Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Test Engineer role in IT jobs within the Stockport 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Engineer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank45-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads20
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.722 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted20
Average minimum salary£20,000-
Average salary£23,000-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£26,000-
UK excluding London average salary£33,376£32,327
% change on same period last year+3.24 %
Stockport IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Stockport
Matching permanent IT job ads277284
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.185 %0.127 %
Salaries quoted260261
Average minimum salary£27,111£24,541
Average salary£30,166£27,933
% change on same period last year+7.99 %
Average maximum salary£33,222£31,326
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,074
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Test Engineer ManchesterTest Engineer
Manchester

Test Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Stockport 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 Stockport region.

Stockport Test Engineer Salary Trend

Test Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Engineer across the Stockport region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Stockport Test Engineer Salary Histogram

Test Engineer
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Stockport 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.

18 (80.00 %)Electric
18 (80.00 %)Manufacturing
27 (70.00 %)Electronics
27 (70.00 %)Degree
27 (70.00 %)Manual Testing
35 (50.00 %)Linux
35 (50.00 %)C
44 (40.00 %)Test Scripting
44 (40.00 %)Software Testing
52 (20.00 %)Pensions
52 (20.00 %)Validation
52 (20.00 %)Automotive
61 (10.00 %)Education
61 (10.00 %)Perl
61 (10.00 %)ION Trading

Test Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Stockport 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.

Stockport IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (80.00 %)Electric
18 (80.00 %)Manufacturing
27 (70.00 %)Electronics
32 (20.00 %)Automotive
32 (20.00 %)Pensions
41 (10.00 %)Education
Stockport IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (50.00 %)Linux
Stockport IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (70.00 %)Manual Testing
24 (40.00 %)Software Testing
24 (40.00 %)Test Scripting
32 (20.00 %)Validation
Stockport IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (50.00 %)C
21 (10.00 %)Perl
Stockport IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (70.00 %)Degree
Stockport IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (10.00 %)ION Trading