The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Engineer role in IT contracts advertised for the Gloucestershire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Test Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Gloucestershire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Engineer
Rank - 60 35
Contract jobs requiring a Test Engineer 0 9 15
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Gloucestershire - 1.318% 3.521%
As % of the Job Titles category - 1.435% 3.769%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 0
Average daily rate - £238 -
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £295 £280
% change year-on-year
+10.16% +5.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 12
Average hourly rate - £34.00 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -2.85%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+7.14% -
All Job Titles
Gloucestershire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
259 627 398
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Gloucestershire 95.57% 91.80% 93.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 151 361 158
Average daily rate £380 £400 £310
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.00% +29.03%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £265 £270 £170
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £500 £470
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 38 66
Average hourly rate £24.50 £25.00 £25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-2.00% -
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.50 £23.34 £18.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £50.00 £37.00 £36.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Test Engineer
South West

Test Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Test Engineer across the Gloucestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Gloucestershire Test Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Test Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Gloucestershire Test Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Test Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Gloucestershire Test Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Test Engineer
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Borland
1 2 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 2 (100.00%) Electronics
1 2 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Avionics
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared

Test Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

General
1 2 (100.00%) Electronics
1 2 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 2 (100.00%) Avionics
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Borland
Gloucestershire
The products run solely on standalone windows platforms with no automation testing needed... Essential Skills: Windows Testing Application/Stand Alone Testing Manual Testing Desirable Skills: Winforms SQL Windows...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £220 - £250 per day + Negotiable
Posted: 17 May 2013
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
The key responsibilities of this role are to ensure that products meet design specifications and perform as required, identify and contribute towards Automated testing opportunities and identify and...
Executive Resource Group
Rate: Unspecified
Posted: 16 May 2013