Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Test Engineer role in IT jobs within the Suffolk 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
Rank6484
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching permanent IT job ads38
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.561 %0.857 %
Salaries quoted27
Average minimum salary£27,500£28,571
Average salary£30,000£30,786
% change on same period last year-2.55 %
Average maximum salary£32,500£33,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,376£32,327
% change on same period last year+3.24 %
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Suffolk
Matching permanent IT job ads535934
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.358 %0.417 %
Salaries quoted434784
Average minimum salary£31,259£34,674
Average salary£34,505£38,954
% change on same period last year-11.42 %
Average maximum salary£37,752£43,234
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,074
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Test Engineer East of EnglandTest Engineer
East of England

Test Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk Test Engineer Salary Trend

Test Engineer
Salary Histogram

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

Suffolk Test Engineer Salary Histogram

Test Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Engineer within the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
IpswichNew entry-2£30,000-
Test Engineer East of EnglandTest Engineer
East of England

Test Engineer
Top 20 Related IT Skills

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

13 (60.00 %)Manufacturing
22 (40.00 %)Java
22 (40.00 %)PHP
22 (40.00 %)VB
22 (40.00 %).NET
22 (40.00 %)WinRunner
22 (40.00 %)QuickTest Pro
22 (40.00 %)LoadRunner
22 (40.00 %)Internet
22 (40.00 %)Automated Testing
22 (40.00 %)Ruby
22 (40.00 %)Degree
22 (40.00 %)Data Protection Act
22 (40.00 %)QA
22 (40.00 %)Performance Testing
22 (40.00 %)Data Protection
22 (40.00 %)Health
31 (20.00 %)Project Management
31 (20.00 %)VB6
31 (20.00 %)Electronics

Test Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (40.00 %).NET
Suffolk IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (40.00 %)Internet
Suffolk IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (40.00 %)WinRunner
12 (40.00 %)QuickTest Pro
12 (40.00 %)LoadRunner
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (60.00 %)Manufacturing
22 (40.00 %)Health
31 (20.00 %)Electronics
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (40.00 %)Data Protection Act
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)Automated Testing
12 (40.00 %)Performance Testing
12 (40.00 %)Data Protection
21 (20.00 %)Project Management
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (40.00 %)Java
12 (40.00 %)PHP
12 (40.00 %)VB
12 (40.00 %)Ruby
21 (20.00 %)VB6
Suffolk IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (40.00 %)Degree
Suffolk IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (40.00 %)QA