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The table below looks at the demand for Manual Testing skills within the Manchester region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Manual Testing over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkManual Testing
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank151183
Rank change on same period last yearUp+32
Matching permanent IT job ads2529
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.012 %
As % of the category below0.895 %0.695 %
Salaries quoted2127
Average minimum salary£27,952£25,415
Average salary£30,571£27,104
% change on same period last year+12.79 %
Average maximum salary£33,190£28,793
UK excluding London average salary£30,307£33,841
% change on same period last year-10.44 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads27924175
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.616 %1.797 %
Salaries quoted24213489
Average minimum salary£36,268£42,543
Average salary£40,764£47,496
% change on same period last year-14.17 %
Average maximum salary£45,260£52,449
UK excluding London average salary£42,675£44,216
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Manual Testing North WestManual Testing
North West

Manual Testing
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Manual Testing across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Manchester Manual Testing Demand Trend

Manual Testing
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Manual Testing across the Manchester region.

Manchester Manual Testing Salary Trend

Manual Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Manual Testing across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Manchester Manual Testing Salary Histogram

Manual Testing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manual Testing within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
StockportUp+78£29,625-1.25 %
WiganNew entry-3£32,500-
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North West

Manual Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing Manual Testing also 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 that cited Manual Testing.

127 (52.94 %)Automated Testing
222 (43.14 %)Test Scripting
314 (27.45 %)Finance
413 (25.49 %)Software Testing
512 (23.53 %)Degree
68 (15.69 %)Electric
77 (13.73 %)Manufacturing
77 (13.73 %)ISEB
77 (13.73 %)TestDirector
77 (13.73 %)Electronics
77 (13.73 %)User Acceptance Testing
86 (11.76 %)QA
86 (11.76 %)Pensions
86 (11.76 %)QuickTest Pro
86 (11.76 %)SQL
86 (11.76 %).NET
95 (9.804 %)SQL Server
95 (9.804 %)VB
104 (7.843 %)HND
104 (7.843 %)Windows
104 (7.843 %)Linux
104 (7.843 %)C
104 (7.843 %)Perl
104 (7.843 %)Citrix
104 (7.843 %)Terminal Server
113 (5.882 %)Internet
113 (5.882 %)TickIT
113 (5.882 %)Regression Testing
113 (5.882 %)XML
113 (5.882 %)E-Commerce

Manual Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing Manual Testing also 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 that cited Manual Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (11.76 %).NET
23 (5.882 %)XML
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (3.922 %)MS Excel
21 (1.961 %)Maya
21 (1.961 %)3ds Max
21 (1.961 %)XSI
21 (1.961 %)Houdini
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (5.882 %)Internet
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (9.804 %)SQL Server
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (13.73 %)TestDirector
26 (11.76 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (1.961 %)LoadRunner
31 (1.961 %)Rational Robot
31 (1.961 %)WinRunner
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (27.45 %)Finance
28 (15.69 %)Electric
37 (13.73 %)Manufacturing
37 (13.73 %)Electronics
46 (11.76 %)Pensions
52 (3.922 %)Insurance
61 (1.961 %)3D Graphics
61 (1.961 %)Banking
61 (1.961 %)Retail
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
126 (50.98 %)Analyst
225 (49.02 %)Test Analyst
315 (29.41 %)Tester
49 (17.65 %)Software Tester
57 (13.73 %)Test Engineer
57 (13.73 %)Hardware Engineer
65 (9.804 %)Team Leader
65 (9.804 %)Test Team Leader
74 (7.843 %)Hardware Design Engineer
74 (7.843 %)Design Engineer
83 (5.882 %)UAT Tester
83 (5.882 %)UAT Analyst
92 (3.922 %)QA Tester
101 (1.961 %)Junior Tester
101 (1.961 %)Software Test Analyst
101 (1.961 %)Graduate
101 (1.961 %)Junior
101 (1.961 %)Test Manager
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (7.843 %)Windows
14 (7.843 %)Linux
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
127 (52.94 %)Automated Testing
222 (43.14 %)Test Scripting
313 (25.49 %)Software Testing
47 (13.73 %)User Acceptance Testing
53 (5.882 %)E-Commerce
53 (5.882 %)Regression Testing
62 (3.922 %)System Testing
71 (1.961 %)Test Management
71 (1.961 %)Problem Management
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (11.76 %)SQL
25 (9.804 %)VB
34 (7.843 %)C
34 (7.843 %)Perl
42 (3.922 %)VBScript
51 (1.961 %)Python
51 (1.961 %)Transact-SQL
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (23.53 %)Degree
27 (13.73 %)ISEB
34 (7.843 %)HND
Manchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (11.76 %)QA
23 (5.882 %)ISO9000
23 (5.882 %)TickIT
Manchester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (7.843 %)Terminal Server
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (7.843 %)Citrix
21 (1.961 %)Adobe