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This section looks at the demand for Regression Testing skills within the Cambridgeshire 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRegression Testing
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5669
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads34
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.792 %0.897 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£310£348
% change on same period last year-10.83 %
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£28.35£35.10
% change on same period last year-19.23 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads379446
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.500 %0.444 %
Daily rates quoted93128
Average minimum daily rate£328£355
Average daily rate£348£376
% change on same period last year-7.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£368£397
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted5248
Average minimum hourly rate£22.06£34.87
Average hourly rate£23.93£37.25
% change on same period last year-35.74 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.81£39.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.34£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Regression Testing East of EnglandRegression Testing
East of England

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

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire Regression Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Regression Testing
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Regression Testing within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CambridgeUp+101--
Regression Testing East of EnglandRegression Testing
East of England

Regression Testing
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

13 (60.00 %)GPRS
13 (60.00 %)GSM
13 (60.00 %)3G
13 (60.00 %)Validation
13 (60.00 %)Handset
13 (60.00 %)Test Scripting
22 (40.00 %)Windows
31 (20.00 %)Windows XP
31 (20.00 %)Migration
31 (20.00 %)Micro Focus
31 (20.00 %)Mainframe
31 (20.00 %)C#
31 (20.00 %)COBOL
31 (20.00 %)Perl
31 (20.00 %)SQL Server
31 (20.00 %)Software Testing
31 (20.00 %)Windows Vista
31 (20.00 %)QA
31 (20.00 %)ICL
31 (20.00 %)Scrum
31 (20.00 %)IDMS
31 (20.00 %)TPMS
31 (20.00 %)VME

Regression Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)TPMS
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (60.00 %)GPRS
13 (60.00 %)GSM
13 (60.00 %)3G
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (20.00 %)SQL Server
11 (20.00 %)IDMS
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Test Engineer
22 (40.00 %)GSM Engineer
22 (40.00 %)Analyst
31 (20.00 %)Test Analyst
31 (20.00 %)Applications Developer
31 (20.00 %)Analyst Programmer
31 (20.00 %)Programmer
31 (20.00 %)Developer
31 (20.00 %)3G Engineer
31 (20.00 %)Analyst Developer
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (60.00 %)Handset
21 (20.00 %)Mainframe
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (40.00 %)Windows
21 (20.00 %)Windows XP
21 (20.00 %)Windows Vista
21 (20.00 %)VME
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (60.00 %)Validation
13 (60.00 %)Test Scripting
21 (20.00 %)Migration
21 (20.00 %)Software Testing
21 (20.00 %)Scrum
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (20.00 %)C#
11 (20.00 %)COBOL
11 (20.00 %)Perl
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (20.00 %)QA
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)Micro Focus
11 (20.00 %)ICL