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The table below looks at the demand for Regression Testing skills within the Chester region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Regression Testing over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRegression Testing
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank22-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads60
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.000 %
As % of the category below4.317 %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£357£338
% change on same period last year+5.57 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£35.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.44£43.29
% change on same period last year-27.38 %
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Chester
Matching contract IT job ads139106
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.198 %0.107 %
Daily rates quoted2618
Average minimum daily rate£324£221
Average daily rate£329£234
% change on same period last year+40.74 %
Average maximum daily rate£334£246
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£371
% change on same period last year+1.63 %
Hourly rates quoted286
Average minimum hourly rate£22.10£17.00
Average hourly rate£22.70£19.50
% change on same period last year+16.41 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.30£22.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.32£30.04
% change on same period last year-2.39 %
Regression Testing CheshireRegression Testing
Cheshire

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.

Regression Testing
Demand Trend

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

Chester Regression Testing Demand Trend

Regression Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Chester Regression Testing Daily Rate Trend

Regression Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Chester Regression Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Regression Testing
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region citing Regression 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 Regression Testing.

17 (87.50 %)User Acceptance Testing
26 (75.00 %)Test Scripting
34 (50.00 %)Finance
34 (50.00 %)InfoPath
34 (50.00 %)CRM
34 (50.00 %)Microsoft
34 (50.00 %)BizTalk Server
34 (50.00 %)Use Case
43 (37.50 %)ISEB
43 (37.50 %)Incident Management
51 (12.50 %)TestDirector
51 (12.50 %)E-Commerce
51 (12.50 %)ERP
51 (12.50 %)Oracle
51 (12.50 %)Oracle 11i
51 (12.50 %)Online Banking
51 (12.50 %)Migration
51 (12.50 %)Banking
51 (12.50 %)Web Testing

Regression Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region citing Regression 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 Regression Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (50.00 %)BizTalk Server
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (50.00 %)InfoPath
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (12.50 %)Oracle 11i
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (12.50 %)TestDirector
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (50.00 %)Finance
21 (12.50 %)Banking
21 (12.50 %)Online Banking
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (62.50 %)Analyst
15 (62.50 %)Test Analyst
22 (25.00 %)Tester
22 (25.00 %)UAT Analyst
31 (12.50 %)UAT Tester
31 (12.50 %)Test Manager
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (87.50 %)User Acceptance Testing
26 (75.00 %)Test Scripting
34 (50.00 %)Use Case
34 (50.00 %)CRM
43 (37.50 %)Incident Management
51 (12.50 %)Web Testing
51 (12.50 %)E-Commerce
51 (12.50 %)ERP
51 (12.50 %)Migration
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (37.50 %)ISEB
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (12.50 %)Oracle