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The table below looks at the demand for the Tester role in IT contracts within the Bristol region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Tester
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4049
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads2118
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.018 %
As % of the category below2.662 %1.713 %
Daily rates quoted137
Average minimum daily rate£268£294
Average daily rate£300£301
% change on same period last year-0.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£333£307
UK excluding London average daily rate£313£299
% change on same period last year+4.67 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£51.70£27.50
Average hourly rate£51.70£32.50
% change on same period last year+59.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£51.70£37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.69£27.28
% change on same period last year+5.19 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads7891051
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.102 %1.056 %
Daily rates quoted240375
Average minimum daily rate£317£320
Average daily rate£343£338
% change on same period last year+1.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£369£356
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Hourly rates quoted131147
Average minimum hourly rate£27.91£25.84
Average hourly rate£29.45£28.70
% change on same period last year+2.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.99£31.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.74£25.24
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
Tester South WestTester
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.

Tester
Demand Trend

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

Bristol Tester Demand Trend

Tester
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bristol Tester Daily Rate Trend

Tester
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Tester across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Bristol Tester Daily Rate Histogram

Tester
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol Tester Hourly Rate Trend

Tester
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Tester across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Bristol Tester Hourly Rate Histogram

Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region that cited Tester in their job title 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 with Tester in their job title.

113 (32.50 %)LoadRunner
211 (27.50 %)Test Scripting
310 (25.00 %)QuickTest Pro
310 (25.00 %)SQL
49 (22.50 %)FitNesse
49 (22.50 %)C#
58 (20.00 %)SQL Server
67 (17.50 %)ISEB
76 (15.00 %)WebLogic
76 (15.00 %)Software Testing
76 (15.00 %)ATG
76 (15.00 %)Load Testing
85 (12.50 %)Regression Testing
85 (12.50 %)Telecoms
85 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2005
85 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2000
94 (10.00 %)Internet
94 (10.00 %)WinRunner
94 (10.00 %)TestDirector
94 (10.00 %)Agile Software Development
103 (7.500 %)Datawarehouse
103 (7.500 %).NET
103 (7.500 %)Web Testing
112 (5.000 %)Data Migration
112 (5.000 %)Perl
112 (5.000 %)Client/Server
112 (5.000 %)Shell Script
112 (5.000 %)X.400
112 (5.000 %)X.500
112 (5.000 %)Project Management

Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region that cited Tester in their job title 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 with Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (7.500 %).NET
21 (2.500 %)HTML
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (15.00 %)WebLogic
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.500 %)MS Excel
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (10.00 %)Internet
22 (5.000 %)X.400
22 (5.000 %)X.500
31 (2.500 %)IPCC
31 (2.500 %)SMTP
31 (2.500 %)FTP
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (20.00 %)SQL Server
25 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2000
25 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (7.500 %)Datawarehouse
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (32.50 %)LoadRunner
210 (25.00 %)QuickTest Pro
39 (22.50 %)FitNesse
44 (10.00 %)WinRunner
44 (10.00 %)TestDirector
51 (2.500 %)JUnit
51 (2.500 %)Flash
51 (2.500 %)NUnit
51 (2.500 %)QARun
51 (2.500 %)WATIR
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (12.50 %)Telecoms
22 (5.000 %)Finance
31 (2.500 %)Electric
31 (2.500 %)Banking
31 (2.500 %)Retail
31 (2.500 %)Insurance
31 (2.500 %)Retail Banking
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (5.000 %)Client/Server
21 (2.500 %)W3C
21 (2.500 %)STB
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (2.500 %)UNIX
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (27.50 %)Test Scripting
26 (15.00 %)Load Testing
26 (15.00 %)Software Testing
35 (12.50 %)Regression Testing
44 (10.00 %)Agile Software Development
53 (7.500 %)Web Testing
62 (5.000 %)Data Migration
62 (5.000 %)Automated Testing
62 (5.000 %)Migration
62 (5.000 %)Project Management
71 (2.500 %)RUP
71 (2.500 %)Usability Testing
71 (2.500 %)Performance Testing
71 (2.500 %)SC Cleared
71 (2.500 %)Security Cleared
71 (2.500 %)Manual Testing
71 (2.500 %)Test Management
71 (2.500 %)Integration Testing
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (25.00 %)SQL
29 (22.50 %)C#
32 (5.000 %)Perl
32 (5.000 %)Shell Script
41 (2.500 %)VBScript
41 (2.500 %)VB
41 (2.500 %)C
41 (2.500 %)Java
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (17.50 %)ISEB
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (5.000 %)QA
21 (2.500 %)WAI
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (5.000 %)MAILsweeper
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (15.00 %)ATG
22 (5.000 %)Clearswift
22 (5.000 %)Siebel
31 (2.500 %)Microsoft
31 (2.500 %)HP
31 (2.500 %)Oracle
31 (2.500 %)Sybase