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

LinkIntegration Testing
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank121119
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads1341
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.040 %
As % of the category below0.634 %1.682 %
Daily rates quoted47
Average minimum daily rate£250£291
Average daily rate£266£298
% change on same period last year-10.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£283£305
UK excluding London average daily rate£367£359
% change on same period last year+2.31 %
Hourly rates quoted36
Average minimum hourly rate£31.67£29.17
Average hourly rate£35.83£33.75
% change on same period last year+6.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£38.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£38.67£37.48
% change on same period last year+3.15 %
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads20522438
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.774 %2.404 %
Daily rates quoted683821
Average minimum daily rate£375£352
Average daily rate£400£372
% change on same period last year+7.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£425£392
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£375
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted219293
Average minimum hourly rate£28.77£31.19
Average hourly rate£30.07£32.54
% change on same period last year-7.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.36£33.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.41£30.41
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Integration Testing EnglandIntegration Testing
England

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.

Integration Testing
Demand Trend

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

East of England Integration Testing Demand Trend

Integration Testing
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Integration Testing across the East of England region.

East of England Integration Testing Daily Rate Trend

Integration Testing
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Integration Testing across the East of England region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

East of England Integration Testing Daily Rate Histogram

Integration Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Integration Testing across the East of England region.

East of England Integration Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Integration Testing
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Integration Testing across the East of England region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

East of England Integration Testing Hourly Rate Histogram

Integration Testing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Integration Testing within the East of England region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
HertfordshireUp+146£247-8.64 %
CambridgeshireDown-33--
EssexUp+43--
East AngliaNew entry-1£325-
Integration Testing EnglandIntegration Testing
England

Integration Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Integration 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 Integration Testing.

17 (22.58 %)SAP
17 (22.58 %)Primavera
26 (19.35 %)Telecoms
26 (19.35 %)Test Scripting
35 (16.13 %)Test Management
35 (16.13 %)Automotive
35 (16.13 %)Microsoft
35 (16.13 %)MS Office
35 (16.13 %)OO
44 (12.90 %)OOD
44 (12.90 %)Linux
44 (12.90 %)Finance
44 (12.90 %)Retail
44 (12.90 %)SAP Retail
44 (12.90 %)SC Cleared
44 (12.90 %)Security Cleared
53 (9.677 %)Software Engineering
53 (9.677 %)SAP CO
53 (9.677 %)SAP FI/CO
53 (9.677 %)ISEB
53 (9.677 %)Manugistics
53 (9.677 %)SAP FI
53 (9.677 %)3G
53 (9.677 %)C++
53 (9.677 %)Java
62 (6.452 %)Perl
62 (6.452 %)SQL
62 (6.452 %)Oracle
62 (6.452 %)XML
62 (6.452 %)UNIX

Integration Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Integration 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 Integration Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (6.452 %)XML
12 (6.452 %)Middleware
21 (3.226 %)CORBA
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (16.13 %)MS Office
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (12.90 %)SAP Retail
23 (9.677 %)SAP FI
23 (9.677 %)SAP FI/CO
23 (9.677 %)SAP CO
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (9.677 %)3G
22 (6.452 %)RNC
31 (3.226 %)GSM
31 (3.226 %)UMTS
31 (3.226 %)SS7
31 (3.226 %)Wireless
31 (3.226 %)2G
31 (3.226 %)BSS
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (6.452 %)TestDirector
21 (3.226 %)WinRunner
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (19.35 %)Telecoms
25 (16.13 %)Automotive
34 (12.90 %)Finance
34 (12.90 %)Retail
41 (3.226 %)Pensions
41 (3.226 %)Chemicals
41 (3.226 %)Education
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (29.03 %)Integration Engineer
27 (22.58 %)Analyst
35 (16.13 %)Test Analyst
44 (12.90 %)Tester
52 (6.452 %)Architect
52 (6.452 %)Business Analyst
52 (6.452 %)Test Manager
52 (6.452 %)Software Architect
52 (6.452 %)Systems Engineer
52 (6.452 %)Test Engineer
52 (6.452 %)Systems Test Engineer
52 (6.452 %)Systems Integration Engineer
52 (6.452 %)Senior Software Architect
52 (6.452 %)RNC Engineer
52 (6.452 %)SAP Test Analyst
52 (6.452 %)SAP Analyst
61 (3.226 %)Senior SAP Test Analyst
61 (3.226 %)UMTS Engineer
61 (3.226 %)Linux Engineer
61 (3.226 %)GSM Engineer
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (12.90 %)Linux
22 (6.452 %)UNIX
31 (3.226 %)Windows
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (19.35 %)Test Scripting
25 (16.13 %)Test Management
25 (16.13 %)OO
34 (12.90 %)OOD
34 (12.90 %)SC Cleared
34 (12.90 %)Security Cleared
43 (9.677 %)Software Engineering
52 (6.452 %)Regression Testing
52 (6.452 %)UML
52 (6.452 %)Investment Management
61 (3.226 %)Automated Testing
61 (3.226 %)SAP Implementation
61 (3.226 %)User Acceptance Testing
61 (3.226 %)Performance Testing
61 (3.226 %)Compatibility Testing
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (9.677 %)C++
13 (9.677 %)Java
22 (6.452 %)Perl
22 (6.452 %)SQL
31 (3.226 %)C
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (9.677 %)ISEB
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (3.226 %)QA
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (3.226 %)OpenView Configuration Management
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (22.58 %)SAP
17 (22.58 %)Primavera
25 (16.13 %)Microsoft
33 (9.677 %)Manugistics
42 (6.452 %)Oracle
51 (3.226 %)Nortel
51 (3.226 %)VMware
51 (3.226 %)Altiris