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The table below looks at the demand for Test Scripting (Test Scripts) skills within the Canary Wharf 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3951
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads76
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.006 %
As % of the category below3.483 %1.954 %
Daily rates quoted54
Average minimum daily rate£450£270
Average daily rate£450£274
% change on same period last year+64.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£450£278
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£317
% change on same period last year+2.55 %
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£31.88£27.26
% change on same period last year+16.94 %
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Canary Wharf
Matching contract IT job ads201307
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.284 %0.311 %
Daily rates quoted90136
Average minimum daily rate£403£434
Average daily rate£424£454
% change on same period last year-6.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£445£473
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£371
% change on same period last year+1.83 %
Hourly rates quoted58
Average minimum hourly rate£15.86£29.12
Average hourly rate£16.36£31.06
% change on same period last year-47.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.86£33.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.42£29.97
% change on same period last year-1.81 %
Test Scripting LondonTest Scripting
London

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

Canary Wharf 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 Canary Wharf region.

Canary Wharf 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 Canary Wharf region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Canary Wharf 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 Canary Wharf region.

Canary Wharf Test Scripting Hourly Rate Trend

Test Scripting
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Canary Wharf 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.

18 (88.89 %)SQL
27 (77.78 %)UNIX
36 (66.67 %)XML
36 (66.67 %)ClearQuest
45 (55.56 %)Python
45 (55.56 %)ClearCase
45 (55.56 %)Finance
45 (55.56 %)Korn
45 (55.56 %)XSD
45 (55.56 %)Solaris
45 (55.56 %)Linux
45 (55.56 %)Perl
45 (55.56 %)PL/SQL
53 (33.33 %)LoadRunner
62 (22.22 %)VERITAS
62 (22.22 %)SOA
62 (22.22 %)HTML
62 (22.22 %)Java
62 (22.22 %)Oracle
62 (22.22 %)SAP
62 (22.22 %)Oracle Reports
62 (22.22 %)Load Testing
62 (22.22 %)TIBCO
71 (11.11 %)Test Management
71 (11.11 %)Manual Testing
71 (11.11 %)RUP
71 (11.11 %)UML
71 (11.11 %)VBA
71 (11.11 %)Banking
71 (11.11 %)Investment Banking

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Canary Wharf 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.

Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (66.67 %)XML
25 (55.56 %)XSD
32 (22.22 %)HTML
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (22.22 %)Oracle Reports
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (66.67 %)ClearQuest
25 (55.56 %)ClearCase
33 (33.33 %)LoadRunner
41 (11.11 %)RequisitePro
41 (11.11 %)WinRunner
41 (11.11 %)TestDirector
41 (11.11 %)QuickTest Pro
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (55.56 %)Finance
21 (11.11 %)Banking
21 (11.11 %)Investment Banking
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (22.22 %)Tester
12 (22.22 %)Performance Tester
21 (11.11 %)QA Analyst
21 (11.11 %)Senior QA Analyst
21 (11.11 %)Analyst
21 (11.11 %)Senior Analyst
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (77.78 %)UNIX
25 (55.56 %)Solaris
25 (55.56 %)Linux
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (22.22 %)SOA
12 (22.22 %)Load Testing
21 (11.11 %)Test Management
21 (11.11 %)Manual Testing
21 (11.11 %)Validation
21 (11.11 %)UML
21 (11.11 %)RUP
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (88.89 %)SQL
25 (55.56 %)Perl
25 (55.56 %)PL/SQL
25 (55.56 %)Python
25 (55.56 %)Korn
32 (22.22 %)Java
41 (11.11 %)VBA
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (11.11 %)QA
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (22.22 %)Oracle
12 (22.22 %)SAP
12 (22.22 %)VERITAS
12 (22.22 %)TIBCO
21 (11.11 %)HP