The first table below looks at the demand for Regression Testing skills in IT contracts advertised for the Cambridgeshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Regression Testing over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Cambridgeshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Regression Testing
Rank 45 - 42
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing Regression Testing 6 0 6
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 1.095% - 1.158%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.961% - 1.802%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 4
Average daily rate £373 - £363
90% offered a daily rate of more than £356 - £350
10% offered a daily rate of more than £375 - £445
UK excluding London average daily rate £300 £375 £320
% change year-on-year
-20.00% +17.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Average hourly rate £42.50 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £36.25 £29.50 £29.50
% change year-on-year
+22.88% -
All Processes & Methodologies
Cambridgeshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
306 405 333
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 55.84% 57.86% 64.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 168 200 171
Average daily rate £375 £390 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.84% +4.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £275 £255
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £550 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 35 40
Average hourly rate £40.00 £42.50 £27.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-5.88% +54.54%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £25.75 £12.00 £12.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £56.50 £37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.00 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+24.00% -13.79%
Regression Testing
East of England

Regression Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total 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 Jobs Demand Trend

Regression Testing
Daily Rate Trend

This 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

This 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

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 Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank 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
Cambridge - 4 £375 -
Regression Testing
East of England

Regression Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, 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.

1 5 (71.43%) C
1 5 (71.43%) C++
1 5 (71.43%) Java
1 5 (71.43%) Windows
1 5 (71.43%) Linux
1 5 (71.43%) Python
1 5 (71.43%) Windows XP
1 5 (71.43%) Mac OS X
1 5 (71.43%) Objective-C
1 5 (71.43%) Windows Mobile
1 5 (71.43%) Android
1 5 (71.43%) Test Automation
1 5 (71.43%) Windows 7
2 4 (57.14%) Apple iOS
2 4 (57.14%) Computer Science
2 4 (57.14%) Games
3 3 (42.86%) C#
3 3 (42.86%) QA
3 3 (42.86%) Software Testing
3 3 (42.86%) Degree
3 3 (42.86%) iOS SDK
4 2 (28.57%) Game Development
4 2 (28.57%) HP Quality Center
4 2 (28.57%) Augmented Reality
4 2 (28.57%) Test Scripting
4 2 (28.57%) SAP
4 2 (28.57%) HP
4 2 (28.57%) Telecoms
4 2 (28.57%) SAP HR
4 2 (28.57%) Benchmarking

Regression Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 3 (42.86%) iOS SDK
Business Applications
1 2 (28.57%) SAP HR
Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) Wireless
General
1 4 (57.14%) Games
2 2 (28.57%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 5 (71.43%) Test Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Senior SAP Test Analyst
2 2 (28.57%) SAP Analyst
2 2 (28.57%) SAP Test Analyst
2 2 (28.57%) QA Tester
2 2 (28.57%) QA Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Senior Test Analyst
2 2 (28.57%) Senior Analyst
2 2 (28.57%) Software Tester
2 2 (28.57%) Analyst
2 2 (28.57%) Test Analyst
2 2 (28.57%) Tester
3 1 (14.29%) Software Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Software Test Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Mobile Tester
Miscellaneous
1 4 (57.14%) Computer Science
2 2 (28.57%) Augmented Reality
3 1 (14.29%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 5 (71.43%) Windows
1 5 (71.43%) Linux
1 5 (71.43%) Windows XP
1 5 (71.43%) Mac OS X
1 5 (71.43%) Windows Mobile
1 5 (71.43%) Android
1 5 (71.43%) Windows 7
2 4 (57.14%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Test Automation
2 3 (42.86%) Software Testing
3 2 (28.57%) Game Development
3 2 (28.57%) Test Scripting
3 2 (28.57%) Benchmarking
Programming Languages
1 5 (71.43%) C
1 5 (71.43%) C++
1 5 (71.43%) Java
1 5 (71.43%) Python
1 5 (71.43%) Objective-C
2 3 (42.86%) C#
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (42.86%) QA
Systems Management
1 2 (28.57%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) SAP
1 2 (28.57%) HP