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This section looks at the demand for Manual Testing skills within the West Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Manual Testing over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkManual Testing
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank169185
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching permanent IT job ads1513
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.455 %0.400 %
Salaries quoted1511
Average minimum salary£27,533£31,000
Average salary£29,767£32,455
% change on same period last year-8.28 %
Average maximum salary£32,000£33,909
UK excluding London average salary£31,666£33,007
% change on same period last year-4.06 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads32983251
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.775 %1.355 %
Salaries quoted25812684
Average minimum salary£34,404£35,059
Average salary£37,385£37,955
% change on same period last year-1.50 %
Average maximum salary£40,367£40,852
UK excluding London average salary£42,491£44,465
% change on same period last year-4.44 %
Manual Testing YorkshireManual Testing
Yorkshire

Manual Testing
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Manual Testing across the West Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

West Yorkshire Manual Testing Demand Trend

Manual Testing
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Manual Testing across the West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire Manual Testing Salary Trend

Manual Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Manual Testing across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

West Yorkshire Manual Testing Salary Histogram

Manual Testing
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manual Testing within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
LeedsUp+1411£30,000-13.66 %
BradfordDown-142£31,750+20.56 %
HalifaxNew entry-1£18,000-
Manual Testing YorkshireManual Testing
Yorkshire

Manual Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Manual Testing 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 Manual Testing.

130 (58.82 %)ISEB
220 (39.22 %)Finance
316 (31.37 %)Automated Testing
413 (25.49 %)Test Scripting
413 (25.49 %)System Testing
512 (23.53 %)QA
611 (21.57 %)Software Testing
710 (19.61 %)User Acceptance Testing
710 (19.61 %)Regression Testing
710 (19.61 %)SQL
89 (17.65 %)TestDirector
98 (15.69 %)Publishing
98 (15.69 %)Problem Management
107 (13.73 %)LoadRunner
115 (9.804 %)Law
124 (7.843 %)TDD
133 (5.882 %)Requirements Management
133 (5.882 %)Windows Vista
133 (5.882 %)Performance Testing
133 (5.882 %)Windows
133 (5.882 %)Workflow
142 (3.922 %)Microsoft
142 (3.922 %)Telecoms
142 (3.922 %)MS Excel
142 (3.922 %)WinRunner
142 (3.922 %)XML
151 (1.961 %)Selenium
151 (1.961 %)FitNesse
151 (1.961 %)PDA
151 (1.961 %)Insurance

Manual Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Manual Testing 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 Manual Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (3.922 %)XML
21 (1.961 %).NET
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.961 %)BizTalk Server
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (3.922 %)MS Excel
21 (1.961 %)MS Office
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (1.961 %)MS Access
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (17.65 %)TestDirector
27 (13.73 %)LoadRunner
32 (3.922 %)WinRunner
41 (1.961 %)QuickTest Pro
41 (1.961 %)TestPartner
41 (1.961 %)SilkTest
41 (1.961 %)Selenium
41 (1.961 %)FitNesse
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (39.22 %)Finance
28 (15.69 %)Publishing
35 (9.804 %)Law
42 (3.922 %)Telecoms
51 (1.961 %)Automotive
51 (1.961 %)Government
51 (1.961 %)Insurance
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
132 (62.75 %)Tester
226 (50.98 %)Analyst
321 (41.18 %)Test Analyst
412 (23.53 %)Software Tester
510 (19.61 %)Systems Tester
68 (15.69 %)Systems Analyst
68 (15.69 %)Systems Test Analyst
75 (9.804 %)QA Analyst
75 (9.804 %)Quality Analyst
83 (5.882 %)QA Tester
92 (3.922 %)Manual Test Analyst
101 (1.961 %)Graduate
101 (1.961 %)Test Engineer
101 (1.961 %)Consultant
101 (1.961 %)Manual Tester
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (1.961 %)Client/Server
11 (1.961 %)Blackberry
11 (1.961 %)PDA
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (5.882 %)Windows
13 (5.882 %)Windows Vista
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (31.37 %)Automated Testing
213 (25.49 %)Test Scripting
213 (25.49 %)System Testing
311 (21.57 %)Software Testing
410 (19.61 %)User Acceptance Testing
410 (19.61 %)Regression Testing
58 (15.69 %)Problem Management
64 (7.843 %)TDD
73 (5.882 %)Workflow
73 (5.882 %)Performance Testing
73 (5.882 %)Requirements Management
81 (1.961 %)Integration Testing
81 (1.961 %)Agile Software Development
81 (1.961 %)Pair Programming
81 (1.961 %)Continuous Integration
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (19.61 %)SQL
21 (1.961 %)C
21 (1.961 %)C#
21 (1.961 %)Java
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
130 (58.82 %)ISEB
21 (1.961 %)ISEB Practitioner
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
112 (23.53 %)QA
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (3.922 %)Microsoft
21 (1.961 %)Apple