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The table below looks at the demand for Stress 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 Stress Testing over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStress Testing
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank5467
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.000 %0.215 %
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£487£373
% change on same period last year+30.71 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads300465
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.487 %0.508 %
Daily rates quoted60135
Average minimum daily rate£315£332
Average daily rate£346£352
% change on same period last year-1.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£377£372
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£373
% change on same period last year+2.16 %
Hourly rates quoted5460
Average minimum hourly rate£22.57£31.47
Average hourly rate£24.57£34.42
% change on same period last year-28.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.58£37.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.22£29.56
% change on same period last year-4.53 %
Stress Testing East of EnglandStress 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.

Stress Testing
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Stress Testing Demand Trend

Stress Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Stress Testing Daily Rate Trend

Stress Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Stress Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Stress Testing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Stress Testing within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 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+133--
Stress Testing East of EnglandStress Testing
East of England

Stress Testing
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Stress 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 Stress Testing.

13 (100.00 %)C++
13 (100.00 %)HTML
13 (100.00 %)Java
13 (100.00 %)ISEB
13 (100.00 %)Internet
13 (100.00 %)Games
13 (100.00 %)QA
13 (100.00 %)Online Games
13 (100.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
13 (100.00 %)Security Testing

Stress Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Stress 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 Stress Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %)HTML
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (100.00 %)Internet
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (100.00 %)Games
13 (100.00 %)Online Games
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Programmer
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (100.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
13 (100.00 %)Security Testing
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)C++
13 (100.00 %)Java
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (100.00 %)ISEB
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (100.00 %)QA