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The table below looks at the demand for the Test Engineer role in IT contracts within the Stevenage 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Engineer
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank-15
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads02
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.000 %2.597 %
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£310£290
% change on same period last year+6.86 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£32.00
Average hourly rate-£32.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£32.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.20£30.53
% change on same period last year-4.38 %
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Stevenage
Matching contract IT job ads7077
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.110 %0.083 %
Daily rates quoted817
Average minimum daily rate£292£294
Average daily rate£314£333
% change on same period last year-5.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£337£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted4045
Average minimum hourly rate£30.51£29.30
Average hourly rate£31.74£30.18
% change on same period last year+5.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.98£31.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Test Engineer HertfordshireTest Engineer
Hertfordshire

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

Stevenage Test Engineer Demand 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 Stevenage region.

Stevenage Test Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Test Engineer
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage 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.

13 (100.00 %)C
13 (100.00 %)C++
13 (100.00 %)MFC
13 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
13 (100.00 %)Microsoft
13 (100.00 %)Electronics
21 (33.33 %)Degree
21 (33.33 %)Mathematics
21 (33.33 %)Physics
21 (33.33 %)Security Cleared

Test Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage 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.

Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %)MFC
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (100.00 %)Electronics
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (33.33 %)Mathematics
11 (33.33 %)Physics
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)C
13 (100.00 %)C++
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (33.33 %)Degree
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)Microsoft