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This section looks at the demand for Manual Testing skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Manual Testing over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkManual Testing
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank208219
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching permanent IT job ads5036
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.015 %
As % of the category below0.726 %0.617 %
Salaries quoted4735
Average minimum salary£29,510£29,449
Average salary£31,115£31,090
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Average maximum salary£32,719£32,731
UK excluding London average salary£32,736£32,880
% change on same period last year-0.43 %
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads68905830
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.637 %2.387 %
Salaries quoted58294891
Average minimum salary£35,605£35,014
Average salary£39,091£38,723
% change on same period last year+0.94 %
Average maximum salary£42,578£42,433
UK excluding London average salary£42,567£44,524
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
Manual Testing EnglandManual Testing
England

Manual Testing
Demand Trend

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

South West Manual Testing Demand Trend

Manual Testing
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Manual Testing across the South West region.

South West Manual Testing Salary Trend

Manual Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Manual Testing across the South West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

South West Manual Testing Salary Histogram

Manual Testing
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manual Testing within the South West region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
GloucestershireUp+239£31,329+8.49 %
BristolDown-166£32,000+27.99 %
DorsetDown-22£21,500-49.14 %
DevonNew entry-1£28,000-
WiltshireDown-231£29,000+1.61 %
SomersetNew entry-1£32,500-
Manual Testing EnglandManual Testing
England

Manual Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South West region citing Manual 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 Manual Testing.

186 (57.33 %)Finance
268 (45.33 %)ISEB
364 (42.67 %)WinRunner
364 (42.67 %)TestDirector
455 (36.67 %)Automated Testing
536 (24.00 %)System Testing
629 (19.33 %)QA
728 (18.67 %)Software Testing
826 (17.33 %)Windows
925 (16.67 %)Pensions
1017 (11.33 %)SQL
1017 (11.33 %)Regression Testing
1115 (10.00 %)Client/Server
1115 (10.00 %)Test Scripting
1214 (9.333 %)Wealth Management
1312 (8.000 %)Microsoft
149 (6.000 %)Oracle
158 (5.333 %)QuickTest Pro
158 (5.333 %)Telecoms
158 (5.333 %)Aerospace
158 (5.333 %)Health
158 (5.333 %)Usability Testing
167 (4.667 %)Linux
176 (4.000 %)UNIX
176 (4.000 %)VMware
176 (4.000 %)Data Management
176 (4.000 %)Load Testing
176 (4.000 %)VMware Server
185 (3.333 %)User Acceptance Testing
185 (3.333 %)Internet

Manual Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South West region citing Manual 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 Manual Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (1.333 %)WebServices
21 (0.667 %)XML
21 (0.667 %)XML Schema
21 (0.667 %).NET
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (2.667 %)MS Excel
21 (0.667 %)MS Office
South West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (2.000 %)Summit
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (3.333 %)Internet
21 (0.667 %)FTP
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (3.333 %)Oracle Reports
24 (2.667 %)SQL Server
32 (1.333 %)MySQL
32 (1.333 %)Oracle 10g
41 (0.667 %)SQL Server 2005
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
164 (42.67 %)WinRunner
164 (42.67 %)TestDirector
28 (5.333 %)QuickTest Pro
35 (3.333 %)Oracle Forms
42 (1.333 %)TeamTrack
42 (1.333 %)SilkTest
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
186 (57.33 %)Finance
225 (16.67 %)Pensions
38 (5.333 %)Telecoms
38 (5.333 %)Health
38 (5.333 %)Aerospace
44 (2.667 %)Insurance
53 (2.000 %)Automotive
62 (1.333 %)Education
62 (1.333 %)Government
62 (1.333 %)Local Government
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
188 (58.67 %)Tester
283 (55.33 %)Analyst
283 (55.33 %)Test Analyst
340 (26.67 %)Systems Tester
420 (13.33 %)Systems Analyst
420 (13.33 %)Systems Test Analyst
512 (8.000 %)Software Tester
611 (7.333 %)Software Test Analyst
78 (5.333 %)Team Leader
78 (5.333 %)QA Engineer
78 (5.333 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
78 (5.333 %)Quality Engineer
78 (5.333 %)Test Team Leader
87 (4.667 %)Test Engineer
92 (1.333 %)Consultant
92 (1.333 %)Senior Test Engineer
92 (1.333 %)Product Consultant
101 (0.667 %)Junior Tester
101 (0.667 %)QA Tester
101 (0.667 %)Business Test Analyst
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (10.00 %)Client/Server
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
126 (17.33 %)Windows
27 (4.667 %)Linux
36 (4.000 %)UNIX
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
155 (36.67 %)Automated Testing
236 (24.00 %)System Testing
328 (18.67 %)Software Testing
417 (11.33 %)Regression Testing
515 (10.00 %)Test Scripting
614 (9.333 %)Wealth Management
78 (5.333 %)Usability Testing
86 (4.000 %)Data Management
86 (4.000 %)Load Testing
95 (3.333 %)User Acceptance Testing
102 (1.333 %)CRM
102 (1.333 %)Performance Testing
111 (0.667 %)Integration Testing
111 (0.667 %)E-Commerce
111 (0.667 %)B2B
111 (0.667 %)B2C
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (11.33 %)SQL
22 (1.333 %)C#
31 (0.667 %)Java
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
168 (45.33 %)ISEB
23 (2.000 %)Degree
32 (1.333 %)ISTQB
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
129 (19.33 %)QA
South West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (4.000 %)VMware Server
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (8.000 %)Microsoft
29 (6.000 %)Oracle
36 (4.000 %)VMware
42 (1.333 %)Sage
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