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This section looks at the demand for the Test Engineer role in IT jobs within the Gloucestershire 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
Rank11091
Rank change on same period last yearDown-19
Matching permanent IT job ads155
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.763 %0.330 %
Salaries quoted143
Average minimum salary£32,500£20,000
Average salary£34,679£24,000
% change on same period last year+44.49 %
Average maximum salary£36,857£28,000
UK excluding London average salary£31,636£32,455
% change on same period last year-2.52 %
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Gloucestershire
Matching permanent IT job ads19651515
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.037 %0.620 %
Salaries quoted17031322
Average minimum salary£33,523£30,390
Average salary£36,283£33,264
% change on same period last year+9.07 %
Average maximum salary£39,044£36,138
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Test Engineer South WestTest Engineer
South 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 Gloucestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire Test Engineer Salary Trend

Test Engineer
Salary Histogram

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

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire 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
GloucesterDown-49£35,313+41.25 %
CirencesterNew entry-5£34,250-
StroudNew entry-1--
Test Engineer South WestTest Engineer
South West

Test Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

112 (38.71 %)Microsoft
112 (38.71 %)Test Scripting
211 (35.48 %)MS Excel
310 (32.26 %)RUP
310 (32.26 %)MS Project
310 (32.26 %)PRINCE2
310 (32.26 %)Configuration Management
310 (32.26 %)Project Management
310 (32.26 %)Unified Process
310 (32.26 %)Software Engineering
310 (32.26 %)Test Management
48 (25.81 %)ISEB
56 (19.35 %)Windows
56 (19.35 %)System Testing
65 (16.13 %)Manual Testing
65 (16.13 %)Integration Testing
65 (16.13 %)QA
65 (16.13 %)WinRunner
65 (16.13 %)TestDirector
65 (16.13 %)Finance
74 (12.90 %)VB
74 (12.90 %)Computer Science
74 (12.90 %)Degree
83 (9.677 %)Software Testing
83 (9.677 %)User Acceptance Testing
83 (9.677 %)MFC
83 (9.677 %)UML
83 (9.677 %)OO
83 (9.677 %)VC++
83 (9.677 %)MSI

Test Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (9.677 %)MFC
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (35.48 %)MS Excel
210 (32.26 %)MS Project
31 (3.226 %)MS Office
31 (3.226 %)Adobe Illustrator
31 (3.226 %)Photoshop
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (3.226 %)Wireless
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (16.13 %)WinRunner
15 (16.13 %)TestDirector
23 (9.677 %)MSI
31 (3.226 %)TeamTrack
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (16.13 %)Finance
22 (6.452 %)Health
22 (6.452 %)Pensions
31 (3.226 %)Electronics
31 (3.226 %)Games
31 (3.226 %)Insurance
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (12.90 %)Computer Science
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (19.35 %)Windows
21 (3.226 %)Windows 2000
21 (3.226 %)Windows Vista
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (38.71 %)Test Scripting
210 (32.26 %)PRINCE2
210 (32.26 %)Test Management
210 (32.26 %)RUP
210 (32.26 %)Configuration Management
210 (32.26 %)Project Management
210 (32.26 %)Unified Process
210 (32.26 %)Software Engineering
36 (19.35 %)System Testing
45 (16.13 %)Manual Testing
45 (16.13 %)Integration Testing
53 (9.677 %)UML
53 (9.677 %)OO
53 (9.677 %)Software Testing
53 (9.677 %)User Acceptance Testing
62 (6.452 %)Security Cleared
71 (3.226 %)Performance Testing
71 (3.226 %)Regression Testing
71 (3.226 %)DV Cleared
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (12.90 %)VB
23 (9.677 %)VC++
32 (6.452 %)C
41 (3.226 %)C++
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (25.81 %)ISEB
24 (12.90 %)Degree
31 (3.226 %)ISTQB
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (16.13 %)QA
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (3.226 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (38.71 %)Microsoft
22 (6.452 %)Citrix
31 (3.226 %)Altiris
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