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The table below looks at the demand for FitNesse skills within the Bristol region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited FitNesse over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFitNesse
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank52-
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 below2.500 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£225-
Average daily rate£225-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£225-
UK excluding London average daily rate£320£287
% change on same period last year+11.62 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads4063
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.080 %0.079 %
Daily rates quoted916
Average minimum daily rate£289£290
Average daily rate£305£293
% change on same period last year+3.94 %
Average maximum daily rate£320£296
UK excluding London average daily rate£316£338
% change on same period last year-6.32 %
Hourly rates quoted1317
Average minimum hourly rate£32.77£30.24
Average hourly rate£34.27£33.44
% change on same period last year+2.48 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.77£36.64
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.48£32.22
% change on same period last year-2.28 %
FitNesse South WestFitNesse
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.

FitNesse
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing FitNesse across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Bristol FitNesse Demand Trend

FitNesse
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bristol FitNesse Daily Rate Trend

FitNesse
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol FitNesse Hourly Rate Trend

FitNesse
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing FitNesse 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 FitNesse.

15 (83.33 %)SQL Server
24 (66.67 %)C#
24 (66.67 %).NET
24 (66.67 %)QuickTest Pro
24 (66.67 %)LoadRunner
24 (66.67 %)Agile Software Development
33 (50.00 %)WATIR
33 (50.00 %)WinRunner
33 (50.00 %)SQL
42 (33.33 %)XML
42 (33.33 %)ISEB
42 (33.33 %)Project Management
42 (33.33 %)Regression Testing
42 (33.33 %)QARun
42 (33.33 %)NUnit
42 (33.33 %)Software Testing
42 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (16.67 %)Pensions
51 (16.67 %).NET Framework
51 (16.67 %)Automated Testing
51 (16.67 %)Insurance
51 (16.67 %)Selenium
51 (16.67 %)Unit Testing
51 (16.67 %)Test Scripting
51 (16.67 %)System Testing
51 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (16.67 %)Compuware

FitNesse
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing FitNesse 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 FitNesse. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (66.67 %).NET
22 (33.33 %)XML
31 (16.67 %).NET Framework
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (83.33 %)SQL Server
22 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2000
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (66.67 %)QuickTest Pro
14 (66.67 %)LoadRunner
23 (50.00 %)WATIR
23 (50.00 %)WinRunner
32 (33.33 %)NUnit
32 (33.33 %)QARun
41 (16.67 %)Selenium
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (16.67 %)Insurance
11 (16.67 %)Pensions
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (33.33 %)Developer
12 (33.33 %)Tester
21 (16.67 %)Software Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Software Developer
21 (16.67 %)Design Engineer
21 (16.67 %)C# Developer
21 (16.67 %)Software Design Engineer
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (66.67 %)Agile Software Development
22 (33.33 %)Project Management
22 (33.33 %)Regression Testing
22 (33.33 %)Software Testing
31 (16.67 %)Unit Testing
31 (16.67 %)Test Scripting
31 (16.67 %)System Testing
31 (16.67 %)Automated Testing
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (66.67 %)C#
23 (50.00 %)SQL
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (33.33 %)ISEB
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (16.67 %)Compuware