The first table below looks at the demand for User Acceptance Testing skills in IT jobs advertised for the Manchester region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited User Acceptance Testing over the 3 months to 21 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Manchester region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Rank 135 139 111
Rank change year-on-year
+4 -28
Permanent jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 55 37 65
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 1.342% 1.016% 1.667%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.745% 1.399% 2.431%
Number of salaries quoted 52 36 64
Average salary £36,000 £38,750 £34,250
Average salary % change year-on-year
-7.09% +13.13%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,650 £25,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £60,000 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £39,000
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -3.84%
All Processes & Methodologies
Manchester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
3151 2645 2674
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 76.91% 72.64% 68.58%
Number of salaries quoted 2715 2327 2416
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% -6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £51,000 £60,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
User Acceptance Testing
North West

User Acceptance Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing User Acceptance Testing across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Manchester User Acceptance Testing Jobs Demand Trend

User Acceptance Testing
Salary Trend

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

Manchester User Acceptance Testing Salary Trend

User Acceptance Testing
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing User Acceptance Testing across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Manchester User Acceptance Testing Salary Histogram

User Acceptance Testing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing User Acceptance Testing within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Bolton +3 6 £27,500 -35.29%
Wigan +10 4 £23,500 -4.08%
Salford +3 2 £27,500 -38.88%
Stockport -8 2 £36,000 +6.66%
Bury - 1 £42,500 -
Sale - 1 £47,500 -
User Acceptance Testing
North West

User Acceptance Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing User Acceptance 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 User Acceptance Testing.

1 26 (23.64%) QA
2 25 (22.73%) Finance
2 25 (22.73%) C#
2 25 (22.73%) Java
3 23 (20.91%) SQL
4 19 (17.27%) Oracle
4 19 (17.27%) Agile Software Development
5 18 (16.36%) Test Scripting
5 18 (16.36%) .NET
5 18 (16.36%) XML
6 16 (14.55%) SQL Server
6 16 (14.55%) ISEB
7 15 (13.64%) PRINCE2
8 14 (12.73%) Web Services
8 14 (12.73%) SAP
9 13 (11.82%) ASP.NET
9 13 (11.82%) Selenium
10 12 (10.91%) Unit Testing
10 12 (10.91%) Business Intelligence
11 11 (10.00%) OO
11 11 (10.00%) ERP
12 10 (9.091%) Microsoft
12 10 (9.091%) C++
12 10 (9.091%) HTTP
12 10 (9.091%) Regression Testing
12 10 (9.091%) GAP Analysis
12 10 (9.091%) System Testing
12 10 (9.091%) Waterfall
13 9 (8.182%) Scrum
13 9 (8.182%) Project Management

User Acceptance Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing User Acceptance 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 User Acceptance Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 18 (16.36%) .NET
1 18 (16.36%) XML
2 14 (12.73%) Web Services
3 13 (11.82%) ASP.NET
4 9 (8.182%) J2EE
5 8 (7.273%) EDI
5 8 (7.273%) SAP Smart Forms
5 8 (7.273%) BAPI
5 8 (7.273%) SAP XI
5 8 (7.273%) Web Dynpro
6 6 (5.455%) XSLT
6 6 (5.455%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
6 6 (5.455%) .NET Framework
7 4 (3.636%) SOAP
7 4 (3.636%) REST
7 4 (3.636%) soapUI
8 3 (2.727%) HTML
8 3 (2.727%) CSS
9 2 (1.818%) J2ME
9 2 (1.818%) COM
Application Platforms
1 7 (6.364%) WebLogic
2 3 (2.727%) SharePoint 2010
2 3 (2.727%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.818%) CMS
4 1 (0.909%) WebSphere Message Broker
4 1 (0.909%) SharePoint Server
4 1 (0.909%) WebSphere MQ
4 1 (0.909%) SAS
Applications
1 8 (7.273%) MS Excel
2 2 (1.818%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.909%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (3.636%) PeopleSoft HRMS
2 2 (1.818%) Oracle Financials
2 2 (1.818%) Oracle EBS R12
2 2 (1.818%) HFM
3 1 (0.909%) Oracle Retail
Communications & Networking
1 10 (9.091%) HTTP
2 3 (2.727%) NFC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (14.55%) SQL Server
2 8 (7.273%) SAP BI
3 3 (2.727%) Microsoft Analysis Services
3 3 (2.727%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 3 (2.727%) Oracle BI EE
3 3 (2.727%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (2.727%) OLAP
4 2 (1.818%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.818%) RDBMS
4 2 (1.818%) Business Intelligence Development Studio
4 2 (1.818%) SQL Server 2008
4 2 (1.818%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (1.818%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.909%) QlikView
5 1 (0.909%) MySQL
5 1 (0.909%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (0.909%) Oracle 8/8i
5 1 (0.909%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 13 (11.82%) Selenium
2 8 (7.273%) LSMW
3 7 (6.364%) Hudson
3 7 (6.364%) Ant
4 5 (4.545%) JIRA
5 4 (3.636%) FitNesse
5 4 (3.636%) WATIR
6 2 (1.818%) Visual Studio
6 2 (1.818%) QuickTest Pro
6 2 (1.818%) TestPartner
7 1 (0.909%) QARun
7 1 (0.909%) QALoad
7 1 (0.909%) jMock
7 1 (0.909%) SilkPerformer
7 1 (0.909%) EasyMock
7 1 (0.909%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.909%) JUnit
7 1 (0.909%) WinRunner
General
1 25 (22.73%) Finance
2 6 (5.455%) Banking
3 4 (3.636%) Pharmaceutical
4 3 (2.727%) Marketing
4 3 (2.727%) Retail
5 2 (1.818%) Telecoms
6 1 (0.909%) Russian Language
6 1 (0.909%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 35 (31.82%) Analyst
2 20 (18.18%) Test Analyst
2 20 (18.18%) Developer
3 13 (11.82%) Tester
4 12 (10.91%) Consultant
5 8 (7.273%) ABAP Developer
5 8 (7.273%) SAP Developer
6 7 (6.364%) UAT Tester
6 7 (6.364%) Applications Support Engineer
6 7 (6.364%) Support Engineer
6 7 (6.364%) Applications Support
6 7 (6.364%) Junior
6 7 (6.364%) Business Analyst
6 7 (6.364%) Test Manager
7 6 (5.455%) Senior Analyst
7 6 (5.455%) Functional Analyst
7 6 (5.455%) Software Test Analyst
8 5 (4.545%) QA Analyst
8 5 (4.545%) QA Test Analyst
8 5 (4.545%) UAT Test Manager
Miscellaneous
1 6 (5.455%) SaaS
2 5 (4.545%) Mobile App
3 3 (2.727%) Java Card
3 3 (2.727%) Mobile Banking
4 2 (1.818%) LIMS
4 2 (1.818%) Blackberry
4 2 (1.818%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (0.909%) Computer Science
5 1 (0.909%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 7 (6.364%) UNIX
1 7 (6.364%) Linux
2 3 (2.727%) Windows
3 2 (1.818%) Windows XP
3 2 (1.818%) Windows 2000
3 2 (1.818%) Apple iOS
3 2 (1.818%) Android
3 2 (1.818%) Windows 7
3 2 (1.818%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (17.27%) Agile Software Development
2 18 (16.36%) Test Scripting
3 15 (13.64%) PRINCE2
4 12 (10.91%) Unit Testing
4 12 (10.91%) Business Intelligence
5 11 (10.00%) OO
5 11 (10.00%) ERP
6 10 (9.091%) Regression Testing
6 10 (9.091%) GAP Analysis
6 10 (9.091%) System Testing
6 10 (9.091%) Waterfall
7 9 (8.182%) Scrum
7 9 (8.182%) Project Management
8 8 (7.273%) Workflow
8 8 (7.273%) Software Testing
9 6 (5.455%) RAD
9 6 (5.455%) Performance Management
9 6 (5.455%) Web Testing
10 5 (4.545%) Integration Testing
10 5 (4.545%) RUP
Programming Languages
1 25 (22.73%) C#
1 25 (22.73%) Java
2 23 (20.91%) SQL
3 10 (9.091%) C++
4 9 (8.182%) Python
5 8 (7.273%) ABAP
5 8 (7.273%) SAPscript
6 7 (6.364%) C
7 4 (3.636%) PHP
7 4 (3.636%) Ruby
8 3 (2.727%) JavaScript
8 3 (2.727%) Perl
9 2 (1.818%) T-SQL
9 2 (1.818%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.909%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.909%) VBA
Qualifications
1 16 (14.55%) ISEB
2 8 (7.273%) ISTQB
3 6 (5.455%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (23.64%) QA
2 3 (2.727%) COBIT
3 1 (0.909%) ISO 9001
Systems Management
1 8 (7.273%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 19 (17.27%) Oracle
2 14 (12.73%) SAP
3 10 (9.091%) Microsoft
4 7 (6.364%) HP
5 6 (5.455%) Cognos
6 4 (3.636%) Business Objects
6 4 (3.636%) PeopleSoft
7 3 (2.727%) VMware
7 3 (2.727%) Cisco
7 3 (2.727%) EMC
7 3 (2.727%) Citrix
8 2 (1.818%) Hyperion
8 2 (1.818%) Symbian
9 1 (0.909%) Infor
9 1 (0.909%) Twitter
9 1 (0.909%) MicroStrategy
9 1 (0.909%) IBM
Stockport
You will be also undertaking the implementation of new software and technologies including the planning and management of System and User Acceptance Testing, whilst managing internal and external...
Stockport Homes
Salary: £29,236 - £33,661
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bolton, Lancashire
We need a passionate tester to own and grow the testing function in a friendly and focussed development team with multiple technologies in play including Java, RPG, Android,...
Appliance Online
Salary: Competitive Salary - Negotiable dependant on Experience
Posted: 7 May 2013
Manchester, North West
The ideal candidate will have experience working on PeopleSoft HRMS.The main purpose of the role is to provide functional expertise to HR systems managed by Group HR...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 11 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
VB.NET/SQL Server/ASP.NET Analyst Developer required for our financial services client to develop and support the business delivering timely and effective IT solutions meeting business...
FT Select
Salary: From £30,000 to £35,000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Essential Skills and Qualifications required for Senior CRM Developer at Outsourcery: - Strong Programming knowledge using C#, JavaScript, HTML/DHTML, ASP.NET, XML, T-SQL, Silverlight - Development experience using...
Outsourcery
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Essential Skills and Qualifications required for Senior CRM Developer at Outsourcery: - Strong Programming knowledge using C#, JavaScript, HTML/DHTML, ASP.NET, XML, T-SQL, Silverlight - Development experience using...
Outsourcery Hosting Ltd
Salary: Up to £48,000 per annum Bonus+Pension+Life Assurance+Benefits
Posted: 1 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
They require an experienced Test Manager with proven experience and expertise in software testing within a fast paced delivery environment... You will be required to implement a test...
AMsource Technology
Salary: From £35,000 to £40,000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
They require an experienced Test Manager with proven experience and expertise in software testing within a fast paced delivery environment... You will be required to implement a test...
AMsource Technology
Salary: From £30,000 to £40,000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013