The first table below looks at the demand for Manual Testing skills in IT jobs advertised for the Tyne and Wear region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Manual Testing 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Tyne and Wear region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Manual Testing
Rank 59 56 57
Rank change year-on-year
-3 +1
Permanent jobs citing Manual Testing 5 1 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Tyne and Wear 0.890% 0.170% 0.183%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.229% 0.238% 0.273%
Number of salaries quoted 5 1 1
Average salary £27,500 £27,500 £25,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +10.00%
UK excluding London average salary £32,000 £35,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year
-8.57% +7.69%
All Processes & Methodologies
Tyne and Wear
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
407 420 366
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Tyne and Wear 72.42% 71.43% 67.16%
Number of salaries quoted 361 347 308
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £36,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +2.73%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,750 £25,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £60,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Manual Testing
North East

Manual Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Tyne and Wear 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 Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear Manual Testing Salary Trend

Manual Testing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manual Testing within the Tyne and Wear 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
Newcastle upon Tyne -4 5 £27,500 -
Manual Testing
North East

Manual Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Tyne and Wear 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 11 (91.67%) ISEB
2 9 (75.00%) QA
3 8 (66.67%) Software Testing
3 8 (66.67%) RDF
4 7 (58.33%) ISTQB
5 6 (50.00%) Finance
6 5 (41.67%) Performance Testing
7 4 (33.33%) Test Management
7 4 (33.33%) Test Scripting
7 4 (33.33%) Automated Testing
8 3 (25.00%) Regression Testing
8 3 (25.00%) Validation
8 3 (25.00%) System Testing
8 3 (25.00%) Project Planning
8 3 (25.00%) Resource Management
8 3 (25.00%) ISEB Practitioner
8 3 (25.00%) Penetration Testing
8 3 (25.00%) Unit Testing
8 3 (25.00%) Integration Testing
8 3 (25.00%) User Acceptance Testing
8 3 (25.00%) Test Strategy
8 3 (25.00%) Functional Testing
9 2 (16.67%) Automation Testing
9 2 (16.67%) Selenium
9 2 (16.67%) Scrum
9 2 (16.67%) Agile Software Development
9 2 (16.67%) Microsoft
9 2 (16.67%) Java
9 2 (16.67%) PHP
9 2 (16.67%) .NET

Manual Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Tyne and Wear 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 2 (16.67%) .NET
2 1 (8.333%) CSS
2 1 (8.333%) SOAP
2 1 (8.333%) HTML5
2 1 (8.333%) soapUI
2 1 (8.333%) CSS3
Communications & Networking
1 1 (8.333%) TCP/IP
1 1 (8.333%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 2 (16.67%) Selenium
2 1 (8.333%) Team Foundation Server
2 1 (8.333%) Visual Studio
General
1 6 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (8.333%) Law
2 1 (8.333%) Banking
Job Titles
1 6 (50.00%) Test Manager
2 2 (16.67%) Programme Manager
2 2 (16.67%) QA Manager
2 2 (16.67%) Resource Manager
2 2 (16.67%) Programme Test Manager
3 1 (8.333%) Test Leader
3 1 (8.333%) QA Test Analyst
3 1 (8.333%) QA Analyst
3 1 (8.333%) Senior QA Analyst
3 1 (8.333%) Senior QA Manager
3 1 (8.333%) Senior QA Test Analyst
3 1 (8.333%) Senior Analyst
3 1 (8.333%) Test Engineer
3 1 (8.333%) Senior Test Analyst
3 1 (8.333%) Analyst
3 1 (8.333%) Test Analyst
3 1 (8.333%) Senior Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (8.333%) Open Source
1 1 (8.333%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (8.333%) Linux
1 1 (8.333%) Android
1 1 (8.333%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (66.67%) RDF
1 8 (66.67%) Software Testing
2 5 (41.67%) Performance Testing
3 4 (33.33%) Test Management
3 4 (33.33%) Test Scripting
3 4 (33.33%) Automated Testing
4 3 (25.00%) Penetration Testing
4 3 (25.00%) Regression Testing
4 3 (25.00%) Validation
4 3 (25.00%) System Testing
4 3 (25.00%) Test Strategy
4 3 (25.00%) Functional Testing
4 3 (25.00%) Project Planning
4 3 (25.00%) Resource Management
4 3 (25.00%) User Acceptance Testing
4 3 (25.00%) Unit Testing
4 3 (25.00%) Integration Testing
5 2 (16.67%) Automation Testing
5 2 (16.67%) Scrum
5 2 (16.67%) Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
1 2 (16.67%) Java
1 2 (16.67%) PHP
2 1 (8.333%) SQL
2 1 (8.333%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 11 (91.67%) ISEB
2 7 (58.33%) ISTQB
3 3 (25.00%) ISEB Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (75.00%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (16.67%) Microsoft
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Some Integration may also be required with -Unit Testing, Functional Testing, Performance Testing, Penetration Testing and Regression Testing - UAT (not all are essential) This is a fantastic opportunity!
RDF Resources
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + Salary DOE & Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013