The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Leader role in IT jobs advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Leader in their job title over the 3 months to 17 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 Job Titles advertised for the South East region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Lead
Rank 383 382 377
Rank change year-on-year
-1 -5
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Leader 53 61 44
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 0.241% 0.257% 0.193%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.254% 0.270% 0.205%
Number of salaries quoted 42 58 43
Average salary £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.88% -
90% offered a salary of more than £32,750 £37,900 £37,500
10% offered a salary of more than £59,750 £55,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,500 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+1.25% -
All Job Titles
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
20893 22619 21470
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 94.89% 95.19% 94.41%
Number of salaries quoted 17337 19571 18458
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £26,250 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Test Leader
England

Test Leader
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Test Leader across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South East Test Leader Jobs Demand Trend

Test Leader
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Test Leader across the South East region.

South East Test Leader Salary Trend

Test Leader
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Leader across the South East region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

South East Test Leader Salary Histogram

Test Leader
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Leader within the South East region over the 3 months to 17 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
Surrey +18 20 £42,750 +6.87%
Berkshire +2 15 £45,000 -
Oxfordshire -12 5 £32,500 -22.61%
West Sussex -5 3 £45,000 +18.42%
Kent - 2 £46,250 -
Hampshire -5 1 £42,500 -34.61%
M4 Corridor - 1 £45,000 -
Test Leader
England

Test Leader
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region that cited Test Leader in their job title 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 with Test Leader in their job title.

1 43 (39.09%) QA
2 37 (33.64%) Finance
3 30 (27.27%) Test Scripting
4 26 (23.64%) User Acceptance Testing
4 26 (23.64%) ISEB
5 23 (20.91%) C#
6 21 (19.09%) .NET
7 20 (18.18%) SQL
8 19 (17.27%) Selenium
8 19 (17.27%) Automation Testing
9 17 (15.45%) HP Quality Center
10 16 (14.55%) Software Testing
11 14 (12.73%) Java
11 14 (12.73%) SAP
12 13 (11.82%) UNIX
13 12 (10.91%) Performance Testing
13 12 (10.91%) Oracle
13 12 (10.91%) HP
14 11 (10.00%) Regression Testing
14 11 (10.00%) TDD
14 11 (10.00%) Telecoms
14 11 (10.00%) Waterfall
15 10 (9.091%) WebDriver
15 10 (9.091%) Degree
15 10 (9.091%) ISTQB
16 9 (8.182%) JIRA
16 9 (8.182%) Test Management
16 9 (8.182%) Advertising
16 9 (8.182%) QuickTest Pro
16 9 (8.182%) XML

Test Leader
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region that cited Test Leader in their job title 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 with Test Leader in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 21 (19.09%) .NET
2 9 (8.182%) XML
3 6 (5.455%) XSLT
4 4 (3.636%) Web Services
5 3 (2.727%) SOAP
6 2 (1.818%) JSF
6 2 (1.818%) soapUI
6 2 (1.818%) REST
7 1 (0.909%) WebSphere
7 1 (0.909%) Middleware
Application Platforms
1 3 (2.727%) Documentum
2 1 (0.909%) CMS
2 1 (0.909%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 3 (2.727%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (4.545%) SAP SD
2 1 (0.909%) Oracle ERP
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.636%) 3G
2 3 (2.727%) 2G
2 3 (2.727%) VLAN
2 3 (2.727%) SMS
3 2 (1.818%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.909%) VPN
4 1 (0.909%) Internet
4 1 (0.909%) WAN
4 1 (0.909%) 4G
4 1 (0.909%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.636%) SQL Server
1 4 (3.636%) Big Data
2 2 (1.818%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.909%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 19 (17.27%) Selenium
2 10 (9.091%) WebDriver
3 9 (8.182%) QuickTest Pro
3 9 (8.182%) JIRA
4 8 (7.273%) Visual Studio
5 5 (4.545%) LoadRunner
6 3 (2.727%) TestDirector
7 2 (1.818%) Cucumber
7 2 (1.818%) Concordion
7 2 (1.818%) FitNesse
7 2 (1.818%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.909%) ClearCase
8 1 (0.909%) ClearQuest
8 1 (0.909%) TestPartner
General
1 37 (33.64%) Finance
2 11 (10.00%) Telecoms
3 9 (8.182%) Advertising
4 6 (5.455%) Manufacturing
4 6 (5.455%) Banking
5 5 (4.545%) Retail
6 2 (1.818%) Marketing
7 1 (0.909%) Retail Banking
7 1 (0.909%) Publishing
Miscellaneous
1 4 (3.636%) Social Network
1 4 (3.636%) Cloud Computing
2 2 (1.818%) Handset
3 1 (0.909%) Replication
3 1 (0.909%) Mathematics
3 1 (0.909%) Open Source
3 1 (0.909%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 13 (11.82%) UNIX
2 9 (8.182%) Linux
3 3 (2.727%) Windows
4 2 (1.818%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (27.27%) Test Scripting
2 26 (23.64%) User Acceptance Testing
3 19 (17.27%) Automation Testing
4 16 (14.55%) Software Testing
5 12 (10.91%) Performance Testing
6 11 (10.00%) Regression Testing
6 11 (10.00%) TDD
6 11 (10.00%) Waterfall
7 9 (8.182%) System Testing
7 9 (8.182%) Test Management
8 8 (7.273%) Use Case
8 8 (7.273%) Agile Software Development
8 8 (7.273%) Time Management
9 7 (6.364%) Test Strategy
9 7 (6.364%) Automated Testing
10 6 (5.455%) V-Model
11 5 (4.545%) Test Automation
12 4 (3.636%) Manual Testing
12 4 (3.636%) Integration Testing
12 4 (3.636%) OO
Programming Languages
1 23 (20.91%) C#
2 20 (18.18%) SQL
3 14 (12.73%) Java
4 7 (6.364%) C++
5 6 (5.455%) VB.NET
5 6 (5.455%) VBA
6 4 (3.636%) C
7 2 (1.818%) PowerShell
7 2 (1.818%) VBScript
8 1 (0.909%) VB
8 1 (0.909%) ABAP
8 1 (0.909%) Perl
8 1 (0.909%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 26 (23.64%) ISEB
2 10 (9.091%) ISTQB
2 10 (9.091%) Degree
3 5 (4.545%) Security Cleared
4 4 (3.636%) DV Cleared
5 3 (2.727%) SC Cleared
6 1 (0.909%) ISEB Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (39.09%) QA
2 1 (0.909%) ISO 8583
System Software
1 2 (1.818%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 17 (15.45%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 14 (12.73%) SAP
2 12 (10.91%) Oracle
2 12 (10.91%) HP
3 4 (3.636%) Ericsson
3 4 (3.636%) Salesforce.com
3 4 (3.636%) Cisco
3 4 (3.636%) Microsoft
4 3 (2.727%) BT
5 2 (1.818%) Fujitsu
6 1 (0.909%) Ab Initio
6 1 (0.909%) Teradata
Reading, Thames Valley
As a Test Lead your skills and qualifications will ideally include: Strong track record within testing and quality assurance Excellent knowledge of testing methodologies, industry standards, and tools.....
Salary: Excellent Salary & Benefits
Posted: 19 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
As a Test Lead your skills and qualifications will ideally include: Strong track record within testing and quality assurance... ISEB) would be advantageous. Core project management skills: planning,...
Royal Mail Group
Salary: Excellent Salary & Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Southampton, Hampshire
Vertical IT are looking for a team of Test Leads and Test Managers to work with our client a market leader in the Financial services industry. The client...
Vertical IT
Salary: £40000 - £55000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013