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

LinkUnit Testing
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank141181
Rank change on same period last yearUp+40
Matching permanent IT job ads4638
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.016 %
As % of the category below1.448 %0.930 %
Salaries quoted4328
Average minimum salary£27,372£29,893
Average salary£33,488£32,125
% change on same period last year+4.24 %
Average maximum salary£39,605£34,357
UK excluding London average salary£37,452£36,004
% change on same period last year+4.02 %
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 %
Unit Testing North WestUnit Testing
North West

Unit Testing
Demand Trend

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

Manchester Unit Testing Demand Trend

Unit Testing
Salary Trend

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

Manchester Unit Testing Salary Trend

Unit Testing
Salary Histogram

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

Manchester Unit Testing Salary Histogram

Unit Testing
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Unit Testing 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
CheadleNew entry-10£35,000-
BoltonNew entry-7£29,571-
RochdaleNew entry-1£34,000-
StockportUp+21£36,000+10.76 %
Unit Testing North WestUnit Testing
North West

Unit Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

156 (77.78 %)C#
156 (77.78 %).NET
251 (70.83 %)SQL Server
342 (58.33 %)ASP.NET
428 (38.89 %).NET Framework
428 (38.89 %)OO
527 (37.50 %)XML
624 (33.33 %)E-Commerce
721 (29.17 %)CSS
721 (29.17 %)HTML
721 (29.17 %)JavaScript
816 (22.22 %)Java
816 (22.22 %)MVC
915 (20.83 %)SQL
1013 (18.06 %)Spring
1112 (16.67 %)Web Development
1112 (16.67 %)Struts
1210 (13.89 %)Construction
1210 (13.89 %)Education
1210 (13.89 %)Oracle
1210 (13.89 %)Visual Studio
1210 (13.89 %)Process Management
1210 (13.89 %)XHTML
1210 (13.89 %)OOP
139 (12.50 %)JSF
139 (12.50 %)Spring MVC
139 (12.50 %)Pensions
148 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2005
148 (11.11 %)WebServices
148 (11.11 %)J2EE

Unit Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
156 (77.78 %).NET
242 (58.33 %)ASP.NET
328 (38.89 %).NET Framework
427 (37.50 %)XML
521 (29.17 %)CSS
521 (29.17 %)HTML
616 (22.22 %)MVC
713 (18.06 %)Spring
812 (16.67 %)Struts
910 (13.89 %)XHTML
109 (12.50 %)JSF
109 (12.50 %)Spring MVC
118 (11.11 %)WebServices
118 (11.11 %)J2EE
127 (9.722 %)WCF
127 (9.722 %)WPF
127 (9.722 %)WinForms
127 (9.722 %)LINQ
136 (8.333 %)XSLT
144 (5.556 %)ASP
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (5.556 %)BizTalk Server
23 (4.167 %)WebSphere Application Server
32 (2.778 %)SharePoint
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (5.556 %)MS Project
23 (4.167 %)MS Excel
Manchester IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.389 %)SAP HR
11 (1.389 %)SAP Payroll
11 (1.389 %)SAP HR-PA
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.389 %)Intranet
11 (1.389 %)Internet
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
151 (70.83 %)SQL Server
28 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (6.944 %)SQL Server 2000
44 (5.556 %)Crystal Reports
53 (4.167 %)DB2
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (13.89 %)Visual Studio
23 (4.167 %)Eclipse
23 (4.167 %)JUnit
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (13.89 %)Construction
110 (13.89 %)Education
29 (12.50 %)Pensions
37 (9.722 %)Health
45 (6.944 %)Finance
53 (4.167 %)Legal
61 (1.389 %)Manufacturing
61 (1.389 %)Insurance
61 (1.389 %)Telecoms
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
166 (91.67 %)Developer
234 (47.22 %)Web Developer
331 (43.06 %)C# Developer
420 (27.78 %)C# Web Developer
518 (25.00 %).NET Developer
612 (16.67 %)Java Developer
711 (15.28 %).NET Web Developer
87 (9.722 %)Software Developer
96 (8.333 %)ASP.NET Developer
96 (8.333 %)SQL Developer
96 (8.333 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
104 (5.556 %)Senior Developer
113 (4.167 %)VB Developer
113 (4.167 %)Senior C# Developer
122 (2.778 %)VB6 Developer
122 (2.778 %)Java Web Developer
122 (2.778 %)SQL Server Developer
122 (2.778 %)Applications Developer
122 (2.778 %)Software Engineer
131 (1.389 %)Consultant
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (2.778 %)W3C
12 (2.778 %)Computer Science
21 (1.389 %)EMV
21 (1.389 %)APACS
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (8.333 %)Windows
21 (1.389 %)UNIX
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
128 (38.89 %)OO
224 (33.33 %)E-Commerce
312 (16.67 %)Web Development
410 (13.89 %)Process Management
410 (13.89 %)OOP
57 (9.722 %)Scrum
66 (8.333 %)UML
74 (5.556 %)OOD
83 (4.167 %)Project Management
83 (4.167 %)Agile Software Development
92 (2.778 %)Integration Testing
101 (1.389 %)Continuous Integration
101 (1.389 %)TDD
101 (1.389 %)SOA
101 (1.389 %)OOA/OOD
101 (1.389 %)Data Modelling
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
156 (77.78 %)C#
221 (29.17 %)JavaScript
316 (22.22 %)Java
415 (20.83 %)SQL
57 (9.722 %)Transact-SQL
65 (6.944 %)C++
65 (6.944 %)VB.NET
74 (5.556 %)VB6
74 (5.556 %)VB
83 (4.167 %)PL/SQL
92 (2.778 %)C
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (13.89 %)Oracle
27 (9.722 %)Microsoft
33 (4.167 %)BEA
33 (4.167 %)ATG
42 (2.778 %)Laserform
51 (1.389 %)SAP
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