The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Test Manager role in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Test Manager 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 England region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Test Manager
Rank 820 828 837
Rank change year-on-year
+8 +9
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Test Manager 10 35 22
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.010% 0.031% 0.019%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.010% 0.033% 0.020%
Number of salaries quoted 10 32 14
Average salary £52,500 £40,000 £60,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+31.25% -33.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £39,250 £33,500 £44,600
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £54,750 £73,000
UK excluding London average salary £47,500 £39,250 £53,750
% change year-on-year
+21.01% -26.97%
All Job Titles
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
95250 107641 110251
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 94.45% 94.76% 94.31%
Number of salaries quoted 80210 93021 93605
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,500 £26,500
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%
Software Test Manager
UK

Software Test Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

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

England Software Test Manager Jobs Demand Trend

Software Test Manager
Salary Trend

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

England Software Test Manager Salary Trend

Software Test Manager
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Test Manager across the England region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

England Software Test Manager Salary Histogram

Software Test Manager
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Test Manager within the England region over the 3 months to 17 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
Yorkshire -15 4 £47,500 +18.75%
London +28 3 £65,000 +23.80%
East of England -3 1 £32,500 -18.75%
South East -12 1 £60,000 +64.38%
West Midlands - 1 £55,000 -
Software Test Manager
UK

Software Test Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 5 (45.45%) QA
2 4 (36.36%) Software Testing
2 4 (36.36%) Test Scripting
3 3 (27.27%) QlikView
3 3 (27.27%) User Acceptance Testing
3 3 (27.27%) Test Automation
3 3 (27.27%) CRM
3 3 (27.27%) SharePoint
4 2 (18.18%) E-Commerce
4 2 (18.18%) .NET
4 2 (18.18%) ISEB
4 2 (18.18%) Agile Software Development
4 2 (18.18%) Automated Testing
4 2 (18.18%) ISTQB
4 2 (18.18%) Hedge funds
4 2 (18.18%) Degree
4 2 (18.18%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (9.091%) Performance Management
5 1 (9.091%) Security Testing
5 1 (9.091%) Test Management
5 1 (9.091%) Waterfall
5 1 (9.091%) BDD
5 1 (9.091%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (9.091%) Test Strategy
5 1 (9.091%) ATDD
5 1 (9.091%) .NET Framework
5 1 (9.091%) Software Engineering
5 1 (9.091%) Fund Management
5 1 (9.091%) Resource Management
5 1 (9.091%) Computer Science

Software Test Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 2 (18.18%) .NET
2 1 (9.091%) ASP.NET
2 1 (9.091%) .NET Framework
Application Platforms
1 3 (27.27%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 1 (9.091%) Dynamics CRM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (27.27%) QlikView
2 1 (9.091%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (18.18%) Team Foundation Server
2 1 (9.091%) QuickTest Pro
General
1 1 (9.091%) Finance
1 1 (9.091%) Games
Miscellaneous
1 2 (18.18%) Hedge funds
2 1 (9.091%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 1 (9.091%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (36.36%) Software Testing
1 4 (36.36%) Test Scripting
2 3 (27.27%) User Acceptance Testing
2 3 (27.27%) CRM
2 3 (27.27%) Test Automation
3 2 (18.18%) E-Commerce
3 2 (18.18%) Agile Software Development
3 2 (18.18%) Automated Testing
4 1 (9.091%) Software Engineering
4 1 (9.091%) Resource Management
4 1 (9.091%) Fund Management
4 1 (9.091%) Security Testing
4 1 (9.091%) Test Management
4 1 (9.091%) Performance Management
4 1 (9.091%) TDD
4 1 (9.091%) Logistics
4 1 (9.091%) ITIL
4 1 (9.091%) PRINCE2
4 1 (9.091%) Regression Testing
4 1 (9.091%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 1 (9.091%) C#
1 1 (9.091%) VBScript
1 1 (9.091%) VB
Qualifications
1 2 (18.18%) ISEB
1 2 (18.18%) ISTQB
1 2 (18.18%) Degree
2 1 (9.091%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (45.45%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (9.091%) Microsoft
West Yorkshire
SW Test Manager must have embedded SW Test, Automated SW Test and QA experience... You will be ISEB qualified and have an understanding of functional and non-functional...
OCC Computing
Salary: Market related
Posted: 1 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
They require an experienced Test Manager with proven experience and expertise in software testing within a fast paced delivery environment... You will be required to implement a test...
AMsource Technology
Salary: From £30,000 to £40,000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
They require an experienced Test Manager with proven experience and expertise in software testing within a fast paced delivery environment... You will be required to implement a test...
AMsource Technology
Salary: From £35,000 to £40,000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
West Yorkshire
The key requirements include: Experience in embedded software testing / quality assurance environment. Experience of Automated Software Testing Tools, and embedded software... Managing a team, and system integration testing...
Creative Personnel
Salary: £45000 to £48000 per annum
Posted: 13 May 2013