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The table below looks at the demand for Software Testing skills within the Devon region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Testing over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Testing
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3243
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads28
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.008 %
As % of the category below1.818 %3.524 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£350
Average daily rate-£350
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£295£327
% change on same period last year-9.69 %
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£30.69£29.17
% change on same period last year+5.23 %
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Devon
Matching contract IT job ads110227
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.155 %0.229 %
Daily rates quoted4874
Average minimum daily rate£310£329
Average daily rate£331£336
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£352£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£370
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Hourly rates quoted1440
Average minimum hourly rate£18.00£28.51
Average hourly rate£19.36£31.31
% change on same period last year-38.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.71£34.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.44£30.00
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
Software Testing South WestSoftware Testing
South 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.

Software Testing
Demand Trend

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

Devon Software Testing Demand Trend

Software Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Devon Software Testing Daily Rate Trend

Software Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Devon Software Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Software Testing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing within the Devon region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
ExeterUp+132--
Software Testing South WestSoftware Testing
South West

Software Testing
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Devon region citing Software 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 Software Testing.

112 (92.31 %)Oracle
112 (92.31 %)Oracle 10g
210 (76.92 %)SQL
210 (76.92 %)UNIX
210 (76.92 %)TOAD
210 (76.92 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
210 (76.92 %)Oracle RMAN
39 (69.23 %)Shell Script
48 (61.54 %)Oracle 9i
48 (61.54 %)Construction
57 (53.85 %)Quality Management
57 (53.85 %)Health
57 (53.85 %)Business Analysis
57 (53.85 %)NHS
63 (23.08 %)HPUX
63 (23.08 %)Time Management
72 (15.38 %)QMS
72 (15.38 %)PL/SQL
81 (7.692 %)ITIL
81 (7.692 %)Oracle 8/8i
81 (7.692 %)NPfIT
81 (7.692 %)TickIT
81 (7.692 %)User Acceptance Testing
81 (7.692 %)Integration Testing
81 (7.692 %)Test Management
81 (7.692 %)Regression Testing
81 (7.692 %)Government

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Devon region citing Software 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 Software Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (92.31 %)Oracle 10g
210 (76.92 %)TOAD
38 (61.54 %)Oracle 9i
41 (7.692 %)Oracle 8/8i
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (61.54 %)Construction
27 (53.85 %)Health
31 (7.692 %)Government
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (92.31 %)Developer
112 (92.31 %)Oracle Developer
211 (84.62 %)DBA
211 (84.62 %)Oracle DBA
31 (7.692 %)Systems Tester
31 (7.692 %)Tester
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (53.85 %)NHS
21 (7.692 %)NPfIT
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (76.92 %)UNIX
23 (23.08 %)HPUX
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (53.85 %)Business Analysis
17 (53.85 %)Quality Management
23 (23.08 %)Time Management
32 (15.38 %)QMS
41 (7.692 %)Regression Testing
41 (7.692 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (7.692 %)Integration Testing
41 (7.692 %)Test Management
41 (7.692 %)ITIL
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (76.92 %)SQL
29 (69.23 %)Shell Script
32 (15.38 %)PL/SQL
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (7.692 %)TickIT
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (76.92 %)Oracle RMAN
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
110 (76.92 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (92.31 %)Oracle