The first table below looks at the demand for the Head of Testing role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Head of Testing in their job title over the 3 months to 21 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 currently tracked.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Head of Testing
Rank 832 874 834
Rank change year-on-year
+42 -40
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Testing 28 13 37
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.026% 0.011% 0.030%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.027% 0.011% 0.032%
Number of salaries quoted 23 13 31
Average salary £80,000 £60,000 £90,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+33.33% -33.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £57,700 £57,500
10% offered a salary of more than £97,500 £74,500 £105,000
UK excluding London average salary £57,500 £59,250 £57,500
% change year-on-year
-2.95% +3.04%
All Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
102582 114838 114977
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 94.43% 94.76% 94.22%
Number of salaries quoted 85352 98508 97090
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,500 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%

Head of Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Head of Testing within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Head of Testing Jobs Demand Trend

Head of Testing
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Head of Testing within the UK.

Head of Testing Salary Trend

Head of Testing
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Head of Testing over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 within the UK.

Head of Testing Salary Histogram

Head of Testing
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Testing within the UK over the 3 months to 21 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
England +22 26 £80,000 +33.33%
London +35 11 £82,500 +13.79%
North West -2 9 £55,000 -5.98%
Manchester -9 6 £55,000 -5.98%
South East +1 5 £57,500 -
Altrincham - 4 £55,000 -
Surrey - 3 £57,500 -
Merseyside - 3 £55,000 -
Redhill - 3 £57,500 -
Liverpool - 3 £55,000 -
Edinburgh - 2 - -
Scotland - 2 - -
City of London - 2 £85,000 -
Hampshire +1 1 - -
West Midlands - 1 £87,500 -
Berkshire - 1 - -
Reading - 1 - -
Coventry - 1 £87,500 -

Head of Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited Head of Testing 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 Head of Testing in their job title.

1 29 (53.70%) QA
2 22 (40.74%) Finance
3 18 (33.33%) Software Testing
4 16 (29.63%) Test Management
5 14 (25.93%) ISEB
6 13 (24.07%) Selenium
6 13 (24.07%) Automated Testing
7 12 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
8 10 (18.52%) QuickTest Pro
9 7 (12.96%) LoadRunner
9 7 (12.96%) JUnit
9 7 (12.96%) TestPartner
9 7 (12.96%) SilkPerformer
9 7 (12.96%) jMock
9 7 (12.96%) QALoad
9 7 (12.96%) User Acceptance Testing
9 7 (12.96%) Manual Testing
9 7 (12.96%) QMS
9 7 (12.96%) EasyMock
9 7 (12.96%) Test Strategy
9 7 (12.96%) Automation Testing
10 6 (11.11%) Functional Testing
10 6 (11.11%) Non-Functional Testing
10 6 (11.11%) QADirector
10 6 (11.11%) ISTQB
11 5 (9.259%) Agile Software Development
11 5 (9.259%) HP
11 5 (9.259%) .NET
11 5 (9.259%) HP Quality Center
12 4 (7.407%) Waterfall

Head of Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited Head of Testing 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 Head of Testing in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 5 (9.259%) .NET
2 3 (5.556%) ASP.NET
2 3 (5.556%) Web Services
2 3 (5.556%) XML
2 3 (5.556%) XSD
2 3 (5.556%) XSLT
3 1 (1.852%) Middleware
Development Applications
1 13 (24.07%) Selenium
2 10 (18.52%) QuickTest Pro
3 7 (12.96%) LoadRunner
3 7 (12.96%) JUnit
3 7 (12.96%) TestPartner
3 7 (12.96%) SilkPerformer
3 7 (12.96%) jMock
3 7 (12.96%) QALoad
3 7 (12.96%) EasyMock
4 6 (11.11%) QADirector
5 4 (7.407%) TestDirector
6 3 (5.556%) Visual Studio
6 3 (5.556%) WatiN
General
1 22 (40.74%) Finance
2 4 (7.407%) Banking
2 4 (7.407%) Investment Banking
3 3 (5.556%) Law
4 2 (3.704%) Marketing
5 1 (1.852%) Retail
5 1 (1.852%) Electronics
5 1 (1.852%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 3 (5.556%) SaaS
2 2 (3.704%) New Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (33.33%) Software Testing
2 16 (29.63%) Test Management
3 13 (24.07%) Automated Testing
4 12 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
5 7 (12.96%) User Acceptance Testing
5 7 (12.96%) Manual Testing
5 7 (12.96%) QMS
5 7 (12.96%) Test Strategy
5 7 (12.96%) Automation Testing
6 6 (11.11%) Functional Testing
6 6 (11.11%) Non-Functional Testing
7 5 (9.259%) Agile Software Development
8 4 (7.407%) Waterfall
8 4 (7.407%) Project Management
8 4 (7.407%) Release Management
9 3 (5.556%) Test Scripting
9 3 (5.556%) Load Testing
9 3 (5.556%) Security Testing
9 3 (5.556%) Web Testing
9 3 (5.556%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 3 (5.556%) VBScript
2 2 (3.704%) C#
Qualifications
1 14 (25.93%) ISEB
2 6 (11.11%) ISTQB
3 1 (1.852%) Degree
3 1 (1.852%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (53.70%) QA
Systems Management
1 5 (9.259%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 5 (9.259%) HP
2 1 (1.852%) Oracle
2 1 (1.852%) SAP
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Salary: Excellent Salary & Benefits
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