The first table below looks at the demand for the Testing Manager role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Testing Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 23 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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Testing Manager
Rank 838 870 828
Rank change year-on-year
+32 -42
Permanent jobs requiring a Testing Manager 24 28 45
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.022% 0.023% 0.036%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.024% 0.024% 0.038%
Number of salaries quoted 18 24 41
Average salary £60,000 £57,500 £65,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.34% -11.53%
90% offered a salary of more than £38,500 £49,750 £35,300
10% offered a salary of more than £80,000 £77,400 £81,800
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £51,250 £41,500
% change year-on-year
-21.95% +23.49%
All Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
101523 114414 118763
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 94.40% 94.78% 94.22%
Number of salaries quoted 84418 98091 100446
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%

Testing Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Testing Manager Jobs Demand Trend

Testing Manager
Salary Trend

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

Testing Manager Salary Trend

Testing Manager
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Testing Manager over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 within the UK.

Testing Manager Salary Histogram

Testing Manager
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Testing Manager within the UK over the 3 months to 23 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 +19 22 £60,000 +9.09%
London +39 13 £60,000 -14.28%
West Midlands -19 4 £40,000 -25.58%
East of England +11 2 £40,000 -5.88%
Warwickshire +9 2 £80,000 -
Berkshire +1 2 - -
South East -1 2 - -
Scotland - 2 - -
Rickmansworth - 2 £40,000 -
Reading - 2 - -
Edinburgh - 2 - -
Hertfordshire - 2 £40,000 -
Stratford-upon-Avon -5 1 £80,000 -
North East - 1 £34,000 -
Durham - 1 £34,000 -

Testing Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited Testing 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 Testing Manager in their job title.

1 18 (40.91%) Finance
1 18 (40.91%) Test Strategy
2 17 (38.64%) Degree
2 17 (38.64%) QA
3 15 (34.09%) User Acceptance Testing
3 15 (34.09%) ISEB
4 14 (31.82%) Test Management
5 13 (29.55%) Performance Testing
6 10 (22.73%) Computer Science
7 9 (20.45%) Test Scripting
7 9 (20.45%) Stakeholder Management
8 8 (18.18%) Service Delivery
8 8 (18.18%) Java
8 8 (18.18%) Security Testing
8 8 (18.18%) ISTQB
9 7 (15.91%) Selenium
9 7 (15.91%) HP Quality Center
9 7 (15.91%) Social Media
9 7 (15.91%) QuickTest Pro
9 7 (15.91%) Project Management
10 6 (13.64%) E-Commerce
10 6 (13.64%) ATG
10 6 (13.64%) Agile Software Development
10 6 (13.64%) Sahi
10 6 (13.64%) Manual Testing
10 6 (13.64%) Agile Testing
10 6 (13.64%) Penetration Testing
10 6 (13.64%) Software Testing
11 5 (11.36%) Retail
12 4 (9.091%) Banking

Testing Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited Testing 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 Testing Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (4.545%) HTML
1 2 (4.545%) CSS
1 2 (4.545%) HTML5
Business Applications
1 1 (2.273%) Oracle EBS R12
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.818%) HTTP
2 2 (4.545%) TCP/IP
2 2 (4.545%) BSS
Development Applications
1 7 (15.91%) Selenium
1 7 (15.91%) QuickTest Pro
2 6 (13.64%) Sahi
3 1 (2.273%) Jenkins
3 1 (2.273%) JIRA
3 1 (2.273%) Maven
3 1 (2.273%) TestDirector
3 1 (2.273%) LoadRunner
General
1 18 (40.91%) Finance
2 5 (11.36%) Retail
3 4 (9.091%) Banking
4 3 (6.818%) Billing
4 3 (6.818%) Manufacturing
5 2 (4.545%) Automotive
5 2 (4.545%) Marketing
6 1 (2.273%) Retail Banking
6 1 (2.273%) International Banking
6 1 (2.273%) Games
6 1 (2.273%) Law
6 1 (2.273%) Legal
6 1 (2.273%) Electronics
6 1 (2.273%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 10 (22.73%) Computer Science
2 7 (15.91%) Social Media
3 4 (9.091%) Derivative
3 4 (9.091%) Equity Derivative
3 4 (9.091%) Economics
3 4 (9.091%) Mathematics
4 3 (6.818%) NHS
5 2 (4.545%) Client/Server
5 2 (4.545%) Handset
5 2 (4.545%) FMCG
5 2 (4.545%) Kindle
6 1 (2.273%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.545%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (40.91%) Test Strategy
2 15 (34.09%) User Acceptance Testing
3 14 (31.82%) Test Management
4 13 (29.55%) Performance Testing
5 9 (20.45%) Test Scripting
5 9 (20.45%) Stakeholder Management
6 8 (18.18%) Service Delivery
6 8 (18.18%) Security Testing
7 7 (15.91%) Project Management
8 6 (13.64%) E-Commerce
8 6 (13.64%) Agile Software Development
8 6 (13.64%) Manual Testing
8 6 (13.64%) Agile Testing
8 6 (13.64%) Penetration Testing
8 6 (13.64%) Software Testing
9 4 (9.091%) Use Case
9 4 (9.091%) Greeks
10 3 (6.818%) Validation
10 3 (6.818%) Regression Testing
10 3 (6.818%) SOA
Programming Languages
1 8 (18.18%) Java
2 3 (6.818%) C
3 2 (4.545%) JavaScript
3 2 (4.545%) SQL
Qualifications
1 17 (38.64%) Degree
2 15 (34.09%) ISEB
3 8 (18.18%) ISTQB
4 1 (2.273%) ISEB Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (38.64%) QA
2 2 (4.545%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 2 (4.545%) ISO 9001
Systems Management
1 7 (15.91%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 6 (13.64%) ATG
2 3 (6.818%) Cognizant
3 2 (4.545%) HP
3 2 (4.545%) Oracle
4 1 (2.273%) Google
Walsgrave, Coventry, West Midlands
An excellent, in-depth understanding of the testing lifecycle is required, with outstanding supplier management skills Sainsbury's is a complex operation, so IT delivery requires strong project...
Sainsburys
Salary: £attractive
Posted: 23 May 2013
City, London
PRINCE2, MSP or similar project management qualification (Foundation as a minimum); Experience of working in large organisations... ISEB/ISTQB Foundation (or higher) Testing Certification (or equivalent)... Define UAT...
Elevate Recruitment
Salary: From £45,000 to £65,000 per annum + Bonus and Benefits
Posted: 19 May 2013