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This section looks at the demand for the Software Test Engineer role in IT jobs within the Cheshire 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Test Engineer
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-137
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads09
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.316 %
Salaries quoted02
Average minimum salary-£15,500
Average salary-£18,250
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary-£21,000
UK excluding London average salary£30,668£30,777
% change on same period last year-0.35 %
Cheshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cheshire
Matching permanent IT job ads29462845
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.608 %1.195 %
Salaries quoted26582505
Average minimum salary£31,791£31,415
Average salary£34,986£33,790
% change on same period last year+3.53 %
Average maximum salary£38,181£36,165
UK excluding London average salary£38,060£39,458
% change on same period last year-3.54 %
Software Test Engineer North WestSoftware Test Engineer
North West

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

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire Software Test Engineer Salary Trend

Software Test Engineer
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire 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.

12 (100.00 %)VB
12 (100.00 %)VB.NET
12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)C#
12 (100.00 %)Perl
12 (100.00 %)Automated Testing
21 (50.00 %)Performance Testing
21 (50.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (50.00 %)VMware
21 (50.00 %)SQL
21 (50.00 %)MS Excel
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)Citrix
21 (50.00 %)WinRunner
21 (50.00 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (50.00 %)LoadRunner
21 (50.00 %)Terminal Server

Software Test Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Cheshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %).NET
Cheshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Excel
Cheshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)WinRunner
11 (50.00 %)QuickTest Pro
11 (50.00 %)LoadRunner
Cheshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Windows
Cheshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)Automated Testing
21 (50.00 %)Performance Testing
Cheshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)C#
12 (100.00 %)Perl
12 (100.00 %)VB
12 (100.00 %)VB.NET
21 (50.00 %)SQL
Cheshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)Terminal Server
11 (50.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
Cheshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft
11 (50.00 %)Citrix
11 (50.00 %)VMware