Everything you need to know about test engineers in Manchester
Pubished 6th October 2022
There are currently 1985 test engineers in Manchester and 23% of them have changed jobs in the last year.
Fast stats test engineers in Manchester
LinkedIn Talent Insights, October 2022
Test engineers in Manchester
Changed jobs in the last year
Average salaries
Gender breakdown
The test engineers workforce in Manchester has a male majority of 78% whilst 22% are female.
Top universities
Among the universities where most graduates are placed into 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
The number of test engineers in Manchester that studied in the field
Computer Science
Computational Science
Information Technology
University degree
63% of test engineers in Manchester have a bachelor's degree while over a quarter (27%) have a master's degree.
Top 3 most common skills among test engineers
The number of test engineers that list the skill on their LinkedIn profile
Test Automation
Agile Methodologies
Manual Testing
Most common skills among test engineers
94% of test engineers list Test Automation as a skill on their LinkedIn profile while 56% list Agile Methodologies and 49% list Manual Testing.
Fastest growing skills among test engineers
API Testing, Postman API and Defect Management are the top three fastest-growing skills among test engineers in Manchester.
Fastest growing titles among test engineers
Engineering Team Lead, Automation Lead and Quality Assurance Test Engineer
are the top three fastest-growing titles among test automation professionals in Manchester.
Most common titles among test engineers
Test Analyst, Test Engineer and Quality Assurance Automation Engineer are the top three most common titles among test engineers in Manchester.
Companies using test engineers
Tata Consultancy Services, Booking.com and Barclays are the top companies in Manchester that have hired test engineers.
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