East of England Test Scripting Contracts

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.

Test Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location Aberdeen Abingdon Amersham Atherstone Basildon Basingstoke Bath Bedford Bedfordshire Berkshire Birmingham Bournemouth Bracknell Bradford Bridgend Brighton Bristol Buckinghamshire Cambridge Cambridgeshire Canary Wharf Cardiff Cheltenham Cheshire Chester Chippenham City of London Coventry Crawley Croydon Dartford Derby Derbyshire Devon Docklands, London Dorset Durham East Midlands East of England East Sussex Edinburgh England Essex Exeter Fareham Glasgow Gloucester Gloucestershire Guildford Halifax Hampshire Hemel Hempstead Herefordshire Hertfordshire Home Counties Hove Kent Lancashire Leeds Leicester Leicestershire Liverpool London Maidenhead Manchester Marlow Merseyside Middlesex Midlands Milton Keynes Newbury Newcastle Newcastle Upon Tyne Newport North East North Wales North West North Yorkshire Northampton Northamptonshire Nottingham Nottinghamshire Oxford Oxfordshire Peterborough Plymouth Poole Preston Reading Rugby Runcorn Salisbury Scotland Sheffield Shropshire Sidcup Solihull Somerset South Coast South East South Wales South West South Yorkshire Southampton Southend-on-Sea Staffordshire Staines Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Sunbury-on-Thames Surrey Sussex Swansea Swindon Teesside Telford Thames Valley Tyne and Wear UK Uxbridge Wales Wallington Warrington Warwick Warwickshire Watford West Midlands West Sussex West Wales West Yorkshire Wiltshire Windsor Wokingham Worcester Worcestershire York Yorkshire	3 months to 29 Aug 2008	Same period last year
Rank	75	79
Rank change on same period last year	+4
Matching contract IT job ads	66	78
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.088 %	0.078 %
As % of the category below	3.121 %	3.207 %
Daily rates quoted	29	21
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 quoted	6	11
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 %
Processes & Methodologies East of England
Matching contract IT job ads	2115	2432
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	2.819 %	2.426 %
Daily rates quoted	712	836
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 quoted	217	282
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 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Location	Rank 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
Hertfordshire	+19	36	£370	+13.00 %
Cambridgeshire	+8	18	£229	-20.49 %
Essex	0	11	£333	+9.96 %
Bedfordshire	+20	1	£175	-41.17 %

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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.

1 29 (24.37 %) Retail 2 28 (23.53 %) SAP 3 19 (15.97 %) TestDirector 4 17 (14.29 %) LoadRunner 5 15 (12.61 %) CRM 5 15 (12.61 %) SAP CRM 5 15 (12.61 %) User Acceptance Testing 6 14 (11.76 %) Finance 6 14 (11.76 %) Software Testing 6 14 (11.76 %) MQSeries 6 14 (11.76 %) PRINCE2 6 14 (11.76 %) ISEB 6 14 (11.76 %) JDA 7 13 (10.92 %) SQL 8 11 (9.244 %) eCATT

9 10 (8.403 %) Manual Testing 9 10 (8.403 %) V-Model 10 9 (7.563 %) Java 10 9 (7.563 %) Windows 11 7 (5.882 %) QA 11 7 (5.882 %) Oracle 12 6 (5.042 %) C 12 6 (5.042 %) WinRunner 12 6 (5.042 %) Integration Testing 13 5 (4.202 %) MATLAB 13 5 (4.202 %) Python 13 5 (4.202 %) Microsoft 13 5 (4.202 %) Embedded C 13 5 (4.202 %) SQL Server 13 5 (4.202 %) E-Commerce

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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.

Application Development 1 2 (1.681 %) XML 2 1 (0.840 %) SAP XI 2 1 (0.840 %) SAP ALE 2 1 (0.840 %) WebSphere 2 1 (0.840 %) SAP PI 2 1 (0.840 %) J2EE	Application Platforms 1 14 (11.76 %) MQSeries 2 3 (2.521 %) IIS 2 3 (2.521 %) Tomcat 3 2 (1.681 %) Smallworld
Applications 1 5 (4.202 %) MATLAB 2 2 (1.681 %) MS Office 2 2 (1.681 %) MS Excel 3 1 (0.840 %) MS Visio	Business Applications 1 15 (12.61 %) SAP CRM 2 4 (3.361 %) SAP FI 2 4 (3.361 %) SAP FI/CO 2 4 (3.361 %) SAP CO 2 4 (3.361 %) SAP Retail 3 2 (1.681 %) SAP HR 4 1 (0.840 %) SAP Payroll 4 1 (0.840 %) SAP HCM
Communications & Networking 1 4 (3.361 %) Internet 2 3 (2.521 %) TCP/IP 3 2 (1.681 %) GPRS 3 2 (1.681 %) GSM 3 2 (1.681 %) 3G 4 1 (0.840 %) VoIP 4 1 (0.840 %) ATM	Database & Business Intelligence 1 5 (4.202 %) SQL Server 2 2 (1.681 %) Oracle 10g 2 2 (1.681 %) GIS 3 1 (0.840 %) SQL Server Reporting Services 3 1 (0.840 %) SQL Server 2005 3 1 (0.840 %) SQL Server 2000 3 1 (0.840 %) Crystal Reports 3 1 (0.840 %) RDBMS
Development Applications 1 19 (15.97 %) TestDirector 2 17 (14.29 %) LoadRunner 3 11 (9.244 %) eCATT 4 6 (5.042 %) WinRunner 5 3 (2.521 %) QuickTest Pro 5 3 (2.521 %) Bugzilla 6 2 (1.681 %) Rational Robot 6 2 (1.681 %) Rational Functional Tester 7 1 (0.840 %) Subversion 7 1 (0.840 %) PVCS	General 1 29 (24.37 %) Retail 2 14 (11.76 %) Finance 3 5 (4.202 %) Automotive 4 4 (3.361 %) Pensions 5 3 (2.521 %) Electronics 6 2 (1.681 %) Government 6 2 (1.681 %) Health 6 2 (1.681 %) Manufacturing 6 2 (1.681 %) Games 6 2 (1.681 %) Avionics 6 2 (1.681 %) Pharmaceutical 6 2 (1.681 %) Insurance 7 1 (0.840 %) Banking 7 1 (0.840 %) Telecoms 7 1 (0.840 %) Investment Banking 7 1 (0.840 %) General Ledger
Job Titles 1 54 (45.38 %) Analyst 2 33 (27.73 %) Test Analyst 3 32 (26.89 %) Tester 4 20 (16.81 %) Business Analyst 5 10 (8.403 %) Test Manager 6 9 (7.563 %) SAP Test Analyst 6 9 (7.563 %) SAP Analyst 7 7 (5.882 %) SAP Tester 7 7 (5.882 %) Test Engineer 8 6 (5.042 %) Software Engineer 9 5 (4.202 %) Consultant 9 5 (4.202 %) QA Analyst 10 4 (3.361 %) QA Test Analyst 11 3 (2.521 %) Senior Tester 11 3 (2.521 %) Business Systems Analyst 11 3 (2.521 %) Systems Analyst 11 3 (2.521 %) UAT Analyst 12 2 (1.681 %) Functional Tester 12 2 (1.681 %) GSM Engineer 12 2 (1.681 %) Programmer	Miscellaneous 1 3 (2.521 %) Client/Server 2 2 (1.681 %) Handset 3 1 (0.840 %) EPoS 3 1 (0.840 %) EFT 3 1 (0.840 %) NHS 3 1 (0.840 %) AS400
Operating Systems 1 9 (7.563 %) Windows 2 4 (3.361 %) Linux 3 3 (2.521 %) UNIX 4 2 (1.681 %) Windows XP 5 1 (0.840 %) Solaris	Processes & Methodologies 1 15 (12.61 %) CRM 1 15 (12.61 %) User Acceptance Testing 2 14 (11.76 %) Software Testing 2 14 (11.76 %) PRINCE2 3 10 (8.403 %) Manual Testing 3 10 (8.403 %) V-Model 4 6 (5.042 %) Integration Testing 5 5 (4.202 %) Regression Testing 5 5 (4.202 %) E-Commerce 6 3 (2.521 %) Performance Testing 6 3 (2.521 %) Web Testing 6 3 (2.521 %) Test Management 6 3 (2.521 %) Automated Testing 6 3 (2.521 %) SAP Implementation 7 2 (1.681 %) QMS 7 2 (1.681 %) Security Cleared 7 2 (1.681 %) Load Testing 7 2 (1.681 %) Validation 7 2 (1.681 %) Data Management 7 2 (1.681 %) Quality Management
Programming Languages 1 13 (10.92 %) SQL 2 9 (7.563 %) Java 3 6 (5.042 %) C 4 5 (4.202 %) Python 4 5 (4.202 %) Embedded C 5 2 (1.681 %) Delphi 5 2 (1.681 %) PL/SQL 6 1 (0.840 %) Perl 6 1 (0.840 %) Shell Script 6 1 (0.840 %) Transact-SQL 6 1 (0.840 %) ABAP	Qualifications 1 14 (11.76 %) ISEB 2 2 (1.681 %) Degree 3 1 (0.840 %) Microsoft Certification 3 1 (0.840 %) MCP 3 1 (0.840 %) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 7 (5.882 %) QA 2 2 (1.681 %) GAMP 3 1 (0.840 %) HL7	Vendors 1 28 (23.53 %) SAP 2 14 (11.76 %) JDA 3 7 (5.882 %) Oracle 4 5 (4.202 %) Microsoft 5 3 (2.521 %) Manugistics 6 2 (1.681 %) CODA 6 2 (1.681 %) HP 6 2 (1.681 %) Citrix 7 1 (0.840 %) Anite 7 1 (0.840 %) PeopleSoft 7 1 (0.840 %) Progress 7 1 (0.840 %) IBM