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This section looks at the demand for System Testing skills within the Hampshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited System Testing over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSystem Testing
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank88109
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching contract IT job ads1516
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.016 %
As % of the category below1.229 %1.044 %
Daily rates quoted14
Average minimum daily rate£200£320
Average daily rate£213£331
% change on same period last year-35.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£225£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£330
% change on same period last year+4.98 %
Hourly rates quoted37
Average minimum hourly rate£43.33£35.83
Average hourly rate£46.67£38.61
% change on same period last year+20.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£50.00£41.39
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.58£31.82
% change on same period last year-7.03 %
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Hampshire
Matching contract IT job ads12211532
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.611 %1.526 %
Daily rates quoted376474
Average minimum daily rate£354£357
Average daily rate£378£381
% change on same period last year-0.94 %
Average maximum daily rate£401£405
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Hourly rates quoted206285
Average minimum hourly rate£32.62£30.33
Average hourly rate£34.38£32.26
% change on same period last year+6.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.15£34.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.30£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
System Testing South EastSystem Testing
South East

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.

System Testing
Demand Trend

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

Hampshire System Testing Demand Trend

System Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hampshire System Testing Daily Rate Trend

System Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hampshire System Testing Hourly Rate Trend

System Testing
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing System Testing across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Hampshire System Testing Hourly Rate Histogram

System Testing
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing System Testing within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 21 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
BasingstokeUp+125£213-35.60 %
SouthamptonNew entry-1--
FarnboroughNew entry-1--
HavantNew entry-1--
System Testing South EastSystem Testing
South East

System Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing System 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 System Testing.

19 (36.00 %)ISEB
27 (28.00 %)Windows
27 (28.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
36 (24.00 %)Regression Testing
45 (20.00 %)Java
45 (20.00 %)Software Testing
45 (20.00 %)Automated Testing
54 (16.00 %)TestPartner
54 (16.00 %)SC Cleared
54 (16.00 %)Security Cleared
54 (16.00 %)Compuware
54 (16.00 %)TestDirector
54 (16.00 %)Oracle
54 (16.00 %)SQL Server
63 (12.00 %)Finance
63 (12.00 %)Government
63 (12.00 %)Migration
63 (12.00 %)SQL
72 (8.000 %)VB
72 (8.000 %)Linux
72 (8.000 %)Citrix
72 (8.000 %)SAN
72 (8.000 %)QuickTest Pro
72 (8.000 %)Active Directory
72 (8.000 %)CMS
72 (8.000 %)VMware
72 (8.000 %)VMware ESX
72 (8.000 %)Military
72 (8.000 %)Firewall
72 (8.000 %)SoftGrid

System Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing System 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 System Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (4.000 %).NET Framework
11 (4.000 %).NET
11 (4.000 %)HTML
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (8.000 %)CMS
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (8.000 %)SoftGrid
21 (4.000 %)MAXIMO
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (8.000 %)SAN
12 (8.000 %)Firewall
12 (8.000 %)TETRA
21 (4.000 %)Internet
21 (4.000 %)VoIP
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (16.00 %)SQL Server
21 (4.000 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (4.000 %)DataStage
21 (4.000 %)Oracle 9i
21 (4.000 %)Datawarehouse
21 (4.000 %)ETL
21 (4.000 %)Oracle 10g
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (16.00 %)TestPartner
14 (16.00 %)TestDirector
22 (8.000 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (4.000 %)Selenium
31 (4.000 %)Bugzilla
31 (4.000 %)LoadRunner
31 (4.000 %)WinRunner
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (12.00 %)Finance
13 (12.00 %)Government
22 (8.000 %)Military
22 (8.000 %)Insurance
31 (4.000 %)Pensions
31 (4.000 %)Billing
31 (4.000 %)Banking
31 (4.000 %)Back Office
31 (4.000 %)Telecoms
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (36.00 %)Tester
27 (28.00 %)Analyst
27 (28.00 %)Test Analyst
35 (20.00 %)Systems Tester
44 (16.00 %)Software Tester
53 (12.00 %)Test Manager
62 (8.000 %)Developer
62 (8.000 %)Senior Analyst
62 (8.000 %)Test Engineer
62 (8.000 %)Senior Test Analyst
71 (4.000 %)VB6 Developer
71 (4.000 %)DataStage Developer
71 (4.000 %)ETL Developer
71 (4.000 %)VB.NET Developer
71 (4.000 %)VB Developer
71 (4.000 %).NET Developer
71 (4.000 %)C# Developer
71 (4.000 %)Systems Engineer
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.000 %)N-Tier
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (28.00 %)Windows
22 (8.000 %)Linux
31 (4.000 %)UNIX
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (28.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
26 (24.00 %)Regression Testing
35 (20.00 %)Software Testing
35 (20.00 %)Automated Testing
44 (16.00 %)SC Cleared
44 (16.00 %)Security Cleared
53 (12.00 %)Migration
62 (8.000 %)Agile Software Development
62 (8.000 %)Asset Management
62 (8.000 %)Test Management
62 (8.000 %)Test Scripting
62 (8.000 %)Manual Testing
62 (8.000 %)EAM
62 (8.000 %)Content Management
62 (8.000 %)Performance Testing
71 (4.000 %)Web Testing
71 (4.000 %)Data Management
71 (4.000 %)Data Security
71 (4.000 %)Validation
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (20.00 %)Java
23 (12.00 %)SQL
32 (8.000 %)VB
41 (4.000 %)VB6
41 (4.000 %)VB.NET
41 (4.000 %)VBScript
41 (4.000 %)PL/SQL
41 (4.000 %)C#
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (36.00 %)ISEB
22 (8.000 %)ISEB Practitioner
22 (8.000 %)Degree
31 (4.000 %)HNC
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.000 %)QA
11 (4.000 %)PCI DSS
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (8.000 %)Active Directory
12 (8.000 %)VMware ESX
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (16.00 %)Compuware
14 (16.00 %)Oracle
22 (8.000 %)Citrix
22 (8.000 %)VMware
31 (4.000 %)EMC
31 (4.000 %)Ascential