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This section looks at the demand for the Test Engineer role in IT jobs within the Scotland 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Engineer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank139110
Rank change on same period last yearDown-29
Matching permanent IT job ads1575
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.031 %
As % of the category below0.400 %1.262 %
Salaries quoted751
Average minimum salary£31,000£26,510
Average salary£34,813£27,799
% change on same period last year+25.22 %
Average maximum salary£38,625£29,088
UK excluding London average salary£31,636£32,455
% change on same period last year-2.52 %
Scotland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Scotland
Matching permanent IT job ads37525942
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.981 %2.433 %
Salaries quoted25373719
Average minimum salary£33,174£33,294
Average salary£36,476£35,916
% change on same period last year+1.55 %
Average maximum salary£39,778£38,539
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Test Engineer UKTest Engineer
UK

Test Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland Test Engineer Salary Trend

Test Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Engineer across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Scotland 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 Scotland region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
FifeDown-78£30,000+36.36 %
EdinburghDown-54£50,000+71.70 %
GlasgowDown-52£40,000+31.76 %
DundeeDown-151£21,000-18.06 %
RenfrewshireNew entry-1£37,500-
Test Engineer UKTest Engineer
UK

Test Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

118 (45.00 %)Software Testing
215 (37.50 %)Degree
314 (35.00 %)Test Scripting
411 (27.50 %)Oracle
510 (25.00 %)SQL
69 (22.50 %)SQL Server
78 (20.00 %).NET
78 (20.00 %)QA
78 (20.00 %)Microsoft
85 (12.50 %)Telecoms
85 (12.50 %)C++
85 (12.50 %)Java
85 (12.50 %)Python
94 (10.00 %)Linux
94 (10.00 %)WinRunner
94 (10.00 %)QuickTest Pro
94 (10.00 %)Computer Science
103 (7.500 %)LoadRunner
103 (7.500 %)Perl
103 (7.500 %)C#
112 (5.000 %)C
112 (5.000 %)HND
112 (5.000 %)Windows
112 (5.000 %)Windows CE
112 (5.000 %)Palm OS
112 (5.000 %)3G
112 (5.000 %)ActionScript
112 (5.000 %)N-Tier
112 (5.000 %)GPRS
112 (5.000 %)Symbian

Test Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

Scotland IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (20.00 %).NET
21 (2.500 %)J2EE
21 (2.500 %)XML
Scotland IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.500 %)MS Excel
Scotland IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (5.000 %)GPRS
12 (5.000 %)3G
21 (2.500 %)Wireless
Scotland IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (22.50 %)SQL Server
21 (2.500 %)DB2
21 (2.500 %)RDBMS
Scotland IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (10.00 %)WinRunner
14 (10.00 %)QuickTest Pro
23 (7.500 %)LoadRunner
31 (2.500 %)PVCS
31 (2.500 %)ClearCase
Scotland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (12.50 %)Telecoms
22 (5.000 %)Finance
22 (5.000 %)Pensions
31 (2.500 %)Electronics
31 (2.500 %)Aerospace
31 (2.500 %)Electric
31 (2.500 %)Health
31 (2.500 %)Insurance
Scotland IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (10.00 %)Computer Science
22 (5.000 %)N-Tier
Scotland IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (10.00 %)Linux
22 (5.000 %)Windows CE
22 (5.000 %)Palm OS
22 (5.000 %)Windows
Scotland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (45.00 %)Software Testing
214 (35.00 %)Test Scripting
32 (5.000 %)Load Testing
32 (5.000 %)Scalability Testing
41 (2.500 %)Unit Testing
41 (2.500 %)Project Management
41 (2.500 %)Change Management
41 (2.500 %)Validation
41 (2.500 %)Automated Testing
41 (2.500 %)Software Engineering
41 (2.500 %)System Testing
41 (2.500 %)Time Management
Scotland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (25.00 %)SQL
25 (12.50 %)C++
25 (12.50 %)Java
25 (12.50 %)Python
33 (7.500 %)Perl
33 (7.500 %)C#
42 (5.000 %)C
42 (5.000 %)ActionScript
51 (2.500 %)Tcl
51 (2.500 %)Ruby
51 (2.500 %)VB
51 (2.500 %)PHP
Scotland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
115 (37.50 %)Degree
22 (5.000 %)HND
31 (2.500 %)ISEB
Scotland IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (20.00 %)QA
21 (2.500 %)ISO9000
Scotland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (27.50 %)Oracle
28 (20.00 %)Microsoft
32 (5.000 %)Symbian
41 (2.500 %)Agilent
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