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The table below looks at the demand for the Test Engineer role in IT contracts within the Oxfordshire 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Engineer
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5151
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads57
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.813 %1.148 %
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£306£289
% change on same period last year+5.83 %
Hourly rates quoted05
Average minimum hourly rate-£12.00
Average hourly rate-£12.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£12.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.41£31.49
% change on same period last year-0.24 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads615610
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.831 %0.602 %
Daily rates quoted148124
Average minimum daily rate£291£311
Average daily rate£308£336
% change on same period last year-8.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£326£361
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted110111
Average minimum hourly rate£17.73£18.86
Average hourly rate£18.93£20.33
% change on same period last year-6.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.12£21.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
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 Oxfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire Test Engineer Hourly 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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
AbingdonDown-35--
OxfordDown-15--
Test Engineer South EastTest Engineer
South East

Test Engineer
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

15 (100.00 %)Perl
15 (100.00 %)UNIX
15 (100.00 %)Linux
15 (100.00 %)Python
15 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
15 (100.00 %)NetApp
15 (100.00 %)Shell Script

Test Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (100.00 %)UNIX
15 (100.00 %)Linux
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)Perl
15 (100.00 %)Python
15 (100.00 %)Shell Script
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (100.00 %)NetApp