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This section looks at the demand for Unit Testing 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 Unit Testing over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUnit Testing
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank112152
Rank change on same period last yearUp+40
Matching contract IT job ads1916
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.016 %
As % of the category below0.933 %0.600 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£313
Average daily rate-£325
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£366£346
% change on same period last year+5.60 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£25.00
Average hourly rate-£25.63
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£26.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.26£38.82
% change on same period last year-4.01 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads20362667
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.687 %2.656 %
Daily rates quoted526945
Average minimum daily rate£363£360
Average daily rate£385£382
% change on same period last year+0.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£406£405
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Hourly rates quoted96196
Average minimum hourly rate£28.55£31.38
Average hourly rate£30.67£32.96
% change on same period last year-6.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.80£34.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.30£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Unit Testing South EastUnit Testing
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.

Unit Testing
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Unit Testing Demand Trend

Unit Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Unit Testing Daily Rate Trend

Unit Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Unit Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Unit Testing
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Unit Testing within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
ReadingDown-46--
MaidenheadUp+142--
BracknellNew entry-2--
WokinghamNew entry-1--
Unit Testing South EastUnit Testing
South East

Unit Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Unit Testing 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 Unit Testing.

119 (52.78 %)Java
216 (44.44 %)SQL
313 (36.11 %)Oracle
412 (33.33 %)J2EE
511 (30.56 %)JUnit
610 (27.78 %)JSP
78 (22.22 %)Struts
78 (22.22 %)Windows
78 (22.22 %)Test Scripting
78 (22.22 %)Security Cleared
87 (19.44 %)Integration Testing
87 (19.44 %)Telecoms
87 (19.44 %)WebLogic
87 (19.44 %)JavaScript
87 (19.44 %)HTML
96 (16.67 %)Hibernate
96 (16.67 %)QA
105 (13.89 %)Spring
105 (13.89 %)User Acceptance Testing
105 (13.89 %)MVC
105 (13.89 %)PL/SQL
105 (13.89 %)XML
105 (13.89 %)UNIX
105 (13.89 %)Oracle 9i
105 (13.89 %)DTV
114 (11.11 %)ArcIMS
114 (11.11 %)Apache
114 (11.11 %)XSLT
114 (11.11 %)C#
114 (11.11 %)VBScript

Unit Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Unit Testing 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 Unit Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (33.33 %)J2EE
210 (27.78 %)JSP
38 (22.22 %)Struts
47 (19.44 %)HTML
56 (16.67 %)Hibernate
65 (13.89 %)Spring
65 (13.89 %)MVC
65 (13.89 %)XML
74 (11.11 %)XSLT
74 (11.11 %).NET
74 (11.11 %)ASP
74 (11.11 %)ASP.NET
74 (11.11 %)CSS
74 (11.11 %).NET Framework
82 (5.556 %)MHP
82 (5.556 %)Middleware
82 (5.556 %)J2SE
82 (5.556 %)SAP XI
82 (5.556 %)WebSphere
91 (2.778 %)JNDI
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (19.44 %)WebLogic
24 (11.11 %)ArcIMS
24 (11.11 %)Apache
24 (11.11 %)ArcSDE
33 (8.333 %)Tomcat
42 (5.556 %)Oracle 10gAS
51 (2.778 %)Exchange Server 2003
51 (2.778 %)Exchange Server 2007
51 (2.778 %)JBoss
51 (2.778 %)MS Exchange
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (8.333 %)LDAP
22 (5.556 %)Wireless
31 (2.778 %)SMPP
31 (2.778 %)SMS
31 (2.778 %)HTTP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (13.89 %)Oracle 9i
23 (8.333 %)Oracle 10g
32 (5.556 %)MS Access
32 (5.556 %)GIS
32 (5.556 %)Oracle 8/8i
32 (5.556 %)SQL Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (30.56 %)JUnit
23 (8.333 %)Ant
32 (5.556 %)Eclipse
32 (5.556 %)JMeter
41 (2.778 %)Subversion
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (19.44 %)Telecoms
23 (8.333 %)Government
32 (5.556 %)Construction
32 (5.556 %)Electric
32 (5.556 %)Retail
32 (5.556 %)Insurance
41 (2.778 %)Local Government
41 (2.778 %)Multimedia
41 (2.778 %)Finance
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (50.00 %)Developer
27 (19.44 %)Java Developer
36 (16.67 %)Integration Engineer
36 (16.67 %)Java/J2EE Developer
44 (11.11 %)Oracle Developer
44 (11.11 %).NET Developer
44 (11.11 %)C# Developer
44 (11.11 %)VB Developer
44 (11.11 %)ASP.NET Developer
44 (11.11 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
53 (8.333 %)Technical Specialist
62 (5.556 %)Support Engineer
62 (5.556 %)Analyst
62 (5.556 %)Test Manager
62 (5.556 %)Test Analyst
62 (5.556 %)Consultant
62 (5.556 %)GIS Developer
62 (5.556 %)Java Consultant
62 (5.556 %)SAP Consultant
62 (5.556 %)OSS Engineer
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (13.89 %)DTV
23 (8.333 %)STB
32 (5.556 %)PMI
32 (5.556 %)Clustering
32 (5.556 %)MediaHighway
41 (2.778 %)IVR
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (22.22 %)Windows
25 (13.89 %)UNIX
32 (5.556 %)Solaris
32 (5.556 %)Linux
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (22.22 %)Test Scripting
18 (22.22 %)Security Cleared
27 (19.44 %)Integration Testing
35 (13.89 %)User Acceptance Testing
44 (11.11 %)Performance Testing
44 (11.11 %)Web Development
53 (8.333 %)SC Cleared
62 (5.556 %)CRM
62 (5.556 %)Code Coverage
62 (5.556 %)Configuration Management
62 (5.556 %)RAD
62 (5.556 %)Validation
62 (5.556 %)Agile Software Development
62 (5.556 %)Continuous Integration
62 (5.556 %)Manual Testing
62 (5.556 %)Software Testing
62 (5.556 %)Business Analysis
71 (2.778 %)Software Engineering
71 (2.778 %)System Testing
71 (2.778 %)SOA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (52.78 %)Java
216 (44.44 %)SQL
37 (19.44 %)JavaScript
45 (13.89 %)PL/SQL
54 (11.11 %)C#
54 (11.11 %)VBScript
54 (11.11 %)VB
54 (11.11 %)VB6
62 (5.556 %)Uniface
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.778 %)PRINCE2 Certification
11 (2.778 %)ISEB
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (16.67 %)QA
21 (2.778 %)ISO9000
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (5.556 %)NDS
12 (5.556 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (36.11 %)Oracle
24 (11.11 %)Perforce
32 (5.556 %)Sun
32 (5.556 %)IBM
32 (5.556 %)BEA
32 (5.556 %)Citrix
32 (5.556 %)SAP
32 (5.556 %)Kerridge
32 (5.556 %)OpenTV
41 (2.778 %)Microsoft