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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Test Engineer role in IT jobs within the South East 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 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Test Engineer
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank406420
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching permanent IT job ads4182
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.036 %
As % of the category below0.131 %0.195 %
Salaries quoted3759
Average minimum salary£30,624£31,924
Average salary£32,768£33,970
% change on same period last year-3.53 %
Average maximum salary£34,913£36,015
UK excluding London average salary£31,679£30,827
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
South East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South East
Matching permanent IT job ads3133142023
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled18.31 %18.46 %
Salaries quoted2600934638
Average minimum salary£36,614£37,106
Average salary£39,883£40,355
% change on same period last year-1.17 %
Average maximum salary£43,152£43,605
UK excluding London average salary£38,166£39,195
% change on same period last year-2.62 %
Software Test Engineer EnglandSoftware Test Engineer
England

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 South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South East 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 South East region.

South East 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 South East region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

South East Software Test Engineer Salary Histogram

Software Test Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Test Engineer within the South East region over the 3 months to 15 October 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
HampshireDown-1612£31,437-5.09 %
BerkshireUp+4210£28,550-14.13 %
OxfordshireUp+39£29,722-2.55 %
West SussexUp+275£37,250-1.97 %
BuckinghamshireDown-45£49,320+40.27 %
SurreyUp+344£32,875-7.26 %
Software Test Engineer EnglandSoftware Test Engineer
England

Software Test Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the South East 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.

120 (26.32 %)QA
218 (23.68 %)Test Scripting
317 (22.37 %)ISEB
415 (19.74 %)Degree
514 (18.42 %)C++
514 (18.42 %)SQL
514 (18.42 %)Linux
612 (15.79 %)Software Testing
612 (15.79 %)Handset
710 (13.16 %)QuickTest Pro
89 (11.84 %)Telecoms
89 (11.84 %).NET
89 (11.84 %)C#
98 (10.53 %)Java
98 (10.53 %)UNIX
98 (10.53 %)Simulink
98 (10.53 %)Microsoft
98 (10.53 %)Aerospace
98 (10.53 %)Automotive
98 (10.53 %)Validation
98 (10.53 %)User Acceptance Testing
98 (10.53 %)Avionics
107 (9.211 %)GSM
107 (9.211 %)WinRunner
107 (9.211 %)TestDirector
107 (9.211 %)Windows
107 (9.211 %)Perl
116 (7.895 %)Client/Server
116 (7.895 %)C
116 (7.895 %)System Testing

Software Test Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the South East 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.

South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (11.84 %).NET
21 (1.316 %)J2EE
21 (1.316 %)ASP.NET
21 (1.316 %)XML
21 (1.316 %)CORBA
21 (1.316 %)WebSphere
21 (1.316 %).NET Framework
21 (1.316 %)HTML
South East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (2.632 %)IIS
21 (1.316 %)JBoss
21 (1.316 %)Apache
South East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (10.53 %)Simulink
25 (6.579 %)MS Excel
31 (1.316 %)MS Office
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (9.211 %)GSM
24 (5.263 %)WCDMA
33 (3.947 %)3G
33 (3.947 %)2G
42 (2.632 %)3GPP
42 (2.632 %)UMTS
51 (1.316 %)TCP/IP
51 (1.316 %)CTI
51 (1.316 %)LTE
51 (1.316 %)Wireless
South East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (5.263 %)SQL Server
23 (3.947 %)Oracle 9i
23 (3.947 %)Oracle 10g
32 (2.632 %)RDBMS
South East IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (13.16 %)QuickTest Pro
27 (9.211 %)WinRunner
27 (9.211 %)TestDirector
34 (5.263 %)JUnit
43 (3.947 %)LabVIEW
52 (2.632 %)ClearCase
61 (1.316 %)TestPartner
61 (1.316 %)QADirector
61 (1.316 %)LoadRunner
61 (1.316 %)Visual Studio
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (11.84 %)Telecoms
28 (10.53 %)Aerospace
28 (10.53 %)Automotive
28 (10.53 %)Avionics
35 (6.579 %)Pensions
35 (6.579 %)Health
44 (5.263 %)Pharmaceutical
53 (3.947 %)Finance
62 (2.632 %)Insurance
71 (1.316 %)Education
71 (1.316 %)Electronics
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (15.79 %)Handset
26 (7.895 %)Client/Server
34 (5.263 %)Physics
42 (2.632 %)Chemistry
42 (2.632 %)Biology
42 (2.632 %)Mathematics
51 (1.316 %)Replication
South East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (18.42 %)Linux
28 (10.53 %)UNIX
37 (9.211 %)Windows
41 (1.316 %)Solaris
41 (1.316 %)Windows XP
41 (1.316 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (1.316 %)Windows Vista
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (23.68 %)Test Scripting
212 (15.79 %)Software Testing
38 (10.53 %)Validation
38 (10.53 %)User Acceptance Testing
46 (7.895 %)System Testing
55 (6.579 %)Continuous Integration
55 (6.579 %)Unit Testing
55 (6.579 %)UML
55 (6.579 %)Configuration Management
64 (5.263 %)Automated Testing
64 (5.263 %)Business Analysis
64 (5.263 %)Use Case
73 (3.947 %)Manual Testing
73 (3.947 %)Requirements Analysis
73 (3.947 %)Software Engineering
73 (3.947 %)Agile Software Development
82 (2.632 %)Quality Management
82 (2.632 %)Regression Testing
91 (1.316 %)Integration Testing
91 (1.316 %)Test Management
South East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (18.42 %)C++
114 (18.42 %)SQL
29 (11.84 %)C#
38 (10.53 %)Java
47 (9.211 %)Perl
56 (7.895 %)C
63 (3.947 %)Python
63 (3.947 %)Ada
63 (3.947 %)Embedded C
63 (3.947 %)PL/SQL
71 (1.316 %)VBScript
71 (1.316 %)VB
71 (1.316 %)VBA
71 (1.316 %)VC++
71 (1.316 %)Embedded C++
71 (1.316 %)Jython
South East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (22.37 %)ISEB
215 (19.74 %)Degree
31 (1.316 %)HNC
South East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
120 (26.32 %)QA
21 (1.316 %)TickIT
South East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (10.53 %)Microsoft
25 (6.579 %)Oracle
32 (2.632 %)Anite
41 (1.316 %)Borland