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The table below looks at the demand for Test Scripting (Test Scripts) skills within the Cambridge region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Scripting over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3237
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads821
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.021 %
As % of the category below4.211 %6.087 %
Daily rates quoted52
Average minimum daily rate£234£285
Average daily rate£255£285
% change on same period last year-10.52 %
Average maximum daily rate£276£285
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£315
% change on same period last year+3.03 %
Hourly rates quoted24
Average minimum hourly rate£14.50£21.50
Average hourly rate£16.00£21.50
% change on same period last year-25.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.50£21.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.00£27.39
% change on same period last year+16.81 %
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cambridge
Matching contract IT job ads190345
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.268 %0.349 %
Daily rates quoted4773
Average minimum daily rate£288£348
Average daily rate£317£364
% change on same period last year-12.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£346£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£370
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Hourly rates quoted4353
Average minimum hourly rate£22.36£35.57
Average hourly rate£24.35£38.37
% change on same period last year-36.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.34£41.18
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.44£30.00
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
Test Scripting CambridgeshireTest Scripting
Cambridgeshire

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.

Test Scripting
Demand Trend

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

Cambridge Test Scripting Demand Trend

Test Scripting
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridge Test Scripting Daily Rate Trend

Test Scripting
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Cambridge Test Scripting Daily Rate Histogram

Test Scripting
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridge Test Scripting Hourly Rate Trend

Test Scripting
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Cambridge Test Scripting Hourly Rate Histogram

Test Scripting
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing Test Scripting 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 Test Scripting.

13 (30.00 %)Java
13 (30.00 %)Internet
22 (20.00 %)Rational Robot
22 (20.00 %)Pharmaceutical
22 (20.00 %)PVCS
22 (20.00 %)XML
22 (20.00 %)Windows
22 (20.00 %)Quality Management
22 (20.00 %)GAMP
22 (20.00 %)Data Management
22 (20.00 %)Degree
22 (20.00 %)QA
22 (20.00 %)QMS
22 (20.00 %)Rational Functional Tester
31 (10.00 %)QARun
31 (10.00 %)Subversion
31 (10.00 %)ISEB Practitioner
31 (10.00 %)Automated Testing
31 (10.00 %)Software Testing
31 (10.00 %)Retail Banking
31 (10.00 %)Banking
31 (10.00 %)Retail
31 (10.00 %)ISEB
31 (10.00 %)LoadRunner
31 (10.00 %)Electronics
31 (10.00 %)Finance
31 (10.00 %)Bugzilla
31 (10.00 %)Linux

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing Test Scripting 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 Test Scripting. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (20.00 %)XML
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (30.00 %)Internet
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (20.00 %)Rational Robot
12 (20.00 %)PVCS
12 (20.00 %)Rational Functional Tester
21 (10.00 %)LoadRunner
21 (10.00 %)Bugzilla
21 (10.00 %)Subversion
21 (10.00 %)QARun
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (20.00 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (10.00 %)Electronics
21 (10.00 %)Finance
21 (10.00 %)Banking
21 (10.00 %)Retail
21 (10.00 %)Retail Banking
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (50.00 %)Test Engineer
23 (30.00 %)Analyst
23 (30.00 %)Test Analyst
32 (20.00 %)Programmer
32 (20.00 %)Software Engineer
32 (20.00 %)Software Test Engineer
32 (20.00 %)Java Programmer
41 (10.00 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
41 (10.00 %)Senior Test Engineer
41 (10.00 %)Senior Software Engineer
41 (10.00 %)Tester
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (20.00 %)Windows
21 (10.00 %)Linux
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (20.00 %)Quality Management
12 (20.00 %)Data Management
12 (20.00 %)QMS
21 (10.00 %)Automated Testing
21 (10.00 %)Software Testing
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (30.00 %)Java
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (20.00 %)Degree
21 (10.00 %)ISEB
21 (10.00 %)ISEB Practitioner
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (20.00 %)GAMP
12 (20.00 %)QA