Test Manager Jobs in the North West

Test Manager
England > North West

The median Test Manager salary in the North West is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 280 294 310
Rank change year-on-year +14 +16 -57
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Manager 15 10 17
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.16% 0.12% 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.14% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 14 5 9
10th Percentile £45,167 £39,750 £39,905
25th Percentile £51,391 £52,500 £44,562
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +8.70% -20.69%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,250 -
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% +16.67% -7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the North West. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the North West with a recognized job title 9,091 7,264 9,077
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.93% 89.36% 95.92%
Number of salaries quoted 7,021 4,163 5,533
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,882 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.90% +4.54% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £54,000 £60,250 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.37% +0.42% +9.09%

Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings that featured Test Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Test Manager in the North West

Test Manager
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Manager in the North West.

Salary trend for Test Manager in the North West

Test Manager
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Manager in the North West over the 6 months to 18 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Test Manager in the North West

Test Manager
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 Test Manager within the North West region over the 6 months to 18 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 +42 13 £55,000 -15.38% 3
Merseyside +5 1 £45,000 +38.46% 1
Cheshire -8 1 £45,000 -28.00%
Test Manager
England

Test Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 18 April 2024, Test Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the North West region featuring Test Manager in the job title.

1 8 (53.33%) Test Management
2 7 (46.67%) Software Testing
3 6 (40.00%) User Acceptance Testing
4 5 (33.33%) QA
4 5 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
4 5 (33.33%) Test Strategy
4 5 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (33.33%) Social Skills
4 5 (33.33%) End-to-End Testing
5 4 (26.67%) Transition Management
5 4 (26.67%) SAP
5 4 (26.67%) Agile
5 4 (26.67%) LAN
5 4 (26.67%) Project Management
5 4 (26.67%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (26.67%) Wireless
5 4 (26.67%) Back Office
5 4 (26.67%) Matrix Management
5 4 (26.67%) Test Automation
6 3 (20.00%) Line Management
6 3 (20.00%) Budget Management
6 3 (20.00%) Project Delivery
7 2 (13.33%) Smoke Testing
7 2 (13.33%) Test Planning
7 2 (13.33%) Public Sector
7 2 (13.33%) Service Delivery
7 2 (13.33%) Regression Testing
7 2 (13.33%) Risk Management
7 2 (13.33%) Migration

Test Manager Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (13.33%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (26.67%) LAN
1 4 (26.67%) Wi-Fi
1 4 (26.67%) Wireless
General
1 5 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 5 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 4 (26.67%) Back Office
3 2 (13.33%) Public Sector
4 1 (6.67%) Aviation
4 1 (6.67%) Police
4 1 (6.67%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (53.33%) Test Management
2 7 (46.67%) Software Testing
3 6 (40.00%) User Acceptance Testing
4 5 (33.33%) End-to-End Testing
4 5 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
4 5 (33.33%) Test Strategy
5 4 (26.67%) Agile
5 4 (26.67%) Matrix Management
5 4 (26.67%) Project Management
5 4 (26.67%) Test Automation
5 4 (26.67%) Transition Management
6 3 (20.00%) Budget Management
6 3 (20.00%) Line Management
6 3 (20.00%) Project Delivery
7 2 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
7 2 (13.33%) Data Migration
7 2 (13.33%) Smoke Testing
7 2 (13.33%) Test Planning
7 2 (13.33%) Waterfall
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (33.33%) QA
Vendors
1 4 (26.67%) SAP