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

LinkRegression Testing
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank5977
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.674 %0.176 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£265-
Average daily rate£283-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£291£349
% change on same period last year-16.66 %
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-£23.94
% change on same period last year-
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Buckinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads445568
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.892 %0.711 %
Daily rates quoted171145
Average minimum daily rate£334£360
Average daily rate£350£380
% change on same period last year-7.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£399
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£376
% change on same period last year+1.41 %
Hourly rates quoted5653
Average minimum hourly rate£17.15£22.71
Average hourly rate£17.85£23.42
% change on same period last year-23.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.56£24.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.65£28.89
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Regression Testing South EastRegression Testing
South East

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.

Regression Testing
Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Regression Testing Demand Trend

Regression Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Regression Testing Daily Rate Trend

Regression Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Regression Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Regression Testing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Regression Testing within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Milton KeynesNew entry-3£283-
Regression Testing South EastRegression Testing
South East

Regression Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Regression 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 Regression Testing.

17 (77.78 %)Test Scripting
25 (55.56 %)SQL
25 (55.56 %).NET
33 (33.33 %)C#
33 (33.33 %)VSS/SourceSafe
33 (33.33 %)Microsoft
42 (22.22 %)Agile Software Development
42 (22.22 %)VB
42 (22.22 %)Volume Testing
42 (22.22 %)V-Model
51 (11.11 %)COBOL
51 (11.11 %)Perl
51 (11.11 %)SQL Server
51 (11.11 %)MS Office
51 (11.11 %)Visual Studio
51 (11.11 %)Government
51 (11.11 %)Migration
51 (11.11 %)VMware
51 (11.11 %)ICL
51 (11.11 %)Automated Testing
51 (11.11 %)Micro Focus
51 (11.11 %)Mainframe
51 (11.11 %)Windows
51 (11.11 %)MS Excel
51 (11.11 %)IDMS
51 (11.11 %)TPMS
51 (11.11 %)VME
51 (11.11 %)System Testing
51 (11.11 %)SC Cleared
51 (11.11 %)Security Cleared

Regression Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (55.56 %).NET
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (11.11 %)TPMS
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (11.11 %)MS Office
11 (11.11 %)MS Excel
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (11.11 %)SQL Server
11 (11.11 %)IDMS
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (33.33 %)VSS/SourceSafe
21 (11.11 %)Visual Studio Team System
21 (11.11 %)Visual Studio
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (11.11 %)Government
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (33.33 %)Analyst
13 (33.33 %)Tester
22 (22.22 %)Test Analyst
31 (11.11 %)Consultant
31 (11.11 %)Applications Developer
31 (11.11 %)Analyst Programmer
31 (11.11 %)Programmer
31 (11.11 %)Test Engineer
31 (11.11 %)Technical Analyst
31 (11.11 %)Analyst Developer
31 (11.11 %)Technical Test Analyst
31 (11.11 %)Regression Tester
31 (11.11 %)Developer
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (11.11 %)Mainframe
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (11.11 %)Windows
11 (11.11 %)VME
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (77.78 %)Test Scripting
22 (22.22 %)V-Model
22 (22.22 %)Agile Software Development
22 (22.22 %)Volume Testing
31 (11.11 %)Migration
31 (11.11 %)Automated Testing
31 (11.11 %)System Testing
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (55.56 %)SQL
23 (33.33 %)C#
32 (22.22 %)VB
41 (11.11 %)COBOL
41 (11.11 %)Perl
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (11.11 %)SC Cleared
11 (11.11 %)Security Cleared
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (11.11 %)VMware Infrastructure
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (33.33 %)Microsoft
21 (11.11 %)Micro Focus
21 (11.11 %)VMware
21 (11.11 %)ICL