The first table below looks at the demand for Manual Testing skills in IT jobs advertised for the Swindon region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Manual Testing over the 3 months to 18 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 Swindon region.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Manual Testing
Rank 54 62 50
Rank change year-on-year
+8 -12
Permanent jobs citing Manual Testing 2 1 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Swindon 0.392% 0.170% 0.607%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.466% 0.209% 0.748%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 1
Average salary £26,250 £34,000 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-22.79% -24.44%
UK excluding London average salary £31,250 £35,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year
-10.71% +7.69%
All Processes & Methodologies
Swindon
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
429 479 401
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Swindon 84.12% 81.32% 81.17%
Number of salaries quoted 367 413 382
Average salary £37,500 £40,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.25% -
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £26,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £50,000 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Manual Testing
Wiltshire

Manual Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Manual Testing across the Swindon region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Swindon Manual Testing Jobs Demand Trend

Manual Testing
Salary Trend

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

Swindon Manual Testing Salary Trend

Manual Testing
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Swindon 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.

1 6 (75.00%) VBScript
1 6 (75.00%) VB
1 6 (75.00%) QuickTest Pro
1 6 (75.00%) QA
2 5 (62.50%) MS Office
3 4 (50.00%) XML
3 4 (50.00%) OOP
3 4 (50.00%) OO
3 4 (50.00%) MS Excel
3 4 (50.00%) HP
3 4 (50.00%) VBA
3 4 (50.00%) SQL
3 4 (50.00%) Legal
3 4 (50.00%) Scrum
3 4 (50.00%) Test Scripting
3 4 (50.00%) System Testing
3 4 (50.00%) Test Automation
3 4 (50.00%) Computer Science
4 3 (37.50%) Automated Testing
4 3 (37.50%) Finance
5 1 (12.50%) Agile Software Development
5 1 (12.50%) Software Testing
5 1 (12.50%) User Acceptance Testing

Manual Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Swindon 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.

Application Development
1 4 (50.00%) XML
Applications
1 5 (62.50%) MS Office
2 4 (50.00%) MS Excel
Development Applications
1 6 (75.00%) QuickTest Pro
General
1 4 (50.00%) Legal
2 3 (37.50%) Finance
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Developer
1 4 (50.00%) Analyst
1 4 (50.00%) Test Analyst
1 4 (50.00%) VB Developer
2 3 (37.50%) VBA Developer
2 3 (37.50%) Developer Analyst
3 2 (25.00%) QA Engineer
3 2 (25.00%) Quality Engineer
4 1 (12.50%) Test Engineer
4 1 (12.50%) Tester
4 1 (12.50%) Junior
4 1 (12.50%) Junior Test Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) Junior Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Computer Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) OOP
1 4 (50.00%) OO
1 4 (50.00%) Scrum
1 4 (50.00%) Test Scripting
1 4 (50.00%) System Testing
1 4 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 3 (37.50%) Automated Testing
3 1 (12.50%) Software Testing
3 1 (12.50%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (12.50%) Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
1 6 (75.00%) VBScript
1 6 (75.00%) VB
2 4 (50.00%) VBA
2 4 (50.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (75.00%) QA
Vendors
1 4 (50.00%) HP
Berkshire Wilts Oxon Newbury Swindon, Thames...
To develop and maintain some Manual test scripts in HP QC to supplement the test AUTOMATION scripts. • Mentor other QA staff in the use of HP QTP, test...
Questor Resourcing
Salary: up to £37,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Berkshire Wilts Oxon Newbury Swindon, Thames...
Key Words: manual execution test cases test complex application component Writing amending functionality software specifications projects Detailed knowledge testing responsibilities processes Development Lifecycle written reports activities opportunities risks...
Questor Resourcing
Salary: to £30,000 Bonus: Up to 8% + VG Benefits
Posted: 18 June 2013
Berkshire Wilts Oxon Newbury Swindon, Thames...
You will ensure the quality of our products by generating and executing product functionality tests, identifying and reporting issues as part of a cross-functional project team.Main...
Questor Resourcing
Salary: to £34,000 + Bonus: Up to 8% + VG benefits
Posted: 18 June 2013