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The table below looks at the demand for the Technical Tester role in IT contracts within the Berkshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Technical Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Technical Tester
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank116-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.040 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£295£275
% change on same period last year+7.56 %
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-£41.25
% change on same period last year-
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads24713622
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.892 %3.881 %
Daily rates quoted6651004
Average minimum daily rate£341£334
Average daily rate£363£354
% change on same period last year+2.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£385£374
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted179429
Average minimum hourly rate£21.41£25.90
Average hourly rate£22.81£27.38
% change on same period last year-16.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.21£28.87
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Technical Tester South EastTechnical Tester
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.

Technical Tester
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Technical Tester across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Berkshire Technical Tester Demand Trend

Technical Tester
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Technical Tester Daily Rate Trend

Technical Tester
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Technical Tester Hourly Rate Trend

Technical Tester
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Tester within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingNew entry-1--
Technical Tester South EastTechnical Tester
South East

Technical Tester
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Technical Tester 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 contract IT job ads sampled with Technical Tester in their job title.

13 (60.00 %)UNIX
22 (40.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
22 (40.00 %)Integration Testing
22 (40.00 %)SQL
31 (20.00 %).NET
31 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
31 (20.00 %)Web Testing
31 (20.00 %)Test Scripting
31 (20.00 %)DV Cleared
31 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
31 (20.00 %)SharePoint
31 (20.00 %)Client/Server
31 (20.00 %)TestDirector
31 (20.00 %)ITSM
31 (20.00 %)Finance
31 (20.00 %)Validation

Technical Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Technical Tester 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 contract IT job ads sampled with Technical Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (20.00 %).NET
11 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)SharePoint
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (20.00 %)TestDirector
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Finance
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)Client/Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (60.00 %)UNIX
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
12 (40.00 %)Integration Testing
21 (20.00 %)Web Testing
21 (20.00 %)Test Scripting
21 (20.00 %)DV Cleared
21 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (20.00 %)ITSM
21 (20.00 %)Validation
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (40.00 %)SQL