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

LinkManual Testing
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5656
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.452 %0.262 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£425£250
Average daily rate£425£275
% change on same period last year+54.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£425£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£282£281
% change on same period last year+0.31 %
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£24.13£28.23
% change on same period last year-14.49 %
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Gloucestershire
Matching contract IT job ads442381
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.597 %0.376 %
Daily rates quoted133143
Average minimum daily rate£378£387
Average daily rate£388£399
% change on same period last year-2.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£398£412
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£375
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted3143
Average minimum hourly rate£25.05£29.39
Average hourly rate£30.28£30.07
% change on same period last year+0.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.51£30.76
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.41£30.41
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Manual Testing South WestManual Testing
South West

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.

Manual Testing
Demand Trend

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

Gloucestershire Manual Testing Demand Trend

Manual Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Gloucestershire Manual Testing Daily Rate Trend

Manual Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Gloucestershire Manual Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Manual Testing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Manual Testing within the Gloucestershire 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
CheltenhamDown-32£425+54.54 %
Manual Testing South WestManual Testing
South West

Manual Testing
Top 17 Related IT Skills

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

13 (75.00 %)TestDirector
22 (50.00 %)Government
22 (50.00 %)Altiris
31 (25.00 %)Automated Testing
31 (25.00 %)Pensions
31 (25.00 %)Load Testing
31 (25.00 %)Stress Testing
31 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
31 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2008
31 (25.00 %)Migration
31 (25.00 %)Regression Testing
31 (25.00 %)Finance
31 (25.00 %)Visual Studio
31 (25.00 %)Windows
31 (25.00 %)Microsoft
31 (25.00 %)HP
31 (25.00 %)ISEB

Manual Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (75.00 %)TestDirector
21 (25.00 %)Visual Studio
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Government
21 (25.00 %)Pensions
21 (25.00 %)Finance
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Tester
21 (25.00 %)Consultant
21 (25.00 %)Software Tester
21 (25.00 %)Test Consultant
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)Windows
11 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2008
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Regression Testing
11 (25.00 %)Migration
11 (25.00 %)Automated Testing
11 (25.00 %)Load Testing
11 (25.00 %)Stress Testing
11 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)ISEB
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Altiris
21 (25.00 %)Microsoft
21 (25.00 %)HP