The first table below looks at the demand for Test Management 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 Test Management 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Tyne and Wear region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Management
Rank 56 57 61
Rank change year-on-year
+1 +4
Permanent jobs citing Test Management 4 5 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Tyne and Wear 0.766% 0.820% 0.193%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.055% 1.160% 0.296%
Number of salaries quoted 4 5 1
Average salary £40,000 £32,500 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+23.07% -23.52%
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year
- -5.55%
All Processes & Methodologies
Tyne and Wear
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
379 431 338
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Tyne and Wear 72.61% 70.66% 65.25%
Number of salaries quoted 330 340 283
Average salary £39,500 £37,500 £36,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.33% +2.73%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £25,000 £22,000
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £62,500 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Test Management
North East

Test Management
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Tyne and Wear Test Management Jobs Demand Trend

Test Management
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Test Management across the Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear Test Management Salary Trend

Test Management
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Management across the Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Tyne and Wear 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 Tyne and Wear 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
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Vacancies
Newcastle upon Tyne -1 4 £40,000 +23.07% 1
Test Management
North East

Test Management
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Tyne and Wear 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.

1 9 (75.00%) Linux
1 9 (75.00%) TCP/IP
1 9 (75.00%) Software Testing
2 8 (66.67%) ISTQB
3 7 (58.33%) QA
4 6 (50.00%) RAD
4 6 (50.00%) Scrum
5 5 (41.67%) Selenium
5 5 (41.67%) Open Source
5 5 (41.67%) Automation Testing
6 4 (33.33%) Manual Testing
6 4 (33.33%) Management Information System
6 4 (33.33%) Automated Testing
6 4 (33.33%) ISEB
7 3 (25.00%) RDF
7 3 (25.00%) Wireless
7 3 (25.00%) soapUI
7 3 (25.00%) Risk Analysis
7 3 (25.00%) Project Planning
7 3 (25.00%) Resource Management
8 2 (16.67%) Telecoms
8 2 (16.67%) Internet
9 1 (8.333%) SOAP

Test Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Tyne and Wear 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.

Application Development
1 3 (25.00%) soapUI
2 1 (8.333%) SOAP
Communications & Networking
1 9 (75.00%) TCP/IP
2 3 (25.00%) Wireless
3 2 (16.67%) Internet
Development Applications
1 5 (41.67%) Selenium
General
1 2 (16.67%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 3 (25.00%) Test Manager
1 3 (25.00%) QA Manager
1 3 (25.00%) Test Engineer
2 2 (16.67%) Resource Manager
2 2 (16.67%) QA Tester
2 2 (16.67%) Tester
3 1 (8.333%) QA Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (41.67%) Open Source
2 4 (33.33%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 9 (75.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (75.00%) Software Testing
2 6 (50.00%) RAD
2 6 (50.00%) Scrum
3 5 (41.67%) Automation Testing
4 4 (33.33%) Manual Testing
4 4 (33.33%) Automated Testing
5 3 (25.00%) RDF
5 3 (25.00%) Risk Analysis
5 3 (25.00%) Project Planning
5 3 (25.00%) Resource Management
Qualifications
1 8 (66.67%) ISTQB
2 4 (33.33%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (58.33%) QA
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Testing experience will need to include: Unit Testing, User Interface Testing, Acceptance Testing and Integration Testing... Desirable Test Analyst experience: ISEB/ISQTB Foundation Certificate... Experience of test management...
Anderson Cole Recruitment Ltd
Salary: From £25,000 to £29,000 per annum Bonus and benefits package
Posted: 18 June 2013
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