The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Test Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the Surrey 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 23 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 Surrey region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Test Engineer
Rank 213 227 202
Rank change year-on-year
+14 -25
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Test Engineer 7 9 13
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Surrey 0.133% 0.151% 0.239%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.140% 0.157% 0.253%
Number of salaries quoted 7 9 12
Average salary £31,000 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-17.33% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,400 £32,500 £23,500
10% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £43,500 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £33,000 £33,750
% change year-on-year
-1.51% -2.22%
All Job Titles
Surrey
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
5001 5729 5136
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Surrey 95.24% 95.93% 94.55%
Number of salaries quoted 4038 5010 4499
Average salary £42,500 £45,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.55% +12.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £28,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £57,500 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Test Engineer
South East

Software Test Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Surrey 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 Surrey region.

Surrey Software Test Engineer Salary Trend

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 Surrey region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Guildford - 5 £30,500 -
Software Test Engineer
South East

Software Test Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Surrey 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 17 (100.00%) Automated Testing
2 13 (76.47%) Software Testing
3 12 (70.59%) OO
4 10 (58.82%) .NET
4 10 (58.82%) QA
4 10 (58.82%) Manual Testing
4 10 (58.82%) Continuous Improvement
5 8 (47.06%) C#
6 7 (41.18%) Windows
7 6 (35.29%) Java
7 6 (35.29%) Microsoft
7 6 (35.29%) Software Engineering
7 6 (35.29%) Test Strategy
7 6 (35.29%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (29.41%) Risk Assessment
8 5 (29.41%) SQL
8 5 (29.41%) Oracle
8 5 (29.41%) SQL Server
9 4 (23.53%) Linux
9 4 (23.53%) Selenium
9 4 (23.53%) Web Testing
9 4 (23.53%) Degree
10 3 (17.65%) Middleware
10 3 (17.65%) ISO 9001
11 2 (11.76%) HTTP
11 2 (11.76%) MS Access
11 2 (11.76%) OOD
11 2 (11.76%) UML
11 2 (11.76%) ASP.NET
11 2 (11.76%) XML

Software Test Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Surrey 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 10 (58.82%) .NET
2 3 (17.65%) Middleware
3 2 (11.76%) ASP.NET
3 2 (11.76%) XML
3 2 (11.76%) WCF
Application Platforms
1 2 (11.76%) IIS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (11.76%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (29.41%) SQL Server
2 2 (11.76%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 4 (23.53%) Selenium
2 1 (5.882%) Visual Studio
2 1 (5.882%) Team Foundation Server
Miscellaneous
1 6 (35.29%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (5.882%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 7 (41.18%) Windows
2 4 (23.53%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (100.00%) Automated Testing
2 13 (76.47%) Software Testing
3 12 (70.59%) OO
4 10 (58.82%) Manual Testing
4 10 (58.82%) Continuous Improvement
5 6 (35.29%) Software Engineering
5 6 (35.29%) Test Strategy
6 5 (29.41%) Risk Assessment
7 4 (23.53%) Web Testing
8 2 (11.76%) OOD
8 2 (11.76%) UML
8 2 (11.76%) Agile Software Development
8 2 (11.76%) Scrum
8 2 (11.76%) Test Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (47.06%) C#
2 6 (35.29%) Java
3 5 (29.41%) SQL
4 2 (11.76%) C++
Qualifications
1 4 (23.53%) Degree
2 1 (5.882%) ISTQB
2 1 (5.882%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (58.82%) QA
2 3 (17.65%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 6 (35.29%) Microsoft
2 5 (29.41%) Oracle