The first table below looks at the demand for Test Strategy skills in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Strategy 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the West Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Strategy
Rank 181 174 145
Rank change year-on-year
-7 -29
Permanent jobs citing Test Strategy 23 11 31
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.457% 0.241% 0.743%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.610% 0.348% 1.076%
Number of salaries quoted 19 5 21
Average salary £40,000 £48,750 £44,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-17.94% +10.79%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £28,000 £37,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £50,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year
+5.88% -
All Processes & Methodologies
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
3770 3162 2881
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 74.98% 69.37% 69.06%
Number of salaries quoted 3158 2737 2424
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £26,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Test Strategy
England

Test Strategy
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Test Strategy across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

West Midlands Test Strategy Jobs Demand Trend

Test Strategy
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Test Strategy across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Test Strategy Salary Trend

Test Strategy
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Strategy across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

West Midlands Test Strategy Salary Histogram

Test Strategy
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Strategy within the West Midlands region 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
Birmingham -8 11 £33,750 +20.53%
Solihull -11 4 £38,750 -22.50%
Warwickshire +7 3 £65,000 +33.33%
Coventry -25 2 £71,250 +42.50%
Test Strategy
England

Test Strategy
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Test Strategy 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 Test Strategy.

1 19 (45.24%) Finance
2 14 (33.33%) ISEB
3 13 (30.95%) ISTQB
4 12 (28.57%) User Acceptance Testing
5 10 (23.81%) QA
5 10 (23.81%) Test Management
6 8 (19.05%) HP Quality Center
7 7 (16.67%) Project Management
7 7 (16.67%) Agile Software Development
8 6 (14.29%) SQL
9 5 (11.90%) Integration Testing
9 5 (11.90%) Manual Testing
9 5 (11.90%) HP
9 5 (11.90%) Retail
9 5 (11.90%) Information Management
9 5 (11.90%) Automated Testing
10 4 (9.524%) Business Analysis
10 4 (9.524%) Selenium
10 4 (9.524%) Test Scripting
11 3 (7.143%) Automotive
11 3 (7.143%) E-Commerce
11 3 (7.143%) UNIX
11 3 (7.143%) Windows
11 3 (7.143%) Windows 2000
11 3 (7.143%) VB
11 3 (7.143%) HTML
11 3 (7.143%) Oracle
11 3 (7.143%) SQL Server
11 3 (7.143%) Manufacturing
11 3 (7.143%) ISEB Practitioner

Test Strategy
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Test Strategy 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 Test Strategy. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (7.143%) HTML
2 1 (2.381%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 2 (4.762%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 2 (4.762%) MS Excel
2 1 (2.381%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 1 (2.381%) SAP CRM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (7.143%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (9.524%) Selenium
2 1 (2.381%) TestDirector
General
1 19 (45.24%) Finance
2 5 (11.90%) Retail
3 3 (7.143%) Automotive
3 3 (7.143%) Manufacturing
4 2 (4.762%) Games
4 2 (4.762%) Advertising
4 2 (4.762%) Legal
4 2 (4.762%) Telecoms
5 1 (2.381%) Banking
5 1 (2.381%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 18 (42.86%) Analyst
2 14 (33.33%) Test Manager
3 10 (23.81%) Test Analyst
4 7 (16.67%) Agile Test Analyst
5 6 (14.29%) Business Analyst
5 6 (14.29%) Test Leader
6 5 (11.90%) Software Test Analyst
7 4 (9.524%) Test Coordinator
7 4 (9.524%) Coordinator
8 3 (7.143%) Testing Manager
8 3 (7.143%) Systems Analyst
8 3 (7.143%) Tester
8 3 (7.143%) Systems Tester
8 3 (7.143%) Systems Test Analyst
9 2 (4.762%) Senior Analyst
9 2 (4.762%) Senior Test Analyst
9 2 (4.762%) Head of Testing
9 2 (4.762%) Testing Analyst
10 1 (2.381%) QA Engineer
10 1 (2.381%) SAP Test Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (4.762%) EPoS
2 1 (2.381%) Management Information System
2 1 (2.381%) Mainframe
2 1 (2.381%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 3 (7.143%) UNIX
1 3 (7.143%) Windows
1 3 (7.143%) Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (28.57%) User Acceptance Testing
2 10 (23.81%) Test Management
3 7 (16.67%) Project Management
3 7 (16.67%) Agile Software Development
4 5 (11.90%) Integration Testing
4 5 (11.90%) Manual Testing
4 5 (11.90%) Information Management
4 5 (11.90%) Automated Testing
5 4 (9.524%) Business Analysis
5 4 (9.524%) Test Scripting
6 3 (7.143%) E-Commerce
6 3 (7.143%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (7.143%) Performance Testing
7 2 (4.762%) TMap
7 2 (4.762%) Automation Testing
8 1 (2.381%) System Testing
8 1 (2.381%) Business Transformation
8 1 (2.381%) Analytics
8 1 (2.381%) User Stories
8 1 (2.381%) Marketing Analytics
Programming Languages
1 6 (14.29%) SQL
2 3 (7.143%) VB
3 1 (2.381%) C
Qualifications
1 14 (33.33%) ISEB
2 13 (30.95%) ISTQB
3 3 (7.143%) ISEB Practitioner
4 2 (4.762%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (23.81%) QA
Systems Management
1 8 (19.05%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 5 (11.90%) HP
2 3 (7.143%) Oracle
3 2 (4.762%) Microsoft
3 2 (4.762%) JDA
3 2 (4.762%) hybris
3 2 (4.762%) RedPrairie
4 1 (2.381%) IBM
4 1 (2.381%) PeopleSoft
4 1 (2.381%) SAP
West Midlands
Software quality assurance experience... Ideally an ISEB Practitioner Certificate in Test Management... KEYWORDS: Quality Assurance | Test | Testing | QA | Manager | UAT | SIT | Strategy | Plan | Tests | Management | Lead | Technology | Software
Harnham
Salary: £32000 - £40000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Solihull, West Midlands
I am looking for a test co-coordinator to join a busy company based in Solihull, they are looking for a test coordinator who can take responsibility for...
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
An excellent, in-depth understanding of the testing lifecycle is required, with outstanding supplier management skills... You will oversee Test strategy, drive modernisation and maintain processes for all...
Sainsburys
Salary: £attractive
Posted: 15 May 2013
Walsgrave, Coventry, West Midlands
Covering our entire IT division, you'll be accountable for the overall delivery of software testing to time, quality and budget targets. Helping us to define the Organisational...
Sainsburys
Salary: attractive
Posted: 24 May 2013
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: 24 May 2013
West Midlands
Technical Requirements *Visual Studio 2010 *Foundation Server *SQL *Microsoft Dynamics *CRM Knowledge, skills qualifications and experience: Candidates normally have substantial experience in the software testing domain with material...
Timothy James Consulting Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 22 May 2013