Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Test Engineer role in IT jobs within the West Yorkshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Engineer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank162185
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching permanent IT job ads116
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.266 %0.104 %
Salaries quoted116
Average minimum salary£27,091£26,500
Average salary£28,545£31,833
% change on same period last year-10.32 %
Average maximum salary£30,000£37,167
UK excluding London average salary£33,376£32,327
% change on same period last year+3.24 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads41375763
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.767 %2.571 %
Salaries quoted35274889
Average minimum salary£30,952£30,688
Average salary£33,610£33,286
% change on same period last year+0.97 %
Average maximum salary£36,268£35,884
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,074
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Test Engineer YorkshireTest Engineer
Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

West Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire Test Engineer Salary Trend

Test Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Engineer across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

West Yorkshire Test Engineer Salary Histogram

Test Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Engineer within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
BradfordNew entry-5£28,800-
Test Engineer YorkshireTest Engineer
Yorkshire

Test Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

111 (39.29 %)Software Testing
27 (25.00 %)Linux
36 (21.43 %)Automated Testing
45 (17.86 %)Electric
45 (17.86 %)SharePoint
45 (17.86 %)HNC
45 (17.86 %)UNIX
45 (17.86 %)WinRunner
45 (17.86 %)LoadRunner
45 (17.86 %)Apple
45 (17.86 %)Microsoft
45 (17.86 %)Active Directory
45 (17.86 %)Degree
54 (14.29 %)C
54 (14.29 %)C++
54 (14.29 %)Perl
63 (10.71 %)MCSA
63 (10.71 %)Microsoft Certification
63 (10.71 %)Electronics
63 (10.71 %)Load Balancing
63 (10.71 %)WAN
72 (7.143 %)Test Scripting
72 (7.143 %)Multimedia
72 (7.143 %)STB
72 (7.143 %)DWDM
72 (7.143 %)DTV
72 (7.143 %)DVB
72 (7.143 %)MPEG
72 (7.143 %)Windows
81 (3.571 %)Firmware

Test Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (17.86 %)SharePoint
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (10.71 %)WAN
22 (7.143 %)DWDM
22 (7.143 %)DVB
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (17.86 %)WinRunner
15 (17.86 %)LoadRunner
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (17.86 %)Electric
23 (10.71 %)Electronics
32 (7.143 %)Multimedia
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (7.143 %)MPEG
12 (7.143 %)DTV
12 (7.143 %)STB
21 (3.571 %)Firmware
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (25.00 %)Linux
25 (17.86 %)UNIX
32 (7.143 %)Windows
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (39.29 %)Software Testing
26 (21.43 %)Automated Testing
33 (10.71 %)Load Balancing
42 (7.143 %)Test Scripting
51 (3.571 %)Manual Testing
51 (3.571 %)System Testing
51 (3.571 %)Validation
51 (3.571 %)Unit Testing
51 (3.571 %)Software Engineering
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (14.29 %)C
14 (14.29 %)C++
14 (14.29 %)Perl
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (17.86 %)HNC
15 (17.86 %)Degree
23 (10.71 %)MCSA
23 (10.71 %)Microsoft Certification
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (17.86 %)Active Directory
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (17.86 %)Microsoft
15 (17.86 %)Apple