The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Test Engineer role in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Software 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 currently tracked.

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
Software Test Engineer
Rank 504 542 540
Rank change year-on-year
+38 -2
Contract jobs requiring a Software Test Engineer 30 44 46
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.064% 0.074% 0.076%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.069% 0.080% 0.082%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 14 0
Average daily rate £305 £288 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+6.08% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £283 £275 -
% change year-on-year
+2.72% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 12 20
Average hourly rate £37.50 £33.25 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+12.78% -5.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £32.80 £19.40 £30.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.30 £39.75 £36.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £33.25 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+12.78% -5.00%
All Job Titles
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
43445 54854 55821
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 92.19% 92.53% 92.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 24929 30221 30365
Average daily rate £400 £400 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -5.88%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £238 £240 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £575 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 2155 2623 2895
Average hourly rate £18.50 £18.50 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -7.50%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £11.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £41.50 £40.00 £41.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%

Software Test Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Software Test Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Software Test Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Software Test Engineer within the UK.

Software Test Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Software Test Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Software Test Engineer within the UK over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Software Test Engineer Daily Rate Histogram

Software Test Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Software Test Engineer within the UK.

Software Test Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Software Test Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Software Test Engineer within the UK over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Software Test Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram

Software Test Engineer
Top 29 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Test Engineer within the UK 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
England +46 29 £285 -5.00%
South East +9 12 £285 +4.58%
London +30 7 £350 +16.66%
South West +29 5 £246 -22.44%
Oxford - 4 - -
Oxfordshire - 4 - -
Berkshire +15 3 - -
Middlesex +7 3 - -
Dorset +5 3 - -
Weymouth - 3 - -
East of England +14 2 - -
Cambridgeshire +13 2 - -
Cambridge +11 2 - -
City of London +7 1 £325 -
Hampshire -4 1 - -
Wales - 1 £450 -
South Wales - 1 £450 -
East Midlands - 1 £280 -
Yorkshire - 1 £325 -
West Yorkshire - 1 £325 -
Nottinghamshire - 1 £280 -
Gloucestershire - 1 £235 -
Buckinghamshire - 1 £285 -
Nottingham - 1 £280 -
Newport - 1 £450 -
Milton Keynes - 1 £285 -
Leeds - 1 £325 -
Greenford - 1 - -
Bristol - 1 £258 -

Software Test Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Software 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 Software Test Engineer in their job title.

1 20 (38.46%) C++
2 14 (26.92%) SQL
3 13 (25.00%) Linux
4 12 (23.08%) Software Testing
4 12 (23.08%) Degree
4 12 (23.08%) User Acceptance Testing
5 11 (21.15%) Test Automation
5 11 (21.15%) Windows
6 10 (19.23%) C#
7 8 (15.38%) UNIX
7 8 (15.38%) Python
7 8 (15.38%) Microsoft
7 8 (15.38%) Security Cleared
7 8 (15.38%) QA
7 8 (15.38%) Automated Testing
8 7 (13.46%) Configuration Management
8 7 (13.46%) Java
9 6 (11.54%) Rational DOORS
9 6 (11.54%) C
9 6 (11.54%) VSS/SourceSafe
9 6 (11.54%) MS Office
9 6 (11.54%) Electronics
9 6 (11.54%) Manual Testing
9 6 (11.54%) System Testing
10 5 (9.615%) Test Scripting
10 5 (9.615%) Computer Science
10 5 (9.615%) MS PowerPoint
10 5 (9.615%) TickIT
10 5 (9.615%) ISEB
10 5 (9.615%) ISO 9001

Software Test Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Software 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 Software Test Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (5.769%) WCF
1 3 (5.769%) Web Services
1 3 (5.769%) REST
2 2 (3.846%) HTML
2 2 (3.846%) XML
2 2 (3.846%) .NET
3 1 (1.923%) WinForms
3 1 (1.923%) Boost C++ Libraries
3 1 (1.923%) SOAP
3 1 (1.923%) STL
3 1 (1.923%) soapUI
3 1 (1.923%) iOS SDK
Application Platforms
1 3 (5.769%) IIS
Applications
1 6 (11.54%) MS Office
2 5 (9.615%) MS PowerPoint
2 5 (9.615%) MS Excel
3 2 (3.846%) Simulink
4 1 (1.923%) MS Project
4 1 (1.923%) Final Cut Pro
Business Applications
1 1 (1.923%) SAP Oil and Gas
Communications & Networking
1 4 (7.692%) Internet
2 3 (5.769%) Ethernet
3 2 (3.846%) LTE
3 2 (3.846%) Wireless
3 2 (3.846%) SNMP
3 2 (3.846%) TCP/IP
3 2 (3.846%) VLAN
4 1 (1.923%) HTTP
4 1 (1.923%) 2G
4 1 (1.923%) UMTS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.846%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.923%) Data Mining
2 1 (1.923%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (11.54%) Rational DOORS
1 6 (11.54%) VSS/SourceSafe
2 4 (7.692%) Visual Studio
3 3 (5.769%) LabVIEW
4 1 (1.923%) WATIR
4 1 (1.923%) Selenium
4 1 (1.923%) FitNesse
4 1 (1.923%) TestComplete
4 1 (1.923%) GoogleTest
4 1 (1.923%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (1.923%) Cucumber
General
1 6 (11.54%) Electronics
2 4 (7.692%) Games
3 3 (5.769%) Telecoms
4 2 (3.846%) Automotive
5 1 (1.923%) Military
5 1 (1.923%) Investment Banking
5 1 (1.923%) Banking
5 1 (1.923%) Marketing
5 1 (1.923%) Manufacturing
5 1 (1.923%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 5 (9.615%) Computer Science
2 2 (3.846%) Firmware
2 2 (3.846%) Cryptography
3 1 (1.923%) STB
3 1 (1.923%) IPTV
3 1 (1.923%) iPhone
3 1 (1.923%) DTV
3 1 (1.923%) MPEG
3 1 (1.923%) Cloud Computing
Operating Systems
1 13 (25.00%) Linux
2 11 (21.15%) Windows
3 8 (15.38%) UNIX
4 2 (3.846%) Embedded Linux
5 1 (1.923%) Windows Mobile
5 1 (1.923%) Android
5 1 (1.923%) Windows 7
5 1 (1.923%) Mac OS X
5 1 (1.923%) Windows XP
5 1 (1.923%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (23.08%) Software Testing
1 12 (23.08%) User Acceptance Testing
2 11 (21.15%) Test Automation
3 8 (15.38%) Automated Testing
4 7 (13.46%) Configuration Management
5 6 (11.54%) Manual Testing
5 6 (11.54%) System Testing
6 5 (9.615%) Test Scripting
6 5 (9.615%) Test Strategy
7 4 (7.692%) Continuous Improvement
8 3 (5.769%) Software Engineering
8 3 (5.769%) Agile Software Development
8 3 (5.769%) TDD
8 3 (5.769%) Validation
8 3 (5.769%) Test Management
8 3 (5.769%) Business Intelligence
8 3 (5.769%) Game Development
8 3 (5.769%) Automation Testing
9 2 (3.846%) Embedded Software Development
9 2 (3.846%) UML
Programming Languages
1 20 (38.46%) C++
2 14 (26.92%) SQL
3 10 (19.23%) C#
4 8 (15.38%) Python
5 7 (13.46%) Java
6 6 (11.54%) C
7 4 (7.692%) Shell Script
8 3 (5.769%) Embedded C++
8 3 (5.769%) Bash shell
9 2 (3.846%) JavaScript
9 2 (3.846%) MATLAB
10 1 (1.923%) Objective-C
10 1 (1.923%) Embedded C
10 1 (1.923%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 12 (23.08%) Degree
2 8 (15.38%) Security Cleared
3 5 (9.615%) ISEB
4 2 (3.846%) HND
4 2 (3.846%) SC Cleared
4 2 (3.846%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (15.38%) QA
2 5 (9.615%) TickIT
2 5 (9.615%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 8 (15.38%) Microsoft
2 5 (9.615%) Oracle
3 3 (5.769%) SAP
4 2 (3.846%) Salesforce.com
5 1 (1.923%) Google
5 1 (1.923%) Huawei
5 1 (1.923%) Software AG
5 1 (1.923%) Sony
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
Bath, South West
You will be testing low level C code to ensure it measures up to the rigorous safety standards required in the sector where they operate. The role: + Experience...
Progressive Recruitment
Rate: £25 - £28 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Gloucestershire
The products run solely on standalone windows platforms with no automation testing needed... Essential Skills: Windows Testing Application/Stand Alone Testing Manual Testing Desirable Skills: Winforms SQL Windows...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £220 - £250 per day + Negotiable
Posted: 17 May 2013