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

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Testing Manager
Rank 571 625 625
Rank change year-on-year
+54 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Testing Manager 13 11 25
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 0.030% 0.021% 0.043%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.032% 0.022% 0.046%
Number of salaries quoted 12 10 25
Average salary £60,000 £70,000 £70,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-14.28% -
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £51,250 £41,500
% change year-on-year
-21.95% +23.49%
All Job Titles
London
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
40860 50394 54260
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 93.43% 93.96% 93.55%
Number of salaries quoted 34360 43737 45781
Average salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -4.76%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £31,500 £31,500
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Testing Manager
England

Testing Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

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

London Testing Manager Jobs Demand Trend

Testing Manager
Salary Trend

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

London Testing Manager Salary Trend

Testing Manager
Salary Histogram

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

London Testing Manager Salary Histogram

Testing Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 15 (65.22%) Degree
2 12 (52.17%) QA
3 11 (47.83%) User Acceptance Testing
4 10 (43.48%) Finance
4 10 (43.48%) Performance Testing
4 10 (43.48%) Computer Science
5 9 (39.13%) Test Management
5 9 (39.13%) ISEB
5 9 (39.13%) Test Strategy
6 8 (34.78%) ISTQB
7 7 (30.43%) HP Quality Center
7 7 (30.43%) QuickTest Pro
8 6 (26.09%) Java
8 6 (26.09%) E-Commerce
8 6 (26.09%) Agile Software Development
8 6 (26.09%) ATG
8 6 (26.09%) Sahi
8 6 (26.09%) Social Media
8 6 (26.09%) Manual Testing
8 6 (26.09%) Test Scripting
8 6 (26.09%) Security Testing
8 6 (26.09%) Selenium
8 6 (26.09%) Penetration Testing
8 6 (26.09%) Agile Testing
9 5 (21.74%) Stakeholder Management
10 4 (17.39%) Service Delivery
10 4 (17.39%) Project Management
10 4 (17.39%) Economics
10 4 (17.39%) Derivative
10 4 (17.39%) Equity Derivative

Testing Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.348%) HTTP
Development Applications
1 7 (30.43%) QuickTest Pro
2 6 (26.09%) Sahi
2 6 (26.09%) Selenium
3 1 (4.348%) JIRA
3 1 (4.348%) LoadRunner
3 1 (4.348%) Jenkins
General
1 10 (43.48%) Finance
2 2 (8.696%) Banking
3 1 (4.348%) Retail Banking
3 1 (4.348%) Retail
3 1 (4.348%) Law
3 1 (4.348%) Legal
3 1 (4.348%) Electronics
3 1 (4.348%) Games
Miscellaneous
1 10 (43.48%) Computer Science
2 6 (26.09%) Social Media
3 4 (17.39%) Economics
3 4 (17.39%) Derivative
3 4 (17.39%) Equity Derivative
3 4 (17.39%) Mathematics
4 3 (13.04%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (47.83%) User Acceptance Testing
2 10 (43.48%) Performance Testing
3 9 (39.13%) Test Management
3 9 (39.13%) Test Strategy
4 6 (26.09%) E-Commerce
4 6 (26.09%) Agile Software Development
4 6 (26.09%) Manual Testing
4 6 (26.09%) Test Scripting
4 6 (26.09%) Security Testing
4 6 (26.09%) Penetration Testing
4 6 (26.09%) Agile Testing
5 5 (21.74%) Stakeholder Management
6 4 (17.39%) Service Delivery
6 4 (17.39%) Project Management
6 4 (17.39%) Use Case
6 4 (17.39%) Greeks
7 3 (13.04%) SOA
8 2 (8.696%) Software Testing
9 1 (4.348%) Supplier Management
9 1 (4.348%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 6 (26.09%) Java
Qualifications
1 15 (65.22%) Degree
2 9 (39.13%) ISEB
3 8 (34.78%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (52.17%) QA
Systems Management
1 7 (30.43%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 6 (26.09%) ATG
2 1 (4.348%) HP
City, London
PRINCE2, MSP or similar project management qualification (Foundation as a minimum); Experience of working in large organisations... ISEB/ISTQB Foundation (or higher) Testing Certification (or equivalent)... Define UAT...
Elevate Recruitment
Salary: From £45,000 to £65,000 per annum + Bonus and Benefits
Posted: 19 May 2013