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

LinkAutomated Testing
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank55-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.015 %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£309£299
% change on same period last year+3.40 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£31.29-
Average hourly rate£31.29-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£31.29-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.61£35.94
% change on same period last year-0.92 %
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads394430
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.533 %0.424 %
Daily rates quoted143140
Average minimum daily rate£377£348
Average daily rate£398£369
% change on same period last year+7.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£418£390
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£375
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted4280
Average minimum hourly rate£30.79£31.57
Average hourly rate£32.40£32.18
% change on same period last year+0.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.00£32.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.41£30.41
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Automated Testing East of EnglandAutomated Testing
East of 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.

Automated Testing
Demand Trend

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

Essex Automated Testing Demand Trend

Automated Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Essex Automated Testing Daily Rate Trend

Automated Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Essex Automated Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Automated Testing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Automated Testing within the Essex 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
HarlowNew entry-3--
Automated Testing East of EnglandAutomated Testing
East of England

Automated Testing
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing Automated 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 Automated Testing.

14 (100.00 %)WebServices
14 (100.00 %)Java
14 (100.00 %)Extreme Programming
14 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
23 (75.00 %)AJAX
23 (75.00 %)QA
23 (75.00 %)Selenium
23 (75.00 %)FitNesse
23 (75.00 %)HTML
23 (75.00 %)Web Testing
23 (75.00 %)JMeter
23 (75.00 %)Scrum
23 (75.00 %)JavaScript
23 (75.00 %).NET
23 (75.00 %)CSS
23 (75.00 %)XHTML
23 (75.00 %)WinRunner
23 (75.00 %)TestDirector
23 (75.00 %)QuickTest Pro
23 (75.00 %)LoadRunner
23 (75.00 %)Pharmaceutical
32 (50.00 %)SOAP
32 (50.00 %)Performance Testing

Automated Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %)WebServices
23 (75.00 %)XHTML
23 (75.00 %)AJAX
23 (75.00 %)HTML
23 (75.00 %).NET
23 (75.00 %)CSS
32 (50.00 %)SOAP
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (75.00 %)WinRunner
13 (75.00 %)TestDirector
13 (75.00 %)QuickTest Pro
13 (75.00 %)LoadRunner
13 (75.00 %)JMeter
13 (75.00 %)Selenium
13 (75.00 %)FitNesse
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (75.00 %)Pharmaceutical
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Tester
22 (50.00 %)Systems Tester
31 (25.00 %)Web Tester
31 (25.00 %)Analyst
31 (25.00 %)Test Analyst
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (100.00 %)Extreme Programming
14 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
23 (75.00 %)Scrum
23 (75.00 %)Web Testing
32 (50.00 %)Performance Testing
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)Java
23 (75.00 %)JavaScript
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (75.00 %)QA