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This section looks at the demand for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) 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 User Acceptance Testing over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUser Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5741
Rank change on same period last yearDown-16
Matching contract IT job ads1320
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.020 %
As % of the category below2.281 %5.063 %
Daily rates quoted110
Average minimum daily rate£350£227
Average daily rate£350£232
% change on same period last year+50.86 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£237
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£347
% change on same period last year-1.01 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£18.33
Average hourly rate-£18.33
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£18.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.64£21.57
% change on same period last year+32.75 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads570395
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.760 %0.400 %
Daily rates quoted183124
Average minimum daily rate£340£313
Average daily rate£352£328
% change on same period last year+7.37 %
Average maximum daily rate£364£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted5718
Average minimum hourly rate£24.87£20.99
Average hourly rate£26.69£22.40
% change on same period last year+19.14 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.51£23.81
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.33£30.16
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
User Acceptance Testing North WestUser Acceptance 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.

User Acceptance Testing
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire User Acceptance Testing Demand Trend

User Acceptance Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire User Acceptance Testing Daily Rate Trend

User Acceptance Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire User Acceptance Testing Hourly Rate Trend

User Acceptance Testing
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing User Acceptance Testing within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
ChesterUp+38--
KnutsfordNew entry-2--
WarringtonNew entry-1--
WilmslowDown-21--
MacclesfieldDown-11£350-
User Acceptance Testing North WestUser Acceptance Testing
North West

User Acceptance Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing User Acceptance 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 User Acceptance Testing.

114 (43.75 %)Finance
29 (28.13 %)SQL
29 (28.13 %)Test Scripting
38 (25.00 %)Windows
38 (25.00 %)Citrix
38 (25.00 %)Migration
47 (21.88 %)Altiris
47 (21.88 %)VMware
47 (21.88 %)SAN
47 (21.88 %)LAN
47 (21.88 %)WAN
47 (21.88 %)IIS
56 (18.75 %)Project Management
65 (15.63 %)Financial Institution
65 (15.63 %)Banking
65 (15.63 %)PRINCE2
65 (15.63 %)ISEB
74 (12.50 %)Microsoft
74 (12.50 %)Regression Testing
83 (9.375 %)Systems Analysis
83 (9.375 %)TestDirector
83 (9.375 %)BizTalk Server
83 (9.375 %)MS Project
83 (9.375 %)CRM
83 (9.375 %)InfoPath
83 (9.375 %)System Testing
83 (9.375 %)Test Management
83 (9.375 %)International Banking
83 (9.375 %)Use Case
92 (6.250 %)Incident Management

User Acceptance Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing User Acceptance 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 User Acceptance Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (3.125 %)Application Packaging
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (21.88 %)IIS
23 (9.375 %)BizTalk Server
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (9.375 %)MS Project
13 (9.375 %)InfoPath
22 (6.250 %)MS Excel
31 (3.125 %)MS Visio
31 (3.125 %)MS PowerPoint
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (3.125 %)Oracle Applications
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (21.88 %)LAN
17 (21.88 %)WAN
17 (21.88 %)SAN
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (3.125 %)Oracle Reports
11 (3.125 %)Oracle 9i
11 (3.125 %)Datawarehouse
11 (3.125 %)Oracle Discoverer
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (9.375 %)TestDirector
21 (3.125 %)Oracle Forms
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (43.75 %)Finance
25 (15.63 %)Banking
25 (15.63 %)Financial Institution
33 (9.375 %)International Banking
41 (3.125 %)Marketing
41 (3.125 %)Retail
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (21.88 %)Analyst
17 (21.88 %)Applications Packager
24 (12.50 %)Test Manager
24 (12.50 %)Test Analyst
33 (9.375 %)Business Analyst
33 (9.375 %)Tester
33 (9.375 %)UAT Test Manager
42 (6.250 %)Developer
42 (6.250 %)Project Leader
51 (3.125 %)Test Coordinator
51 (3.125 %)Service Manager
51 (3.125 %)Oracle Developer
51 (3.125 %)Server Engineer
51 (3.125 %)Infrastructure Specialist
51 (3.125 %)Change Consultant
51 (3.125 %)Server Specialist
51 (3.125 %)UAT Analyst
51 (3.125 %)Coordinator
51 (3.125 %)Project Manager
51 (3.125 %)Web Developer
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.125 %)Client/Server
11 (3.125 %)Mainframe
11 (3.125 %)IBM Mainframe
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (25.00 %)Windows
22 (6.250 %)UNIX
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (28.13 %)Test Scripting
28 (25.00 %)Migration
36 (18.75 %)Project Management
45 (15.63 %)PRINCE2
54 (12.50 %)Regression Testing
63 (9.375 %)CRM
63 (9.375 %)System Testing
63 (9.375 %)Test Management
63 (9.375 %)Systems Analysis
63 (9.375 %)Use Case
72 (6.250 %)Business Analysis
72 (6.250 %)Incident Management
72 (6.250 %)PRINCE
72 (6.250 %)Risk Management
81 (3.125 %)Validation
81 (3.125 %)Stakeholder Management
81 (3.125 %)Programme Management
81 (3.125 %)Service Management
81 (3.125 %)Integration Testing
81 (3.125 %)ITIL
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (28.13 %)SQL
21 (3.125 %)Java
21 (3.125 %)PL/SQL
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (15.63 %)ISEB
21 (3.125 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (3.125 %)ITIL Certification
21 (3.125 %)Degree
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (3.125 %)Active Directory
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (25.00 %)Citrix
27 (21.88 %)VMware
27 (21.88 %)Altiris
34 (12.50 %)Microsoft
42 (6.250 %)CheckPoint
42 (6.250 %)Oracle
51 (3.125 %)SAP
51 (3.125 %)IBM
51 (3.125 %)webMethods
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