The first table below looks at the demand for Non-Functional Testing skills in IT jobs advertised for the North East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Non-Functional 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 North East region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Non-Functional Testing
Rank - - -
Permanent jobs citing Non-Functional Testing 0 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North East - - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Average salary - - -
UK excluding London average salary £38,750 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-13.88% +12.50%
All Processes & Methodologies
North East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
487 604 466
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North East 70.68% 69.03% 65.91%
Number of salaries quoted 435 487 377
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £24,550 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £60,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Non-Functional Testing
England

Non-Functional Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Non-Functional Testing across the North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

North East Non-Functional Testing Jobs Demand Trend

Non-Functional Testing
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Non-Functional Testing across the North East region.

North East Non-Functional Testing Salary Trend

Non-Functional Testing
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the North East region citing Non-Functional 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 Non-Functional Testing.

1 6 (100.00%) ISEB
1 6 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 6 (100.00%) Performance Testing
2 3 (50.00%) QA
2 3 (50.00%) Finance
3 2 (33.33%) Retail Banking
3 2 (33.33%) Banking
3 2 (33.33%) Retail
3 2 (33.33%) Load Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Stress Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Security Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Volume Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Scalability Testing
4 1 (16.67%) HP
4 1 (16.67%) Usability Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Compatibility Testing
4 1 (16.67%) QuickTest Pro
4 1 (16.67%) LoadRunner

Non-Functional Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the North East region citing Non-Functional 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 Non-Functional Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Development Applications
1 1 (16.67%) QuickTest Pro
1 1 (16.67%) LoadRunner
General
1 3 (50.00%) Finance
2 2 (33.33%) Retail Banking
2 2 (33.33%) Banking
2 2 (33.33%) Retail
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Non-Functional Tester
1 3 (50.00%) Tester
1 3 (50.00%) Performance Tester
2 1 (16.67%) Testing Specialist
2 1 (16.67%) Non-Functional Test Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Non-Functional Test Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Test Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Test Specialist
2 1 (16.67%) Senior Test Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Test Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Performance Testing
2 2 (33.33%) Load Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Stress Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Security Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Volume Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Scalability Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Usability Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Compatibility Testing
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) ISEB
1 6 (100.00%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (50.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) HP