Test Engineer Jobs in Cambridge
 
Demand Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the Cambridge region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 17 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 Cambridge region.

Location
 3 months to
17 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Engineer
Rank 78 73 41
Rank change year-on-year
-5 -32
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer 49 52 109
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 2.604% 2.628% 4.998%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.728% 2.730% 5.296%
Number of salaries quoted 42 46 107
Average salary £42,500 £37,500 £36,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+13.33% +4.16%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £27,000 £28,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £33,000 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
-5.71% -
All Job Titles
Cambridge
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category		 1796 1905 2058
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 95.43% 96.26% 94.36%
Number of salaries quoted 1589 1612 1879
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +14.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Test Engineer
Cambridgeshire

Test Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Cambridge Test Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Test Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Cambridge Test Engineer Salary Trend

Test Engineer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Engineer across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Cambridge Test Engineer Salary Histogram

Test Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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 IT job ads sampled with Test Engineer in their job title.

1 74 (66.67%) Python
2 60 (54.05%) Perl
3 57 (51.35%) Linux
3 57 (51.35%) Test Scripting
4 56 (50.45%) QA
5 54 (48.65%) Automated Testing
6 47 (42.34%) Software Testing
7 45 (40.54%) Selenium
8 44 (39.64%) Windows
9 43 (38.74%) Manual Testing
10 42 (37.84%) Degree
11 38 (34.23%) ISEB
12 31 (27.93%) UNIX
13 26 (23.42%) C
14 25 (22.52%) Ruby
15 24 (21.62%) ISTQB
16 23 (20.72%) Test Automation
17 22 (19.82%) FitNesse
18 19 (17.12%) Bash shell
19 17 (15.32%) Automation Testing
19 17 (15.32%) TCP/IP
20 16 (14.41%) Agile Software Development
21 15 (13.51%) C++
22 12 (10.81%) Tcl
23 11 (9.910%) SNMP
23 11 (9.910%) LabVIEW
24 9 (8.108%) Embedded Systems
25 7 (6.306%) QuickTest Pro
26 6 (5.405%) C#
26 6 (5.405%) Java

Test Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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 IT job ads sampled with Test Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 5 (4.505%) .NET
2 3 (2.703%) HTML
3 1 (0.901%) ASP.NET
3 1 (0.901%) Web Services
3 1 (0.901%) Ajax
3 1 (0.901%) WCF
3 1 (0.901%) ASP.NET MVC
3 1 (0.901%) ASP.NET MVC 4
Applications
1 4 (3.604%) Photoshop
1 4 (3.604%) MS Office
1 4 (3.604%) Adobe Illustrator
2 3 (2.703%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 17 (15.32%) TCP/IP
2 11 (9.910%) SNMP
3 5 (4.505%) ICMP
4 4 (3.604%) RIP
5 3 (2.703%) WAN
5 3 (2.703%) Wireless
6 1 (0.901%) STUN
6 1 (0.901%) UWB
6 1 (0.901%) HTTP
6 1 (0.901%) Bluetooth
6 1 (0.901%) X.509
6 1 (0.901%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.901%) SSL
6 1 (0.901%) 3G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.901%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 45 (40.54%) Selenium
2 22 (19.82%) FitNesse
3 11 (9.910%) LabVIEW
4 7 (6.306%) QuickTest Pro
5 5 (4.505%) WATIR
6 4 (3.604%) TestComplete
6 4 (3.604%) NUnit
7 2 (1.802%) Bugzilla
General
1 3 (2.703%) Electronics
1 3 (2.703%) Multimedia
2 2 (1.802%) Games
2 2 (1.802%) Finance
3 1 (0.901%) Manufacturing
3 1 (0.901%) Telecoms
3 1 (0.901%) Military
3 1 (0.901%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 9 (8.108%) Embedded Systems
2 5 (4.505%) Computer Science
3 2 (1.802%) Augmented Reality
3 2 (1.802%) Client/Server
4 1 (0.901%) Firmware
4 1 (0.901%) Cryptography
4 1 (0.901%) Mathematics
Operating Systems
1 57 (51.35%) Linux
2 44 (39.64%) Windows
3 31 (27.93%) UNIX
4 1 (0.901%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (51.35%) Test Scripting
2 54 (48.65%) Automated Testing
3 47 (42.34%) Software Testing
4 43 (38.74%) Manual Testing
5 23 (20.72%) Test Automation
6 17 (15.32%) Automation Testing
7 16 (14.41%) Agile Software Development
8 6 (5.405%) Validation
9 5 (4.505%) Performance Testing
10 4 (3.604%) Multithreading
10 4 (3.604%) Scrum
10 4 (3.604%) Project Management
11 2 (1.802%) Game Development
12 1 (0.901%) Test Strategy
12 1 (0.901%) Computer Security
12 1 (0.901%) Data Protection
12 1 (0.901%) MVC
12 1 (0.901%) TDD
12 1 (0.901%) Software Engineering
12 1 (0.901%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 74 (66.67%) Python
2 60 (54.05%) Perl
3 26 (23.42%) C
4 25 (22.52%) Ruby
5 19 (17.12%) Bash shell
6 15 (13.51%) C++
7 12 (10.81%) Tcl
8 6 (5.405%) Java
8 6 (5.405%) C#
9 4 (3.604%) VB
10 3 (2.703%) JavaScript
11 2 (1.802%) SQL
Qualifications
1 42 (37.84%) Degree
2 38 (34.23%) ISEB
3 24 (21.62%) ISTQB
4 6 (5.405%) Postgraduate
5 5 (4.505%) HND
6 3 (2.703%) HNC
7 1 (0.901%) ISEB Practitioner
7 1 (0.901%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.901%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (50.45%) QA
2 1 (0.901%) ISO 9001
2 1 (0.901%) ISO 14001
Vendors
1 5 (4.505%) Microsoft
2 4 (3.604%) Adobe
3 3 (2.703%) Riverbed
QA Test Engineer
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
My client is look for software tester with experience of .Net, C#.Net, Visual Basic and nUnit... Key Skills: List of key skills for the role; ISEB, ISTQB,...
Cooper Lomaz Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30k - 35k per year
Posted: 15 May 2013
Software Test Engineer - Automation, C++, Python
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Although an element of manual testing is involved, the main focus is on the design and development of a comprehensive set of automated tests using an internally-developed...
Ability Resourcing
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Share Options, BUPA
Posted: 13 May 2013
Senior Software Tools Test Engineer - tools, GUI, Windows, GNU UNIX, test scripts, automated, ISEB, Cambridge, to c£46k + benefits
Cambridge, East Anglia
Senior Software Tools Test Engineer - GUI applications, Windows, GNU Linux, test scripts, automated test systems, ISEB... - ISEB Foundation certificate in software testing holder. - Good understanding of C / C++...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to c£46k + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Test Engineer Manual Automated Scientific Cambridge
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Perform QA Test tasks requiring planning, scheduling, and testing to assure that developed products meet design specifications and are within quality management limits and standards... Produce error reports...
Edgar Cowen
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Fantastic + prospects
Posted: 16 May 2013
Senior Software Test Engineer
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
This can be GUI applications and command line utilities across Windows and GNU Linux applications... To qualify for this position Embedded Software Engineers will need a Degree in...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: From £37,000 to £48,000 per annum pension, shares, bonus, gym, canteen
Posted: 15 May 2013
Software Test Engineer - Embedded, Test Source Control, Bug Tracking, Cambridge, to £35k + benefits
Cambridge, East Anglia
Role: To ensure that the embedded software developed by their wireless development team continues to meet the relevant requirements and high standards expected.The role will involve working...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £35k + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Software Test Engineer - Embedded, Test Source Control, Bug Tracking
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Minimum requirements: - Good degree in a relevant technical discipline. - Relevant experience of testing embedded systems... - Proficient in the use of MS Office (Excel / Word / PowerPoint etc) Desirable... - ISEB...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £35k + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Senior Software Test Analyst / Engineer - Python, test, analyst, engineer, software, hardware, scripting, Cambridge, to £45k + benefits
Cambridge, East Anglia
This growing network technology company develops innovative consumer electronics products for clients worldwide. Due to continued growth they are seeking a Senior Test Engineer with experience and enthusiasm...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £45k + benefits
Posted: 9 May 2013
(Senior) Software Test Engineer - Audio, DSP, Perl / Python / TCL, Assembly, Cambridge, c£30k to £45k + Benefits
Cambridge, East Anglia
Key responsibilities will include writing test scripts; debugging DSP assembly code; contribute to the internal test systems; investigate software defects and root causes; and create relevant documentation... Requirements: -...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: c£30k to c£45k + benefits
Posted: 23 April 2013
Software Test Engineer
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Development and maintance of the existing test automation system using Python... Person Specification Experience within testing of wireless or Bluetooth devices... Proven experience of Python scripting/programming language.....
Vertex Solutions
Salary: £25000.00 - £40000.00 per annum
Posted: 13 May 2013
Test Automation Engineer - Wireless Embedded Software
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Requirements: To be successful with this role you will have: - Good degree in a relevant technical discipline - Experience of Python or other scripting language - Experience in test automation...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Software Test Engineer
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Working closely with the Software Test Architect you’re work will target a next generation networking product, developing test cases, unit and systems test as well as educating...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: From £35,000 to £50,000 per annum excellent benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Test Engineer, Software (Perl, Python, Tcl )
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Job Description: The role of the Test Engineer, Software is to test software for our clients range of wireless chips... Key Responsibilities: Tests software of moderate scale and...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Embedded Test Engineer - CB
Cambridge, East Anglia
My client has a global presence and is widely recognised as a market leader within the development of wireless technologies... The Role: The role of the Test Engineer...
Computer Futures
Salary: £41000 - £46000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Senior Quality / Test Engineer - QA, Electro-Mechanical, ISO9000
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Work requires strong organization and project management skills as well as the ability to communicate with all levels of the organization... Education:Educated to degree level preferably in...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: £Top salary
Posted: 13 May 2013
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