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This section looks at the demand for Software Testing skills within the Exeter region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Testing over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Testing
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1423
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads18
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.008 %
As % of the category below2.941 %10.26 %
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£300£312
% change on same period last year-3.74 %
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£30.96£29.78
% change on same period last year+3.97 %
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Exeter
Matching contract IT job ads3478
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.078 %
Daily rates quoted1617
Average minimum daily rate£353£357
Average daily rate£363£369
% change on same period last year-1.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£373£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£376
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Hourly rates quoted419
Average minimum hourly rate£25.75£28.96
Average hourly rate£29.50£32.56
% change on same period last year-9.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.25£36.15
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.35£30.32
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
Software Testing DevonSoftware Testing
Devon

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.

Software Testing
Demand Trend

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

Exeter Software Testing Demand Trend

Software Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Exeter Software Testing Daily Rate Trend

Software Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Exeter Software Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Software Testing
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Exeter region citing Software 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 Software Testing.

19 (90.00 %)SQL
19 (90.00 %)Oracle
19 (90.00 %)UNIX
19 (90.00 %)TOAD
19 (90.00 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
19 (90.00 %)Oracle 10g
19 (90.00 %)Oracle RMAN
28 (80.00 %)Shell Script
37 (70.00 %)Oracle 9i
37 (70.00 %)NHS
37 (70.00 %)Construction
37 (70.00 %)Business Analysis
45 (50.00 %)Health
45 (50.00 %)Quality Management
53 (30.00 %)Time Management
62 (20.00 %)PL/SQL
62 (20.00 %)HPUX
71 (10.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
71 (10.00 %)Regression Testing
71 (10.00 %)NPfIT
71 (10.00 %)QMS

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Exeter region citing Software 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 Software Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (90.00 %)TOAD
19 (90.00 %)Oracle 10g
27 (70.00 %)Oracle 9i
31 (10.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (70.00 %)Construction
25 (50.00 %)Health
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (90.00 %)Developer
19 (90.00 %)Oracle Developer
28 (80.00 %)DBA
28 (80.00 %)Oracle DBA
31 (10.00 %)Systems Tester
31 (10.00 %)Tester
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (70.00 %)NHS
21 (10.00 %)NPfIT
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (90.00 %)UNIX
22 (20.00 %)HPUX
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (70.00 %)Business Analysis
25 (50.00 %)Quality Management
33 (30.00 %)Time Management
41 (10.00 %)QMS
41 (10.00 %)Regression Testing
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (90.00 %)SQL
28 (80.00 %)Shell Script
32 (20.00 %)PL/SQL
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (90.00 %)Oracle RMAN
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (90.00 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (90.00 %)Oracle