The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Manager role in IT jobs advertised for the Wales 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 17 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 Wales region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Manager
Rank 85 97 80
Rank change year-on-year
+12 -17
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Manager 10 4 6
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales 0.803% 0.351% 0.576%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.818% 0.361% 0.609%
Number of salaries quoted 9 3 6
Average salary £37,000 £47,000 £38,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-21.27% +23.68%
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £48,500 £47,750
% change year-on-year
+3.09% +1.57%
All Job Titles
Wales
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1222 1107 986
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales 98.07% 97.28% 94.72%
Number of salaries quoted 1106 974 905
Average salary £35,000 £33,500 £34,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.47% -2.89%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £23,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Test Manager
UK

Test Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Wales 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 Wales region.

Wales Test Manager Salary Trend

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 Wales region over the 3 months to 17 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
North Wales - 7 £37,000 -
Mid Wales - 3 £43,250 -
Test Manager
UK

Test Manager
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wales 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 10 (83.33%) QA
2 8 (66.67%) Automated Testing
2 8 (66.67%) Test Strategy
3 7 (58.33%) .NET
3 7 (58.33%) EPoS
4 6 (50.00%) Retail
4 6 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
5 3 (25.00%) Software Testing
5 3 (25.00%) Automation Testing
5 3 (25.00%) C
5 3 (25.00%) ISEB
6 2 (16.67%) Workflow
6 2 (16.67%) Project Management
6 2 (16.67%) ISEB Practitioner
6 2 (16.67%) Test Management
7 1 (8.333%) Manual Testing
7 1 (8.333%) Degree
7 1 (8.333%) C++
7 1 (8.333%) Microsoft
7 1 (8.333%) Embedded C
7 1 (8.333%) Regression Testing
7 1 (8.333%) Telecoms

Test Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wales 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 7 (58.33%) .NET
General
1 6 (50.00%) Retail
2 1 (8.333%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 7 (58.33%) EPoS
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (66.67%) Automated Testing
1 8 (66.67%) Test Strategy
2 6 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
3 3 (25.00%) Automation Testing
3 3 (25.00%) Software Testing
4 2 (16.67%) Project Management
4 2 (16.67%) Test Management
4 2 (16.67%) Workflow
5 1 (8.333%) Manual Testing
5 1 (8.333%) Regression Testing
Programming Languages
1 3 (25.00%) C
2 1 (8.333%) C++
2 1 (8.333%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 3 (25.00%) ISEB
2 2 (16.67%) ISEB Practitioner
3 1 (8.333%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (83.33%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (8.333%) Microsoft
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