The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Leader role in IT jobs advertised for the South West 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 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 Job Titles advertised for the South West region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Lead
Rank 189 190 217
Rank change year-on-year
+1 +27
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Leader 23 24 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 0.436% 0.430% 0.048%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.454% 0.446% 0.051%
Number of salaries quoted 20 22 3
Average salary £42,500 £35,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+19.71% +1.42%
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £40,500 £38,500
% change year-on-year
+4.93% +5.19%
All Job Titles
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
5065 5383 5931
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 96.07% 96.37% 94.97%
Number of salaries quoted 4471 4670 5120
Average salary £35,500 £36,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.38% +2.85%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £24,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.29% +2.66%
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England

Test Leader
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West 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 West region.

South West Test Leader Salary Trend

Test Leader
Salary Histogram

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

South West 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 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
Bristol -8 13 £42,500 +12.58% 1
Wiltshire +13 3 £40,000 +17.64%
Dorset -13 2 £62,500 - 1
Somerset - 1 - -
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Test Leader
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the South West 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 46 (59.74%) ISEB
2 44 (57.14%) ISTQB
3 36 (46.75%) QA
4 29 (37.66%) HP Quality Center
5 27 (35.06%) HP
6 23 (29.87%) Microsoft
6 23 (29.87%) Logistics
7 20 (25.97%) Waterfall
8 19 (24.68%) Test Scripting
9 16 (20.78%) Aerospace
10 13 (16.88%) Software Testing
10 13 (16.88%) Windows
11 12 (15.58%) MS Excel
11 12 (15.58%) CRM
11 12 (15.58%) SharePoint
11 12 (15.58%) BizTalk Server
11 12 (15.58%) Billing
11 12 (15.58%) Windows Server 2008
12 11 (14.29%) Finance
13 10 (12.99%) Quality Management
13 10 (12.99%) ISO 9001
13 10 (12.99%) HNC
13 10 (12.99%) NVQ Level 3
13 10 (12.99%) Security Cleared
14 9 (11.69%) Test Strategy
14 9 (11.69%) Degree
15 8 (10.39%) User Acceptance Testing
16 7 (9.091%) Test Management
17 6 (7.792%) Legal
17 6 (7.792%) Management Information System

Test Leader
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the South West 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 2 (2.597%) soapUI
1 2 (2.597%) XML Messaging
1 2 (2.597%) .NET
1 2 (2.597%) Web Services
1 2 (2.597%) XML
1 2 (2.597%) Middleware
Application Platforms
1 12 (15.58%) SharePoint
1 12 (15.58%) BizTalk Server
2 1 (1.299%) IBM Notes
Applications
1 12 (15.58%) MS Excel
2 1 (1.299%) MS Office
Development Applications
1 1 (1.299%) QuickTest Pro
1 1 (1.299%) LoadRunner
1 1 (1.299%) JIRA
1 1 (1.299%) JMeter
General
1 16 (20.78%) Aerospace
2 12 (15.58%) Billing
3 11 (14.29%) Finance
4 6 (7.792%) Legal
5 3 (3.896%) Retail
6 1 (1.299%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 6 (7.792%) Management Information System
2 3 (3.896%) SWIFT
3 2 (2.597%) Client/Server
4 1 (1.299%) Blackberry
4 1 (1.299%) iPhone
4 1 (1.299%) iPad
4 1 (1.299%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 13 (16.88%) Windows
2 12 (15.58%) Windows Server 2008
3 4 (5.195%) UNIX
4 2 (2.597%) Linux
5 1 (1.299%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (29.87%) Logistics
2 20 (25.97%) Waterfall
3 19 (24.68%) Test Scripting
4 13 (16.88%) Software Testing
5 12 (15.58%) CRM
6 10 (12.99%) Quality Management
7 9 (11.69%) Test Strategy
8 8 (10.39%) User Acceptance Testing
9 7 (9.091%) Test Management
10 5 (6.494%) Agile Software Development
10 5 (6.494%) Stakeholder Management
10 5 (6.494%) Automation Testing
11 4 (5.195%) Integration Testing
12 3 (3.896%) Project Management
13 2 (2.597%) System Testing
13 2 (2.597%) Automated Testing
13 2 (2.597%) Requirements Management
13 2 (2.597%) Unit Testing
13 2 (2.597%) Release Management
13 2 (2.597%) SOA
Programming Languages
1 4 (5.195%) Java
2 1 (1.299%) C#
2 1 (1.299%) SQL
Qualifications
1 46 (59.74%) ISEB
2 44 (57.14%) ISTQB
3 10 (12.99%) HNC
3 10 (12.99%) NVQ Level 3
3 10 (12.99%) Security Cleared
4 9 (11.69%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (46.75%) QA
2 10 (12.99%) ISO 9001
Systems Management
1 29 (37.66%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 27 (35.06%) HP
2 23 (29.87%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.299%) Remedy
3 1 (1.299%) Lotus
3 1 (1.299%) Oracle
Bournemouth, Dorset
A major financial services technical organisation, a hugely respected and prestigious organisation, has an opportunity for a senior test analyst or test lead with a strong background in...
Aston Carter
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + bonus and benefits
Posted: 18 June 2013
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