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The table below looks at the demand for the Test Engineer role in IT jobs within the Leicestershire 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Engineer
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank7169
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads219
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.231 %1.723 %
Salaries quoted117
Average minimum salary£12,000£23,824
Average salary£12,000£30,118
% change on same period last year-60.15 %
Average maximum salary£12,000£36,412
UK excluding London average salary£32,703£32,403
% change on same period last year+0.92 %
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Leicestershire
Matching permanent IT job ads8671103
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.506 %0.473 %
Salaries quoted768833
Average minimum salary£29,797£29,337
Average salary£32,081£31,675
% change on same period last year+1.28 %
Average maximum salary£34,365£34,013
UK excluding London average salary£38,201£39,267
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Test Engineer East MidlandsTest Engineer
East Midlands

Test Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire region.

Leicestershire Test Engineer Salary Trend

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 Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
CoalvilleDown-21£12,000-56.36 %
LeicesterDown-71£12,000-62.81 %
LutterworthNew entry-1--
Test Engineer East MidlandsTest Engineer
East Midlands

Test Engineer
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Leicestershire 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.

18 (80.00 %)Automotive
18 (80.00 %)Military
21 (10.00 %)Degree
21 (10.00 %)Test Scripting
21 (10.00 %)Manual Testing
21 (10.00 %)IIS
21 (10.00 %)Windows
21 (10.00 %)Windows XP
21 (10.00 %)MS Visio
21 (10.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (10.00 %)Finance

Test Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Leicestershire 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.

Leicestershire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (10.00 %)IIS
Leicestershire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (10.00 %)MS Visio
Leicestershire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (80.00 %)Automotive
18 (80.00 %)Military
21 (10.00 %)Finance
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (10.00 %)Windows
11 (10.00 %)Windows XP
11 (10.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (10.00 %)Test Scripting
11 (10.00 %)Manual Testing
Leicestershire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (10.00 %)Degree