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The table below looks at the demand for the Test Manager role in IT jobs within the 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Manager
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank234235
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads13541780
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.749 %0.746 %
As % of the category below0.872 %0.857 %
Salaries quoted9561442
Average minimum salary£50,141£48,585
Average salary£54,492£52,728
% change on same period last year+3.34 %
Average maximum salary£58,844£56,871
UK excluding London average salary£51,213£50,517
% change on same period last year+1.37 %
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
England
Matching permanent IT job ads155296207763
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled85.93 %87.13 %
Salaries quoted129406167059
Average minimum salary£38,964£40,615
Average salary£42,575£44,370
% change on same period last year-4.04 %
Average maximum salary£46,186£48,125
UK excluding London average salary£38,058£39,448
% change on same period last year-3.52 %
Test Manager UKTest Manager
UK

Test Manager
Demand Trend

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

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 England region.

England Test Manager Salary Trend

Test Manager
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Manager across the England region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

England Test Manager Salary Histogram

Test Manager
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Manager within the England region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
LondonDown-19535£60,034+7.51 %
South EastUp+11257£54,362+1.97 %
South WestDown-4127£47,320-2.91 %
East of EnglandDown-16112£49,222-0.68 %
North WestUp+3584£47,262-5.88 %
East MidlandsUp+1070£48,508+10.64 %
YorkshireNo change069£46,338-5.58 %
West MidlandsDown-3949£46,693+1.19 %
MidlandsUp+2622£91,667+100.52 %
North EastDown-72£30,000-42.52 %
Test Manager UKTest Manager
UK

Test Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the 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.

1997 (34.69 %)ISEB
2992 (34.52 %)Finance
3844 (29.37 %)Test Management
4650 (22.62 %)QA
5564 (19.62 %)TestDirector
6479 (16.67 %)User Acceptance Testing
7471 (16.39 %)Banking
8373 (12.98 %)Software Testing
9353 (12.28 %)Project Management
10302 (10.51 %)Retail
11260 (9.047 %)ISEB Practitioner
12244 (8.490 %)SQL
13227 (7.898 %)SAP
14225 (7.829 %)Test Scripting
15222 (7.724 %)PRINCE2
16221 (7.690 %)Insurance
17217 (7.550 %)Pensions
18211 (7.342 %)QuickTest Pro
19204 (7.098 %)Telecoms
20201 (6.994 %)Derivative
21195 (6.785 %)WinRunner
22184 (6.402 %)LoadRunner
22184 (6.402 %)Health
22184 (6.402 %)System Testing
23169 (5.880 %)Automated Testing
24156 (5.428 %).NET
25151 (5.254 %)Oracle
26148 (5.150 %)ISTQB
27134 (4.662 %)Microsoft
28131 (4.558 %)Performance Testing

Test Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the 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.

England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1156 (5.428 %).NET
278 (2.714 %)XML
345 (1.566 %)J2EE
426 (0.905 %)ASP.NET
524 (0.835 %)HTML
623 (0.800 %)SAP XI
720 (0.696 %)CSS
817 (0.592 %)XHTML
817 (0.592 %)WAP
916 (0.557 %)WML
1011 (0.383 %)WebServices
1011 (0.383 %)Middleware
1011 (0.383 %).NET Framework
1110 (0.348 %)RSS
128 (0.278 %)JSP
128 (0.278 %)WebSphere
128 (0.278 %)VXML
137 (0.244 %)ASP
144 (0.139 %)XSL
144 (0.139 %)MIDP
England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
136 (1.253 %)CMS
228 (0.974 %)Content Management Server
325 (0.870 %)SAS
420 (0.696 %)WebLogic
420 (0.696 %)SharePoint
420 (0.696 %)Commerce Server
57 (0.244 %)Documentum
65 (0.174 %)MS Exchange
65 (0.174 %)ESB
65 (0.174 %)SharePoint Server 2007
65 (0.174 %)Exchange Server 2007
65 (0.174 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
73 (0.104 %)IIS
82 (0.070 %)JBoss
82 (0.070 %)MQSeries
82 (0.070 %)iPlanet
91 (0.035 %)ColdFusion
91 (0.035 %)BizTalk Server
91 (0.035 %)Lotus Notes
91 (0.035 %)Apache
England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
161 (2.122 %)MS Excel
233 (1.148 %)MS Visio
331 (1.079 %)MS Project
331 (1.079 %)CA Clarity
422 (0.765 %)MS Office
511 (0.383 %)MS PowerPoint
61 (0.035 %)Spreadsheet
England IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
118 (0.626 %)SAP HR
211 (0.383 %)Oracle Applications
36 (0.209 %)Microsoft CRM
44 (0.139 %)Endur
44 (0.139 %)MAXIMO
52 (0.070 %)VisionPLUS
52 (0.070 %)Singl.eView
61 (0.035 %)Oracle Financials
61 (0.035 %)Oracle ERP
61 (0.035 %)SAP Payroll
61 (0.035 %)SAP Retail
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
193 (3.236 %)Internet
230 (1.044 %)BSS
329 (1.009 %)VoIP
418 (0.626 %)SSL
516 (0.557 %)UMTS
516 (0.557 %)HTTPS
611 (0.383 %)NGN
710 (0.348 %)3G
710 (0.348 %)ISUP
710 (0.348 %)Broadband
89 (0.313 %)TCP/IP
98 (0.278 %)SMS
98 (0.278 %)SCCP
98 (0.278 %)INAP
98 (0.278 %)LLU
98 (0.278 %)MGCP
98 (0.278 %)TCAP
107 (0.244 %)Firewall
107 (0.244 %)Bluetooth
114 (0.139 %)GPRS
England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
157 (1.983 %)SQL Server
228 (0.974 %)Datawarehouse
324 (0.835 %)SAP BW
419 (0.661 %)RDBMS
514 (0.487 %)MySQL
613 (0.452 %)SQL Server 2005
711 (0.383 %)Oracle Reports
89 (0.313 %)Oracle 8/8i
97 (0.244 %)Oracle 9i
97 (0.244 %)Oracle 10g
106 (0.209 %)DB2
115 (0.174 %)ETL
124 (0.139 %)DataStage
133 (0.104 %)MS Access
142 (0.070 %)BusinessObjects
151 (0.035 %)GIS
151 (0.035 %)Database Marketing
151 (0.035 %)TOAD
England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1564 (19.62 %)TestDirector
2211 (7.342 %)QuickTest Pro
3195 (6.785 %)WinRunner
4184 (6.402 %)LoadRunner
537 (1.287 %)JIRA
635 (1.218 %)Selenium
731 (1.079 %)eCATT
820 (0.696 %)Rational Robot
916 (0.557 %)Oracle Forms
916 (0.557 %)TestPartner
1013 (0.452 %)QARun
1111 (0.383 %)JMeter
1210 (0.348 %)JUnit
1210 (0.348 %)NUnit
139 (0.313 %)Visual Studio
147 (0.244 %)SilkTest
156 (0.209 %)WATIR
156 (0.209 %)Bugzilla
156 (0.209 %)TeamTrack
164 (0.139 %)ClearQuest
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1992 (34.52 %)Finance
2471 (16.39 %)Banking
3302 (10.51 %)Retail
4221 (7.690 %)Insurance
5217 (7.550 %)Pensions
6204 (7.098 %)Telecoms
7184 (6.402 %)Health
8130 (4.523 %)Investment Banking
969 (2.401 %)Government
1068 (2.366 %)Retail Banking
1162 (2.157 %)Financial Institution
1236 (1.253 %)Front Office
1335 (1.218 %)Marketing
1433 (1.148 %)Publishing
1531 (1.079 %)Music
1630 (1.044 %)Games
1630 (1.044 %)Billing
1722 (0.765 %)Legal
1820 (0.696 %)Back Office
1918 (0.626 %)Education
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1201 (6.994 %)Derivative
2108 (3.758 %)Equities
344 (1.531 %)Mainframe
432 (1.113 %)Fixed Income
528 (0.974 %)EPoS
623 (0.800 %)Client/Server
721 (0.731 %)N-Tier
816 (0.557 %)IPTV
816 (0.557 %)Equity Derivative
915 (0.522 %)Handset
1013 (0.452 %)Management Information System
1013 (0.452 %)DTV
1013 (0.452 %)Credit Risk
119 (0.313 %)Equity Risk
119 (0.313 %)NHS
128 (0.278 %)Streaming Video
128 (0.278 %)IBM Mainframe
137 (0.244 %)Mathematics
137 (0.244 %)iDTV
146 (0.209 %)Chip and PIN
England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1117 (4.071 %)UNIX
2107 (3.723 %)Windows
340 (1.392 %)Linux
421 (0.731 %)HPUX
421 (0.731 %)Solaris
520 (0.696 %)Windows XP
612 (0.418 %)Windows Server 2003
79 (0.313 %)Windows Vista
79 (0.313 %)Windows 2000
87 (0.244 %)Windows NT
87 (0.244 %)Symbian OS
94 (0.139 %)zOS
103 (0.104 %)Windows CE
103 (0.104 %)Windows Mobile
103 (0.104 %)Windows 2000 Server
111 (0.035 %)Red Hat Linux
111 (0.035 %)Embedded Linux
111 (0.035 %)AIX
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1844 (29.37 %)Test Management
2479 (16.67 %)User Acceptance Testing
3373 (12.98 %)Software Testing
4353 (12.28 %)Project Management
5225 (7.829 %)Test Scripting
6222 (7.724 %)PRINCE2
7184 (6.402 %)System Testing
8169 (5.880 %)Automated Testing
9131 (4.558 %)Performance Testing
10129 (4.489 %)E-Commerce
11126 (4.384 %)Integration Testing
12111 (3.862 %)ITIL
13106 (3.688 %)V-Model
1489 (3.097 %)Use Case
1575 (2.610 %)Agile Software Development
1674 (2.575 %)PRINCE
1766 (2.296 %)Regression Testing
1861 (2.122 %)Manual Testing
1958 (2.018 %)Security Cleared
1958 (2.018 %)Configuration Management
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1244 (8.490 %)SQL
298 (3.410 %)Java
363 (2.192 %)C
451 (1.775 %)C#
526 (0.905 %)VB
613 (0.452 %)VB.NET
711 (0.383 %)JavaScript
810 (0.348 %)C++
97 (0.244 %)VB6
97 (0.244 %)VBScript
106 (0.209 %)RPG
115 (0.174 %)VBA
115 (0.174 %)Shell Script
115 (0.174 %)Perl
123 (0.104 %)PL/SQL
132 (0.070 %)PHP
141 (0.035 %)COBOL
141 (0.035 %)Delphi
141 (0.035 %)DHTML
141 (0.035 %)Transact-SQL
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1997 (34.69 %)ISEB
2260 (9.047 %)ISEB Practitioner
3148 (5.150 %)ISTQB
4126 (4.384 %)Degree
561 (2.122 %)PRINCE2 Certification
616 (0.557 %)ITIL Certification
79 (0.313 %)ACCA
79 (0.313 %)CISA
87 (0.244 %)HNC
96 (0.209 %)PMP
96 (0.209 %)PMI Certification
96 (0.209 %)MAPM
96 (0.209 %)MBCS
105 (0.174 %)HND
114 (0.139 %)CFA
121 (0.035 %)MCTS
121 (0.035 %)Microsoft Certification
121 (0.035 %)MCSD
England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
1650 (22.62 %)QA
227 (0.939 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
324 (0.835 %)Basel II
324 (0.835 %)GxP
421 (0.731 %)ISO9001
513 (0.452 %)ISO9000
69 (0.313 %)COBIT
78 (0.278 %)TickIT
82 (0.070 %)SLA
82 (0.070 %)MiFID
91 (0.035 %)WAI
England IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (0.313 %)Active Directory
27 (0.244 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
31 (0.035 %)AquaLogic
31 (0.035 %)VMware Infrastructure
England IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (0.278 %)Tivoli
21 (0.035 %)ServiceCenter
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1227 (7.898 %)SAP
2151 (5.254 %)Oracle
3134 (4.662 %)Microsoft
495 (3.305 %)HP
557 (1.983 %)Compuware
624 (0.835 %)IBM
723 (0.800 %)webMethods
822 (0.765 %)TIBCO
921 (0.731 %)Retek
1016 (0.557 %)MKS
1111 (0.383 %)Ab Initio
1111 (0.383 %)Empirix
1111 (0.383 %)PeopleSoft
1111 (0.383 %)Citrix
1111 (0.383 %)Symbian
129 (0.313 %)Siebel
138 (0.278 %)Borland
147 (0.244 %)Cramer
156 (0.209 %)Yahoo!
156 (0.209 %)Google