The first table below looks at the demand for Test Strategy 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 Test Strategy over the 3 months to 19 June 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
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Strategy
Rank 228 179 172
Rank change year-on-year
-49 -7
Permanent jobs citing Test Strategy 18 72 58
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.246% 0.984% 0.827%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.320% 1.321% 1.197%
Number of salaries quoted 18 47 35
Average salary £35,000 £50,000 £55,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-30.00% -9.09%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £26,600 £33,500
10% offered a salary of more than £48,500 £58,500 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £44,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year
+3.52% -
All Processes & Methodologies
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
5619 5451 4846
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 76.83% 74.47% 69.08%
Number of salaries quoted 4761 4795 4266
Average salary £37,500 £36,000 £39,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.16% -7.69%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £57,500 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Test Strategy
England

Test Strategy
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North West Test Strategy Jobs Demand Trend

Test Strategy
Salary Trend

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

North West Test Strategy Salary Trend

Test Strategy
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Strategy across the North West region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

North West Test Strategy Salary Histogram

Test Strategy
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Strategy within the North West region over the 3 months to 19 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Cheshire +8 10 £31,250 -18.83%
Manchester -49 7 £37,500 -25.00% 2
Lancashire +4 1 £29,000 -42.00%
Test Strategy
England

Test Strategy
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing Test Strategy 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 Test Strategy.

1 15 (39.47%) ISEB
2 14 (36.84%) QA
2 14 (36.84%) User Acceptance Testing
3 13 (34.21%) Software Testing
4 10 (26.32%) Test Management
5 9 (23.68%) ISTQB
6 8 (21.05%) Performance Testing
6 8 (21.05%) HP Quality Center
7 7 (18.42%) Finance
7 7 (18.42%) .NET
8 6 (15.79%) SQL Server
8 6 (15.79%) Microsoft
8 6 (15.79%) Manual Testing
9 5 (13.16%) System Testing
9 5 (13.16%) Test Scripting
9 5 (13.16%) Automated Testing
9 5 (13.16%) Java
10 4 (10.53%) SQL
10 4 (10.53%) C++
10 4 (10.53%) Management Information System
10 4 (10.53%) Banking
10 4 (10.53%) Continuous Improvement
11 3 (7.895%) MVVM
11 3 (7.895%) Test Automation
11 3 (7.895%) SQL Server 2008
11 3 (7.895%) Agile Software Development
11 3 (7.895%) Software Engineering
11 3 (7.895%) SQL Server 2005
11 3 (7.895%) Quality Management
11 3 (7.895%) MVC

Test Strategy
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing Test Strategy 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 Test Strategy. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 7 (18.42%) .NET
2 2 (5.263%) WebSphere MQ
2 2 (5.263%) EDIFACT
2 2 (5.263%) WebSphere
3 1 (2.632%) LAMP
3 1 (2.632%) ASP.NET
3 1 (2.632%) XML
Application Platforms
1 2 (5.263%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 3 (7.895%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.632%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (15.79%) SQL Server
2 3 (7.895%) SQL Server 2008
2 3 (7.895%) SQL Server 2005
3 2 (5.263%) DB2
Development Applications
1 2 (5.263%) WinRunner
1 2 (5.263%) QuickTest Pro
1 2 (5.263%) Visual Studio
1 2 (5.263%) Selenium
1 2 (5.263%) FitNesse
1 2 (5.263%) Team Foundation Server
2 1 (2.632%) JIRA
2 1 (2.632%) Bugzilla
2 1 (2.632%) LoadRunner
General
1 7 (18.42%) Finance
2 4 (10.53%) Banking
3 3 (7.895%) Advertising
4 2 (5.263%) Electronics
4 2 (5.263%) Telecoms
4 2 (5.263%) Aerospace
4 2 (5.263%) Military
5 1 (2.632%) Investment Banking
5 1 (2.632%) Retail
5 1 (2.632%) Back Office
5 1 (2.632%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 15 (39.47%) Test Manager
2 11 (28.95%) Test Analyst
2 11 (28.95%) Analyst
3 7 (18.42%) Software Manager
4 6 (15.79%) Software Test Manager
5 4 (10.53%) Tester
6 2 (5.263%) Software Tester
6 2 (5.263%) QA Manager
6 2 (5.263%) Quality Manager
6 2 (5.263%) Software Engineer
6 2 (5.263%) Architect
6 2 (5.263%) Solutions Architect
6 2 (5.263%) Software Development Engineer
6 2 (5.263%) Development Engineer
6 2 (5.263%) Web Tester
7 1 (2.632%) Performance Test Consultant
7 1 (2.632%) Software Test Analyst
7 1 (2.632%) Senior QA Manager
7 1 (2.632%) Senior Quality Manager
7 1 (2.632%) Senior Manager
Miscellaneous
1 4 (10.53%) Management Information System
2 2 (5.263%) Mainframe
2 2 (5.263%) Chip and PIN
2 2 (5.263%) Statistics
2 2 (5.263%) Tandem
2 2 (5.263%) Cryptography
2 2 (5.263%) Mathematics
2 2 (5.263%) Physics
2 2 (5.263%) Computer Science
2 2 (5.263%) IBM Mainframe
2 2 (5.263%) SWIFT
3 1 (2.632%) NHS
3 1 (2.632%) N-Tier
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.263%) UNIX
1 2 (5.263%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (36.84%) User Acceptance Testing
2 13 (34.21%) Software Testing
3 10 (26.32%) Test Management
4 8 (21.05%) Performance Testing
5 6 (15.79%) Manual Testing
6 5 (13.16%) System Testing
6 5 (13.16%) Test Scripting
6 5 (13.16%) Automated Testing
7 4 (10.53%) Continuous Improvement
8 3 (7.895%) MVVM
8 3 (7.895%) Test Automation
8 3 (7.895%) Agile Software Development
8 3 (7.895%) Software Engineering
8 3 (7.895%) Quality Management
8 3 (7.895%) MVC
8 3 (7.895%) Risk Management
8 3 (7.895%) E-Commerce
8 3 (7.895%) Project Management
9 2 (5.263%) UML
9 2 (5.263%) OOP
Programming Languages
1 5 (13.16%) Java
2 4 (10.53%) SQL
2 4 (10.53%) C++
3 3 (7.895%) C
4 2 (5.263%) Shell Script
4 2 (5.263%) COBOL
5 1 (2.632%) C#
Qualifications
1 15 (39.47%) ISEB
2 9 (23.68%) ISTQB
3 2 (5.263%) Degree
4 1 (2.632%) SC Cleared
4 1 (2.632%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (36.84%) QA
Systems Management
1 8 (21.05%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 6 (15.79%) Microsoft
2 3 (7.895%) Oracle
2 3 (7.895%) HP
3 2 (5.263%) IBM
3 2 (5.263%) Pega
4 1 (2.632%) Progress
4 1 (2.632%) Citrix
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: 14 June 2013
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