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This section looks at the demand for the 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 Test Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Engineer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank139130
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching permanent IT job ads813
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.254 %0.446 %
Salaries quoted87
Average minimum salary£27,000£25,686
Average salary£28,813£28,786
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Average maximum salary£30,625£31,886
UK excluding London average salary£31,636£32,455
% change on same period last year-2.52 %
Cheshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cheshire
Matching permanent IT job ads31542915
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.665 %1.194 %
Salaries quoted28462573
Average minimum salary£32,511£31,772
Average salary£35,753£34,366
% change on same period last year+4.03 %
Average maximum salary£38,995£36,961
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Test Engineer North WestTest Engineer
North West

Test Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire Test Engineer Demand Trend

Test Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Cheshire Test Engineer Salary Trend

Test Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Engineer across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Cheshire Test Engineer Salary Histogram

Test Engineer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Engineer within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
WarringtonDown-97£28,429-12.18 %
ChesterUp+41£31,500+31.25 %
Test Engineer North WestTest Engineer
North West

Test Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire 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.

123 (60.53 %)Windows
219 (50.00 %)SQL
318 (47.37 %)Finance
416 (42.11 %)Citrix
514 (36.84 %)Active Directory
514 (36.84 %)Blackberry
611 (28.95 %)C
710 (26.32 %)OpenView Configuration Management
710 (26.32 %)VMware ESX
710 (26.32 %)Clustering
89 (23.68 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
89 (23.68 %)SAN
89 (23.68 %)Windows NT
89 (23.68 %)Exchange Server 5.5
89 (23.68 %)Exchange Server 2000
89 (23.68 %)Exchange Server 2003
97 (18.42 %)3G
97 (18.42 %)Change Management
97 (18.42 %)ITIL
97 (18.42 %)Windows 2000
97 (18.42 %)Pensions
106 (15.79 %)Automated Testing
106 (15.79 %)C#
106 (15.79 %)ISEB
106 (15.79 %)Windows Server 2003
115 (13.16 %)Validation
115 (13.16 %)TCP/IP
115 (13.16 %)VB
115 (13.16 %)Test Scripting
115 (13.16 %)Performance Testing

Test Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Cheshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (10.53 %).NET
21 (2.632 %)ASP
21 (2.632 %)HTML
Cheshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (23.68 %)Exchange Server 5.5
19 (23.68 %)Exchange Server 2000
19 (23.68 %)Exchange Server 2003
23 (7.895 %)IIS
23 (7.895 %)MS Exchange
Cheshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (10.53 %)MS Excel
Cheshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.632 %)LabWindows
Cheshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (23.68 %)SAN
27 (18.42 %)3G
35 (13.16 %)TCP/IP
Cheshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (7.895 %)SQL Server
21 (2.632 %)Oracle 8/8i
Cheshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (10.53 %)LoadRunner
23 (7.895 %)LabVIEW
31 (2.632 %)WinRunner
31 (2.632 %)QuickTest Pro
Cheshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (47.37 %)Finance
27 (18.42 %)Pensions
33 (7.895 %)Health
33 (7.895 %)Legal
42 (5.263 %)Electronics
42 (5.263 %)Aerospace
42 (5.263 %)Banking
51 (2.632 %)Automotive
51 (2.632 %)Electric
51 (2.632 %)Financial Institution
51 (2.632 %)Manufacturing
Cheshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (36.84 %)Blackberry
210 (26.32 %)Clustering
31 (2.632 %)Interactive TV
31 (2.632 %)Computer Science
31 (2.632 %)DTV
31 (2.632 %)Smartcard
Cheshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
123 (60.53 %)Windows
29 (23.68 %)Windows NT
37 (18.42 %)Windows 2000
46 (15.79 %)Windows Server 2003
Cheshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (18.42 %)ITIL
17 (18.42 %)Change Management
26 (15.79 %)Automated Testing
35 (13.16 %)Performance Testing
35 (13.16 %)Test Scripting
35 (13.16 %)Validation
43 (7.895 %)Manual Testing
43 (7.895 %)Load Testing
43 (7.895 %)Software Testing
52 (5.263 %)Security Cleared
61 (2.632 %)User Acceptance Testing
61 (2.632 %)Software Engineering
61 (2.632 %)Regression Testing
Cheshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (50.00 %)SQL
211 (28.95 %)C
36 (15.79 %)C#
45 (13.16 %)VB
54 (10.53 %)VB.NET
54 (10.53 %)Java
54 (10.53 %)Perl
63 (7.895 %)C++
72 (5.263 %)JavaScript
81 (2.632 %)VC++
Cheshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (15.79 %)ISEB
23 (7.895 %)Degree
32 (5.263 %)HND
Cheshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.632 %)QA
11 (2.632 %)JTAG
Cheshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
114 (36.84 %)Active Directory
210 (26.32 %)VMware ESX
31 (2.632 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (2.632 %)Terminal Server
Cheshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
110 (26.32 %)OpenView Configuration Management
29 (23.68 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Cheshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (42.11 %)Citrix
21 (2.632 %)VMware
21 (2.632 %)Oracle
21 (2.632 %)Microsoft
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