The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Test Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the West Yorkshire 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 18 June 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 West Yorkshire region.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Test Engineer
Rank 169 160 -
Rank change year-on-year
-9 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Test Engineer 9 4 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 0.248% 0.123% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.262% 0.127% -
Number of salaries quoted 5 3 0
Average salary £26,000 £34,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-23.52% -
UK excluding London average salary £33,500 £32,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+3.07% -7.14%
All Job Titles
West Yorkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
3434 3155 2912
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 94.63% 97.23% 96.91%
Number of salaries quoted 2717 2616 2426
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £33,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.06%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £23,000 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £49,750
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Test Engineer
Yorkshire

Software Test Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire 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 West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire Software Test Engineer Salary Trend

Software Test Engineer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Test Engineer across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

West Yorkshire Software Test Engineer Salary Histogram

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 West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 18 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Leeds - 5 £42,000 - 6
Wakefield - 3 £25,000 - 1
Software Test Engineer
Yorkshire

Software Test Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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 8 (53.33%) Agile Testing
2 6 (40.00%) Automated Testing
2 6 (40.00%) Software Testing
2 6 (40.00%) SOAP
2 6 (40.00%) Windows
2 6 (40.00%) MS Excel
3 5 (33.33%) SQL
3 5 (33.33%) ISTQB
4 4 (26.67%) MS PowerPoint
4 4 (26.67%) E-Commerce
4 4 (26.67%) MS Visio
4 4 (26.67%) Microsoft
4 4 (26.67%) ISEB
4 4 (26.67%) Internet
5 3 (20.00%) Selenium
5 3 (20.00%) Test Management
5 3 (20.00%) Agile Software Development
6 2 (13.33%) Test Strategy
6 2 (13.33%) Degree
6 2 (13.33%) QA
6 2 (13.33%) Manual Testing
6 2 (13.33%) Telematics
6 2 (13.33%) openSUSE
6 2 (13.33%) Ubuntu
6 2 (13.33%) Java
6 2 (13.33%) Management Information System
6 2 (13.33%) Electronics
6 2 (13.33%) Automotive
6 2 (13.33%) Validation
6 2 (13.33%) Migration

Software Test Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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 6 (40.00%) SOAP
2 2 (13.33%) LAMP
Application Platforms
1 2 (13.33%) Apache
1 2 (13.33%) Tomcat
1 2 (13.33%) CMS
Applications
1 6 (40.00%) MS Excel
2 4 (26.67%) MS Visio
2 4 (26.67%) MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 4 (26.67%) Internet
2 2 (13.33%) GPRS
2 2 (13.33%) GSM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (13.33%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 3 (20.00%) Selenium
2 2 (13.33%) Eclipse
3 1 (6.667%) WebDriver
General
1 2 (13.33%) Electronics
1 2 (13.33%) Automotive
1 2 (13.33%) Games
Miscellaneous
1 2 (13.33%) Management Information System
1 2 (13.33%) Telematics
Operating Systems
1 6 (40.00%) Windows
2 2 (13.33%) Linux
2 2 (13.33%) SUSE
2 2 (13.33%) Ubuntu
2 2 (13.33%) openSUSE
2 2 (13.33%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (53.33%) Agile Testing
2 6 (40.00%) Automated Testing
2 6 (40.00%) Software Testing
3 4 (26.67%) E-Commerce
4 3 (20.00%) Test Management
4 3 (20.00%) Agile Software Development
5 2 (13.33%) Manual Testing
5 2 (13.33%) Test Strategy
5 2 (13.33%) Project Management
5 2 (13.33%) Validation
5 2 (13.33%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 5 (33.33%) SQL
2 2 (13.33%) Java
Qualifications
1 5 (33.33%) ISTQB
2 4 (26.67%) ISEB
3 2 (13.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (13.33%) QA
Vendors
1 4 (26.67%) Microsoft
Leeds, West Yorkshire
You will use agile testing methods and an iterative approach to demonstrate a satisfactory level of quality has been achieved and will provide test results with supporting data...
Hotfoot Resourcing.
Salary: Unspecified
Posted: 12 June 2013
West Yorkshire
You will have experience of programming languages Python, TCL/TKL and Selenium with experience of developing automated SW tests. You will assist with the creation and maintenance of...
OCC Computing
Salary: Market related
Posted: 24 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
The successful Test Engineer will come from a strong software testing background, with experience of automated testing tools and concepts, experience of API level testing using tools such...
4it Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £Excellent Salary + Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
The successful Software Development Test Engineer will come from an extremely strong technical testing background, will be a subject matter expert in Testing and QA, and will have...
4it Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £Excellent Salary + Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Using an iterative approach this role will incorporate agile testing techniques to demonstrate a satisfactory level of quality has been achieved... - Identify areas of functionality suited for automated...
William Hill
Salary: From £20,000 to £42,000 per annum
Posted: 4 June 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Northern Recruitment Group
Salary: Negotiable on Experience
Posted: 17 June 2013
West Yorkshire
OCC Computing
Salary: Market related
Posted: 24 May 2013
Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £15000 - £18000 per annum
Posted: 14 June 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
William Hill
Salary: From £20,000 to £50,000 per annum
Posted: 4 June 2013