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This section looks at the demand for Test Scripting (Test Scripts) 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 Test Scripting over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank7579
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads6678
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.088 %0.078 %
As % of the category below3.121 %3.207 %
Daily rates quoted2921
Average minimum daily rate£307£312
Average daily rate£325£321
% change on same period last year+1.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£330
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£320
% change on same period last year+0.84 %
Hourly rates quoted611
Average minimum hourly rate£22.67£28.50
Average hourly rate£23.17£28.95
% change on same period last year-19.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.67£29.41
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.36£29.61
% change on same period last year-0.82 %
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads21152432
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.819 %2.426 %
Daily rates quoted712836
Average minimum daily rate£378£354
Average daily rate£402£374
% change on same period last year+7.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£427£395
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£376
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Hourly rates quoted217282
Average minimum hourly rate£28.59£30.76
Average hourly rate£29.90£32.13
% change on same period last year-6.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.22£33.49
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.35£30.32
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
Test Scripting EnglandTest Scripting
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.

Test Scripting
Demand Trend

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

East of England Test Scripting Demand Trend

Test Scripting
Daily Rate Trend

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

East of England Test Scripting Daily Rate Trend

Test Scripting
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the East of England region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

East of England Test Scripting Daily Rate Histogram

Test Scripting
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England Test Scripting Hourly Rate Trend

Test Scripting
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the East of England region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

East of England Test Scripting Hourly Rate Histogram

Test Scripting
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Scripting within the East of England region over the 3 months to 29 August 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+1936£370+13.00 %
CambridgeshireUp+818£229-20.49 %
EssexNo change011£333+9.96 %
BedfordshireUp+201£175-41.17 %
Test Scripting EnglandTest Scripting
England

Test Scripting
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Test Scripting 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 Test Scripting.

129 (24.37 %)Retail
228 (23.53 %)SAP
319 (15.97 %)TestDirector
417 (14.29 %)LoadRunner
515 (12.61 %)CRM
515 (12.61 %)SAP CRM
515 (12.61 %)User Acceptance Testing
614 (11.76 %)Finance
614 (11.76 %)Software Testing
614 (11.76 %)MQSeries
614 (11.76 %)PRINCE2
614 (11.76 %)ISEB
614 (11.76 %)JDA
713 (10.92 %)SQL
811 (9.244 %)eCATT
910 (8.403 %)Manual Testing
910 (8.403 %)V-Model
109 (7.563 %)Java
109 (7.563 %)Windows
117 (5.882 %)QA
117 (5.882 %)Oracle
126 (5.042 %)C
126 (5.042 %)WinRunner
126 (5.042 %)Integration Testing
135 (4.202 %)MATLAB
135 (4.202 %)Python
135 (4.202 %)Microsoft
135 (4.202 %)Embedded C
135 (4.202 %)SQL Server
135 (4.202 %)E-Commerce

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Test Scripting 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 Test Scripting. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (1.681 %)XML
21 (0.840 %)SAP XI
21 (0.840 %)SAP ALE
21 (0.840 %)WebSphere
21 (0.840 %)SAP PI
21 (0.840 %)J2EE
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (11.76 %)MQSeries
23 (2.521 %)IIS
23 (2.521 %)Tomcat
32 (1.681 %)Smallworld
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (4.202 %)MATLAB
22 (1.681 %)MS Office
22 (1.681 %)MS Excel
31 (0.840 %)MS Visio
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
115 (12.61 %)SAP CRM
24 (3.361 %)SAP FI
24 (3.361 %)SAP FI/CO
24 (3.361 %)SAP CO
24 (3.361 %)SAP Retail
32 (1.681 %)SAP HR
41 (0.840 %)SAP Payroll
41 (0.840 %)SAP HCM
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (3.361 %)Internet
23 (2.521 %)TCP/IP
32 (1.681 %)GPRS
32 (1.681 %)GSM
32 (1.681 %)3G
41 (0.840 %)VoIP
41 (0.840 %)ATM
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (4.202 %)SQL Server
22 (1.681 %)Oracle 10g
22 (1.681 %)GIS
31 (0.840 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
31 (0.840 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (0.840 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (0.840 %)Crystal Reports
31 (0.840 %)RDBMS
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
119 (15.97 %)TestDirector
217 (14.29 %)LoadRunner
311 (9.244 %)eCATT
46 (5.042 %)WinRunner
53 (2.521 %)QuickTest Pro
53 (2.521 %)Bugzilla
62 (1.681 %)Rational Robot
62 (1.681 %)Rational Functional Tester
71 (0.840 %)Subversion
71 (0.840 %)PVCS
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
129 (24.37 %)Retail
214 (11.76 %)Finance
35 (4.202 %)Automotive
44 (3.361 %)Pensions
53 (2.521 %)Electronics
62 (1.681 %)Government
62 (1.681 %)Health
62 (1.681 %)Manufacturing
62 (1.681 %)Games
62 (1.681 %)Avionics
62 (1.681 %)Pharmaceutical
62 (1.681 %)Insurance
71 (0.840 %)Banking
71 (0.840 %)Telecoms
71 (0.840 %)Investment Banking
71 (0.840 %)General Ledger
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
154 (45.38 %)Analyst
233 (27.73 %)Test Analyst
332 (26.89 %)Tester
420 (16.81 %)Business Analyst
510 (8.403 %)Test Manager
69 (7.563 %)SAP Test Analyst
69 (7.563 %)SAP Analyst
77 (5.882 %)SAP Tester
77 (5.882 %)Test Engineer
86 (5.042 %)Software Engineer
95 (4.202 %)Consultant
95 (4.202 %)QA Analyst
104 (3.361 %)QA Test Analyst
113 (2.521 %)Senior Tester
113 (2.521 %)Business Systems Analyst
113 (2.521 %)Systems Analyst
113 (2.521 %)UAT Analyst
122 (1.681 %)Functional Tester
122 (1.681 %)GSM Engineer
122 (1.681 %)Programmer
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (2.521 %)Client/Server
22 (1.681 %)Handset
31 (0.840 %)EPoS
31 (0.840 %)EFT
31 (0.840 %)NHS
31 (0.840 %)AS400
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (7.563 %)Windows
24 (3.361 %)Linux
33 (2.521 %)UNIX
42 (1.681 %)Windows XP
51 (0.840 %)Solaris
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (12.61 %)CRM
115 (12.61 %)User Acceptance Testing
214 (11.76 %)Software Testing
214 (11.76 %)PRINCE2
310 (8.403 %)Manual Testing
310 (8.403 %)V-Model
46 (5.042 %)Integration Testing
55 (4.202 %)Regression Testing
55 (4.202 %)E-Commerce
63 (2.521 %)Performance Testing
63 (2.521 %)Web Testing
63 (2.521 %)Test Management
63 (2.521 %)Automated Testing
63 (2.521 %)SAP Implementation
72 (1.681 %)QMS
72 (1.681 %)Security Cleared
72 (1.681 %)Load Testing
72 (1.681 %)Validation
72 (1.681 %)Data Management
72 (1.681 %)Quality Management
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (10.92 %)SQL
29 (7.563 %)Java
36 (5.042 %)C
45 (4.202 %)Python
45 (4.202 %)Embedded C
52 (1.681 %)Delphi
52 (1.681 %)PL/SQL
61 (0.840 %)Perl
61 (0.840 %)Shell Script
61 (0.840 %)Transact-SQL
61 (0.840 %)ABAP
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (11.76 %)ISEB
22 (1.681 %)Degree
31 (0.840 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (0.840 %)MCP
31 (0.840 %)MCSE
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (5.882 %)QA
22 (1.681 %)GAMP
31 (0.840 %)HL7
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
128 (23.53 %)SAP
214 (11.76 %)JDA
37 (5.882 %)Oracle
45 (4.202 %)Microsoft
53 (2.521 %)Manugistics
62 (1.681 %)CODA
62 (1.681 %)HP
62 (1.681 %)Citrix
71 (0.840 %)Anite
71 (0.840 %)PeopleSoft
71 (0.840 %)Progress
71 (0.840 %)IBM