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The table below looks at the demand for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) skills within the Bridgend region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited User Acceptance Testing over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUser Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank10-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below8.824 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£375-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£347
% change on same period last year-2.94 %
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£31.96£27.23
% change on same period last year+17.39 %
Bridgend IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Bridgend
Matching contract IT job ads3422
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.046 %0.022 %
Daily rates quoted66
Average minimum daily rate£360£385
Average daily rate£417£397
% change on same period last year+5.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£473£408
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£375
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£11.88
Average hourly rate-£12.38
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£12.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.41£30.41
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
User Acceptance Testing South WalesUser Acceptance Testing
South Wales

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.

User Acceptance Testing
Demand Trend

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

Bridgend User Acceptance Testing Demand Trend

User Acceptance Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bridgend User Acceptance Testing Daily Rate Trend

User Acceptance Testing
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bridgend region citing User Acceptance 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 User Acceptance Testing.

13 (75.00 %)NHS
13 (75.00 %)Integration Testing
13 (75.00 %)Test Management
22 (50.00 %)Education
22 (50.00 %)Performance Testing
22 (50.00 %)Visual Studio
22 (50.00 %)RUP
22 (50.00 %)ISEB
22 (50.00 %)Health
22 (50.00 %)ISEB Practitioner
31 (25.00 %)Degree
31 (25.00 %)QA
31 (25.00 %)Risk Management
31 (25.00 %)Government
31 (25.00 %)Test Scripting

User Acceptance Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bridgend region citing User Acceptance 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 User Acceptance Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bridgend IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (50.00 %)Visual Studio
Bridgend IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Education
12 (50.00 %)Health
21 (25.00 %)Government
Bridgend IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Test Manager
Bridgend IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (75.00 %)NHS
Bridgend IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)Integration Testing
13 (75.00 %)Test Management
22 (50.00 %)RUP
22 (50.00 %)Performance Testing
31 (25.00 %)Risk Management
31 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
Bridgend IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (50.00 %)ISEB
12 (50.00 %)ISEB Practitioner
21 (25.00 %)Degree
Bridgend IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (25.00 %)QA