Non-Functional Testing
5 6 (11.32%) Test Strategy
6 5 (9.434%) User Acceptance Testing
7 4 (7.547%) Waterfall
7 4 (7.547%) Project Management
7 4 (7.547%) Release Management
8 3 (5.660%) Web Development
8 3 (5.660%) Agile Software Development
8 3 (5.660%) TDD
8 3 (5.660%) Asset Management
8 3 (5.660%) V-Model
8 3 (5.660%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 3 (5.660%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 13 (24.53%) ISEB
2 4 (7.547%) ISTQB
3 1 (1.887%) Degree
3 1 (1.887%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (56.60%) QA
Systems Management
1 5 (9.434%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 5 (9.434%) HP
2 1 (1.887%) Oracle
2 1 (1.887%) SAP
Altrincham, Cheshire
You should ideally have experience in some of the following; commercial test tools QACenter, LoadRunner, QALoad, SilkPerformer, TestPartner, Selenium, QTP (and similar), and unit test frameworks such as...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
Test Management experience on large programmes/projects. Project Management... HP Tooling. Understanding of Functional and Non-Functional Testing. Full lifecycle Test Management... Experience of Testing technologies such as...
Royal Mail Group
Salary: Excellent Salary & Benefits
Posted: 9 May 2013