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The table below looks at the demand for Unit Testing skills within the Derbyshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Unit Testing over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUnit Testing
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-40
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads02
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.000 %1.005 %
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£336£342
% change on same period last year-1.63 %
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£34.04£34.49
% change on same period last year-1.31 %
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Derbyshire
Matching contract IT job ads105199
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.171 %0.218 %
Daily rates quoted1244
Average minimum daily rate£356£304
Average daily rate£382£320
% change on same period last year+19.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£407£335
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£373
% change on same period last year+2.00 %
Hourly rates quoted1624
Average minimum hourly rate£36.57£24.46
Average hourly rate£39.40£26.97
% change on same period last year+46.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£42.23£29.47
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.25£29.44
% change on same period last year-4.04 %
Unit Testing East MidlandsUnit Testing
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.

Unit Testing
Demand Trend

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

Derbyshire Unit Testing Demand Trend

Unit Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Derbyshire Unit Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Unit Testing
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire region citing Unit 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 Unit Testing.

12 (100.00 %)C#
12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)WebServices
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
12 (100.00 %)WCF
21 (50.00 %)Scrum
21 (50.00 %)TDD
21 (50.00 %).NET Framework

Unit Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire region citing Unit 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 Unit Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)WebServices
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
12 (100.00 %)WCF
21 (50.00 %).NET Framework
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Developer
21 (50.00 %).NET Developer
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Scrum
11 (50.00 %)TDD
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)C#