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This section looks at the demand for Manual Testing skills across the UK with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Manual Testing over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.
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| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 502 | 471 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -31 |
| Matching permanent IT job ads | 527 | 736 |
| As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled | 0.278 % | 0.301 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.478 % | 0.541 % |
| Salaries quoted | 477 | 642 |
| Average minimum salary | £31,883 | £33,076 |
| Average salary | £34,258 | £35,222 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.73 % |
| Average maximum salary | £36,633 | £37,369 |
| UK excluding London average salary | £32,736 | £32,880 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.43 % |
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| Matching permanent IT job ads | 110192 | 136125 |
| As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled | 58.17 % | 55.74 % |
| Salaries quoted | 90162 | 107360 |
| Average minimum salary | £43,035 | £44,994 |
| Average salary | £47,108 | £49,098 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.05 % |
| Average maximum salary | £51,182 | £53,203 |
| UK excluding London average salary | £42,567 | £44,524 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.39 % |
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Demand TrendThe chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Manual Testing within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.
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Salary TrendThe chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Manual Testing within the UK.
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Salary HistogramThe chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Manual Testing over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 within the UK.
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Top 30 Job LocationsThis section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manual Testing within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.
| Location | Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Last | Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads | Average Salary
Last 3 Months | Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year |
| England | -38 | 518 | £34,319 | -2.91 % |
| London |  +33 | 198 | £36,935 | -8.12 % |
| South East | -62 | 95 | £34,362 | -5.81 % |
| South West | +11 | 50 | £31,115 | +0.07 % |
| North West | -3 | 48 | £30,256 | +12.02 % |
| City of London | -32 | 45 | £38,583 | -15.29 % |
| Gloucestershire | +2 | 39 | £31,329 | +8.49 % |
| West Midlands | +19 | 36 | £30,445 | +3.86 % |
| Surrey | -19 | 33 | £36,550 | +9.21 % |
| East of England | +4 | 32 | £29,714 | -19.51 % |
| Yorkshire | -16 | 28 | £31,143 | +13.59 % |
| Berkshire | -7 | 25 | £37,283 | -12.29 % |
| Cambridgeshire | +14 | 25 | £29,364 | -13.15 % |
| Cheshire | +7 | 22 | £33,227 | -5.06 % |
| Manchester | +8 | 20 | £25,000 | -5.94 % |
| Coventry | +8 | 20 | £26,972 | -1.91 % |
| Cambridge | +3 | 19 | £29,632 | -11.92 % |
| West Yorkshire | +11 | 16 | £29,375 | -3.10 % |
| Oxfordshire | +1 | 13 | £25,375 | -28.28 % |
| Warrington | -3 | 12 | £37,292 | +1.70 % |
| Hampshire | -11 | 11 | £27,550 | -18.75 % |
| Leeds | +9 | 10 | £29,350 | -10.06 % |
| Clapham |  - | 10 | £31,950 | - |
| East Midlands | -13 | 9 | £23,063 | -21.41 % |
| North East | -4 | 8 | £45,250 | +53.99 % |
| Weybridge | - | 8 | £36,938 | - |
| Sheffield | -17 | 7 | £38,429 | +50.47 % |
| Bracknell | +32 | 7 | £34,643 | +6.59 % |
| South Yorkshire | -23 | 7 | £38,429 | +50.89 % |
| Sussex | - | 7 | £42,500 | - |
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Top 30 Related IT SkillsFor the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.
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Top Related IT Skills by CategoryFor the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.
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