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The table below looks at the demand for the Senior Test Engineer role in IT jobs within the West Midlands 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 Senior Test Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Senior Test Engineer
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank199217
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching permanent IT job ads1915
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.264 %0.175 %
Salaries quoted1915
Average minimum salary£33,579£29,182
Average salary£36,684£31,659
% change on same period last year+15.87 %
Average maximum salary£39,789£34,136
UK excluding London average salary£37,794£33,638
% change on same period last year+12.35 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads71898571
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.653 %3.822 %
Salaries quoted61607335
Average minimum salary£33,437£34,093
Average salary£36,477£37,389
% change on same period last year-2.44 %
Average maximum salary£39,517£40,686
UK excluding London average salary£38,454£39,134
% change on same period last year-1.73 %
Senior Test Engineer EnglandSenior Test Engineer
England

Senior Test Engineer
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Senior Test Engineer Demand Trend

Senior Test Engineer
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Senior Test Engineer across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Senior Test Engineer Salary Trend

Senior Test Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Senior Test Engineer across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

West Midlands Senior Test Engineer Salary Histogram

Senior Test Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Test Engineer within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 18 November 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
WarwickshireUp+113£38,962+22.49 %
HerefordshireNew entry-3£27,500-
BirminghamNew entry-2£33,000-
Senior Test Engineer EnglandSenior Test Engineer
England

Senior Test Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Senior 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 Senior Test Engineer in their job title.

116 (72.73 %)Oracle
116 (72.73 %)LoadRunner
215 (68.18 %)Citrix
314 (63.64 %)Linux
314 (63.64 %)WebSphere
48 (36.36 %)HP
48 (36.36 %)Red Hat
57 (31.82 %)HPUX
57 (31.82 %)IBM
57 (31.82 %)Red Hat Linux
66 (27.27 %)Load Testing
66 (27.27 %)J2EE
75 (22.73 %)C
75 (22.73 %)Lotus Notes
75 (22.73 %)MS Office
75 (22.73 %)Microsoft
75 (22.73 %)Lotus
75 (22.73 %)Test Scripting
83 (13.64 %)Performance Testing
92 (9.091 %)VB
92 (9.091 %)Automotive
92 (9.091 %)Electronics
101 (4.545 %)Aerospace
101 (4.545 %)LabWindows
101 (4.545 %)Manufacturing
101 (4.545 %)LabVIEW
101 (4.545 %)Project Management
101 (4.545 %)Process Management
101 (4.545 %)JMeter
101 (4.545 %)C++

Senior Test Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Senior 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 Senior Test Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (63.64 %)WebSphere
26 (27.27 %)J2EE
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (22.73 %)Lotus Notes
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (22.73 %)MS Office
West Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (4.545 %)LabWindows
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
116 (72.73 %)LoadRunner
21 (4.545 %)LabVIEW
21 (4.545 %)JMeter
21 (4.545 %)TestDirector
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (9.091 %)Automotive
12 (9.091 %)Electronics
21 (4.545 %)Aerospace
21 (4.545 %)Manufacturing
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (63.64 %)Linux
27 (31.82 %)HPUX
27 (31.82 %)Red Hat Linux
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (27.27 %)Load Testing
25 (22.73 %)Test Scripting
33 (13.64 %)Performance Testing
41 (4.545 %)Project Management
41 (4.545 %)Process Management
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (22.73 %)C
22 (9.091 %)VB
31 (4.545 %)C++
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (4.545 %)Degree
West Midlands IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (4.545 %)ServiceCenter
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (72.73 %)Oracle
215 (68.18 %)Citrix
38 (36.36 %)HP
38 (36.36 %)Red Hat
47 (31.82 %)IBM
55 (22.73 %)Microsoft
55 (22.73 %)Lotus