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The table below looks at the demand for HP QuickTest Professional (QTP) skills within the Manchester region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited QuickTest Pro over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP QuickTest Professional (QTP)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank145181
Rank change on same period last yearUp+36
Matching permanent IT job ads2531
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.013 %
As % of the category below4.921 %6.920 %
Salaries quoted2430
Average minimum salary£28,417£36,800
Average salary£30,312£40,917
% change on same period last year-25.91 %
Average maximum salary£32,208£45,033
UK excluding London average salary£35,503£36,173
% change on same period last year-1.85 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads508448
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.296 %0.192 %
Salaries quoted418406
Average minimum salary£27,589£32,078
Average salary£30,571£36,277
% change on same period last year-15.72 %
Average maximum salary£33,553£40,477
UK excluding London average salary£34,982£35,962
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
QuickTest Pro North WestQuickTest Pro
North West

QuickTest Pro
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Manchester QuickTest Pro Demand Trend

QuickTest Pro
Salary Trend

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

Manchester QuickTest Pro Salary Trend

QuickTest Pro
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Manchester QuickTest Pro Salary Histogram

QuickTest Pro
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 7 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
WiganNew entry-8£35,000-
QuickTest Pro North WestQuickTest Pro
North West

QuickTest Pro
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing QuickTest Pro 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 QuickTest Pro.

126 (65.00 %)Finance
223 (57.50 %)ISEB
223 (57.50 %)WinRunner
223 (57.50 %)Automated Testing
319 (47.50 %)LoadRunner
417 (42.50 %)Insurance
516 (40.00 %)Banking
614 (35.00 %)TestDirector
614 (35.00 %).NET
614 (35.00 %)System Testing
712 (30.00 %)Software Testing
811 (27.50 %)HP
811 (27.50 %)Telecoms
811 (27.50 %)Retail
98 (20.00 %)ISO9000
98 (20.00 %)Pensions
98 (20.00 %)Degree
106 (15.00 %)Investment Banking
106 (15.00 %)Integration Testing
106 (15.00 %)Test Scripting
106 (15.00 %)Retail Banking
106 (15.00 %)Regression Testing
115 (12.50 %)Billing
115 (12.50 %)VB.NET
115 (12.50 %)SQL Server
115 (12.50 %)Visual Studio
115 (12.50 %)ASP.NET
115 (12.50 %)ISTQB
115 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2005
115 (12.50 %)Manual Testing

QuickTest Pro
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing QuickTest Pro 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 QuickTest Pro. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (35.00 %).NET
25 (12.50 %)ASP.NET
31 (2.500 %)J2EE
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.500 %)MS Excel
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.500 %)LDAP
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (12.50 %)SQL Server
15 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (2.500 %)MySQL
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
123 (57.50 %)WinRunner
219 (47.50 %)LoadRunner
314 (35.00 %)TestDirector
45 (12.50 %)Visual Studio
45 (12.50 %)TestComplete
54 (10.00 %)Bugzilla
61 (2.500 %)Rational Robot
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
126 (65.00 %)Finance
217 (42.50 %)Insurance
316 (40.00 %)Banking
411 (27.50 %)Retail
411 (27.50 %)Telecoms
58 (20.00 %)Pensions
66 (15.00 %)Retail Banking
66 (15.00 %)Investment Banking
75 (12.50 %)Billing
84 (10.00 %)Health
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (42.50 %)Analyst
117 (42.50 %)Test Analyst
214 (35.00 %)Tester
311 (27.50 %)Test Manager
44 (10.00 %)Performance Tester
44 (10.00 %)Software Test Analyst
53 (7.500 %)Test Consultant
53 (7.500 %)Consultant
61 (2.500 %)Systems Tester
61 (2.500 %)Performance Test Consultant
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (57.50 %)Automated Testing
214 (35.00 %)System Testing
312 (30.00 %)Software Testing
46 (15.00 %)Integration Testing
46 (15.00 %)Regression Testing
46 (15.00 %)Test Scripting
55 (12.50 %)Manual Testing
63 (7.500 %)Agile Software Development
63 (7.500 %)TDD
63 (7.500 %)Test Management
63 (7.500 %)User Acceptance Testing
71 (2.500 %)Identity Management
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (12.50 %)VB.NET
21 (2.500 %)Java
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
123 (57.50 %)ISEB
28 (20.00 %)Degree
35 (12.50 %)ISTQB
Manchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (20.00 %)ISO9000
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (27.50 %)HP
21 (2.500 %)VMware