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This section looks at the demand for the Test Engineer role in IT jobs within the Thames Valley 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Engineer
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-62
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads06
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.680 %
Salaries quoted06
Average minimum salary-£30,833
Average salary-£35,000
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary-£39,167
UK excluding London average salary£31,404£32,446
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Thames Valley IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Thames Valley
Matching permanent IT job ads233882
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.125 %0.368 %
Salaries quoted186790
Average minimum salary£38,711£42,915
Average salary£42,555£45,845
% change on same period last year-7.17 %
Average maximum salary£46,399£48,776
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Test Engineer South EastTest Engineer
South East

Test Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Thames Valley 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 Thames Valley region.

Thames Valley Test Engineer Salary Trend

Test Engineer
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Thames Valley 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.

11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)AIX
11 (100.00 %)Solaris
11 (100.00 %)Linux
11 (100.00 %)JBoss
11 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (100.00 %)ISEB
11 (100.00 %)VXML
11 (100.00 %)Telecoms
11 (100.00 %)WebSphere

Test Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Thames Valley 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.

Thames Valley IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)VXML
11 (100.00 %)WebSphere
Thames Valley IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)JBoss
Thames Valley IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
Thames Valley IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Telecoms
Thames Valley IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)AIX
11 (100.00 %)Solaris
11 (100.00 %)Linux
Thames Valley IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)ISEB