Test Engineer Jobs in the East of England
 
Demand Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the East of England 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 21 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 East of England region.

Location
 3 months to
21 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Engineer
Rank 139 155 117
Rank change year-on-year
+16 -38
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer 133 123 182
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 1.603% 1.403% 1.940%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.680% 1.451% 2.049%
Number of salaries quoted 105 103 174
Average salary £32,500 £38,000 £36,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-14.47% +5.55%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £27,500 £28,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £50,000 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £33,000 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
-5.71% -
All Job Titles
East of England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category		 7915 8479 8883
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 95.40% 96.70% 94.69%
Number of salaries quoted 6895 7100 7595
Average salary £39,500 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.25% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Test Engineer
England

Test Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

East of England 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 East of England region.

East of England Test Engineer Salary Trend

Test Engineer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Engineer across the East of England region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

East of England 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 East of England region over the 3 months to 21 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
Cambridgeshire -5 56 £42,500 +13.33%
Hertfordshire +18 37 £32,500 -27.77%
Bedfordshire +12 29 £27,500 -24.65%
Essex +35 9 - -
Suffolk -14 3 £22,000 -24.78%
Norfolk +2 1 - -
Test Engineer
England

Test Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England 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.

1 112 (41.48%) Python
2 106 (39.26%) Software Testing
3 101 (37.41%) Degree
4 99 (36.67%) QA
5 91 (33.70%) Test Scripting
6 80 (29.63%) Automated Testing
6 80 (29.63%) Windows
7 79 (29.26%) ISEB
8 76 (28.15%) Linux
9 68 (25.19%) Perl
9 68 (25.19%) Selenium
10 65 (24.07%) C++
11 56 (20.74%) ISTQB
12 51 (18.89%) UNIX
13 44 (16.30%) Manual Testing
14 43 (15.93%) Agile Software Development
14 43 (15.93%) C
15 42 (15.56%) Java
16 39 (14.44%) C#
17 38 (14.07%) Microsoft
17 38 (14.07%) Test Automation
18 34 (12.59%) Ruby
19 32 (11.85%) LabVIEW
20 31 (11.48%) SQL
21 30 (11.11%) Computer Science
22 28 (10.37%) Automation Testing
23 27 (10.00%) MS Excel
24 23 (8.519%) Electronics
25 22 (8.148%) TCP/IP
25 22 (8.148%) System Testing

Test Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England 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 20 (7.407%) XML
2 10 (3.704%) .NET
3 8 (2.963%) HTML
4 5 (1.852%) CORBA
5 4 (1.481%) Web Services
6 2 (0.741%) ASP.NET
7 1 (0.370%) J2EE
7 1 (0.370%) ASP.NET MVC 4
7 1 (0.370%) ASP.NET MVC
7 1 (0.370%) jQuery
7 1 (0.370%) WCF
7 1 (0.370%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.370%) Ajax
Application Platforms
1 1 (0.370%) Tomcat
Applications
1 27 (10.00%) MS Excel
2 15 (5.556%) MS Office
3 6 (2.222%) Adobe Illustrator
3 6 (2.222%) Photoshop
Communications & Networking
1 22 (8.148%) TCP/IP
2 16 (5.926%) Ethernet
3 11 (4.074%) SNMP
4 10 (3.704%) LAN
5 9 (3.333%) LTE
6 7 (2.593%) Wireless
7 6 (2.222%) 3GPP
8 5 (1.852%) IPv6
8 5 (1.852%) RIP
8 5 (1.852%) ICMP
8 5 (1.852%) VLAN
9 4 (1.481%) 3G
10 3 (1.111%) HTTP
10 3 (1.111%) UMTS
10 3 (1.111%) WAN
10 3 (1.111%) GPRS
10 3 (1.111%) 2G
11 2 (0.741%) ZigBee
11 2 (0.741%) Broadband
11 2 (0.741%) WCDMA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (7.778%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.481%) Crystal Reports
3 1 (0.370%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 68 (25.19%) Selenium
2 32 (11.85%) LabVIEW
3 22 (8.148%) FitNesse
4 18 (6.667%) QuickTest Pro
5 14 (5.185%) JMeter
6 10 (3.704%) Eclipse
7 9 (3.333%) WebDriver
7 9 (3.333%) TestComplete
8 8 (2.963%) Ant
9 6 (2.222%) ClearCase
10 5 (1.852%) Hudson
10 5 (1.852%) TortoiseSVN
10 5 (1.852%) Subversion
10 5 (1.852%) NUnit
10 5 (1.852%) WATIR
11 4 (1.481%) JIRA
11 4 (1.481%) Visual Studio Team System
11 4 (1.481%) Rational DOORS
11 4 (1.481%) ClearQuest
12 3 (1.111%) Visual Studio
General
1 23 (8.519%) Electronics
2 15 (5.556%) Manufacturing
3 10 (3.704%) Telecoms
4 7 (2.593%) Pharmaceutical
5 5 (1.852%) Finance
5 5 (1.852%) Retail
6 3 (1.111%) Multimedia
7 2 (0.741%) Banking
7 2 (0.741%) Games
7 2 (0.741%) Military
7 2 (0.741%) Aerospace
7 2 (0.741%) Automotive
8 1 (0.370%) Advertising
8 1 (0.370%) Retail Banking
8 1 (0.370%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 30 (11.11%) Computer Science
2 21 (7.778%) Embedded Systems
3 9 (3.333%) Physics
4 8 (2.963%) Cryptography
4 8 (2.963%) Mathematics
5 7 (2.593%) CAN bus
6 6 (2.222%) Handset
7 5 (1.852%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
8 4 (1.481%) Wiki
8 4 (1.481%) Mobile App
9 3 (1.111%) Management Information System
10 2 (0.741%) Augmented Reality
10 2 (0.741%) EFT
10 2 (0.741%) Client/Server
11 1 (0.370%) Fixed Income
11 1 (0.370%) Equities
11 1 (0.370%) Firmware
11 1 (0.370%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 80 (29.63%) Windows
2 76 (28.15%) Linux
3 51 (18.89%) UNIX
4 5 (1.852%) Windows XP
4 5 (1.852%) Windows 7
5 1 (0.370%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 106 (39.26%) Software Testing
2 91 (33.70%) Test Scripting
3 80 (29.63%) Automated Testing
4 44 (16.30%) Manual Testing
5 43 (15.93%) Agile Software Development
6 38 (14.07%) Test Automation
7 28 (10.37%) Automation Testing
8 22 (8.148%) System Testing
9 19 (7.037%) Regression Testing
10 18 (6.667%) Validation
11 17 (6.296%) Software Engineering
12 16 (5.926%) Scrum
13 14 (5.185%) OO
14 10 (3.704%) Project Management
14 10 (3.704%) Waterfall
14 10 (3.704%) Multithreading
15 9 (3.333%) Performance Testing
16 8 (2.963%) Computer Security
16 8 (2.963%) Integration Testing
16 8 (2.963%) Test Management
Programming Languages
1 112 (41.48%) Python
2 68 (25.19%) Perl
3 65 (24.07%) C++
4 43 (15.93%) C
5 42 (15.56%) Java
6 39 (14.44%) C#
7 34 (12.59%) Ruby
8 31 (11.48%) SQL
9 19 (7.037%) Bash shell
10 17 (6.296%) MATLAB
11 16 (5.926%) VB
12 12 (4.444%) Tcl
12 12 (4.444%) Shell Script
13 8 (2.963%) JavaScript
14 7 (2.593%) VB6
15 6 (2.222%) Embedded C++
16 5 (1.852%) Embedded C
17 4 (1.481%) PHP
18 1 (0.370%) VBA
18 1 (0.370%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 101 (37.41%) Degree
2 79 (29.26%) ISEB
3 56 (20.74%) ISTQB
4 17 (6.296%) HNC
5 13 (4.815%) SC Cleared
5 13 (4.815%) Security Cleared
6 6 (2.222%) Postgraduate
7 5 (1.852%) HND
8 2 (0.741%) ISEB Practitioner
9 1 (0.370%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 99 (36.67%) QA
2 2 (0.741%) IEC 61508
3 1 (0.370%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.370%) SLA
3 1 (0.370%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 5 (1.852%) NFS
Systems Management
1 5 (1.852%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 38 (14.07%) Microsoft
2 10 (3.704%) Guidewire
2 10 (3.704%) FINEOS
3 7 (2.593%) Nortel
3 7 (2.593%) Avaya
3 7 (2.593%) Cisco
4 6 (2.222%) Adobe
5 5 (1.852%) Atlassian
6 3 (1.111%) IBM
6 3 (1.111%) Riverbed
7 1 (0.370%) EMC
7 1 (0.370%) Nokia Siemens Networks
7 1 (0.370%) Agilent
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
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
Senior Software Test Engineer
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
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
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
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
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
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
LTE Test Engineer - 2G, 3G and LTE test knowledge, growing Co., South Cambridgeshire, to £highly competitive + benefits
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
Design, Verification and Test Engineer
Brentwood, South East
Support the Hardware lead on all design testing and issues Work with the Software team on software bugs and issues Travel to support engineering builds Candidate requirements Bachelor'...
British Sky Broadcasting
Salary: Bonus & bens
Posted: 20 May 2013
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