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The table below looks at the demand for Automated Testing skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Automated Testing over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAutomated Testing
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank59-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.223 %0.000 %
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£301£319
% change on same period last year-5.66 %
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£28.75£34.89
% change on same period last year-17.59 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads449410
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.733 %0.449 %
Daily rates quoted12987
Average minimum daily rate£330£334
Average daily rate£340£347
% change on same period last year-1.95 %
Average maximum daily rate£351£360
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£373
% change on same period last year+2.00 %
Hourly rates quoted5732
Average minimum hourly rate£25.36£27.80
Average hourly rate£26.36£28.34
% change on same period last year-6.97 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.37£28.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.25£29.44
% change on same period last year-4.04 %
Automated Testing North WestAutomated Testing
North West

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.

Automated Testing
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire Automated Testing Demand Trend

Automated Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Automated Testing Daily Rate Trend

Automated Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Automated Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Automated Testing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Automated Testing within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 5 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
ChesterNew entry-1--
Automated Testing North WestAutomated Testing
North West

Automated Testing
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing Automated 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 Automated Testing.

11 (50.00 %)Regression Testing
11 (50.00 %)Finance
11 (50.00 %)Software Testing
11 (50.00 %)Mathematics
11 (50.00 %)QA
11 (50.00 %)QARun
11 (50.00 %)J2EE
11 (50.00 %)SAP
11 (50.00 %)Internet
11 (50.00 %)Mainframe

Automated Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing Automated 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 Automated Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (50.00 %)J2EE
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)Internet
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)QARun
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Finance
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Tester
21 (50.00 %)Analyst
21 (50.00 %)Test Analyst
21 (50.00 %)SAP Tester
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)Mainframe
11 (50.00 %)Mathematics
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Regression Testing
11 (50.00 %)Software Testing
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (50.00 %)QA
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)SAP