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The table below looks at the demand for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) 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 User Acceptance Testing over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUser Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank4322
Rank change on same period last yearDown-21
Matching contract IT job ads1037
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.046 %
As % of the category below3.012 %9.415 %
Daily rates quoted113
Average minimum daily rate£175£264
Average daily rate£188£268
% change on same period last year-30.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£200£272
UK excluding London average daily rate£348£345
% change on same period last year+0.79 %
Hourly rates quoted14
Average minimum hourly rate£16.00£12.34
Average hourly rate£16.00£13.34
% change on same period last year+19.96 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.00£14.34
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£29.12
% change on same period last year-20.67 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads332393
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.665 %0.492 %
Daily rates quoted103161
Average minimum daily rate£331£357
Average daily rate£355£369
% change on same period last year-3.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£379£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£376
% change on same period last year+1.41 %
Hourly rates quoted7945
Average minimum hourly rate£27.39£23.21
Average hourly rate£28.08£26.05
% change on same period last year+7.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.76£28.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.65£28.89
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
User Acceptance Testing South WestUser Acceptance 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.

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

Bristol 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 Bristol region.

Bristol User Acceptance Testing Daily Rate Trend

User Acceptance Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol User Acceptance Testing Hourly Rate Trend

User Acceptance Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

116 (57.14 %)Finance
27 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
36 (21.43 %)Oracle
45 (17.86 %)SAP
54 (14.29 %)TestDirector
54 (14.29 %)Pensions
63 (10.71 %)Insurance
63 (10.71 %)Migration
63 (10.71 %)Stakeholder Management
63 (10.71 %)Banking
63 (10.71 %)Retail
63 (10.71 %)ISEB
63 (10.71 %)UNIX
72 (7.143 %)Windows
72 (7.143 %)UML
72 (7.143 %)MS Office
72 (7.143 %)Oracle Financials
72 (7.143 %)Regression Testing
72 (7.143 %)GAP Analysis
72 (7.143 %)NetWeaver
72 (7.143 %)assyst
72 (7.143 %)Performance Testing
72 (7.143 %)Statistics
72 (7.143 %)V-Model
81 (3.571 %)Retail Banking
81 (3.571 %)QA
81 (3.571 %)AWD
81 (3.571 %)Integration Testing
81 (3.571 %)Manual Testing
81 (3.571 %)Data Migration

User Acceptance Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (3.571 %)SAP Basis
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (7.143 %)NetWeaver
21 (3.571 %)WebLogic
21 (3.571 %)Apache
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (7.143 %)MS Office
21 (3.571 %)MS Visio
21 (3.571 %)MS Project
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (7.143 %)Oracle Financials
12 (7.143 %)assyst
21 (3.571 %)AWD
21 (3.571 %)SAP FI
21 (3.571 %)Oracle EBS
21 (3.571 %)SAP Payroll
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (3.571 %)Datawarehouse
11 (3.571 %)Oracle 10g
11 (3.571 %)Oracle OWB
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (14.29 %)TestDirector
21 (3.571 %)ClearQuest
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (57.14 %)Finance
24 (14.29 %)Pensions
33 (10.71 %)Banking
33 (10.71 %)Retail
33 (10.71 %)Insurance
41 (3.571 %)Retail Banking
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (46.43 %)Analyst
27 (25.00 %)Test Analyst
35 (17.86 %)Business Analyst
44 (14.29 %)Test Manager
53 (10.71 %)Applications Support
53 (10.71 %)Coordinator
62 (7.143 %)Business Manager
62 (7.143 %)UAT Analyst
62 (7.143 %)Test Coordinator
62 (7.143 %)SAP Consultant
62 (7.143 %)Business Systems Analyst
62 (7.143 %)Systems Analyst
62 (7.143 %)Consultant
71 (3.571 %)Junior
71 (3.571 %)Senior Test Analyst
71 (3.571 %)Resource Manager
71 (3.571 %)Junior Business Analyst
71 (3.571 %)Technical Manager
71 (3.571 %)Implementation Manager
71 (3.571 %)SAP Basis Consultant
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (7.143 %)Statistics
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (10.71 %)UNIX
22 (7.143 %)Windows
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
23 (10.71 %)Migration
23 (10.71 %)Stakeholder Management
32 (7.143 %)Performance Testing
32 (7.143 %)V-Model
32 (7.143 %)UML
32 (7.143 %)Regression Testing
32 (7.143 %)GAP Analysis
41 (3.571 %)Validation
41 (3.571 %)ITIL
41 (3.571 %)PRINCE2
41 (3.571 %)ERP
41 (3.571 %)Configuration Management
41 (3.571 %)Project Management
41 (3.571 %)Service Delivery
41 (3.571 %)Manual Testing
41 (3.571 %)Data Migration
41 (3.571 %)Integration Testing
41 (3.571 %)Systems Analysis
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (3.571 %)SQL
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (10.71 %)ISEB
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (3.571 %)QA
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (21.43 %)Oracle
25 (17.86 %)SAP
31 (3.571 %)Microsoft
31 (3.571 %)PeopleSoft