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This section looks at the demand for the Test Engineer role in IT jobs within the London 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
Rank491488
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads150242
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.079 %0.099 %
As % of the category below0.214 %0.233 %
Salaries quoted114194
Average minimum salary£33,079£34,162
Average salary£35,833£36,899
% change on same period last year-2.88 %
Average maximum salary£38,588£39,637
UK excluding London average salary£31,636£32,455
% change on same period last year-2.52 %
London IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
London
Matching permanent IT job ads70113104053
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled37.01 %42.61 %
Salaries quoted5854680341
Average minimum salary£45,631£47,474
Average salary£49,784£51,993
% change on same period last year-4.24 %
Average maximum salary£53,938£56,512
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Test Engineer EnglandTest Engineer
England

Test Engineer
Demand Trend

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

London 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 London region.

London Test Engineer Salary Trend

Test Engineer
Salary Histogram

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

London 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 London 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
City of LondonDown-1027£37,173+16.04 %
OsterleyNew entry-4--
HounslowNew entry-2£27,000-
Test Engineer EnglandTest Engineer
England

Test Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1188 (58.39 %)QA
298 (30.43 %)SQL
387 (27.02 %)Test Scripting
484 (26.09 %)Degree
576 (23.60 %)Java
670 (21.74 %)ISEB
763 (19.57 %)Finance
858 (18.01 %)TCP/IP
952 (16.15 %)Automated Testing
1049 (15.22 %)QuickTest Pro
1147 (14.60 %)UNIX
1240 (12.42 %)Software Testing
1240 (12.42 %)Agile Software Development
1338 (11.80 %)XML
1338 (11.80 %)C++
1338 (11.80 %)Internet
1434 (10.56 %)Windows
1532 (9.938 %)Oracle
1631 (9.627 %)WinRunner
1730 (9.317 %)TestDirector
1730 (9.317 %)Perl
1829 (9.006 %)Performance Testing
1829 (9.006 %)C#
1926 (8.075 %)Manual Testing
1926 (8.075 %)Linux
2025 (7.764 %)SQL Server
2025 (7.764 %)Games
2123 (7.143 %)Telecoms
2222 (6.832 %)User Acceptance Testing
2222 (6.832 %)C

Test Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

London IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
138 (11.80 %)XML
213 (4.037 %)WebServices
310 (3.106 %).NET
49 (2.795 %)SOAP
55 (1.553 %)ASP.NET
55 (1.553 %)CSS
55 (1.553 %)HTML
55 (1.553 %)WAP
64 (1.242 %)SyncML
64 (1.242 %)ASP
64 (1.242 %)WMI
64 (1.242 %)J2ME
73 (0.932 %)Adobe Flex
73 (0.932 %)XSL
73 (0.932 %)AJAX
73 (0.932 %)J2EE
82 (0.621 %)Middleware
82 (0.621 %)Silverlight
91 (0.311 %)FIX Protocol
91 (0.311 %)BREW
London IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (1.553 %)JBoss
24 (1.242 %)MQSeries
24 (1.242 %)IIS
33 (0.932 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (0.311 %)ColdFusion
41 (0.311 %)CMS
41 (0.311 %)Apache
41 (0.311 %)Tomcat
London IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (0.932 %)MS Excel
21 (0.311 %)Spreadsheet
London IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
158 (18.01 %)TCP/IP
238 (11.80 %)Internet
314 (4.348 %)HTTP
410 (3.106 %)GSM
59 (2.795 %)GPRS
67 (2.174 %)VoIP
76 (1.863 %)UMTS
76 (1.863 %)DVB
85 (1.553 %)Wireless
85 (1.553 %)SMS
94 (1.242 %)SAN
103 (0.932 %)SMPP
103 (0.932 %)SMTP
103 (0.932 %)Broadband
112 (0.621 %)CDMA
112 (0.621 %)Bluetooth
112 (0.621 %)3G
112 (0.621 %)MPLS
112 (0.621 %)OSPF
112 (0.621 %)BGP
London IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
125 (7.764 %)SQL Server
211 (3.416 %)Database Marketing
36 (1.863 %)Oracle Reports
44 (1.242 %)SQL Server 2000
44 (1.242 %)SQL Server 2005
44 (1.242 %)Oracle 11g
52 (0.621 %)Datawarehouse
London IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
149 (15.22 %)QuickTest Pro
231 (9.627 %)WinRunner
330 (9.317 %)TestDirector
416 (4.969 %)Bugzilla
515 (4.658 %)Selenium
610 (3.106 %)JIRA
610 (3.106 %)Ant
78 (2.484 %)JUnit
78 (2.484 %)HttpUnit
87 (2.174 %)WATIR
87 (2.174 %)Watij
96 (1.863 %)SilkTest
96 (1.863 %)LoadRunner
105 (1.553 %)Flash
105 (1.553 %)NUnit
105 (1.553 %)FitNesse
112 (0.621 %)VSS/SourceSafe
121 (0.311 %)Eclipse
121 (0.311 %)Dreamweaver
121 (0.311 %)Synon
London IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
163 (19.57 %)Finance
225 (7.764 %)Games
323 (7.143 %)Telecoms
419 (5.901 %)Online Games
514 (4.348 %)Marketing
613 (4.037 %)Music
711 (3.416 %)Banking
88 (2.484 %)Multimedia
88 (2.484 %)Electric
88 (2.484 %)Insurance
97 (2.174 %)Pensions
97 (2.174 %)Front Office
106 (1.863 %)Education
115 (1.553 %)Retail
124 (1.242 %)Health
124 (1.242 %)Music Industry
133 (0.932 %)Government
133 (0.932 %)Pharmaceutical
142 (0.621 %)Electronics
142 (0.621 %)Advertising
London IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (4.348 %)Client/Server
213 (4.037 %)Computer Science
310 (3.106 %)STB
49 (2.795 %)Handset
58 (2.484 %)DTV
67 (2.174 %)Firmware
67 (2.174 %)French Language
73 (0.932 %)PKI
73 (0.932 %)IPTV
82 (0.621 %)NHS
82 (0.621 %)MPEG
82 (0.621 %)Derivative
91 (0.311 %)iDTV
91 (0.311 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
91 (0.311 %)PDA
91 (0.311 %)Credit Derivative
91 (0.311 %)Flash Lite
91 (0.311 %)RIA
London IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
147 (14.60 %)UNIX
234 (10.56 %)Windows
326 (8.075 %)Linux
413 (4.037 %)Windows 2000
57 (2.174 %)Windows NT
66 (1.863 %)Windows XP
73 (0.932 %)Solaris
82 (0.621 %)Symbian OS
91 (0.311 %)Windows Mobile
91 (0.311 %)Embedded Linux
London IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
187 (27.02 %)Test Scripting
252 (16.15 %)Automated Testing
340 (12.42 %)Software Testing
340 (12.42 %)Agile Software Development
429 (9.006 %)Performance Testing
526 (8.075 %)Manual Testing
622 (6.832 %)User Acceptance Testing
721 (6.522 %)System Testing
819 (5.901 %)Integration Testing
916 (4.969 %)Regression Testing
1013 (4.037 %)E-Commerce
1013 (4.037 %)Test Management
1112 (3.727 %)Stress Testing
1211 (3.416 %)OO
1310 (3.106 %)Data Management
1310 (3.106 %)Web Testing
149 (2.795 %)Validation
158 (2.484 %)Security Testing
158 (2.484 %)Fund Management
167 (2.174 %)Web Development
London IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
198 (30.43 %)SQL
276 (23.60 %)Java
338 (11.80 %)C++
430 (9.317 %)Perl
529 (9.006 %)C#
622 (6.832 %)C
717 (5.280 %)JavaScript
811 (3.416 %)Transact-SQL
811 (3.416 %)Python
97 (2.174 %)VBScript
97 (2.174 %)VB
97 (2.174 %)PHP
106 (1.863 %)Embedded C++
113 (0.932 %)DHTML
113 (0.932 %)Shell Script
113 (0.932 %)PHP5
121 (0.311 %)Ruby
121 (0.311 %)Korn
121 (0.311 %)Tcl
121 (0.311 %)Ada
London IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
184 (26.09 %)Degree
270 (21.74 %)ISEB
310 (3.106 %)ISTQB
43 (0.932 %)ISEB Practitioner
52 (0.621 %)Cisco Certification
52 (0.621 %)CCIE
52 (0.621 %)CCIP
London IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
1188 (58.39 %)QA
23 (0.932 %)ISO9001
31 (0.311 %)ISO8583
London IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
114 (4.348 %)VMware Infrastructure
25 (1.553 %)Active Directory
33 (0.932 %)ISA Server
London IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (1.242 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (0.621 %)SCCM
London IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
132 (9.938 %)Oracle
216 (4.969 %)Symbian
314 (4.348 %)Microsoft
314 (4.348 %)VMware
46 (1.863 %)Borland
53 (0.932 %)BT
53 (0.932 %)Cisco
62 (0.621 %)Sybase
62 (0.621 %)OpenTV
62 (0.621 %)Reuters
71 (0.311 %)Omniture
71 (0.311 %)TIBCO
71 (0.311 %)SAP
71 (0.311 %)HP
71 (0.311 %)CA
71 (0.311 %)Empirix
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