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The table below looks at the demand for Test Scripting (Test Scripts) skills within the Guildford region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Scripting over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank-26
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %1.163 %
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£325£317
% change on same period last year+2.55 %
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£31.88£27.26
% change on same period last year+16.94 %
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Guildford
Matching contract IT job ads4586
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.064 %0.087 %
Daily rates quoted1832
Average minimum daily rate£346£345
Average daily rate£371£370
% change on same period last year+0.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£396£395
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£371
% change on same period last year+1.83 %
Hourly rates quoted84
Average minimum hourly rate£24.54£10.00
Average hourly rate£25.50£11.50
% change on same period last year+121.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.46£13.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.42£29.97
% change on same period last year-1.81 %
Test Scripting SurreyTest Scripting
Surrey

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.

Test Scripting
Demand Trend

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

Guildford Test Scripting Demand Trend

Test Scripting
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Test Scripting across the Guildford region.

Guildford Test Scripting Daily Rate Trend

Test Scripting
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Test Scripting across the Guildford region.

Guildford Test Scripting Hourly Rate Trend

Test Scripting
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Guildford region citing Test Scripting 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 Test Scripting.

13 (42.86 %)Oracle
13 (42.86 %)SAP
13 (42.86 %)SQL
13 (42.86 %)Business Intelligence
13 (42.86 %)ISEB
13 (42.86 %)Finance
13 (42.86 %)Migration
13 (42.86 %)General Ledger
13 (42.86 %)Integration Testing
13 (42.86 %)Data Migration
22 (28.57 %)Java
22 (28.57 %)Banking
22 (28.57 %)Insurance
22 (28.57 %)TestDirector
22 (28.57 %)CODA
22 (28.57 %)Oracle Forms
31 (14.29 %)MS Excel
31 (14.29 %)SharePoint
31 (14.29 %)SQL Server
31 (14.29 %)WebLogic
31 (14.29 %)IIS
31 (14.29 %)SAP FI
31 (14.29 %)Microsoft
31 (14.29 %).NET
31 (14.29 %)SAP FI/CO
31 (14.29 %)Government
31 (14.29 %)Software Testing
31 (14.29 %)SAP Implementation
31 (14.29 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (14.29 %)SAP CO

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Guildford region citing Test Scripting 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 Test Scripting. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (14.29 %).NET
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (14.29 %)WebLogic
11 (14.29 %)IIS
11 (14.29 %)SharePoint
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (14.29 %)MS Excel
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (14.29 %)SAP FI
11 (14.29 %)SAP FI/CO
11 (14.29 %)SAP CO
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (14.29 %)SQL Server
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (28.57 %)Oracle Forms
12 (28.57 %)TestDirector
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (42.86 %)Finance
13 (42.86 %)General Ledger
22 (28.57 %)Insurance
22 (28.57 %)Banking
31 (14.29 %)Government
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (28.57 %)Tester
12 (28.57 %)Test Manager
12 (28.57 %)Integration Manager
21 (14.29 %)SAP Manager
21 (14.29 %)SAP Test Manager
21 (14.29 %)SAP Integration Manager
21 (14.29 %)Functional Tester
21 (14.29 %)Non-Functional Tester
21 (14.29 %)Test Analyst
21 (14.29 %)Analyst
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (42.86 %)Business Intelligence
13 (42.86 %)Migration
13 (42.86 %)Integration Testing
13 (42.86 %)Data Migration
21 (14.29 %)System Testing
21 (14.29 %)Software Testing
21 (14.29 %)SAP Implementation
21 (14.29 %)User Acceptance Testing
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (42.86 %)SQL
22 (28.57 %)Java
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (42.86 %)ISEB
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (42.86 %)Oracle
13 (42.86 %)SAP
22 (28.57 %)CODA
31 (14.29 %)Microsoft