The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Test Manager role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Test Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 24 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Test Manager
Rank 849 863 849
Rank change year-on-year
+14 -14
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Test Manager 13 36 32
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.012% 0.030% 0.026%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.013% 0.031% 0.027%
Number of salaries quoted 12 32 25
Average salary £47,500 £40,000 £57,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+18.75% -30.43%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,250 £33,500 £43,550
10% offered a salary of more than £64,500 £54,750 £67,400
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £38,500 £53,750
% change year-on-year
+3.89% -28.37%
All Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
102035 114410 117207
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 94.41% 94.80% 94.20%
Number of salaries quoted 84835 98106 99148
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%

Software Test Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Software Test Manager Jobs Demand Trend

Software Test Manager
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Software Test Manager within the UK.

Software Test Manager Salary Trend

Software Test Manager
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Test Manager over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 within the UK.

Software Test Manager Salary Histogram

Software Test Manager
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Test Manager within the UK over the 3 months to 24 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 +3 12 £47,500 +18.75%
London +49 3 £65,000 +23.80%
Yorkshire +5 3 £47,500 +18.75%
West Yorkshire -1 3 £47,500 +18.75%
Manchester - 3 £37,500 -
North West - 3 £37,500 -
Halifax - 2 £47,500 -
City of London - 2 £65,000 -
Cambridgeshire +12 1 £32,500 -
Surrey +6 1 £60,000 +14.28%
Cambridge 0 1 £32,500 -
East of England -3 1 £32,500 -18.75%
South East -11 1 £60,000 +64.38%
Scotland - 1 - -
West Midlands - 1 £55,000 -
Staffordshire - 1 £55,000 -
Leeds - 1 £40,000 -
Edinburgh - 1 - -

Software Test Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited Software 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 Software Test Manager in their job title.

1 7 (46.67%) Software Testing
1 7 (46.67%) QA
2 6 (40.00%) User Acceptance Testing
3 4 (26.67%) Test Scripting
3 4 (26.67%) Test Strategy
4 3 (20.00%) Test Management
4 3 (20.00%) Test Automation
4 3 (20.00%) QlikView
4 3 (20.00%) Degree
4 3 (20.00%) CRM
4 3 (20.00%) SharePoint
5 2 (13.33%) E-Commerce
5 2 (13.33%) .NET
5 2 (13.33%) ISEB
5 2 (13.33%) Automated Testing
5 2 (13.33%) Software Engineering
5 2 (13.33%) Agile Software Development
5 2 (13.33%) ISTQB
5 2 (13.33%) Computer Science
5 2 (13.33%) Hedge funds
5 2 (13.33%) Team Foundation Server
5 2 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (6.667%) ATDD
6 1 (6.667%) Performance Management
6 1 (6.667%) Waterfall
6 1 (6.667%) BDD
6 1 (6.667%) Fund Management
6 1 (6.667%) Security Testing
6 1 (6.667%) Unit Testing
6 1 (6.667%) .NET Framework

Software Test Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited Software 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 Software Test Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (13.33%) .NET
2 1 (6.667%) .NET Framework
2 1 (6.667%) ASP.NET
Application Platforms
1 3 (20.00%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 1 (6.667%) Dynamics CRM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (20.00%) QlikView
2 1 (6.667%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (13.33%) Team Foundation Server
2 1 (6.667%) QuickTest Pro
General
1 1 (6.667%) Retail
1 1 (6.667%) Finance
1 1 (6.667%) Legal
1 1 (6.667%) Games
Miscellaneous
1 2 (13.33%) Computer Science
1 2 (13.33%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 1 (6.667%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (46.67%) Software Testing
2 6 (40.00%) User Acceptance Testing
3 4 (26.67%) Test Scripting
3 4 (26.67%) Test Strategy
4 3 (20.00%) Test Management
4 3 (20.00%) Test Automation
4 3 (20.00%) CRM
5 2 (13.33%) E-Commerce
5 2 (13.33%) Automated Testing
5 2 (13.33%) Software Engineering
5 2 (13.33%) Agile Software Development
5 2 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (6.667%) ATDD
6 1 (6.667%) Performance Management
6 1 (6.667%) Waterfall
6 1 (6.667%) BDD
6 1 (6.667%) Fund Management
6 1 (6.667%) Security Testing
6 1 (6.667%) Unit Testing
6 1 (6.667%) Resource Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (6.667%) C#
1 1 (6.667%) VBScript
1 1 (6.667%) VB
Qualifications
1 3 (20.00%) Degree
2 2 (13.33%) ISEB
2 2 (13.33%) ISTQB
3 1 (6.667%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (46.67%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (6.667%) Microsoft
West Yorkshire
You will have experience of automated software test and QA... Desired experience - Knowledge of the following technologies would be useful; Video Broadcast, client/server headend architectures, RTOS realtime...
OCC Computing
Salary: Market related
Posted: 25 May 2013
West Yorkshire
SW Test Manager must have embedded SW Test, Automated SW Test and QA experience... You will be ISEB qualified and have an understanding of functional and non-functional...
OCC Computing
Salary: Market related
Posted: 1 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
They require an experienced Test Manager with proven experience and expertise in software testing within a fast paced delivery environment... You will be required to implement a test...
AMsource Technology
Salary: From £35,000 to £40,000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Luton, South East
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Software QA / Test Team Lead / Manager to join this global organisation in this varied role joining an expanding and highly...
GSA Techsource
Salary: GBP450000 to GBP550000 per annum + Benefits: + Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 25 May 2013