The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Manager role 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 Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 22 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 Job Titles advertised for the Tyne and Wear region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Manager
Rank 55 57 54
Rank change year-on-year
+2 -3
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Manager 8 3 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Tyne and Wear 1.426% 0.500% 0.580%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.512% 0.521% 0.592%
Number of salaries quoted 8 3 3
Average salary £47,500 £57,500 £47,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-17.39% +21.05%
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £48,500 £48,000
% change year-on-year
+3.09% +1.04%
All Job Titles
Tyne and Wear
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
529 576 507
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Tyne and Wear 94.30% 96.00% 98.07%
Number of salaries quoted 456 476 433
Average salary £36,500 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.66% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £24,500 £20,000
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £72,500 £72,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Test Manager
North East

Test Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Test Manager across the Tyne and Wear region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Tyne and Wear Test Manager Jobs Demand Trend

Test Manager
Salary Trend

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

Tyne and Wear Test Manager Salary Trend

Test Manager
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Manager across the Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Tyne and Wear Test Manager Salary Histogram

Test Manager
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Manager within the Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 22 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 0 7 £47,500 -17.39%
Sunderland - 1 £34,000 -
Test Manager
North East

Test Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Tyne and Wear region that cited Test Manager 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 Manager in their job title.

1 12 (66.67%) QA
2 7 (38.89%) ISEB
3 6 (33.33%) ISTQB
3 6 (33.33%) Manual Testing
3 6 (33.33%) Test Strategy
4 5 (27.78%) Test Scripting
4 5 (27.78%) Automated Testing
4 5 (27.78%) Finance
4 5 (27.78%) Linux
4 5 (27.78%) TCP/IP
4 5 (27.78%) RDF
5 4 (22.22%) Performance Testing
5 4 (22.22%) Software Testing
6 3 (16.67%) Resource Management
6 3 (16.67%) Test Management
6 3 (16.67%) Project Planning
6 3 (16.67%) Agile Software Development
6 3 (16.67%) ITIL
7 2 (11.11%) Microsoft
7 2 (11.11%) Validation
7 2 (11.11%) Service Delivery
7 2 (11.11%) Wireless
7 2 (11.11%) Telecoms
7 2 (11.11%) Service Management
7 2 (11.11%) TDD
8 1 (5.556%) Security Testing
8 1 (5.556%) Agile Testing
8 1 (5.556%) Mobile App
8 1 (5.556%) Android
8 1 (5.556%) Team Foundation Server

Test Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Tyne and Wear region that cited Test Manager 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 Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (5.556%) .NET
Applications
1 1 (5.556%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 5 (27.78%) TCP/IP
2 2 (11.11%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (5.556%) Team Foundation Server
1 1 (5.556%) Selenium
1 1 (5.556%) Visual Studio
General
1 5 (27.78%) Finance
2 2 (11.11%) Telecoms
3 1 (5.556%) Banking
3 1 (5.556%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.556%) Mobile App
1 1 (5.556%) Social Network
Operating Systems
1 5 (27.78%) Linux
2 1 (5.556%) Android
2 1 (5.556%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (33.33%) Manual Testing
1 6 (33.33%) Test Strategy
2 5 (27.78%) Test Scripting
2 5 (27.78%) Automated Testing
2 5 (27.78%) RDF
3 4 (22.22%) Performance Testing
3 4 (22.22%) Software Testing
4 3 (16.67%) Resource Management
4 3 (16.67%) Test Management
4 3 (16.67%) Project Planning
4 3 (16.67%) Agile Software Development
4 3 (16.67%) ITIL
5 2 (11.11%) Validation
5 2 (11.11%) Service Delivery
5 2 (11.11%) Service Management
5 2 (11.11%) TDD
6 1 (5.556%) Security Testing
6 1 (5.556%) Agile Testing
6 1 (5.556%) Test Automation
6 1 (5.556%) ITIL V3
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.556%) Ruby
1 1 (5.556%) Java
1 1 (5.556%) PHP
Qualifications
1 7 (38.89%) ISEB
2 6 (33.33%) ISTQB
3 1 (5.556%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (66.67%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (11.11%) Microsoft