Test Manager Jobs in the Midlands

Test Manager
England > Midlands

The median Test Manager salary in the Midlands is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 298 303 325
Rank change year-on-year +5 +22 -54
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Manager 27 13 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.22% 0.14% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% 0.16% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 21 5 21
10th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £46,796 - £43,053
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £72,500 - £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £59,150 -
England median annual salary £61,250 £70,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +16.67% -4.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the Midlands with a recognized job title 11,399 8,135 10,435
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.40% 89.69% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 8,438 4,565 7,028
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,500 £27,607
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £60,741 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £53,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.83% +1.33% +9.09%

Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings that featured Test Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Test Manager in the Midlands

Test Manager
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Manager in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Test Manager in the Midlands

Test Manager
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Manager in the Midlands over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Test Manager in the Midlands

Test Manager
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Manager within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 18 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Midlands +26 15 £70,000 +12.00% 4
East Midlands -8 12 £49,329 -1.34% 1
Test Manager
England

Test Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 18 May 2024, Test Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Midlands region featuring Test Manager in the job title.

1 16 (59.26%) JIRA
2 15 (55.56%) Test Strategy
3 12 (44.44%) Agile
4 11 (40.74%) ISTQB
5 10 (37.04%) Test Management
6 9 (33.33%) Test Automation
7 8 (29.63%) User Acceptance Testing
7 8 (29.63%) QA
8 7 (25.93%) Defect Management
8 7 (25.93%) End-to-End Testing
9 6 (22.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 6 (22.22%) IT Strategy
9 6 (22.22%) Software Testing
10 5 (18.52%) Supplier Management
10 5 (18.52%) CAPM
10 5 (18.52%) Degree
10 5 (18.52%) Software Engineering
10 5 (18.52%) SQL
10 5 (18.52%) SOAP
10 5 (18.52%) Business Intelligence
10 5 (18.52%) HP
10 5 (18.52%) ISEB
10 5 (18.52%) PMP
10 5 (18.52%) PMI Certification
10 5 (18.52%) Regression Testing
10 5 (18.52%) Law
10 5 (18.52%) Migration
10 5 (18.52%) Matrix Management
10 5 (18.52%) Computer Science
10 5 (18.52%) Manual Testing

Test Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Development Applications
1 16 (59.26%) JIRA
2 5 (18.52%) SoapUI
2 5 (18.52%) TestRail
General
1 6 (22.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 5 (18.52%) Law
2 5 (18.52%) Public Sector
2 5 (18.52%) Social Skills
3 3 (11.11%) Automotive
4 1 (3.70%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (3.70%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (3.70%) Finance
4 1 (3.70%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (3.70%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (3.70%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (18.52%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.70%) Cybercrime
1 1 (3.70%) NHS
1 1 (3.70%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (55.56%) Test Strategy
2 12 (44.44%) Agile
3 10 (37.04%) Test Management
4 9 (33.33%) Test Automation
5 8 (29.63%) User Acceptance Testing
6 7 (25.93%) Defect Management
6 7 (25.93%) End-to-End Testing
7 6 (22.22%) IT Strategy
7 6 (22.22%) Software Testing
8 5 (18.52%) Business Intelligence
8 5 (18.52%) Computer Science
8 5 (18.52%) Functional Testing
8 5 (18.52%) Manual Testing
8 5 (18.52%) Matrix Management
8 5 (18.52%) Migration
8 5 (18.52%) Non-Functional Testing
8 5 (18.52%) Regression Testing
8 5 (18.52%) Software Engineering
8 5 (18.52%) Supplier Management
8 5 (18.52%) V-Model
Programming Languages
1 5 (18.52%) SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (40.74%) ISTQB
2 5 (18.52%) CAPM
2 5 (18.52%) Computer Science Degree
2 5 (18.52%) Degree
2 5 (18.52%) ISEB
2 5 (18.52%) PMI Certification
2 5 (18.52%) PMP
3 1 (3.70%) CHECK Team Leader
3 1 (3.70%) CREST Certified
3 1 (3.70%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (29.63%) QA
2 1 (3.70%) ISO 9001
2 1 (3.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
Systems Management
1 5 (18.52%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 5 (18.52%) HP