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The table below looks at the demand for Test Management skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Management over the 3 months to 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Management
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank322352
Rank change on same period last yearUp+30
Matching permanent IT job ads139187
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.077 %0.079 %
As % of the category below0.679 %0.732 %
Salaries quoted100144
Average minimum salary£52,670£44,156
Average salary£55,095£48,086
% change on same period last year+14.57 %
Average maximum salary£57,520£52,016
UK excluding London average salary£50,023£47,753
% change on same period last year+4.75 %
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South East
Matching permanent IT job ads2045725550
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled11.36 %10.76 %
Salaries quoted1631120734
Average minimum salary£40,578£41,807
Average salary£44,504£45,194
% change on same period last year-1.52 %
Average maximum salary£48,431£48,581
UK excluding London average salary£42,569£44,378
% change on same period last year-4.07 %
Test Management EnglandTest Management
England

Test Management
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Test Management across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South East Test Management Demand Trend

Test Management
Salary Trend

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

South East Test Management Salary Trend

Test Management
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Management across the South East region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008.

South East Test Management Salary Histogram

Test Management
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Management within the South East region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BerkshireUp+4455£67,092+58.92 %
SurreyUp+2541£34,929-20.62 %
HampshireDown-1417£46,563-20.60 %
BuckinghamshireUp+338£37,250-0.66 %
MiddlesexUp+244£42,500-10.52 %
OxfordshireDown-114£55,000+22.53 %
Home CountiesNew entry-3£46,667-
SussexUp+112£50,000-
Thames ValleyUp+352--
Test Management EnglandTest Management
England

Test Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the South East region citing Test Management 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 Management.

1103 (38.58 %)ISEB
268 (25.47 %)TestDirector
367 (25.09 %)User Acceptance Testing
464 (23.97 %)Project Management
558 (21.72 %)SQL
558 (21.72 %)Test Scripting
648 (17.98 %)SAP
747 (17.60 %)Finance
747 (17.60 %)QA
846 (17.23 %)Software Testing
846 (17.23 %)Oracle
931 (11.61 %)C
1026 (9.738 %)Pharmaceutical
1125 (9.363 %)Telecoms
1224 (8.989 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
1224 (8.989 %)SAP XI
1224 (8.989 %)QuickTest Pro
1224 (8.989 %)SAP BW
1224 (8.989 %)webMethods
1224 (8.989 %)GxP
1323 (8.614 %).NET
1323 (8.614 %)V-Model
1421 (7.865 %)Automated Testing
1421 (7.865 %)PRINCE2
1520 (7.491 %)CRM
1520 (7.491 %)Chemistry
1520 (7.491 %)Biology
1618 (6.742 %)PhD
1618 (6.742 %)Client/Server
1618 (6.742 %)UNIX

Test Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the South East region citing Test Management 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 Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
124 (8.989 %)SAP XI
223 (8.614 %).NET
315 (5.618 %)XML
411 (4.120 %).NET Framework
57 (2.622 %)SOAP
66 (2.247 %)J2EE
66 (2.247 %)HTML
74 (1.498 %)WML
74 (1.498 %)WAP
83 (1.124 %)JSP
83 (1.124 %)Servlets
83 (1.124 %)XSLT
92 (0.749 %)ASP.NET
101 (0.375 %)CORBA
101 (0.375 %)XHTML
South East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (3.371 %)CMS
27 (2.622 %)WebLogic
36 (2.247 %)Documentum
43 (1.124 %)CICS
52 (0.749 %)IIS
61 (0.375 %)BizTalk Server
South East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (5.243 %)Spreadsheet
28 (2.996 %)MS Excel
34 (1.498 %)MS Visio
34 (1.498 %)MS Office
42 (0.749 %)MS Project
South East IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (2.247 %)Microsoft CRM
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (5.243 %)BSS
26 (2.247 %)SSL
35 (1.873 %)TCP/IP
44 (1.498 %)UMTS
44 (1.498 %)3G
44 (1.498 %)HTTPS
53 (1.124 %)SSH
53 (1.124 %)Internet
62 (0.749 %)VPN
62 (0.749 %)VoIP
62 (0.749 %)NGN
62 (0.749 %)Firewall
71 (0.375 %)ATM
71 (0.375 %)Broadband
South East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
124 (8.989 %)SAP BW
212 (4.494 %)SQL Server
39 (3.371 %)TOAD
46 (2.247 %)Oracle 9i
55 (1.873 %)SQLPlus
63 (1.124 %)DB2
71 (0.375 %)MS Access
71 (0.375 %)Datawarehouse
South East IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
168 (25.47 %)TestDirector
224 (8.989 %)QuickTest Pro
313 (4.869 %)QARun
410 (3.745 %)LoadRunner
56 (2.247 %)WinRunner
64 (1.498 %)JIRA
64 (1.498 %)ClearCase
64 (1.498 %)ClearQuest
73 (1.124 %)Flash
73 (1.124 %)Subversion
73 (1.124 %)eCATT
73 (1.124 %)Visual Studio Team System
81 (0.375 %)TestPartner
81 (0.375 %)SilkPerformer
81 (0.375 %)QADirector
81 (0.375 %)Selenium
81 (0.375 %)Rational Robot
81 (0.375 %)Ant
81 (0.375 %)Visual Studio
81 (0.375 %)VSS/SourceSafe
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
147 (17.60 %)Finance
226 (9.738 %)Pharmaceutical
325 (9.363 %)Telecoms
417 (6.367 %)Banking
514 (5.243 %)Billing
67 (2.622 %)FMCG
76 (2.247 %)Insurance
76 (2.247 %)Government
85 (1.873 %)Publishing
93 (1.124 %)Pensions
93 (1.124 %)Music
93 (1.124 %)Investment Banking
93 (1.124 %)Retail
102 (0.749 %)Financial Institution
102 (0.749 %)Education
111 (0.375 %)Police
111 (0.375 %)Health
111 (0.375 %)Retail Banking
111 (0.375 %)Marketing
111 (0.375 %)Auditing
South East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1140 (52.43 %)Test Manager
245 (16.85 %)SAP Manager
245 (16.85 %)SAP Test Manager
343 (16.10 %)Analyst
439 (14.61 %)Test Analyst
531 (11.61 %)SAP Testing Manager
628 (10.49 %)Tester
721 (7.865 %)Senior Manager
721 (7.865 %)Software Tester
721 (7.865 %)Senior Test Manager
819 (7.116 %)Systems Analyst
917 (6.367 %)Systems Test Analyst
1010 (3.745 %)Test Engineer
119 (3.371 %)Test Team Leader
119 (3.371 %)Programme Manager
119 (3.371 %)Team Leader
119 (3.371 %)Business Manager
128 (2.996 %)Senior Analyst
128 (2.996 %)Senior Test Analyst
137 (2.622 %)QA Manager
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
120 (7.491 %)Chemistry
120 (7.491 %)Biology
218 (6.742 %)Client/Server
317 (6.367 %)Mathematics
414 (5.243 %)Physics
511 (4.120 %)Life Science
610 (3.745 %)Statistics
74 (1.498 %)Handset
83 (1.124 %)VSAM
83 (1.124 %)Mainframe
92 (0.749 %)CCTV
92 (0.749 %)Computer Science
101 (0.375 %)Credit Risk
101 (0.375 %)IPTV
South East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
118 (6.742 %)UNIX
213 (4.869 %)Windows
310 (3.745 %)Linux
48 (2.996 %)Windows Server 2003
55 (1.873 %)Windows 2000
55 (1.873 %)Windows XP
63 (1.124 %)Windows 2000 Server
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
167 (25.09 %)User Acceptance Testing
264 (23.97 %)Project Management
358 (21.72 %)Test Scripting
446 (17.23 %)Software Testing
523 (8.614 %)V-Model
621 (7.865 %)Automated Testing
621 (7.865 %)PRINCE2
720 (7.491 %)CRM
817 (6.367 %)Requirements Analysis
915 (5.618 %)Web Testing
1011 (4.120 %)SAP Implementation
1011 (4.120 %)Matrix Management
1110 (3.745 %)Project Planning
129 (3.371 %)RAD
138 (2.996 %)Workflow
138 (2.996 %)Security Cleared
147 (2.622 %)Performance Testing
147 (2.622 %)Integration Testing
147 (2.622 %)System Testing
156 (2.247 %)Content Management
South East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
158 (21.72 %)SQL
231 (11.61 %)C
317 (6.367 %)Java
47 (2.622 %)XPath
55 (1.873 %)PL/SQL
55 (1.873 %)C#
64 (1.498 %)DHTML
73 (1.124 %)COBOL
73 (1.124 %)JavaScript
73 (1.124 %)ActionScript
73 (1.124 %)JCL
82 (0.749 %)VB.NET
82 (0.749 %)PHP
82 (0.749 %)C++
91 (0.375 %)Perl
South East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1103 (38.58 %)ISEB
218 (6.742 %)PhD
317 (6.367 %)ISTQB
413 (4.869 %)Degree
510 (3.745 %)ISEB Practitioner
62 (0.749 %)HP ASE
62 (0.749 %)Microsoft Certification
62 (0.749 %)MCP
62 (0.749 %)MCSE
62 (0.749 %)MCSA
South East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
147 (17.60 %)QA
224 (8.989 %)GxP
224 (8.989 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
31 (0.375 %)ISO8583
South East IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (0.749 %)Active Directory
South East IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (0.749 %)Netcool
21 (0.375 %)Tivoli
South East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
148 (17.98 %)SAP
246 (17.23 %)Oracle
324 (8.989 %)webMethods
417 (6.367 %)Microsoft
513 (4.869 %)IBM
513 (4.869 %)HP
611 (4.120 %)PeopleSoft
74 (1.498 %)TIBCO
83 (1.124 %)Atlassian
83 (1.124 %)Sun
92 (0.749 %)CheckPoint
92 (0.749 %)Remedy
92 (0.749 %)Cramer
92 (0.749 %)Cisco
92 (0.749 %)Compaq
92 (0.749 %)Intel
101 (0.375 %)Ericsson
101 (0.375 %)Borland
101 (0.375 %)Serena