The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Engineer role in IT contracts advertised for the Newcastle upon Tyne 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 17 June 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 Newcastle upon Tyne 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
17 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Engineer
Rank - 38 -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Engineer 0 1 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Newcastle upon Tyne - 0.325% -
As % of the Job Titles category - 0.341% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £300 £300 £275
% change year-on-year
- +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £36.50 £32.25 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+13.17% -7.85%
All Job Titles
Newcastle upon Tyne
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
143 293 201
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Newcastle upon Tyne 92.86% 95.13% 93.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 51 164 86
Average daily rate £350 £400 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-12.50% +33.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £240 £220 £150
10% offered a daily rate of more than £513 £550 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 12 13
Average hourly rate £10.56 £35.00 £17.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-69.82% +105.88%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 £14.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £18.25 £38.00 £21.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Test Engineer
Tyne and Wear

Test Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Newcastle upon Tyne 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region.

Newcastle upon Tyne 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region.

Newcastle upon Tyne Test Engineer Hourly Rate Trend
Newcastle upon Tyne, North East
We are currently seeking to recruit a Test Engineer (Product Test Engineering) whose main duties and responsibilities will comprise the following:- Develop, program, maintain and improve all test...
Computer Futures
Posted: 22 May 2013