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The table below looks at the demand for Automated Testing skills within the Bristol 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 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAutomated Testing
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-57
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads09
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.000 %1.786 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£300
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£299£319
% change on same period last year-6.45 %
Hourly rates quoted06
Average minimum hourly rate-£28.33
Average hourly rate-£28.83
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£29.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.75£34.89
% change on same period last year-17.59 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads460504
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.743 %0.550 %
Daily rates quoted145193
Average minimum daily rate£343£346
Average daily rate£369£364
% change on same period last year+1.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£396£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£373
% change on same period last year+2.24 %
Hourly rates quoted9761
Average minimum hourly rate£29.72£23.99
Average hourly rate£30.88£26.82
% change on same period last year+15.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.04£29.65
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.30£29.57
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Automated Testing South WestAutomated Testing
South West

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 Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Bristol 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 Bristol region.

Bristol 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 Bristol region.

Bristol Automated Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Automated Testing
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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 (75.00 %)C#
13 (75.00 %)SQL
13 (75.00 %).NET
13 (75.00 %)Test Scripting
22 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
22 (50.00 %)SQL Server
31 (25.00 %)Regression Testing
31 (25.00 %)Games
31 (25.00 %)MS Excel
31 (25.00 %)Microsoft
31 (25.00 %)ISEB
31 (25.00 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (25.00 %)Software Testing
31 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (25.00 %)QA
31 (25.00 %)FitNesse
31 (25.00 %)Unit Testing
31 (25.00 %)Web Testing
31 (25.00 %)System Testing

Automated Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (75.00 %).NET
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Excel
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (50.00 %)SQL Server
21 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (25.00 %)QuickTest Pro
11 (25.00 %)FitNesse
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Games
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Tester
12 (50.00 %)Developer
21 (25.00 %)Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Test Analyst
21 (25.00 %).NET Developer
21 (25.00 %)Technical Tester
21 (25.00 %)QA Test Analyst
21 (25.00 %)QA Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Quality Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Software Developer
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)Test Scripting
22 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
31 (25.00 %)Software Testing
31 (25.00 %)Unit Testing
31 (25.00 %)Web Testing
31 (25.00 %)System Testing
31 (25.00 %)Regression Testing
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (75.00 %)C#
13 (75.00 %)SQL
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)ISEB
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (25.00 %)QA
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft