The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Engineer
Rank 90 76 47
Rank change year-on-year
-14 -29
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer 55 73 133
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 2.071% 2.573% 4.389%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.170% 2.676% 4.618%
Number of salaries quoted 48 66 131
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 £27,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £33,000 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
-5.71% -
All Job Titles
Cambridgeshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
2534 2728 2880
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 95.41% 96.16% 95.05%
Number of salaries quoted 2259 2299 2561
Average salary £38,000 £38,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.29% +10.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £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
East of England

Test Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire Test Engineer Salary Trend

Test Engineer
Salary Histogram

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

Cambridgeshire Test Engineer Salary Histogram

Test Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Engineer within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 17 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Cambridge -5 49 £42,500 +13.33%
Peterborough -5 5 £33,500 +17.54%
Test Engineer
East of England

Test Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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 80 (62.50%) Python
2 63 (49.22%) Test Scripting
3 61 (47.66%) Automated Testing
4 60 (46.88%) QA
4 60 (46.88%) Perl
5 58 (45.31%) Linux
5 58 (45.31%) Software Testing
6 55 (42.97%) Windows
7 47 (36.72%) Degree
8 45 (35.16%) Selenium
9 43 (33.59%) Manual Testing
10 39 (30.47%) ISEB
11 32 (25.00%) UNIX
11 32 (25.00%) C
12 29 (22.66%) Test Automation
13 25 (19.53%) Ruby
14 24 (18.75%) ISTQB
15 22 (17.19%) FitNesse
16 21 (16.41%) C++
17 19 (14.84%) Bash shell
17 19 (14.84%) Automation Testing
18 17 (13.28%) TCP/IP
18 17 (13.28%) Microsoft
19 16 (12.50%) Agile Software Development
19 16 (12.50%) LabVIEW
20 12 (9.375%) Tcl
21 11 (8.594%) SNMP
22 10 (7.813%) MS Office
22 10 (7.813%) Project Management
23 9 (7.031%) Embedded Systems

Test Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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 (3.906%) .NET
1 5 (3.906%) XML
2 3 (2.344%) HTML
2 3 (2.344%) Web Services
3 1 (0.781%) ASP.NET
3 1 (0.781%) Ajax
3 1 (0.781%) WCF
3 1 (0.781%) ASP.NET MVC
3 1 (0.781%) ASP.NET MVC 4
Applications
1 10 (7.813%) MS Office
2 5 (3.906%) Photoshop
2 5 (3.906%) Adobe Illustrator
3 3 (2.344%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 17 (13.28%) TCP/IP
2 11 (8.594%) SNMP
3 5 (3.906%) ICMP
3 5 (3.906%) RIP
4 3 (2.344%) WAN
4 3 (2.344%) 3G
4 3 (2.344%) Wireless
5 2 (1.563%) 2G
5 2 (1.563%) ZigBee
5 2 (1.563%) GPRS
5 2 (1.563%) UMTS
6 1 (0.781%) HTTP
6 1 (0.781%) Bluetooth
6 1 (0.781%) SSL
6 1 (0.781%) UWB
6 1 (0.781%) STUN
6 1 (0.781%) X.509
6 1 (0.781%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.688%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 45 (35.16%) Selenium
2 22 (17.19%) FitNesse
3 16 (12.50%) LabVIEW
4 7 (5.469%) QuickTest Pro
5 5 (3.906%) WATIR
6 4 (3.125%) TestComplete
6 4 (3.125%) NUnit
7 3 (2.344%) Bugzilla
General
1 5 (3.906%) Electronics
2 3 (2.344%) Multimedia
3 2 (1.563%) Finance
3 2 (1.563%) Automotive
3 2 (1.563%) Manufacturing
3 2 (1.563%) Games
4 1 (0.781%) Military
4 1 (0.781%) Banking
4 1 (0.781%) Retail
4 1 (0.781%) Aerospace
4 1 (0.781%) Telecoms
4 1 (0.781%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 9 (7.031%) Embedded Systems
2 6 (4.688%) Computer Science
3 3 (2.344%) Management Information System
4 2 (1.563%) Client/Server
4 2 (1.563%) Augmented Reality
4 2 (1.563%) Mobile App
5 1 (0.781%) EPoS
5 1 (0.781%) Firmware
5 1 (0.781%) Cryptography
5 1 (0.781%) Mathematics
Operating Systems
1 58 (45.31%) Linux
2 55 (42.97%) Windows
3 32 (25.00%) UNIX
4 5 (3.906%) Windows XP
4 5 (3.906%) Windows 7
5 1 (0.781%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (49.22%) Test Scripting
2 61 (47.66%) Automated Testing
3 58 (45.31%) Software Testing
4 43 (33.59%) Manual Testing
5 29 (22.66%) Test Automation
6 19 (14.84%) Automation Testing
7 16 (12.50%) Agile Software Development
8 10 (7.813%) Project Management
9 8 (6.250%) Validation
9 8 (6.250%) Scrum
10 6 (4.688%) Test Management
11 5 (3.906%) Performance Testing
11 5 (3.906%) Regression Testing
11 5 (3.906%) Multithreading
12 3 (2.344%) Quality Management
12 3 (2.344%) Risk Assessment
12 3 (2.344%) Use Case
13 2 (1.563%) Software Engineering
13 2 (1.563%) Game Development
14 1 (0.781%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 80 (62.50%) Python
2 60 (46.88%) Perl
3 32 (25.00%) C
4 25 (19.53%) Ruby
5 21 (16.41%) C++
6 19 (14.84%) Bash shell
7 12 (9.375%) Tcl
8 7 (5.469%) SQL
9 6 (4.688%) Java
9 6 (4.688%) C#
10 5 (3.906%) Embedded C
10 5 (3.906%) Shell Script
11 4 (3.125%) VB
12 3 (2.344%) Embedded C++
12 3 (2.344%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 47 (36.72%) Degree
2 39 (30.47%) ISEB
3 24 (18.75%) ISTQB
4 6 (4.688%) Postgraduate
5 5 (3.906%) HND
6 3 (2.344%) HNC
7 1 (0.781%) ISEB Practitioner
7 1 (0.781%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.781%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (46.88%) QA
2 1 (0.781%) ISO 9001
2 1 (0.781%) ISO 14001
Vendors
1 17 (13.28%) Microsoft
2 5 (3.906%) Adobe
3 3 (2.344%) Riverbed
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
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
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
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
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
Cambridgeshire, East Anglia
You will be designing, running and reporting test cases. A familiarity with bug reporting and test tools is essential. Knowledge of at least one scripting language would be...
DP Connect Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £41000 per annum
Posted: 10 May 2013
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
South Cambridgeshire, East Anglia
Summary: LTE Test Engineer, 2G/3G/LTE experience needed, growing company, South Cambs, to £highly competitive + benefits... With a good degree in Electronics or Communications Engineering, Computing, Physics,...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £highly competitive + benefits
Posted: 26 April 2013