Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Software Test Engineer role in IT jobs within the Oxford 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 Software Test Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Test Engineer
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank88-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads40
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.333 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted40
Average minimum salary£42,500-
Average salary£43,750-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£45,000-
UK excluding London average salary£33,112£31,175
% change on same period last year+6.21 %
Oxford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Oxford
Matching permanent IT job ads12011495
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.807 %0.678 %
Salaries quoted10841375
Average minimum salary£33,639£31,242
Average salary£36,925£34,777
% change on same period last year+6.17 %
Average maximum salary£40,212£38,312
UK excluding London average salary£38,491£39,065
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
Software Test Engineer OxfordshireSoftware Test Engineer
Oxfordshire

Software Test Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Oxford Software Test Engineer Demand Trend

Software Test Engineer
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Software Test Engineer across the Oxford region.

Oxford Software Test Engineer Salary Trend

Software Test Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Test Engineer across the Oxford region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

Oxford Software Test Engineer Salary Histogram

Software Test Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxford region that cited Software 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 Software Test Engineer in their job title.

110 (76.92 %)Test Scripting
26 (46.15 %)QA
26 (46.15 %)User Acceptance Testing
26 (46.15 %)Degree
34 (30.77 %)UIQ
34 (30.77 %)Series 60
34 (30.77 %)Software Testing
34 (30.77 %)Windows Mobile
34 (30.77 %)Telecoms
34 (30.77 %)Automotive
34 (30.77 %)Windows
34 (30.77 %)GPRS
34 (30.77 %)GSM
43 (23.08 %)UMTS
43 (23.08 %)TCP/IP
43 (23.08 %)Manufacturing
43 (23.08 %)Pharmaceutical
43 (23.08 %)Windows CE
43 (23.08 %)Internet
43 (23.08 %)Integration Testing
43 (23.08 %)Bluetooth
52 (15.38 %)Physics
52 (15.38 %)Chemistry
52 (15.38 %)Biology
52 (15.38 %)Python
52 (15.38 %)C
52 (15.38 %)Java
61 (7.692 %)Perl
61 (7.692 %)SQL
61 (7.692 %).NET

Software Test Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxford region that cited Software 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 Software Test Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (30.77 %)UIQ
14 (30.77 %)Series 60
21 (7.692 %).NET
Oxford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (30.77 %)GPRS
14 (30.77 %)GSM
23 (23.08 %)UMTS
23 (23.08 %)TCP/IP
23 (23.08 %)Internet
23 (23.08 %)Bluetooth
Oxford IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (7.692 %)WinRunner
11 (7.692 %)TestDirector
11 (7.692 %)QuickTest Pro
Oxford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (30.77 %)Telecoms
14 (30.77 %)Automotive
23 (23.08 %)Pharmaceutical
23 (23.08 %)Manufacturing
31 (7.692 %)Health
31 (7.692 %)Finance
Oxford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (15.38 %)Physics
12 (15.38 %)Chemistry
12 (15.38 %)Biology
21 (7.692 %)Client/Server
21 (7.692 %)Smartphone
Oxford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (30.77 %)Windows
14 (30.77 %)Windows Mobile
23 (23.08 %)Windows CE
31 (7.692 %)Linux
Oxford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (76.92 %)Test Scripting
26 (46.15 %)User Acceptance Testing
34 (30.77 %)Software Testing
43 (23.08 %)Integration Testing
51 (7.692 %)Use Case
51 (7.692 %)UML
51 (7.692 %)Project Management
51 (7.692 %)Regression Testing
51 (7.692 %)Business Analysis
51 (7.692 %)System Testing
Oxford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (15.38 %)C
12 (15.38 %)Java
12 (15.38 %)Python
21 (7.692 %)Jython
21 (7.692 %)Perl
21 (7.692 %)SQL
21 (7.692 %)C++
Oxford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (46.15 %)Degree
21 (7.692 %)ISEB
Oxford IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (46.15 %)QA