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This section looks at the demand for the Web Tester role in IT contracts within the Essex 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 Web Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Web Tester
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank59-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.146 %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£228£257
% change on same period last year-11.31 %
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-£21.25
% change on same period last year-
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads684724
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.912 %0.722 %
Daily rates quoted247209
Average minimum daily rate£287£313
Average daily rate£304£335
% change on same period last year-9.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£321£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted90161
Average minimum hourly rate£24.48£27.94
Average hourly rate£26.35£28.71
% change on same period last year-8.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.21£29.48
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
Web Tester East of EnglandWeb Tester
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.

Web Tester
Demand Trend

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

Essex Web Tester Demand Trend

Web Tester
Daily Rate Trend

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

Essex Web Tester Daily Rate Trend

Web Tester
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Web Tester within the Essex 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
HarlowNew entry-1--
Web Tester East of EnglandWeb Tester
East of England

Web Tester
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region that cited Web 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 Web Tester in their job title.

11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)JavaScript
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)CSS
11 (100.00 %)WebServices
11 (100.00 %)XHTML
11 (100.00 %)WinRunner
11 (100.00 %)TestDirector
11 (100.00 %)QuickTest Pro
11 (100.00 %)LoadRunner
11 (100.00 %)JMeter
11 (100.00 %)Scrum
11 (100.00 %)Extreme Programming
11 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
11 (100.00 %)Automated Testing
11 (100.00 %)AJAX
11 (100.00 %)QA
11 (100.00 %)Selenium
11 (100.00 %)FitNesse
11 (100.00 %)Web Testing

Web Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region that cited Web 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 Web Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)CSS
11 (100.00 %)WebServices
11 (100.00 %)XHTML
11 (100.00 %)AJAX
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)WinRunner
11 (100.00 %)TestDirector
11 (100.00 %)QuickTest Pro
11 (100.00 %)LoadRunner
11 (100.00 %)JMeter
11 (100.00 %)Selenium
11 (100.00 %)FitNesse
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Scrum
11 (100.00 %)Extreme Programming
11 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
11 (100.00 %)Automated Testing
11 (100.00 %)Web Testing
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)JavaScript
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (100.00 %)QA