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This section looks at the demand for the Software Test Engineer role in IT jobs within the Berkshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Test Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Test Engineer
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank250288
Rank change on same period last yearUp+38
Matching permanent IT job ads810
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.085 %0.079 %
Salaries quoted89
Average minimum salary£27,500£32,444
Average salary£29,750£34,944
% change on same period last year-14.86 %
Average maximum salary£32,000£37,444
UK excluding London average salary£30,670£30,967
% change on same period last year-0.96 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads940712639
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.062 %5.269 %
Salaries quoted797110299
Average minimum salary£38,106£39,740
Average salary£41,640£43,142
% change on same period last year-3.47 %
Average maximum salary£45,174£46,543
UK excluding London average salary£38,072£39,428
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Software Test Engineer South EastSoftware Test Engineer
South East

Software Test Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Software Test Engineer across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Berkshire Software Test Engineer Demand Trend

Software Test Engineer
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Software Test Engineer across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Software Test Engineer Salary Trend

Software Test Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Test Engineer across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Berkshire Software Test Engineer Salary Histogram

Software Test Engineer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Test Engineer within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
NewburyNew entry-4£27,000-
WokinghamNew entry-1£42,500-
ReadingUp+221£22,500-25.00 %
Software Test Engineer South EastSoftware Test Engineer
South East

Software Test Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region 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 IT job ads sampled with Software Test Engineer in their job title.

15 (55.56 %)Degree
15 (55.56 %)Test Scripting
24 (44.44 %)User Acceptance Testing
33 (33.33 %)Pharmaceutical
33 (33.33 %)QA
42 (22.22 %)Software Testing
42 (22.22 %)ISEB
42 (22.22 %)Telecoms
42 (22.22 %)2G
42 (22.22 %)3G
42 (22.22 %)Anite
42 (22.22 %)Handset
42 (22.22 %)Linux
42 (22.22 %)3GPP
51 (11.11 %)VoIP
51 (11.11 %)Ethernet
51 (11.11 %)TCP/IP
51 (11.11 %)Cisco
51 (11.11 %)JBoss
51 (11.11 %)Apache
51 (11.11 %)Python
51 (11.11 %)ISDN
51 (11.11 %)PBX
51 (11.11 %)C
51 (11.11 %)C++
51 (11.11 %)Perl
51 (11.11 %)PHP
51 (11.11 %)SQL
51 (11.11 %)J2EE
51 (11.11 %)Oracle

Software Test Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region 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 IT job ads sampled with Software Test Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (11.11 %)J2EE
11 (11.11 %)WebSphere
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (11.11 %)IIS
11 (11.11 %)JBoss
11 (11.11 %)Apache
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (22.22 %)3GPP
12 (22.22 %)3G
12 (22.22 %)2G
21 (11.11 %)Ethereal
21 (11.11 %)Wireshark
21 (11.11 %)H.323
21 (11.11 %)ISDN
21 (11.11 %)PBX
21 (11.11 %)VoIP
21 (11.11 %)Ethernet
21 (11.11 %)TCP/IP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (11.11 %)SQL Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (11.11 %)WinRunner
11 (11.11 %)TestDirector
11 (11.11 %)QuickTest Pro
11 (11.11 %)TestPartner
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (33.33 %)Pharmaceutical
22 (22.22 %)Telecoms
31 (11.11 %)Finance
31 (11.11 %)Education
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (22.22 %)Handset
21 (11.11 %)Mathematics
21 (11.11 %)Computer Science
21 (11.11 %)Video Conferencing
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (22.22 %)Linux
21 (11.11 %)Windows
21 (11.11 %)Solaris
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (55.56 %)Test Scripting
24 (44.44 %)User Acceptance Testing
32 (22.22 %)Software Testing
41 (11.11 %)Regression Testing
41 (11.11 %)System Testing
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (11.11 %)C
11 (11.11 %)C++
11 (11.11 %)Perl
11 (11.11 %)PHP
11 (11.11 %)SQL
11 (11.11 %)Python
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (55.56 %)Degree
22 (22.22 %)ISEB
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (33.33 %)QA
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (22.22 %)Anite
21 (11.11 %)Oracle
21 (11.11 %)Cisco