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This section looks at the demand for Test-Driven Development (TDD) skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited TDD over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest-Driven Development (TDD)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank115162
Rank change on same period last yearUp+47
Matching contract IT job ads131
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.666 %0.039 %
Daily rates quoted121
Average minimum daily rate£300£375
Average daily rate£310£375
% change on same period last year-17.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£320£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£311£405
% change on same period last year-23.12 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.00£40.70
% change on same period last year-14.00 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads19532570
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.603 %2.600 %
Daily rates quoted515896
Average minimum daily rate£356£357
Average daily rate£378£378
% change on same period last year-0.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£399£399
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted87150
Average minimum hourly rate£23.32£31.30
Average hourly rate£26.03£33.05
% change on same period last year-21.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.74£34.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.33£30.16
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
TDD South EastTDD
South East

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

TDD
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing TDD across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Berkshire TDD Demand Trend

TDD
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing TDD across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire TDD Daily Rate Trend

TDD
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing TDD across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Berkshire TDD Daily Rate Histogram

TDD
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing TDD across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire TDD Hourly Rate Trend

TDD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing TDD also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited TDD.

115 (75.00 %)Agile Software Development
214 (70.00 %)NUnit
214 (70.00 %)C#
313 (65.00 %).NET
412 (60.00 %)MVC
412 (60.00 %)Scrum
412 (60.00 %)Visual Studio
54 (20.00 %)OO
54 (20.00 %)Continuous Integration
63 (15.00 %)Handset
63 (15.00 %)Linux
63 (15.00 %)C++
63 (15.00 %)Broadband
63 (15.00 %)STB
63 (15.00 %)Trolltech
63 (15.00 %)Degree
63 (15.00 %)Use Case
63 (15.00 %)Electronics
63 (15.00 %)Python
72 (10.00 %)TestDirector
72 (10.00 %)SQL Server
72 (10.00 %)JUnit
72 (10.00 %)VB
81 (5.000 %)Swing
81 (5.000 %)ASP
81 (5.000 %)ASP.NET
81 (5.000 %)XML
81 (5.000 %)Windows
81 (5.000 %)Solaris
81 (5.000 %)WebLogic

TDD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing TDD also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited TDD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (65.00 %).NET
212 (60.00 %)MVC
31 (5.000 %)WinForms
31 (5.000 %)AJAX
31 (5.000 %)ASP.NET 2.0
31 (5.000 %)ASP
31 (5.000 %)ASP.NET
31 (5.000 %)XML
31 (5.000 %)Swing
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (5.000 %)WebLogic
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.000 %)Quicktime
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (15.00 %)Broadband
21 (5.000 %)HTTP
21 (5.000 %)TCP/IP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (10.00 %)SQL Server
21 (5.000 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (5.000 %)SQL Server 2005
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (70.00 %)NUnit
212 (60.00 %)Visual Studio
32 (10.00 %)TestDirector
32 (10.00 %)JUnit
41 (5.000 %)QuickTest Pro
41 (5.000 %)LoadRunner
41 (5.000 %)RequisitePro
41 (5.000 %)WinRunner
41 (5.000 %)QARun
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (15.00 %)Electronics
21 (5.000 %)Telecoms
21 (5.000 %)Government
21 (5.000 %)Multimedia
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (90.00 %)Developer
214 (70.00 %)C# Developer
313 (65.00 %)Senior Developer
412 (60.00 %).NET Developer
510 (50.00 %)Senior C# Developer
510 (50.00 %)Senior .NET Developer
63 (15.00 %)Senior C++ Developer
63 (15.00 %)C++ Developer
71 (5.000 %)Java Developer
71 (5.000 %)Java Swing Developer
71 (5.000 %)Test Engineer
71 (5.000 %)QA Engineer
71 (5.000 %)Tester
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (15.00 %)Handset
13 (15.00 %)STB
21 (5.000 %)MPEG
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (15.00 %)Linux
21 (5.000 %)Windows XP
21 (5.000 %)Windows
21 (5.000 %)Solaris
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (75.00 %)Agile Software Development
212 (60.00 %)Scrum
34 (20.00 %)OO
34 (20.00 %)Continuous Integration
43 (15.00 %)Use Case
51 (5.000 %)Fault Management
51 (5.000 %)Integration Testing
51 (5.000 %)Automated Testing
51 (5.000 %)Regression Testing
51 (5.000 %)Extreme Programming
51 (5.000 %)Manual Testing
51 (5.000 %)Performance Management
51 (5.000 %)Security Cleared
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (70.00 %)C#
23 (15.00 %)C++
23 (15.00 %)Python
32 (10.00 %)VB
41 (5.000 %)Java
41 (5.000 %)JavaScript
41 (5.000 %)PL/SQL
41 (5.000 %)SQL
41 (5.000 %)VBScript
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (15.00 %)Degree
21 (5.000 %)ISEB
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (5.000 %)QA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (5.000 %)AquaLogic
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (5.000 %)Netcool
11 (5.000 %)Netcool/Proviso
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (15.00 %)Trolltech
21 (5.000 %)Cisco
21 (5.000 %)Remedy
21 (5.000 %)Cramer
21 (5.000 %)Hummingbird
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