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This section looks at the demand for the Test Engineer role in IT jobs within the Manchester 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Engineer
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank170200
Rank change on same period last yearUp+30
Matching permanent IT job ads1510
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.320 %0.154 %
Salaries quoted1410
Average minimum salary£26,000£28,100
Average salary£29,786£28,300
% change on same period last year+5.24 %
Average maximum salary£33,571£28,500
UK excluding London average salary£31,588£32,212
% change on same period last year-1.93 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads46886496
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.560 %2.728 %
Salaries quoted39935552
Average minimum salary£33,380£36,527
Average salary£38,229£41,178
% change on same period last year-7.16 %
Average maximum salary£43,077£45,829
UK excluding London average salary£38,060£39,458
% change on same period last year-3.54 %
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 Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester Test Engineer Salary Trend

Test Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Engineer across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Manchester 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 Manchester region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
StockportNew entry-8£30,000-
Test Engineer North WestTest Engineer
North West

Test Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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.

115 (46.88 %)Electronics
214 (43.75 %)Linux
311 (34.38 %)Software Testing
410 (31.25 %)Degree
410 (31.25 %)ISEB
59 (28.13 %)Electric
59 (28.13 %)Manufacturing
59 (28.13 %)Validation
59 (28.13 %)Solaris
68 (25.00 %)TDD
77 (21.88 %)Manual Testing
77 (21.88 %)C
85 (15.63 %)Perl
85 (15.63 %)Test Scripting
92 (6.250 %)Health
92 (6.250 %)Shell Script
92 (6.250 %)SQL
92 (6.250 %)C++
92 (6.250 %)XML
92 (6.250 %)System Testing
92 (6.250 %)Pensions
92 (6.250 %)QA
101 (3.125 %)User Acceptance Testing
101 (3.125 %)Data Protection
101 (3.125 %)Automated Testing
101 (3.125 %)Ruby
101 (3.125 %)ION Trading
101 (3.125 %)Windows Vista
101 (3.125 %)Data Protection Act
101 (3.125 %)Physics

Test Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (6.250 %)XML
21 (3.125 %).NET
21 (3.125 %)ASP.NET
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (3.125 %)SQL Server
11 (3.125 %)Oracle 8/8i
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (3.125 %)Visual Studio
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (46.88 %)Electronics
29 (28.13 %)Electric
29 (28.13 %)Manufacturing
32 (6.250 %)Pensions
32 (6.250 %)Health
41 (3.125 %)Telecoms
41 (3.125 %)Education
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.125 %)Data Protection Act
11 (3.125 %)Physics
11 (3.125 %)Chemistry
11 (3.125 %)Computer Science
11 (3.125 %)Life Science
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (43.75 %)Linux
29 (28.13 %)Solaris
31 (3.125 %)Windows Vista
31 (3.125 %)UNIX
31 (3.125 %)Windows
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (34.38 %)Software Testing
29 (28.13 %)Validation
38 (25.00 %)TDD
47 (21.88 %)Manual Testing
55 (15.63 %)Test Scripting
62 (6.250 %)System Testing
71 (3.125 %)Data Protection
71 (3.125 %)ERP
71 (3.125 %)Automated Testing
71 (3.125 %)User Acceptance Testing
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (21.88 %)C
25 (15.63 %)Perl
32 (6.250 %)SQL
32 (6.250 %)Shell Script
32 (6.250 %)C++
41 (3.125 %)Java
41 (3.125 %)C#
41 (3.125 %)Ruby
41 (3.125 %)Embedded C
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (31.25 %)ISEB
110 (31.25 %)Degree
Manchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (6.250 %)QA
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (3.125 %)Oracle
11 (3.125 %)SAP
11 (3.125 %)ION Trading