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This section looks at the demand for Test Management 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 Test Management over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Management
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank170202
Rank change on same period last yearUp+32
Matching permanent IT job ads1717
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.535 %0.416 %
Salaries quoted716
Average minimum salary£42,571£51,750
Average salary£46,500£57,688
% change on same period last year-19.39 %
Average maximum salary£50,429£63,625
UK excluding London average salary£48,406£47,116
% change on same period last year+2.73 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads31764088
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.677 %1.674 %
Salaries quoted26613469
Average minimum salary£36,076£42,157
Average salary£40,525£46,906
% change on same period last year-13.60 %
Average maximum salary£44,974£51,656
UK excluding London average salary£42,567£44,524
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
Test Management North WestTest Management
North West

Test Management
Demand Trend

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

Manchester Test Management Demand Trend

Test Management
Salary Trend

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

Manchester Test Management Salary Trend

Test Management
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Management across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Manchester Test Management Salary Histogram

Test Management
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Management within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
BoltonNew entry-5£36,375-
Test Management North WestTest Management
North West

Test Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing Test Management 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 Test Management.

113 (43.33 %)ISEB
210 (33.33 %)Software Testing
38 (26.67 %)Finance
47 (23.33 %)Project Management
47 (23.33 %)Banking
56 (20.00 %)Degree
65 (16.67 %)Insurance
65 (16.67 %)Retail
65 (16.67 %)WinRunner
65 (16.67 %)TestDirector
65 (16.67 %)QuickTest Pro
65 (16.67 %)LoadRunner
74 (13.33 %)HP
74 (13.33 %)SQL Server
74 (13.33 %)ITIL
74 (13.33 %)Telecoms
74 (13.33 %)Test Scripting
83 (10.00 %)Release Management
83 (10.00 %)Incident Management
83 (10.00 %)Knowledge Management
83 (10.00 %)COBIT
92 (6.667 %)Education
92 (6.667 %)Government
92 (6.667 %)Stakeholder Management
92 (6.667 %)Management Information System
92 (6.667 %)Quality Management
92 (6.667 %)C
92 (6.667 %)C++
92 (6.667 %)Java
92 (6.667 %)VB

Test Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing Test Management 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 Test Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.333 %)MS Excel
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (3.333 %)Intranet
11 (3.333 %)Extranet
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (13.33 %)SQL Server
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (16.67 %)WinRunner
15 (16.67 %)TestDirector
15 (16.67 %)QuickTest Pro
15 (16.67 %)LoadRunner
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (26.67 %)Finance
27 (23.33 %)Banking
35 (16.67 %)Retail
35 (16.67 %)Insurance
44 (13.33 %)Telecoms
52 (6.667 %)Education
52 (6.667 %)Government
61 (3.333 %)Investment Banking
61 (3.333 %)Corporate Banking
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (43.33 %)Test Manager
24 (13.33 %)Test Analyst
24 (13.33 %)Analyst
33 (10.00 %)Consultant
33 (10.00 %)Service Manager
33 (10.00 %)Support Manager
33 (10.00 %)Test Consultant
33 (10.00 %)Functional Analyst
33 (10.00 %)Service Support Manager
33 (10.00 %)Functional Test Analyst
42 (6.667 %)Software Consultant
42 (6.667 %)Test Team Leader
42 (6.667 %)Team Leader
42 (6.667 %)Graduate
42 (6.667 %)Programme Manager
51 (3.333 %)Senior Manager
51 (3.333 %)Administrator
51 (3.333 %)Lead Test Analyst
51 (3.333 %)Senior Test Manager
51 (3.333 %)Software Team Leader
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (6.667 %)Management Information System
12 (6.667 %)Computer Science
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (33.33 %)Software Testing
27 (23.33 %)Project Management
34 (13.33 %)ITIL
34 (13.33 %)Test Scripting
43 (10.00 %)Knowledge Management
43 (10.00 %)Incident Management
43 (10.00 %)Release Management
52 (6.667 %)User Acceptance Testing
52 (6.667 %)Integration Testing
52 (6.667 %)Quality Management
52 (6.667 %)Stakeholder Management
61 (3.333 %)Manual Testing
61 (3.333 %)System Testing
61 (3.333 %)Change Management
61 (3.333 %)Regression Testing
61 (3.333 %)Service Management
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (6.667 %)C
12 (6.667 %)C++
12 (6.667 %)Java
12 (6.667 %)VB
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (43.33 %)ISEB
26 (20.00 %)Degree
31 (3.333 %)ISEB Practitioner
Manchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (10.00 %)COBIT
Manchester IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (3.333 %)ServiceCenter
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (13.33 %)HP
21 (3.333 %)Oracle
21 (3.333 %)Compuware
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