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The table below looks at the demand for Stress 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 Stress Testing over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStress Testing
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank52-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.104 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£380-
Average daily rate£380-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£380-
UK excluding London average daily rate£443£441
% change on same period last year+0.34 %
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-£37.00
% change on same period last year-
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads453502
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.644 %0.507 %
Daily rates quoted126132
Average minimum daily rate£342£309
Average daily rate£351£323
% change on same period last year+8.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£360£337
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£371
% change on same period last year+1.63 %
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£29.32£30.04
% change on same period last year-2.39 %
Stress Testing North WestStress 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.

Stress Testing
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire Stress Testing Daily 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 Cheshire region over the 3 months to 7 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
NorthwichNew entry-2--
Stress Testing North WestStress Testing
North West

Stress Testing
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

17 (70.00 %)Automotive
17 (70.00 %)NASTRAN
17 (70.00 %)Finite Element Analysis
23 (30.00 %)Finance
32 (20.00 %)Java
32 (20.00 %)WebServices
32 (20.00 %)Hibernate
32 (20.00 %)Agile Software Development
41 (10.00 %)ISEB
41 (10.00 %)Aerospace
41 (10.00 %)Validation

Stress Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (20.00 %)WebServices
12 (20.00 %)Hibernate
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (70.00 %)NASTRAN
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (70.00 %)Automotive
23 (30.00 %)Finance
31 (10.00 %)Aerospace
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (20.00 %)Developer
12 (20.00 %)Java Developer
21 (10.00 %)Test Manager
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (70.00 %)Finite Element Analysis
22 (20.00 %)Agile Software Development
31 (10.00 %)Validation
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (20.00 %)Java
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (10.00 %)ISEB