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The table below looks at the demand for Manual Testing skills within the Wigan 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkManual Testing
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2320
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads31
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.542 %2.381 %
Salaries quoted21
Average minimum salary£30,000£28,000
Average salary£32,500£29,000
% change on same period last year+12.06 %
Average maximum salary£35,000£30,000
UK excluding London average salary£30,155£32,970
% change on same period last year-8.53 %
Wigan IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Wigan
Matching permanent IT job ads11842
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.079 %0.019 %
Salaries quoted10642
Average minimum salary£37,246£30,008
Average salary£39,592£32,190
% change on same period last year+22.99 %
Average maximum salary£41,938£34,372
UK excluding London average salary£42,954£44,648
% change on same period last year-3.79 %
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Manual Testing
Demand Trend

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

Wigan 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 Wigan region.

Wigan Manual Testing Salary Trend

Manual Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Manual Testing across the Wigan region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Wigan Manual Testing Salary Histogram

Manual Testing
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Wigan 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.

14 (66.67 %)TickIT
14 (66.67 %)ISO9000
14 (66.67 %)Automated Testing
14 (66.67 %)User Acceptance Testing
22 (33.33 %)QA
22 (33.33 %)ISEB

Manual Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Wigan 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.

Wigan IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (66.67 %)Test Team Leader
14 (66.67 %)Team Leader
22 (33.33 %)QA Tester
22 (33.33 %)Tester
Wigan IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (66.67 %)Automated Testing
14 (66.67 %)User Acceptance Testing
Wigan IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (33.33 %)ISEB
Wigan IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (66.67 %)ISO9000
14 (66.67 %)TickIT
22 (33.33 %)QA