Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Job Type
Source

This section looks at the demand for the Test Engineer role in IT contracts within the Home Counties 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Engineer
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-24
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads04
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.000 %2.439 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£302£300
% change on same period last year+0.64 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£22.50
Average hourly rate-£23.75
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.52£31.10
% change on same period last year+1.33 %
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Home Counties
Matching contract IT job ads93164
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.124 %0.164 %
Daily rates quoted1441
Average minimum daily rate£333£374
Average daily rate£345£379
% change on same period last year-8.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£384
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted513
Average minimum hourly rate£16.67£35.82
Average hourly rate£16.67£36.43
% change on same period last year-54.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.67£37.03
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
Test Engineer South EastTest Engineer
South East

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 Home Counties region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Home Counties 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 Home Counties region.

Home Counties Test Engineer Daily Rate Trend

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 Home Counties region.

Home Counties Test Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Test Engineer
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Home Counties 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.

11 (100.00 %)C
11 (100.00 %)C++
11 (100.00 %)Linux
11 (100.00 %)Manufacturing
11 (100.00 %)Test Scripting

Test Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Home Counties 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.

Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Manufacturing
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Linux
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Test Scripting
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C
11 (100.00 %)C++