Everything you need to know about senior test automation professionals in Manchester
Pubished 27th January 2021
There are currently 2214 senior test automation professionals in Manchester and 22% of them have changed jobs in the last year. The average permanent salary is £50,000 and the average daily rate is £425 in Manchester.
Fast stats on senior test automation professionals in Manchester
LinkedIn Talent Insights, January 2021 | itjobswatch.co.uk
Senior test automation professionals in Manchester
Changed jobs in the last year
Avg. Contractor daily rate
Avg. perm salary
Gender diversity for test automation professionals
The senior test automation workforce in Manchester has a male majority of 79% whilst 21% are female.
What schools are producing test automation professionals?
Among the universities where most graduates are placed into senior test automation roles in Manchester, The University of Manchester comes out on top with 146 professionals. The University of Salford comes in second with 127 professionals followed by Liverpool John Moores University with 125.
Top 3 fields of study for test automation professionals
The number of senior test automation professionals in Manchester that studied in the field
Computer Science
Information Technology
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
University degrees
65% of senior test automation professionals in Manchester have a bachelor's degree while over a quarter (26%) have a master's degree.
Top 3 most common skills among test automation professionals
The number of senior test automation professionals that list the skill on their LinkedIn profile
Test Automation
Software Development
Regression Testing
Most common skills among test automation professionals
96% of senior test automation professionals list Test Automation as a skill on their LinkedIn profile while 59% list Software Development and 55% list Regression Testing.
Fastest growing skills among test automation professionals
Postman API, DevOps and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are the top three fastest-growing skills among senior test automation professionals in Manchester.
Most common titles among test automation professionals
Test Analyst, Test Lead and Senior Test Analyst are the top three most common titles among senior test automation professionals in Manchester.
Top companies hiring test automation professionals
BBC, Barclays and Booking.com are the top companies in Manchester that have hired senior test automation professionals.
Industries hiring test automation professionals
IT & Services, Computer Software and Financial Services are the top three industries in Manchester where senior test automation professionals are hired.

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