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The table below looks at the demand for Test-Driven Development (TDD) 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 TDD over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest-Driven Development (TDD)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %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£319£417
% change on same period last year-23.62 %
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£37.94£41.10
% change on same period last year-7.70 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads486468
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.657 %0.462 %
Daily rates quoted150142
Average minimum daily rate£355£304
Average daily rate£365£319
% change on same period last year+14.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£335
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£375
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted6020
Average minimum hourly rate£24.10£24.31
Average hourly rate£25.89£25.67
% change on same period last year+0.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.68£27.03
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.41£30.41
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
TDD North WestTDD
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.

TDD
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire TDD Demand Trend

TDD
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire TDD Daily Rate Trend

TDD
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing TDD 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 TDD.

14 (100.00 %)Java
14 (100.00 %)JavaScript
14 (100.00 %)J2EE
14 (100.00 %)CSS
14 (100.00 %)XML
14 (100.00 %)UNIX
14 (100.00 %)Windows
14 (100.00 %)OO
14 (100.00 %)e-GIF
14 (100.00 %)OOD
14 (100.00 %)SOA
23 (75.00 %)Microsoft
23 (75.00 %)WCAG
23 (75.00 %)WAI
23 (75.00 %)Agile Software Development
23 (75.00 %)Subversion
23 (75.00 %)WebServices
23 (75.00 %)XHTML
23 (75.00 %)HTML
23 (75.00 %)MS Office
31 (25.00 %)Servlets
31 (25.00 %)Oracle
31 (25.00 %).NET
31 (25.00 %)Education
31 (25.00 %)Government
31 (25.00 %)Migration
31 (25.00 %)Local Government

TDD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %)J2EE
14 (100.00 %)CSS
14 (100.00 %)XML
23 (75.00 %)XHTML
23 (75.00 %)WebServices
23 (75.00 %)HTML
31 (25.00 %).NET
31 (25.00 %)Servlets
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (75.00 %)MS Office
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (75.00 %)Subversion
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Education
11 (25.00 %)Government
11 (25.00 %)Local Government
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %)Programmer
14 (100.00 %)Java Programmer
21 (25.00 %)Senior Programmer
21 (25.00 %)Senior Java Programmer
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (100.00 %)UNIX
14 (100.00 %)Windows
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (100.00 %)OO
14 (100.00 %)OOD
14 (100.00 %)SOA
14 (100.00 %)e-GIF
23 (75.00 %)Agile Software Development
31 (25.00 %)Migration
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)Java
14 (100.00 %)JavaScript
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (75.00 %)WCAG
13 (75.00 %)WAI
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)Microsoft
21 (25.00 %)Oracle