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This section looks at the demand for the 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 Test Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Engineer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank189188
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching permanent IT job ads4638
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.016 %
As % of the category below0.554 %0.461 %
Salaries quoted2731
Average minimum salary£28,848£31,484
Average salary£33,242£33,097
% change on same period last year+0.44 %
Average maximum salary£37,636£34,710
UK excluding London average salary£31,636£32,455
% change on same period last year-2.52 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads83068236
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.385 %3.373 %
Salaries quoted70537067
Average minimum salary£32,958£33,465
Average salary£35,879£36,265
% change on same period last year-1.06 %
Average maximum salary£38,800£39,065
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Test Engineer EnglandTest Engineer
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 West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands Test Engineer Salary Trend

Test Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Engineer across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

West Midlands Test Engineer Salary Histogram

Test Engineer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Engineer within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
BirminghamNew entry-17£33,167-
WarwickshireDown-159£36,500+11.56 %
ShropshireDown-86£32,500-
HerefordshireNew entry-4£30,000-
CoventryDown-133--
WorcestershireNew entry-2£33,750-
Test Engineer EnglandTest Engineer
England

Test Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

130 (30.61 %)ISEB
223 (23.47 %)Automotive
321 (21.43 %)C
321 (21.43 %)C++
321 (21.43 %)Windows
419 (19.39 %)UNIX
419 (19.39 %)Telecoms
516 (16.33 %)Automated Testing
516 (16.33 %)Degree
516 (16.33 %)Linux
615 (15.31 %)Software Testing
615 (15.31 %)ISEB Practitioner
615 (15.31 %)Finance
615 (15.31 %)Military
712 (12.24 %)Electronics
810 (10.20 %)Manufacturing
99 (9.184 %)VB
99 (9.184 %)IBM
108 (8.163 %)Perl
117 (7.143 %)GSM
117 (7.143 %)Pensions
117 (7.143 %)LabWindows
126 (6.122 %)Publishing
126 (6.122 %)RIP
126 (6.122 %)RUP
126 (6.122 %)GPRS
126 (6.122 %)Nokia
135 (5.102 %)CheckPoint
135 (5.102 %)Cisco Certification
135 (5.102 %)WinRunner

Test Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (3.061 %)MFC
13 (3.061 %)OpenGL
13 (3.061 %)XUL
21 (1.020 %)XML
21 (1.020 %)HTML
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (2.041 %)MS Office
12 (2.041 %)MS Excel
West Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (7.143 %)LabWindows
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (7.143 %)GSM
26 (6.122 %)GPRS
26 (6.122 %)RIP
35 (5.102 %)WAN
35 (5.102 %)Firewall
35 (5.102 %)Wireless
44 (4.082 %)Cisco PIX
44 (4.082 %)SDH
53 (3.061 %)3GPP
53 (3.061 %)UMTS
53 (3.061 %)TETRA
53 (3.061 %)LAN
62 (2.041 %)DSL
62 (2.041 %)Ethereal
62 (2.041 %)VoIP
62 (2.041 %)ATM
62 (2.041 %)ISDN
62 (2.041 %)Internet
62 (2.041 %)SNMP
71 (1.020 %)TCP/IP
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (5.102 %)WinRunner
24 (4.082 %)QuickTest Pro
33 (3.061 %)LoadRunner
33 (3.061 %)Xcode
33 (3.061 %)yacc
42 (2.041 %)ClearCase
42 (2.041 %)ClearQuest
51 (1.020 %)LabVIEW
51 (1.020 %)Selenium
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
123 (23.47 %)Automotive
219 (19.39 %)Telecoms
315 (15.31 %)Finance
315 (15.31 %)Military
412 (12.24 %)Electronics
510 (10.20 %)Manufacturing
67 (7.143 %)Pensions
76 (6.122 %)Publishing
85 (5.102 %)Financial Institution
85 (5.102 %)Health
93 (3.061 %)Electric
102 (2.041 %)Aerospace
102 (2.041 %)Insurance
111 (1.020 %)Government
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (1.020 %)NHS
11 (1.020 %)Computer Science
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
121 (21.43 %)Windows
219 (19.39 %)UNIX
316 (16.33 %)Linux
43 (3.061 %)Mac OS X
52 (2.041 %)Windows 2000
61 (1.020 %)Windows NT
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (16.33 %)Automated Testing
215 (15.31 %)Software Testing
36 (6.122 %)RUP
45 (5.102 %)Configuration Management
45 (5.102 %)Validation
45 (5.102 %)Migration
45 (5.102 %)Unified Process
45 (5.102 %)Test Scripting
45 (5.102 %)Manual Testing
54 (4.082 %)Security Cleared
54 (4.082 %)Regression Testing
54 (4.082 %)Technical Architecture
54 (4.082 %)User Acceptance Testing
63 (3.061 %)Usability Testing
63 (3.061 %)Performance Testing
63 (3.061 %)Compatibility Testing
63 (3.061 %)Load Testing
63 (3.061 %)Stress Testing
63 (3.061 %)Security Testing
63 (3.061 %)Volume Testing
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
121 (21.43 %)C
121 (21.43 %)C++
29 (9.184 %)VB
38 (8.163 %)Perl
43 (3.061 %)Tcl
52 (2.041 %)Java
61 (1.020 %)Ruby
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
130 (30.61 %)ISEB
216 (16.33 %)Degree
315 (15.31 %)ISEB Practitioner
45 (5.102 %)Cisco Certification
45 (5.102 %)CCNA
51 (1.020 %)HNC
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (5.102 %)QA
West Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.020 %)Active Directory
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (9.184 %)IBM
26 (6.122 %)Nokia
35 (5.102 %)CheckPoint
44 (4.082 %)ProCurve
44 (4.082 %)Cisco
44 (4.082 %)Nortel
44 (4.082 %)HP
52 (2.041 %)Microsoft
52 (2.041 %)Motorola
61 (1.020 %)Siemens
61 (1.020 %)EMC
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