The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Test Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the Peterborough region. 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 24 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 Peterborough region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Test Engineer
Rank 43 44 47
Rank change year-on-year
+1 +3
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Test Engineer 4 1 6
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Peterborough 1.120% 0.322% 1.948%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.173% 0.342% 1.987%
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 6
Average salary £33,500 £28,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+17.54% -28.75%
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £32,500 £33,500
% change year-on-year
- -2.98%
All Job Titles
Peterborough
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
341 292 302
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Peterborough 95.52% 93.89% 98.05%
Number of salaries quoted 299 253 247
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £20,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £41,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Test Engineer
Cambridgeshire

Software Test Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Software Test Engineer across the Peterborough region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Peterborough Software Test Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Software Test Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Peterborough Software Test Engineer Salary Trend

Software Test Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Peterborough 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.

1 6 (85.71%) Microsoft
1 6 (85.71%) Windows
1 6 (85.71%) Python
1 6 (85.71%) Test Automation
2 5 (71.43%) Windows 7
2 5 (71.43%) Test Management
2 5 (71.43%) Windows XP
2 5 (71.43%) C
2 5 (71.43%) C++
2 5 (71.43%) Embedded C
2 5 (71.43%) Project Management
2 5 (71.43%) Regression Testing
2 5 (71.43%) LabVIEW
3 3 (42.86%) Scrum
3 3 (42.86%) Risk Assessment
3 3 (42.86%) Management Information System
3 3 (42.86%) Software Testing
3 3 (42.86%) Degree
3 3 (42.86%) QA
3 3 (42.86%) Use Case
3 3 (42.86%) Quality Management
3 3 (42.86%) Embedded C++
4 2 (28.57%) GPRS
4 2 (28.57%) UMTS
4 2 (28.57%) 3G
4 2 (28.57%) ZigBee
4 2 (28.57%) 2G
4 2 (28.57%) Validation
4 2 (28.57%) Mobile App
5 1 (14.29%) Test Scripting

Software Test Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Peterborough 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.

Application Development
1 1 (14.29%) XML
Applications
1 1 (14.29%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 2 (28.57%) GPRS
1 2 (28.57%) UMTS
1 2 (28.57%) 3G
1 2 (28.57%) ZigBee
1 2 (28.57%) 2G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (71.43%) LabVIEW
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Management Information System
2 2 (28.57%) Mobile App
3 1 (14.29%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 6 (85.71%) Windows
2 5 (71.43%) Windows 7
2 5 (71.43%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Test Automation
2 5 (71.43%) Test Management
2 5 (71.43%) Project Management
2 5 (71.43%) Regression Testing
3 3 (42.86%) Scrum
3 3 (42.86%) Risk Assessment
3 3 (42.86%) Software Testing
3 3 (42.86%) Use Case
3 3 (42.86%) Quality Management
4 2 (28.57%) Validation
5 1 (14.29%) Test Scripting
5 1 (14.29%) Continuous Integration
5 1 (14.29%) Automated Testing
Programming Languages
1 6 (85.71%) Python
2 5 (71.43%) C
2 5 (71.43%) C++
2 5 (71.43%) Embedded C
3 3 (42.86%) Embedded C++
4 1 (14.29%) SQL
4 1 (14.29%) Tcl
4 1 (14.29%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (42.86%) QA
Vendors
1 6 (85.71%) Microsoft