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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Tester role in IT contracts within the Derbyshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Tester
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-39
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads03
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.904 %
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£275£257
% change on same period last year+7.06 %
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£25.50£23.13
% change on same period last year+10.23 %
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Derbyshire
Matching contract IT job ads199332
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.325 %0.364 %
Daily rates quoted3074
Average minimum daily rate£338£305
Average daily rate£352£322
% change on same period last year+9.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£367£339
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted4743
Average minimum hourly rate£17.14£22.32
Average hourly rate£17.89£23.92
% change on same period last year-25.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.64£25.51
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.18£23.82
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Software Tester East MidlandsSoftware Tester
East Midlands

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 Tester
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Software Tester across the Derbyshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Derbyshire Software Tester Demand Trend

Software Tester
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Derbyshire Software Tester Hourly Rate Trend

Software Tester
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire region that cited Software Tester in their job title 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 with Software Tester in their job title.

11 (100.00 %)DHTML
11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)JavaScript
11 (100.00 %)SQL
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (100.00 %)CSS
11 (100.00 %)ITIL
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
11 (100.00 %)SharePoint
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)ISEB
11 (100.00 %)Bugzilla
11 (100.00 %)Software Testing
11 (100.00 %)Windows SharePoint Services
11 (100.00 %)Requirements Analysis
11 (100.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
11 (100.00 %)Release Management
11 (100.00 %)Test Scripting

Software Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire region that cited Software Tester in their job title 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 with Software Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (100.00 %)CSS
11 (100.00 %)Windows SharePoint Services
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)SharePoint
11 (100.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)Bugzilla
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)ITIL
11 (100.00 %)Software Testing
11 (100.00 %)Requirements Analysis
11 (100.00 %)Release Management
11 (100.00 %)Test Scripting
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)DHTML
11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)JavaScript
11 (100.00 %)SQL
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)ISEB
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft