Functional Testing Jobs in the North West

Functional Testing
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for Functional Testing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Functional Testing over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 259 275 239
Rank change year-on-year +16 -36 -21
Permanent jobs citing Functional Testing 31 27 103
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.32% 0.34% 1.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.38% 0.35% 1.15%
Number of salaries quoted 26 25 40
10th Percentile £23,800 £46,250 -
25th Percentile £40,000 £53,750 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.39% +15.00% +17.65%
75th Percentile £62,500 £72,500 £63,750
90th Percentile - £74,000 £64,106
England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% -4.35% +15.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

Functional Testing is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,062 7,624 8,971
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 83.15% 95.74% 95.33%
Number of salaries quoted 6,132 3,949 5,362
10th Percentile £27,775 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,050 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Functional Testing
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Functional Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Functional Testing in the North West

Functional Testing
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Functional Testing in the North West.

Salary trend for Functional Testing in the North West

Functional Testing
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Functional Testing in the North West over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Functional Testing in the North West

Functional Testing
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Functional Testing within the North West region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Manchester +34 28 £47,500 -17.39% 6
Cheshire - 2 £32,500 - 2
Merseyside +4 1 £39,000 -17.89% 1
Functional Testing
England

Functional Testing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (3.23%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 5 (16.13%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.23%) Azure
1 1 (3.23%) BigCommerce
Communications & Networking
1 4 (12.90%) Ethernet
1 4 (12.90%) RS-232
1 4 (12.90%) TCP/IP
1 4 (12.90%) Wireless
2 1 (3.23%) HTTP
Development Applications
1 5 (16.13%) Git
2 4 (12.90%) Subversion
3 1 (3.23%) Cucumber
3 1 (3.23%) Grunt
3 1 (3.23%) gulp
3 1 (3.23%) Postman
3 1 (3.23%) Selenium
3 1 (3.23%) SpecFlow
3 1 (3.23%) Visual Studio Coded UI
General
1 5 (16.13%) Social Skills
2 4 (12.90%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (3.23%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (3.23%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 17 (54.84%) Developer
2 16 (51.61%) .NET Developer
3 13 (41.94%) Senior
4 9 (29.03%) Senior .NET Developer
4 9 (29.03%) Senior Developer
5 7 (22.58%) Analyst
5 7 (22.58%) Test Analyst
6 4 (12.90%) Functional Analyst
6 4 (12.90%) Functional Test Analyst
6 4 (12.90%) Senior Software Engineer
6 4 (12.90%) Software Engineer
7 2 (6.45%) Lead
7 2 (6.45%) Mid-Level .NET Developer
8 1 (3.23%) Backend Developer
8 1 (3.23%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
8 1 (3.23%) Lead Test Engineer
8 1 (3.23%) Senior Backend Developer
8 1 (3.23%) Software Tester
8 1 (3.23%) Test Engineer
8 1 (3.23%) Test Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (67.74%) .NET
2 15 (48.39%) Web Services
3 12 (38.71%) Kafka
3 12 (38.71%) MSMQ
3 12 (38.71%) RabbitMQ
4 11 (35.48%) ASP.NET Web API
4 11 (35.48%) WCF
5 4 (12.90%) WinForms
6 1 (3.23%) .NET Framework
6 1 (3.23%) CSS
6 1 (3.23%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 15 (48.39%) Video\Live Streaming
2 4 (12.90%) CCTV
3 3 (9.68%) N-Tier
4 1 (3.23%) FMCG
4 1 (3.23%) Management Information System
4 1 (3.23%) PMI
4 1 (3.23%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 3 (9.68%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (64.52%) Agile
2 18 (58.06%) Scrum
3 16 (51.61%) Software Testing
4 15 (48.39%) Clean Code
4 15 (48.39%) Design Patterns
4 15 (48.39%) Kanban
4 15 (48.39%) OOP
4 15 (48.39%) TDD
5 9 (29.03%) Performance Optimisation
6 8 (25.81%) Problem-Solving
7 6 (19.35%) Non-Functional Testing
7 6 (19.35%) Test Automation
8 5 (16.13%) Collaborative Working
8 5 (16.13%) Customer Requirements
9 4 (12.90%) Analytics
9 4 (12.90%) Coaching
9 4 (12.90%) Continuous Improvement
9 4 (12.90%) Cybersecurity
9 4 (12.90%) Data Analytics
9 4 (12.90%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 25 (80.65%) C#
2 8 (25.81%) SQL
3 1 (3.23%) JavaScript
3 1 (3.23%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 4 (12.90%) Chartered Engineer
1 4 (12.90%) Degree
1 4 (12.90%) Master's Degree
2 1 (3.23%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (12.90%) PMO
2 3 (9.68%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (3.23%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 5 (16.13%) Microsoft