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

 Test Engineer
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6081
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching permanent IT job ads3319
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.009 %
As % of the category below2.748 %1.271 %
Salaries quoted3319
Average minimum salary£37,788£30,211
Average salary£39,621£30,605
% change on same period last year+29.45 %
Average maximum salary£41,455£31,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,396£32,368
% change on same period last year+3.17 %
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 %
Test Engineer OxfordshireTest Engineer
Oxfordshire

Test Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Oxford 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 Oxford region.

Oxford Test Engineer Salary Trend

Test Engineer
Salary Histogram

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

Oxford Test Engineer Salary Histogram

Test Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxford 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.

148 (60.00 %)Python
247 (58.75 %)Perl
247 (58.75 %)Test Scripting
331 (38.75 %).NET
430 (37.50 %)Integration Testing
430 (37.50 %)QA
527 (33.75 %)VB.NET
527 (33.75 %)C#
527 (33.75 %)Tcl
626 (32.50 %)Software Testing
722 (27.50 %)Use Case
820 (25.00 %)Automated Testing
820 (25.00 %)UNIX
919 (23.75 %)VBScript
919 (23.75 %)Lua
1013 (16.25 %)Windows
1013 (16.25 %)Music
1111 (13.75 %)Music Industry
129 (11.25 %)Telecoms
138 (10.00 %)Electronics
138 (10.00 %)Degree
147 (8.750 %)Physics
147 (8.750 %)Linux
156 (7.500 %)Solaris
156 (7.500 %)HNC
156 (7.500 %)Active Directory
156 (7.500 %)FreeBSD
156 (7.500 %)User Acceptance Testing
156 (7.500 %)Spring
165 (6.250 %)Windows Mobile

Test Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxford 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.

Oxford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
131 (38.75 %).NET
26 (7.500 %)Spring
35 (6.250 %)UIQ
35 (6.250 %)Series 60
43 (3.750 %)WinForms
Oxford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.250 %)MS Office
11 (1.250 %)MS Excel
Oxford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (6.250 %)Wireless
24 (5.000 %)Internet
24 (5.000 %)GPRS
24 (5.000 %)GSM
33 (3.750 %)UMTS
33 (3.750 %)TCP/IP
33 (3.750 %)Bluetooth
Oxford IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (2.500 %)WinRunner
12 (2.500 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (1.250 %)LoadRunner
21 (1.250 %)TestDirector
Oxford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (16.25 %)Music
211 (13.75 %)Music Industry
39 (11.25 %)Telecoms
48 (10.00 %)Electronics
55 (6.250 %)Automotive
64 (5.000 %)Manufacturing
64 (5.000 %)Finance
73 (3.750 %)Pharmaceutical
81 (1.250 %)Games
81 (1.250 %)Multimedia
81 (1.250 %)Electric
81 (1.250 %)Health
Oxford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (8.750 %)Physics
22 (2.500 %)Chemistry
22 (2.500 %)Biology
22 (2.500 %)Smartphone
31 (1.250 %)Client/Server
Oxford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (25.00 %)UNIX
213 (16.25 %)Windows
37 (8.750 %)Linux
46 (7.500 %)FreeBSD
46 (7.500 %)Solaris
55 (6.250 %)Windows Mobile
63 (3.750 %)Windows CE
Oxford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
147 (58.75 %)Test Scripting
230 (37.50 %)Integration Testing
326 (32.50 %)Software Testing
422 (27.50 %)Use Case
520 (25.00 %)Automated Testing
66 (7.500 %)User Acceptance Testing
74 (5.000 %)Validation
81 (1.250 %)Business Analysis
81 (1.250 %)UML
81 (1.250 %)Project Management
81 (1.250 %)Regression Testing
81 (1.250 %)System Testing
Oxford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
148 (60.00 %)Python
247 (58.75 %)Perl
327 (33.75 %)VB.NET
327 (33.75 %)C#
327 (33.75 %)Tcl
419 (23.75 %)Lua
419 (23.75 %)VBScript
54 (5.000 %)SQL
62 (2.500 %)C
62 (2.500 %)Java
71 (1.250 %)C++
71 (1.250 %)Jython
Oxford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (10.00 %)Degree
26 (7.500 %)HNC
34 (5.000 %)ISEB
Oxford IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
130 (37.50 %)QA
Oxford IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (7.500 %)Active Directory
Oxford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (6.250 %)EMC
21 (1.250 %)Microsoft