The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Engineer role in IT contracts advertised for the Nottinghamshire 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 22 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 Nottinghamshire 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Engineer
Rank 39 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs requiring a Test Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Nottinghamshire 0.301% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.319% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Average daily rate £280 - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £303 £290 £280
% change year-on-year
+4.31% +3.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £34.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+8.69% -1.42%
All Job Titles
Nottinghamshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
313 267 271
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Nottinghamshire 94.28% 93.03% 94.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 136 138 93
Average daily rate £350 £310 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+12.90% -4.61%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £225 £94
10% offered a daily rate of more than £458 £475 £438
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 14 24
Average hourly rate £14.00 £17.50 £17.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-20.00% -
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £8.50 £10.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £30.00 £30.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Test Engineer
East Midlands

Test Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Nottinghamshire 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 Nottinghamshire region.

Nottinghamshire Test Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Test Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Engineer within the Nottinghamshire region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Nottingham - 1 £280 -
Test Engineer
East Midlands

Test Engineer
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Nottinghamshire 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 1 (50.00%) C#
1 1 (50.00%) C++
1 1 (50.00%) Java
1 1 (50.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (50.00%) HND
1 1 (50.00%) Tcl
1 1 (50.00%) Telecoms
1 1 (50.00%) Automated Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) TestComplete
1 1 (50.00%) Embedded Systems

Test Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Nottinghamshire 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.

Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) TestComplete
General
1 1 (50.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Automated Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) C#
1 1 (50.00%) C++
1 1 (50.00%) Java
1 1 (50.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (50.00%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) HND
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Software Test Engineer Nottingham £250-£310 per day DOE QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: - HND or degree-level education, preferably in an engineering-related field - Considerable and relevant software testing...
LA International
Rate: £250 - £310 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013