Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Test Manager role in IT jobs within the Wales region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. 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 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Manager
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank84101
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching permanent IT job ads2212
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.005 %
As % of the category below1.464 %0.599 %
Salaries quoted2210
Average minimum salary£41,591£39,300
Average salary£47,273£42,300
% change on same period last year+11.75 %
Average maximum salary£52,955£45,300
UK excluding London average salary£49,975£50,100
% change on same period last year-0.24 %
Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads15032002
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.973 %0.893 %
Salaries quoted13991834
Average minimum salary£31,522£30,876
Average salary£35,419£34,258
% change on same period last year+3.38 %
Average maximum salary£39,317£37,640
UK excluding London average salary£38,454£39,134
% change on same period last year-1.73 %
Test Manager UKTest Manager
UK

Test Manager
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 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 Demand Trend

Test Manager
Salary Trend

The 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
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Manager across the Wales region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

Wales Test Manager Salary Histogram

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 18 November 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.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
South WalesUp+1719£46,053+7.27 %
Test Manager UKTest Manager
UK

Test Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, 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.

134 (89.47 %)ISEB
223 (60.53 %)Test Management
321 (55.26 %)PRINCE2
413 (34.21 %)Project Management
512 (31.58 %)Security Cleared
69 (23.68 %)Telecoms
78 (21.05 %)Education
78 (21.05 %)ISEB Practitioner
78 (21.05 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
78 (21.05 %)Degree
78 (21.05 %)Service Management
78 (21.05 %)ITIL
86 (15.79 %)HP
86 (15.79 %)NGN
86 (15.79 %)Regression Testing
95 (13.16 %)PRINCE
95 (13.16 %)CMMI
104 (10.53 %)Borland
113 (7.895 %)BSS
122 (5.263 %)Software Engineering
122 (5.263 %)TestDirector
131 (2.632 %)MGCP
131 (2.632 %)VXML
131 (2.632 %)SMS
131 (2.632 %)VoIP
131 (2.632 %)TCAP
131 (2.632 %)ISUP
131 (2.632 %)SCCP
131 (2.632 %)INAP
131 (2.632 %)IPTV

Test Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, 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.

Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.632 %)VXML
Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (15.79 %)NGN
23 (7.895 %)BSS
31 (2.632 %)MGCP
31 (2.632 %)SMS
31 (2.632 %)VoIP
31 (2.632 %)TCAP
31 (2.632 %)ISUP
31 (2.632 %)SCCP
31 (2.632 %)INAP
Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (5.263 %)TestDirector
Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (23.68 %)Telecoms
28 (21.05 %)Education
31 (2.632 %)Advertising
31 (2.632 %)Multimedia
Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.632 %)IPTV
11 (2.632 %)Streaming Video
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (60.53 %)Test Management
221 (55.26 %)PRINCE2
313 (34.21 %)Project Management
412 (31.58 %)Security Cleared
58 (21.05 %)Service Management
58 (21.05 %)ITIL
66 (15.79 %)Regression Testing
75 (13.16 %)PRINCE
75 (13.16 %)CMMI
82 (5.263 %)Software Engineering
91 (2.632 %)Automated Testing
Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
134 (89.47 %)ISEB
28 (21.05 %)ISEB Practitioner
28 (21.05 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
28 (21.05 %)Degree
Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (15.79 %)HP
24 (10.53 %)Borland
31 (2.632 %)Cramer