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The table below looks at the demand for System Testing skills within the 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 System Testing over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSystem Testing
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank276233
Rank change on same period last yearDown-43
Matching contract IT job ads327583
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.465 %0.589 %
As % of the category below0.918 %1.245 %
Daily rates quoted108187
Average minimum daily rate£360£360
Average daily rate£384£383
% change on same period last year+0.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£407£405
UK excluding London average daily rate£290£329
% change on same period last year-11.67 %
Hourly rates quoted3648
Average minimum hourly rate£30.07£29.46
Average hourly rate£32.69£31.17
% change on same period last year+4.87 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.31£32.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.63£31.32
% change on same period last year-2.19 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
England
Matching contract IT job ads3562346842
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled50.62 %47.31 %
Daily rates quoted1290615754
Average minimum daily rate£385£386
Average daily rate£413£410
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£440£434
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£371
% change on same period last year+1.63 %
Hourly rates quoted23653132
Average minimum hourly rate£27.33£28.28
Average hourly rate£29.11£30.11
% change on same period last year-3.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.89£31.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.32£30.04
% change on same period last year-2.39 %
System Testing UKSystem Testing
UK

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.

System Testing
Demand Trend

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

England System Testing Demand Trend

System Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

England System Testing Daily Rate Trend

System Testing
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing System Testing across the England region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

England System Testing Daily Rate Histogram

System Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England System Testing Hourly Rate Trend

System Testing
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing System Testing across the England region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

England System Testing Hourly Rate Histogram

System Testing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing System Testing within the England region over the 3 months to 7 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
LondonDown-28157£432+4.75 %
South EastUp+2166£347+7.86 %
West MidlandsUp+1019£283+18.17 %
North WestUp+1819£352+21.26 %
South WestUp+1218£265-28.83 %
East of EnglandUp+2817£249-16.88 %
YorkshireNo change014£308+18.63 %
MidlandsUp+2310--
East MidlandsDown-68--
System Testing UKSystem Testing
UK

System Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing System 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 System Testing.

1199 (29.66 %)User Acceptance Testing
2157 (23.40 %)Finance
3134 (19.97 %)SQL
4121 (18.03 %)Test Scripting
5110 (16.39 %)ISEB
691 (13.56 %)Oracle
782 (12.22 %)Banking
875 (11.18 %)Integration Testing
969 (10.28 %)Migration
1068 (10.13 %).NET
1167 (9.985 %)Windows
1266 (9.836 %)Microsoft
1266 (9.836 %)Front Office
1364 (9.538 %)SQL Server
1461 (9.091 %)Business Analysis
1557 (8.495 %)UNIX
1653 (7.899 %)XML
1751 (7.601 %)TestDirector
1850 (7.452 %)Investment Banking
1949 (7.303 %)Regression Testing
2048 (7.154 %)VB
2146 (6.855 %)Pensions
2146 (6.855 %)Security Cleared
2245 (6.706 %)Government
2344 (6.557 %)Java
2442 (6.259 %)Project Management
2442 (6.259 %)QA
2540 (5.961 %)JavaScript
2639 (5.812 %)HTML
2736 (5.365 %)Insurance

System Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing System 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 System Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
168 (10.13 %).NET
253 (7.899 %)XML
339 (5.812 %)HTML
435 (5.216 %)ASP.NET
524 (3.577 %)ASP
622 (3.279 %)XSL
720 (2.981 %)CSS
818 (2.683 %)JSP
913 (1.937 %)WebServices
1012 (1.788 %)J2EE
1110 (1.490 %)COM+
1110 (1.490 %)XSD
1110 (1.490 %)WebSphere
129 (1.341 %).NET Framework
129 (1.341 %)XSLT
137 (1.043 %)Struts
145 (0.745 %)JSTL
154 (0.596 %)Middleware
163 (0.447 %)Swing
163 (0.447 %)Velocity
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (1.937 %)IIS
212 (1.788 %)SharePoint
311 (1.639 %)MS Exchange
410 (1.490 %)ColdFusion
410 (1.490 %)SharePoint Server 2007
58 (1.192 %)Documentum
67 (1.043 %)WebLogic
76 (0.894 %)CMS
76 (0.894 %)Oracle Workflow
84 (0.596 %)WPS
84 (0.596 %)CICS
84 (0.596 %)Exchange Server 2007
93 (0.447 %)WebSphere Application Server
93 (0.447 %)JBoss
93 (0.447 %)SAS
102 (0.298 %)Oracle 9iAS
102 (0.298 %)Apache
102 (0.298 %)Tomcat
102 (0.298 %)MQSeries
102 (0.298 %)Papyrus
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
130 (4.471 %)MS Office
221 (3.130 %)MS Excel
310 (1.490 %)Photoshop
49 (1.341 %)MS Project
52 (0.298 %)Spreadsheet
61 (0.149 %)MS Visio
61 (0.149 %)MATLAB
61 (0.149 %)Simulink
61 (0.149 %)MS PowerPoint
61 (0.149 %)CA Clarity
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
111 (1.639 %)Oracle HRMS
28 (1.192 %)Oracle EBS
37 (1.043 %)SAP FI/CO
37 (1.043 %)SAP FI
37 (1.043 %)SAP CO
45 (0.745 %)Oracle Financials
45 (0.745 %)Murex MxG2000
54 (0.596 %)Oracle 11i
63 (0.447 %)JDE OneWorld
63 (0.447 %)Retail-J
63 (0.447 %)JDE EnterpriseOne
72 (0.298 %)Oracle Applications
72 (0.298 %)MAXIMO
72 (0.298 %)Oracle Payroll
72 (0.298 %)SAP MM
72 (0.298 %)Endur
81 (0.149 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
81 (0.149 %)SAP HR
81 (0.149 %)SAP SD
81 (0.149 %)SAP R/3
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
128 (4.173 %)Internet
213 (1.937 %)Intranet
310 (1.490 %)Firewall
310 (1.490 %)TCP/IP
47 (1.043 %)DNS
47 (1.043 %)SAN
55 (0.745 %)TETRA
64 (0.596 %)Extranet
64 (0.596 %)WAN
64 (0.596 %)DHCP
73 (0.447 %)Ethernet
73 (0.447 %)FTP
82 (0.298 %)LDAP
82 (0.298 %)ATM
82 (0.298 %)LAN
82 (0.298 %)SMS
82 (0.298 %)3GPP
82 (0.298 %)3G
82 (0.298 %)SMPP
91 (0.149 %)SSH
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
164 (9.538 %)SQL Server
223 (3.428 %)SQL Server 2005
315 (2.235 %)Reference Data
315 (2.235 %)SQL Server 2000
315 (2.235 %)Datawarehouse
413 (1.937 %)Oracle Reports
510 (1.490 %)Oracle 8/8i
69 (1.341 %)Oracle 10g
78 (1.192 %)BusinessObjects
78 (1.192 %)Oracle 9i
78 (1.192 %)SQL Server Integration Services
87 (1.043 %)DTS
96 (0.894 %)TOAD
96 (0.894 %)Oracle Discoverer
96 (0.894 %)MS Access
96 (0.894 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
104 (0.596 %)ETL
104 (0.596 %)SAP BI
104 (0.596 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
104 (0.596 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
151 (7.601 %)TestDirector
225 (3.726 %)QuickTest Pro
316 (2.385 %)ClearQuest
415 (2.235 %)Rational Robot
415 (2.235 %)Visual Studio
514 (2.086 %)RequisitePro
613 (1.937 %)LoadRunner
712 (1.788 %)WinRunner
88 (1.192 %)InterDev
96 (0.894 %)Oracle Forms
105 (0.745 %)Ant
105 (0.745 %)JDeveloper
114 (0.596 %)PowerBuilder
114 (0.596 %)TestPartner
123 (0.447 %)NUnit
123 (0.447 %)Oracle APEX
123 (0.447 %)Synon
123 (0.447 %)Flash
123 (0.447 %)Rational Rose
132 (0.298 %)ClearCase
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1157 (23.40 %)Finance
282 (12.22 %)Banking
366 (9.836 %)Front Office
450 (7.452 %)Investment Banking
546 (6.855 %)Pensions
645 (6.706 %)Government
736 (5.365 %)Insurance
834 (5.067 %)Back Office
919 (2.832 %)Retail
1014 (2.086 %)Telecoms
1110 (1.490 %)Financial Institution
129 (1.341 %)Education
138 (1.192 %)General Ledger
147 (1.043 %)Local Government
156 (0.894 %)Military
156 (0.894 %)Marketing
165 (0.745 %)Health
174 (0.596 %)FMCG
183 (0.447 %)Online Banking
183 (0.447 %)Retail Banking
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1277 (41.28 %)Analyst
2139 (20.72 %)Test Analyst
3107 (15.95 %)Developer
499 (14.75 %)Tester
590 (13.41 %)Business Analyst
655 (8.197 %)Test Manager
741 (6.110 %)Systems Tester
832 (4.769 %)Systems Analyst
926 (3.875 %)Consultant
1022 (3.279 %)Senior Analyst
1120 (2.981 %)Project Manager
1218 (2.683 %)Web Developer
1315 (2.235 %)Test Engineer
1414 (2.086 %).NET Developer
1414 (2.086 %)Programmer
1414 (2.086 %)Trainee
1513 (1.937 %)Analyst Programmer
1513 (1.937 %)Java Developer
1513 (1.937 %)Applications Developer
1612 (1.788 %)C# Developer
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
135 (5.216 %)Fixed Income
232 (4.769 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
232 (4.769 %)Derivative
323 (3.428 %)Equities
414 (2.086 %)Market Risk
511 (1.639 %)AS400
610 (1.490 %)N-Tier
78 (1.192 %)Computer Science
87 (1.043 %)Credit Derivative
87 (1.043 %)Mainframe
96 (0.894 %)NHS
96 (0.894 %)Economics
105 (0.745 %)Client/Server
105 (0.745 %)Management Information System
105 (0.745 %)IBM Mainframe
114 (0.596 %)Blackberry
114 (0.596 %)Interest Rate Derivative
114 (0.596 %)Mathematics
123 (0.447 %)Physics
123 (0.447 %)Exotic Derivative
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
167 (9.985 %)Windows
257 (8.495 %)UNIX
325 (3.726 %)Windows XP
424 (3.577 %)Linux
520 (2.981 %)Windows Server 2003
618 (2.683 %)Windows Vista
712 (1.788 %)Windows 2000
811 (1.639 %)Red Hat Linux
97 (1.043 %)Windows NT
97 (1.043 %)Solaris
106 (0.894 %)NetWare
114 (0.596 %)Windows Mobile
123 (0.447 %)Windows 2000 Server
123 (0.447 %)zOS
123 (0.447 %)AIX
132 (0.298 %)VxWorks
141 (0.149 %)MVS
141 (0.149 %)VME
141 (0.149 %)VMS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1199 (29.66 %)User Acceptance Testing
2121 (18.03 %)Test Scripting
375 (11.18 %)Integration Testing
469 (10.28 %)Migration
561 (9.091 %)Business Analysis
649 (7.303 %)Regression Testing
746 (6.855 %)Security Cleared
842 (6.259 %)Project Management
935 (5.216 %)PRINCE2
1032 (4.769 %)Performance Testing
1131 (4.620 %)Unit Testing
1230 (4.471 %)Investment Management
1230 (4.471 %)Data Migration
1230 (4.471 %)Agile Software Development
1329 (4.322 %)Software Testing
1329 (4.322 %)Systems Analysis
1427 (4.024 %)Configuration Management
1427 (4.024 %)SC Cleared
1526 (3.875 %)Risk Management
1526 (3.875 %)Automated Testing
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1134 (19.97 %)SQL
248 (7.154 %)VB
344 (6.557 %)Java
440 (5.961 %)JavaScript
535 (5.216 %)C#
620 (2.981 %)COBOL
718 (2.683 %)VB.NET
816 (2.385 %)C++
915 (2.235 %)Shell Script
1013 (1.937 %)Transact-SQL
1112 (1.788 %)VB6
1211 (1.639 %)PL/SQL
1310 (1.490 %)RPG
1310 (1.490 %)DHTML
1310 (1.490 %)C
146 (0.894 %)Perl
146 (0.894 %)VBScript
155 (0.745 %)VBA
164 (0.596 %)Assembly Language
172 (0.298 %)Uniface
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1110 (16.39 %)ISEB
229 (4.322 %)Degree
36 (0.894 %)ISEB Practitioner
44 (0.596 %)ISTQB
53 (0.447 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
53 (0.447 %)Cisco Certification
62 (0.298 %)Microsoft Certification
62 (0.298 %)MCSE
62 (0.298 %)CCNA
62 (0.298 %)PRINCE2 Certification
71 (0.149 %)Sun Certification
71 (0.149 %)MCSA
71 (0.149 %)CCNP
71 (0.149 %)MCP
71 (0.149 %)HNC
71 (0.149 %)Oracle Certification
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
142 (6.259 %)QA
210 (1.490 %)WAI
35 (0.745 %)SLA
44 (0.596 %)JSP 440
53 (0.447 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
61 (0.149 %)Basel II
61 (0.149 %)ISO9000
61 (0.149 %)PCI DSS
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
119 (2.832 %)Active Directory
21 (0.149 %)NetBackup
21 (0.149 %)VMware Infrastructure
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
110 (1.490 %)OpenView Configuration Management
26 (0.894 %)OpenView
35 (0.745 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
43 (0.447 %)Tivoli
43 (0.447 %)CONTROL-M
52 (0.298 %)SCCM
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
191 (13.56 %)Oracle
266 (9.836 %)Microsoft
324 (3.577 %)SAP
417 (2.534 %)IBM
513 (1.937 %)Sybase
612 (1.788 %)HP
612 (1.788 %)Bloomberg
711 (1.639 %)Red Hat
810 (1.490 %)Algorithmics
99 (1.341 %)Citrix
108 (1.192 %)Business Objects
116 (0.894 %)Calypso
116 (0.894 %)Novell
125 (0.745 %)Compuware
125 (0.745 %)Cisco
125 (0.745 %)VMware
134 (0.596 %)Altiris
134 (0.596 %)OpenLink
134 (0.596 %)Reuters
134 (0.596 %)Charles River