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

LinkSoftware Testing
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5563
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads48
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.881 %1.600 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£350
Average daily rate-£350
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£297£326
% change on same period last year-8.86 %
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£30.79£29.27
% change on same period last year+5.21 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads454500
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.642 %0.506 %
Daily rates quoted124129
Average minimum daily rate£353£312
Average daily rate£361£327
% change on same period last year+10.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£370£341
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£371
% change on same period last year+1.83 %
Hourly rates quoted5024
Average minimum hourly rate£21.02£24.85
Average hourly rate£22.05£26.27
% change on same period last year-16.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.09£27.69
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.42£29.97
% change on same period last year-1.81 %
Software Testing North WestSoftware 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.

Software Testing
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire Software Testing Demand Trend

Software Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Software Testing Daily Rate Trend

Software Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Software Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Software Testing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing within the Cheshire 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
WarringtonNo change03--
Software Testing North WestSoftware Testing
North West

Software Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

113 (72.22 %)ISEB
29 (50.00 %)QA
36 (33.33 %)ISTQB
36 (33.33 %)Replication
36 (33.33 %)XML
36 (33.33 %)PL/SQL
36 (33.33 %)SQL
36 (33.33 %)Oracle
36 (33.33 %)PRINCE2
36 (33.33 %)Oracle Reports
36 (33.33 %)E-Commerce
44 (22.22 %)ITIL
53 (16.67 %)TestDirector
53 (16.67 %)QuickTest Pro
53 (16.67 %)LoadRunner
53 (16.67 %)J2EE
53 (16.67 %)ISEB Practitioner
62 (11.11 %)Java
62 (11.11 %)AJAX
62 (11.11 %)Disaster Recovery
62 (11.11 %)Finance
62 (11.11 %)WebServices
62 (11.11 %)Progress
62 (11.11 %)JD Edwards
62 (11.11 %)JDE EnterpriseOne
71 (5.556 %)Mathematics
71 (5.556 %)QARun
71 (5.556 %)Performance Testing
71 (5.556 %)V-Model
71 (5.556 %)Internet

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (33.33 %)XML
23 (16.67 %)J2EE
32 (11.11 %)WebServices
32 (11.11 %)AJAX
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (11.11 %)JDE EnterpriseOne
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.556 %)GSM
11 (5.556 %)UMTS
11 (5.556 %)Internet
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (33.33 %)Oracle Reports
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (16.67 %)TestDirector
13 (16.67 %)QuickTest Pro
13 (16.67 %)LoadRunner
21 (5.556 %)QARun
21 (5.556 %)WinRunner
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (11.11 %)Finance
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (50.00 %)Analyst
19 (50.00 %)Test Analyst
25 (27.78 %)Technical Analyst
25 (27.78 %)Technical Test Analyst
32 (11.11 %)Consultant
32 (11.11 %)Test Manager
32 (11.11 %)Architect
32 (11.11 %)Tester
41 (5.556 %)Software Tester
41 (5.556 %)Test Engineer
41 (5.556 %)Performance Analyst
41 (5.556 %)Performance Test Analyst
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (33.33 %)Replication
21 (5.556 %)Mathematics
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (33.33 %)PRINCE2
16 (33.33 %)E-Commerce
24 (22.22 %)ITIL
32 (11.11 %)Disaster Recovery
41 (5.556 %)Automated Testing
41 (5.556 %)Performance Testing
41 (5.556 %)V-Model
41 (5.556 %)Regression Testing
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (33.33 %)PL/SQL
16 (33.33 %)SQL
22 (11.11 %)Java
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (72.22 %)ISEB
26 (33.33 %)ISTQB
33 (16.67 %)ISEB Practitioner
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (50.00 %)QA
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (33.33 %)Oracle
22 (11.11 %)Progress
22 (11.11 %)JD Edwards
31 (5.556 %)Symbian