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The table below looks at the demand for Automated Testing skills within the Bracknell region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Automated Testing over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAutomated Testing
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank2633
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.307 %0.746 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£275-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£295£312
% change on same period last year-5.35 %
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£28.75£35.03
% change on same period last year-17.91 %
Bracknell IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Bracknell
Matching contract IT job ads153134
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.241 %0.144 %
Daily rates quoted6441
Average minimum daily rate£372£356
Average daily rate£385£371
% change on same period last year+3.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£397£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£370
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
Hourly rates quoted819
Average minimum hourly rate£19.78£27.28
Average hourly rate£21.42£27.97
% change on same period last year-23.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.06£28.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.17£29.91
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
Automated Testing BerkshireAutomated Testing
Berkshire

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.

Automated Testing
Demand Trend

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

Bracknell Automated Testing Demand Trend

Automated Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bracknell Automated Testing Daily Rate Trend

Automated Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bracknell Automated Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Automated Testing
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bracknell region citing Automated 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 Automated Testing.

13 (100.00 %)HP
22 (66.67 %)Migration
22 (66.67 %)INAP
22 (66.67 %)UNIX
22 (66.67 %)Linux
22 (66.67 %)Performance Testing
22 (66.67 %)Integration Testing
22 (66.67 %)Test Scripting
31 (33.33 %)Billing
31 (33.33 %)Telecoms

Automated Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bracknell region citing Automated 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 Automated Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bracknell IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (66.67 %)INAP
Bracknell IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Telecoms
11 (33.33 %)Billing
Bracknell IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Tester
22 (66.67 %)Test Engineer
Bracknell IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (66.67 %)UNIX
12 (66.67 %)Linux
Bracknell IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)Migration
12 (66.67 %)Performance Testing
12 (66.67 %)Integration Testing
12 (66.67 %)Test Scripting
Bracknell IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)HP