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The table below looks at the demand for System 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 System Testing over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSystem Testing
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5569
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads54
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.004 %
As % of the category below1.441 %0.738 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£275-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£287£329
% change on same period last year-12.75 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£32.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.33£31.32
% change on same period last year-
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads347542
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.491 %0.549 %
Daily rates quoted81115
Average minimum daily rate£311£349
Average daily rate£336£366
% change on same period last year-8.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£362£382
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£371
% change on same period last year+1.83 %
Hourly rates quoted6878
Average minimum hourly rate£22.87£34.36
Average hourly rate£24.95£36.80
% change on same period last year-32.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.02£39.23
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.42£29.97
% change on same period last year-1.81 %
System Testing East of EnglandSystem 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.

System Testing
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire System Testing Demand Trend

System Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire System Testing Daily Rate Trend

System Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire System Testing Hourly Rate Trend

System Testing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing System Testing within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 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+152£275-
PeterboroughNew entry-1--
System Testing East of EnglandSystem Testing
East of England

System Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing System 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 System Testing.

12 (28.57 %)Requirements Analysis
12 (28.57 %)3GPP
12 (28.57 %)TCP/IP
12 (28.57 %)3G
12 (28.57 %)Manufacturing
21 (14.29 %)Validation
21 (14.29 %)MFGPRO
21 (14.29 %)Regression Testing
21 (14.29 %)Wi-Fi
21 (14.29 %)Wireless
21 (14.29 %)Telecoms
21 (14.29 %)2G
21 (14.29 %)802.11
21 (14.29 %)ISEB
21 (14.29 %)TestDirector
21 (14.29 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (14.29 %)Shell Script
21 (14.29 %)C#
21 (14.29 %)Perl
21 (14.29 %)PL/SQL
21 (14.29 %)SQL
21 (14.29 %)VB
21 (14.29 %)VB.NET
21 (14.29 %).NET
21 (14.29 %)Oracle
21 (14.29 %)SQL Server
21 (14.29 %)Visual Studio
21 (14.29 %)ASP.NET
21 (14.29 %)WebServices
21 (14.29 %)XML

System Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing System 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 System Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (14.29 %).NET
11 (14.29 %)ASP.NET
11 (14.29 %)WebServices
11 (14.29 %)XML
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (14.29 %)MFGPRO
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (28.57 %)3GPP
12 (28.57 %)TCP/IP
12 (28.57 %)3G
21 (14.29 %)802.11
21 (14.29 %)Wi-Fi
21 (14.29 %)Wireless
21 (14.29 %)2G
21 (14.29 %)UWB
21 (14.29 %)Bluetooth
21 (14.29 %)GPRS
21 (14.29 %)GSM
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (14.29 %)SQL Server
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (14.29 %)Visual Studio
11 (14.29 %)Oracle Forms
11 (14.29 %)TestDirector
11 (14.29 %)QuickTest Pro
11 (14.29 %)Visual Studio Team System
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (28.57 %)Manufacturing
21 (14.29 %)Insurance
21 (14.29 %)Telecoms
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (42.86 %)Test Engineer
22 (28.57 %)Programmer
22 (28.57 %)Analyst
22 (28.57 %)Systems Engineer
22 (28.57 %)Systems Test Engineer
31 (14.29 %)3G Engineer
31 (14.29 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
31 (14.29 %)Developer
31 (14.29 %)Analyst Programmer
31 (14.29 %)Test Manager
31 (14.29 %).NET Developer
31 (14.29 %)VB.NET Developer
31 (14.29 %)ASP.NET Developer
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (14.29 %)Windows
11 (14.29 %)Windows XP
11 (14.29 %)Windows Vista
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (28.57 %)Requirements Analysis
21 (14.29 %)Use Case
21 (14.29 %)User Acceptance Testing
21 (14.29 %)Regression Testing
21 (14.29 %)Validation
21 (14.29 %)Data Management
21 (14.29 %)Software Testing
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (14.29 %)C#
11 (14.29 %)Perl
11 (14.29 %)PL/SQL
11 (14.29 %)SQL
11 (14.29 %)VB
11 (14.29 %)VB.NET
11 (14.29 %)Python
11 (14.29 %)Shell Script
11 (14.29 %)VB6
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (14.29 %)ISEB
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (14.29 %)Oracle