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The table below looks at the demand for the Technical Tester role in IT contracts within the Edinburgh region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Technical Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Technical Tester
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank50-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.158 %0.000 %
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£295£275
% change on same period last year+7.56 %
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-£41.25
% change on same period last year-
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Edinburgh
Matching contract IT job ads6331115
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.992 %1.213 %
Daily rates quoted185183
Average minimum daily rate£313£315
Average daily rate£341£329
% change on same period last year+3.52 %
Average maximum daily rate£369£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£350
% change on same period last year+0.84 %
Hourly rates quoted2253
Average minimum hourly rate£18.25£24.56
Average hourly rate£20.04£26.78
% change on same period last year-25.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.83£28.99
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.38£24.43
% change on same period last year-4.32 %
Technical Tester ScotlandTechnical Tester
Scotland

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.

Technical Tester
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Technical Tester across the Edinburgh region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Edinburgh Technical Tester Demand Trend

Technical Tester
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Technical Tester across the Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh Technical Tester Daily Rate Trend

Technical Tester
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region that cited Technical Tester in their job title 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 with Technical Tester in their job title.

11 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
11 (100.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
11 (100.00 %)Integration Testing
11 (100.00 %)Test Scripting
11 (100.00 %)Manual Testing

Technical Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region that cited Technical Tester in their job title 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 with Technical Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
11 (100.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
11 (100.00 %)Integration Testing
11 (100.00 %)Test Scripting
11 (100.00 %)Manual Testing