The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Leader role in IT jobs advertised for the Glasgow region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Leader in their job title over the 3 months to 17 June 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 Glasgow region.

Location
3 months to
17 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Lead
Rank 94 68 81
Rank change year-on-year
-26 +13
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Leader 4 5 5
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Glasgow 0.326% 0.587% 0.485%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.343% 0.638% 0.513%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 5
Average salary £40,000 £38,500 £47,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.89% -18.08%
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £40,500 £38,500
% change year-on-year
+4.93% +5.19%
All Job Titles
Glasgow
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1167 784 975
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Glasgow 95.19% 92.02% 94.57%
Number of salaries quoted 767 558 752
Average salary £40,000 £36,000 £39,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+11.11% -7.69%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,000 £25,000 £27,900
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £50,000 £53,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Test Leader
Scotland

Test Leader
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Glasgow Test Leader Jobs Demand Trend

Test Leader
Salary Trend

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

Glasgow Test Leader Salary Trend

Test Leader
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 June 2013, IT jobs across the Glasgow region that cited Test Leader 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 Leader in their job title.

1 5 (83.33%) ISEB
1 5 (83.33%) ISTQB
1 5 (83.33%) Test Management
2 4 (66.67%) QA
2 4 (66.67%) Automated Testing
2 4 (66.67%) Software Testing
2 4 (66.67%) QuickTest Pro
2 4 (66.67%) SQL
2 4 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 4 (66.67%) Test Automation
2 4 (66.67%) HP Quality Center
3 2 (33.33%) Finance
4 1 (16.67%) Performance Management
4 1 (16.67%) Banking
4 1 (16.67%) ISEB Practitioner
4 1 (16.67%) Regression Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Non-Functional Testing

Test Leader
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 June 2013, IT jobs across the Glasgow region that cited Test Leader 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 Leader in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Development Applications
1 4 (66.67%) QuickTest Pro
General
1 2 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (16.67%) Banking
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Test Management
2 4 (66.67%) Automated Testing
2 4 (66.67%) Software Testing
2 4 (66.67%) Test Automation
3 1 (16.67%) Non-Functional Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Regression Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Performance Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (66.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) ISEB
1 5 (83.33%) ISTQB
2 1 (16.67%) ISEB Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (66.67%) QA
Systems Management
1 4 (66.67%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft
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