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The table below looks at the demand for the Test Engineer role in IT contracts within the Coventry region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Engineer
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2531
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads52
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.002 %
As % of the category below2.381 %0.772 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£153-
Average daily rate£186-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£218-
UK excluding London average daily rate£305£285
% change on same period last year+7.19 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.69£31.94
% change on same period last year-3.90 %
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Coventry
Matching contract IT job ads210259
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.296 %0.262 %
Daily rates quoted77104
Average minimum daily rate£319£291
Average daily rate£341£307
% change on same period last year+11.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£322
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted1721
Average minimum hourly rate£13.67£25.22
Average hourly rate£15.06£26.39
% change on same period last year-42.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.46£27.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Test Engineer West MidlandsTest Engineer
West Midlands

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Test Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Test Engineer across the Coventry region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Coventry Test Engineer Demand Trend

Test Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Test Engineer across the Coventry region.

Coventry Test Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Test Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Test Engineer across the Coventry region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Coventry Test Engineer Daily Rate Histogram

Test Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Test Engineer across the Coventry region.

Coventry Test Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Test Engineer
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry region that cited Test Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Test Engineer in their job title.

16 (66.67 %)ISEB
25 (55.56 %)Test Scripting
25 (55.56 %)ITIL
34 (44.44 %)Windows
34 (44.44 %)Linux
34 (44.44 %)Mac OS X
34 (44.44 %)Internet
34 (44.44 %)Education
43 (33.33 %)Service Management
43 (33.33 %)ITSM
52 (22.22 %)Microsoft
52 (22.22 %)VLE
52 (22.22 %)ISA Server
52 (22.22 %)Windows 2000
52 (22.22 %)Windows XP
52 (22.22 %)Windows Vista
61 (11.11 %)Security Cleared
61 (11.11 %)Software Testing
61 (11.11 %)Mentor Graphics
61 (11.11 %)Ethernet
61 (11.11 %)C
61 (11.11 %)Military
61 (11.11 %)SCORM
61 (11.11 %)EMC
61 (11.11 %)Electronics

Test Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry region that cited Test Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Test Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (44.44 %)Internet
21 (11.11 %)Ethernet
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (44.44 %)Education
21 (11.11 %)Military
21 (11.11 %)Electronics
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (22.22 %)VLE
21 (11.11 %)SCORM
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (44.44 %)Windows
14 (44.44 %)Linux
14 (44.44 %)Mac OS X
22 (22.22 %)Windows Vista
22 (22.22 %)Windows 2000
22 (22.22 %)Windows XP
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (55.56 %)ITIL
15 (55.56 %)Test Scripting
23 (33.33 %)Service Management
23 (33.33 %)ITSM
31 (11.11 %)Software Testing
31 (11.11 %)Security Cleared
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (11.11 %)C
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (66.67 %)ISEB
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (22.22 %)ISA Server
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (22.22 %)Microsoft
21 (11.11 %)EMC
21 (11.11 %)Mentor Graphics