The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the North East 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 22 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 North East region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Engineer
Rank 56 73 -
Rank change year-on-year
+17 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer 13 1 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North East 1.887% 0.113% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.994% 0.117% -
Number of salaries quoted 13 1 0
Average salary £33,000 £27,500 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
+20.00% -
UK excluding London average salary £33,000 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
-5.71% -
All Job Titles
North East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
652 852 680
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North East 94.63% 96.38% 97.42%
Number of salaries quoted 566 701 568
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £24,000 £21,000
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £72,500 £67,500
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 North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

North East 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 North East region.

North East 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 North East region over the 3 months to 22 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
Tyne and Wear +9 13 £33,000 +20.00%
Test Engineer
England

Test Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the North East 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 12 (63.16%) Linux
2 11 (57.89%) TCP/IP
3 8 (42.11%) RAD
3 8 (42.11%) Scrum
3 8 (42.11%) Software Testing
3 8 (42.11%) ISTQB
4 6 (31.58%) QA
4 6 (31.58%) Selenium
4 6 (31.58%) Open Source
4 6 (31.58%) Automation Testing
5 5 (26.32%) JTAG
5 5 (26.32%) soapUI
5 5 (26.32%) LabVIEW
5 5 (26.32%) Agilent
5 5 (26.32%) User Acceptance Testing
5 5 (26.32%) Flash
5 5 (26.32%) C++
5 5 (26.32%) VB
5 5 (26.32%) SOAP
5 5 (26.32%) HNC
5 5 (26.32%) HND
5 5 (26.32%) Wireless
5 5 (26.32%) Automotive
5 5 (26.32%) Manufacturing
6 4 (21.05%) SQL
6 4 (21.05%) Agile Software Development
6 4 (21.05%) Web Testing
7 3 (15.79%) Test Management
8 2 (10.53%) Risk Analysis
8 2 (10.53%) Twitter

Test Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the North East 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 5 (26.32%) soapUI
1 5 (26.32%) Flash
1 5 (26.32%) SOAP
Communications & Networking
1 11 (57.89%) TCP/IP
2 5 (26.32%) Wireless
3 1 (5.263%) Internet
Development Applications
1 6 (31.58%) Selenium
2 5 (26.32%) LabVIEW
General
1 5 (26.32%) Automotive
1 5 (26.32%) Manufacturing
2 1 (5.263%) Finance
2 1 (5.263%) Banking
2 1 (5.263%) Retail
2 1 (5.263%) Retail Banking
Miscellaneous
1 6 (31.58%) Open Source
2 1 (5.263%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 12 (63.16%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (42.11%) RAD
1 8 (42.11%) Scrum
1 8 (42.11%) Software Testing
2 6 (31.58%) Automation Testing
3 5 (26.32%) User Acceptance Testing
4 4 (21.05%) Agile Software Development
4 4 (21.05%) Web Testing
5 3 (15.79%) Test Management
6 2 (10.53%) Risk Analysis
7 1 (5.263%) Validation
7 1 (5.263%) Automated Testing
7 1 (5.263%) Usability Testing
7 1 (5.263%) Performance Testing
7 1 (5.263%) Compatibility Testing
7 1 (5.263%) Load Testing
7 1 (5.263%) Stress Testing
7 1 (5.263%) Security Testing
7 1 (5.263%) Volume Testing
7 1 (5.263%) Scalability Testing
7 1 (5.263%) Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 5 (26.32%) C++
1 5 (26.32%) VB
2 4 (21.05%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (42.11%) ISTQB
2 5 (26.32%) HNC
2 5 (26.32%) HND
3 2 (10.53%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (31.58%) QA
2 5 (26.32%) JTAG
Vendors
1 5 (26.32%) Agilent
2 2 (10.53%) Twitter
3 1 (5.263%) Microsoft
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