The first table below looks at the demand for QuickTest Pro 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 QuickTest Pro over the 3 months to 24 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 Development Applications category for the North West region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
HP QuickTest Professional (QTP)
Rank 233 236 188
Rank change year-on-year
+3 -48
Permanent jobs citing QuickTest Pro 10 11 46
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.139% 0.155% 0.670%
As % of the Development Applications category 0.892% 0.992% 4.930%
Number of salaries quoted 10 8 44
Average salary £55,000 £47,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+15.78% +18.75%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,000 £34,800 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,500 £48,250 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,000
% change year-on-year
- +1.35%
All Development Applications
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Development Applications category
1121 1109 933
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 15.60% 15.62% 13.59%
Number of salaries quoted 972 978 861
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,000 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £50,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+1.31% +1.33%
QuickTest Pro
England

QuickTest Pro
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

North West QuickTest Pro Jobs Demand Trend

QuickTest Pro
Salary Trend

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

North West QuickTest Pro Salary Trend

QuickTest Pro
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro across the North West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

North West QuickTest Pro Salary Histogram

QuickTest Pro
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro within the North West region over the 3 months to 24 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 -11 9 £55,000 +120.00%
Cheshire -3 1 £60,000 +26.31%
QuickTest Pro
England

QuickTest Pro
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing QuickTest Pro 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 QuickTest Pro.

1 18 (81.82%) Selenium
2 13 (59.09%) LoadRunner
3 11 (50.00%) SQL
4 10 (45.45%) ISEB
4 10 (45.45%) TestPartner
4 10 (45.45%) Automated Testing
5 9 (40.91%) SilkPerformer
5 9 (40.91%) QA
5 9 (40.91%) jMock
5 9 (40.91%) JUnit
5 9 (40.91%) EasyMock
5 9 (40.91%) QALoad
6 8 (36.36%) Test Scripting
6 8 (36.36%) Manual Testing
7 6 (27.27%) Software Testing
7 6 (27.27%) Degree
8 5 (22.73%) Agile Software Development
8 5 (22.73%) QMS
8 5 (22.73%) Load Testing
8 5 (22.73%) Regression Testing
8 5 (22.73%) Automation Testing
9 4 (18.18%) Oracle
9 4 (18.18%) ISO 9001
9 4 (18.18%) User Acceptance Testing
9 4 (18.18%) TestComplete
9 4 (18.18%) HP Quality Center
9 4 (18.18%) ISTQB
10 3 (13.64%) Java
10 3 (13.64%) Test Automation
11 2 (9.091%) Test Strategy

QuickTest Pro
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing QuickTest Pro 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 QuickTest Pro. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (4.545%) Middleware
Applications
1 1 (4.545%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.545%) Internet
Development Applications
1 18 (81.82%) Selenium
2 13 (59.09%) LoadRunner
3 10 (45.45%) TestPartner
4 9 (40.91%) SilkPerformer
4 9 (40.91%) jMock
4 9 (40.91%) JUnit
4 9 (40.91%) EasyMock
4 9 (40.91%) QALoad
5 4 (18.18%) TestComplete
6 2 (9.091%) FitNesse
7 1 (4.545%) QARun
7 1 (4.545%) WinRunner
General
1 2 (9.091%) Finance
2 1 (4.545%) Corporate Banking
2 1 (4.545%) Banking
2 1 (4.545%) Retail
Job Titles
1 9 (40.91%) Analyst
2 8 (36.36%) Test Analyst
3 5 (22.73%) Head of Testing
4 4 (18.18%) Automated Test Analyst
5 3 (13.64%) Test Consultant
5 3 (13.64%) Consultant
6 2 (9.091%) Tester
6 2 (9.091%) Test Manager
6 2 (9.091%) Manual Test Analyst
6 2 (9.091%) Test Leader
7 1 (4.545%) Test Automation Manager
7 1 (4.545%) SAP Tester
7 1 (4.545%) Senior Test Manager
7 1 (4.545%) Software Tester
7 1 (4.545%) Systems Tester
7 1 (4.545%) Test Engineer
7 1 (4.545%) Software Test Engineer
7 1 (4.545%) Software Engineer
7 1 (4.545%) Senior Manager
7 1 (4.545%) QA Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.545%) Open Source
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (45.45%) Automated Testing
2 8 (36.36%) Test Scripting
2 8 (36.36%) Manual Testing
3 6 (27.27%) Software Testing
4 5 (22.73%) Agile Software Development
4 5 (22.73%) QMS
4 5 (22.73%) Load Testing
4 5 (22.73%) Regression Testing
4 5 (22.73%) Automation Testing
5 4 (18.18%) User Acceptance Testing
6 3 (13.64%) Test Automation
7 2 (9.091%) Test Strategy
7 2 (9.091%) Validation
7 2 (9.091%) Business Analysis
7 2 (9.091%) V-Model
8 1 (4.545%) Web Testing
8 1 (4.545%) Test Management
8 1 (4.545%) Software Engineering
8 1 (4.545%) E-Commerce
8 1 (4.545%) SOA
Programming Languages
1 11 (50.00%) SQL
2 3 (13.64%) Java
Qualifications
1 10 (45.45%) ISEB
2 6 (27.27%) Degree
3 4 (18.18%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (40.91%) QA
2 4 (18.18%) ISO 9001
Systems Management
1 4 (18.18%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 4 (18.18%) Oracle
2 2 (9.091%) HP
2 2 (9.091%) SAP
3 1 (4.545%) Siebel
3 1 (4.545%) Microsoft
3 1 (4.545%) Cognizant
3 1 (4.545%) JDA
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