The first table below looks at the demand for Integration Testing skills in IT jobs advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Integration Testing over the 3 months to 23 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 West region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Integration Testing
Rank 159 200 179
Rank change year-on-year
+41 -21
Permanent jobs citing Integration Testing 92 36 58
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 1.287% 0.506% 0.830%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.677% 0.690% 1.212%
Number of salaries quoted 56 22 49
Average salary £35,000 £36,750 £44,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-4.76% -16.47%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £34,100 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £49,750 £47,700
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All Processes & Methodologies
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
5485 5215 4784
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 76.76% 73.29% 68.49%
Number of salaries quoted 4587 4553 4198
Average salary £37,500 £36,500 £38,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.73% -3.94%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,500 £57,500 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Integration Testing
England

Integration Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North West Integration Testing Jobs Demand Trend

Integration Testing
Salary Trend

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

North West Integration Testing Salary Trend

Integration Testing
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Integration Testing across the North West region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

North West Integration Testing Salary Histogram

Integration Testing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Integration Testing within the North West region over the 3 months to 23 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
Manchester +24 64 £35,000 -17.64%
Cheshire +26 22 £44,000 +7.97%
Merseyside - 3 £30,000 -
Lancashire - 2 £18,500 -
Integration Testing
England

Integration Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing Integration 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 Integration Testing.

1 64 (34.59%) C#
2 62 (33.51%) .NET
3 54 (29.19%) Internet
4 53 (28.65%) OO
5 49 (26.49%) ASP.NET
5 49 (26.49%) Web Services
6 43 (23.24%) Configuration Management
7 41 (22.16%) W3C
8 39 (21.08%) SAP
9 30 (16.22%) SQL Server
10 27 (14.59%) SAP PP
11 26 (14.05%) SAP APO
11 26 (14.05%) SQL
12 24 (12.97%) Test Scripting
13 22 (11.89%) Java
13 22 (11.89%) Finance
14 19 (10.27%) JavaScript
15 18 (9.730%) Manufacturing
15 18 (9.730%) Agile Software Development
16 17 (9.189%) Unit Testing
16 17 (9.189%) HP Quality Center
17 16 (8.649%) VB
17 16 (8.649%) XML
17 16 (8.649%) CRM
18 14 (7.568%) Risk Management
18 14 (7.568%) HP
19 13 (7.027%) CSS
19 13 (7.027%) PHP
19 13 (7.027%) Information Security
19 13 (7.027%) ISO/IEC 27001

Integration Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing Integration 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 Integration Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 62 (33.51%) .NET
2 49 (26.49%) ASP.NET
2 49 (26.49%) Web Services
3 16 (8.649%) XML
4 13 (7.027%) CSS
5 12 (6.486%) HTML
6 7 (3.784%) WebSockets
6 7 (3.784%) Backbone.js
7 6 (3.243%) Apache Flex
7 6 (3.243%) JSP
7 6 (3.243%) WSDL
7 6 (3.243%) HTML5
8 5 (2.703%) XHTML
9 4 (2.162%) Spring
9 4 (2.162%) WinForms
9 4 (2.162%) Hibernate
9 4 (2.162%) Flash
9 4 (2.162%) OpenGL
9 4 (2.162%) Node.js
9 4 (2.162%) CSS3
Application Platforms
1 7 (3.784%) RabbitMQ
1 7 (3.784%) nginx
1 7 (3.784%) SharePoint
1 7 (3.784%) TIBCO EMS
2 5 (2.703%) WebLogic Integration
2 5 (2.703%) WebLogic
2 5 (2.703%) Tomcat
2 5 (2.703%) Apache
3 2 (1.081%) IIS
3 2 (1.081%) MS Exchange
3 2 (1.081%) Lync
4 1 (0.541%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 7 (3.784%) MS Excel
2 1 (0.541%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 27 (14.59%) SAP PP
2 26 (14.05%) SAP APO
3 9 (4.865%) SAP CRM
4 7 (3.784%) BusinessWorks
5 3 (1.622%) BASE24
6 2 (1.081%) Dynamics CRM
7 1 (0.541%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.541%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.541%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.541%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.541%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 54 (29.19%) Internet
2 7 (3.784%) FTP
3 6 (3.243%) VoIP
3 6 (3.243%) TCP/IP
4 4 (2.162%) IGMP
4 4 (2.162%) SAN
4 4 (2.162%) DNS
4 4 (2.162%) Ethernet
5 3 (1.622%) NFC
6 2 (1.081%) PBX
6 2 (1.081%) SMTP
6 2 (1.081%) DHCP
6 2 (1.081%) LDAP
6 2 (1.081%) SSL
6 2 (1.081%) HTTP
6 2 (1.081%) VPN
6 2 (1.081%) MPLS
6 2 (1.081%) Firewall
6 2 (1.081%) NAS
6 2 (1.081%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (16.22%) SQL Server
2 7 (3.784%) MongoDB
3 5 (2.703%) MS Access
4 4 (2.162%) NoSQL
5 3 (1.622%) SQL Server 2005
6 2 (1.081%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (1.081%) MySQL
6 2 (1.081%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.541%) Business Intelligence Development Studio
7 1 (0.541%) DTS
7 1 (0.541%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (3.784%) TeamCity
1 7 (3.784%) Visual Studio
2 6 (3.243%) Ant
2 6 (3.243%) Synon
3 3 (1.622%) NUnit
4 2 (1.081%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.541%) WiX
5 1 (0.541%) Selenium
General
1 22 (11.89%) Finance
2 18 (9.730%) Manufacturing
3 6 (3.243%) Banking
4 4 (2.162%) Music
4 4 (2.162%) Music Industry
5 3 (1.622%) Games
5 3 (1.622%) Advertising
6 2 (1.081%) Retail
6 2 (1.081%) Multimedia
7 1 (0.541%) Avionics
7 1 (0.541%) Military
7 1 (0.541%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 72 (38.92%) Developer
2 39 (21.08%) Analyst
3 19 (10.27%) Test Analyst
4 17 (9.189%) Consultant
4 17 (9.189%) Junior
5 16 (8.649%) Junior Developer
6 14 (7.568%) SAP Consultant
7 13 (7.027%) Senior Developer
7 13 (7.027%) Senior Analyst
7 13 (7.027%) Java Developer
8 11 (5.946%) Architect
8 11 (5.946%) Lead Test Analyst
9 10 (5.405%) SAP PP Consultant
9 10 (5.405%) Software Developer
9 10 (5.405%) Software Engineer
9 10 (5.405%) Test Leader
10 9 (4.865%) SAP MM Consultant
11 8 (4.324%) Procurement Specialist
11 8 (4.324%) Graduate
11 8 (4.324%) Programmer
Miscellaneous
1 41 (22.16%) W3C
2 12 (6.486%) Mainframe
3 6 (3.243%) Derivative
3 6 (3.243%) iSeries
4 5 (2.703%) SaaS
4 5 (2.703%) FMCG
4 5 (2.703%) N-Tier
5 4 (2.162%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
6 3 (1.622%) Mobile Banking
6 3 (1.622%) Java Card
7 2 (1.081%) Blackberry
7 2 (1.081%) iPhone
7 2 (1.081%) Data Conversion
7 2 (1.081%) Digital Media
7 2 (1.081%) New Media
7 2 (1.081%) iPad
7 2 (1.081%) Open Source
Operating Systems
1 11 (5.946%) Linux
2 10 (5.405%) Windows
3 6 (3.243%) Android
4 5 (2.703%) HPUX
4 5 (2.703%) SUSE
5 4 (2.162%) Embedded Linux
6 2 (1.081%) Windows Mobile
6 2 (1.081%) UNIX
6 2 (1.081%) Windows 7
6 2 (1.081%) Windows Server 2008
6 2 (1.081%) Windows 8
6 2 (1.081%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (1.081%) Apple iOS
6 2 (1.081%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (28.65%) OO
2 43 (23.24%) Configuration Management
3 24 (12.97%) Test Scripting
4 18 (9.730%) Agile Software Development
5 17 (9.189%) Unit Testing
6 16 (8.649%) CRM
7 14 (7.568%) Risk Management
8 13 (7.027%) Information Security
8 13 (7.027%) Release Management
8 13 (7.027%) Performance Testing
8 13 (7.027%) Information Governance
9 11 (5.946%) Workflow
9 11 (5.946%) User Acceptance Testing
10 10 (5.405%) Business Intelligence
11 9 (4.865%) Six Sigma
11 9 (4.865%) Security Testing
12 8 (4.324%) Statistical Analysis
12 8 (4.324%) Continuous Improvement
13 7 (3.784%) Migration
14 6 (3.243%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 64 (34.59%) C#
2 26 (14.05%) SQL
3 22 (11.89%) Java
4 19 (10.27%) JavaScript
5 16 (8.649%) VB
6 13 (7.027%) PHP
7 10 (5.405%) C++
8 9 (4.865%) C
8 9 (4.865%) Perl
8 9 (4.865%) Python
9 6 (3.243%) RPG
9 6 (3.243%) VBA
9 6 (3.243%) RPG/400
9 6 (3.243%) RPG IV
10 5 (2.703%) FoxPro (VFP)
11 4 (2.162%) ActionScript
11 4 (2.162%) Embedded C++
11 4 (2.162%) ActionScript 3.0
11 4 (2.162%) ActionScript 2.0
12 3 (1.622%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (6.486%) ISEB
2 9 (4.865%) ISEB Practitioner
2 9 (4.865%) ISTQB
3 5 (2.703%) Degree
4 3 (1.622%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (1.081%) MCITP
5 2 (1.081%) MCP
5 2 (1.081%) MCSE
6 1 (0.541%) HNC
6 1 (0.541%) HND
6 1 (0.541%) MCAD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (7.027%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 13 (7.027%) PCI DSS
2 1 (0.541%) QA
System Software
1 2 (1.081%) Microsoft Virtual Server
1 2 (1.081%) Active Directory
1 2 (1.081%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 17 (9.189%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 39 (21.08%) SAP
2 14 (7.568%) HP
3 12 (6.486%) TIBCO
4 9 (4.865%) Microsoft
5 8 (4.324%) Oracle
6 6 (3.243%) JD Edwards
6 6 (3.243%) IBM
7 2 (1.081%) Zend
7 2 (1.081%) VMware
7 2 (1.081%) Symbian
8 1 (0.541%) Cognizant
Manchester, North West
The two successful Agile Testers will be joining a highly proficient, successful and professional Scrum Team to work with the Product Owners, Developers and Scrum Masters on a...
Hudson
Salary: £25000 - £40000 per annum + benefits & flexi
Posted: 22 May 2013
Cheshire, North West
Experience with OO design principles and UML... Strong knowledge of Microsoft and Oracle software technologies in the desktop application, client-server, n-tier and/or networking sectors, including ...
JAM
Salary: £30000 - £36000 per annum + bonus & benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Cheshire, North West
Experience with OO design principles and UML... Strong knowledge of Microsoft and Oracle software technologies in the desktop application, client-server, n-tier and/or networking sectors, including ...
JAM
Salary: £30000.00 - £36000.00 per annum + bonus & benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
A candidate must have knowledge and experience in languages like HTML, XHTML, CSS, XML, ASP.Net, C#, JSON, SOAP, Odata and REST including software development methods, tools and...
Calyx Managed Services
Salary: From £32,000 to £35,000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cumbria, North West
Experience of MS SQL and MySQL. - Experience of Javascript, JQuery, CSS3, HMTL5 - Advanced level (knowledge and experience) of programming languages and methodologies... Desirable - Knowledge of SASS or LESS -...
Jagger Talent Commercial Recruiters
Salary: £30,000 - £45,000 per year
Posted: 25 April 2013