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This section looks at the demand for Unit 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 Unit Testing over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUnit Testing
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6043
Rank change on same period last yearDown-17
Matching contract IT job ads4699
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.061 %0.100 %
As % of the category below3.821 %5.868 %
Daily rates quoted317
Average minimum daily rate£333£347
Average daily rate£342£353
% change on same period last year-3.27 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£359
UK excluding London average daily rate£364£354
% change on same period last year+2.95 %
Hourly rates quoted2652
Average minimum hourly rate£36.81£35.16
Average hourly rate£38.02£36.73
% change on same period last year+3.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.22£38.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.12£38.14
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Hampshire
Matching contract IT job ads12041687
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.605 %1.707 %
Daily rates quoted331522
Average minimum daily rate£356£363
Average daily rate£380£385
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£404£408
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted195323
Average minimum hourly rate£31.48£30.71
Average hourly rate£33.04£32.48
% change on same period last year+1.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.60£34.26
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.33£30.16
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
Unit Testing South EastUnit 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.

Unit Testing
Demand Trend

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

Hampshire Unit Testing Demand Trend

Unit Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hampshire Unit Testing Daily Rate Trend

Unit Testing
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Unit Testing across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Hampshire Unit Testing Daily Rate Histogram

Unit Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hampshire Unit Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Unit Testing
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Unit Testing across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Hampshire Unit Testing Hourly Rate Histogram

Unit Testing
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Unit Testing within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
PortsmouthUp+1319--
BasingstokeDown-1316£325-8.59 %
HavantNew entry-3--
SouthamptonNew entry-1--
WinchesterUp+31--
FarnboroughUp+51£375-6.25 %
Unit Testing South EastUnit Testing
South East

Unit Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing Unit 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 Unit Testing.

133 (53.23 %)OO
231 (50.00 %)Java
325 (40.32 %)UML
422 (35.48 %)C++
519 (30.65 %)CORBA
618 (29.03 %)Linux
716 (25.81 %)Configuration Management
716 (25.81 %)Security Cleared
814 (22.58 %)JUnit
913 (20.97 %)OOD
1012 (19.35 %)Windows
1012 (19.35 %)C#
1111 (17.74 %)Agile Software Development
1210 (16.13 %).NET
1210 (16.13 %)Ada
1210 (16.13 %)SC Cleared
139 (14.52 %)Mac OS X
139 (14.52 %)ARTiSAN
139 (14.52 %)SQL Server
139 (14.52 %)Test-First Development
139 (14.52 %)Software Engineering
139 (14.52 %)Government
139 (14.52 %)Military
148 (12.90 %)Eclipse
148 (12.90 %)Swing
157 (11.29 %)J2SE
157 (11.29 %)Ant
157 (11.29 %)XML
157 (11.29 %)CruiseControl
157 (11.29 %)Subversion

Unit Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing Unit 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 Unit Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
119 (30.65 %)CORBA
210 (16.13 %).NET
38 (12.90 %)Swing
47 (11.29 %)J2SE
47 (11.29 %)XML
56 (9.677 %)ASP.NET
63 (4.839 %)J2EE
63 (4.839 %)ASP
63 (4.839 %)WebServices
63 (4.839 %).NET Framework
72 (3.226 %)HTML
72 (3.226 %)JSP
72 (3.226 %)VXML
72 (3.226 %)WinForms
72 (3.226 %)OpenGL
81 (1.613 %)Middleware
81 (1.613 %)WebSphere
81 (1.613 %)XSLT
81 (1.613 %)Servlets
81 (1.613 %)EJB
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (3.226 %)MQSeries
21 (1.613 %)CICS
21 (1.613 %)BizTalk Server
21 (1.613 %)WPS
21 (1.613 %)IIS
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (6.452 %)Quicktime
21 (1.613 %)MS Project
21 (1.613 %)MS Excel
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (3.226 %)Oracle EBS
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (14.52 %)SQL Server
24 (6.452 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (3.226 %)Oracle Reports
32 (3.226 %)Oracle 9i
32 (3.226 %)Oracle 10g
41 (1.613 %)BusinessObjects
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (22.58 %)JUnit
29 (14.52 %)ARTiSAN
38 (12.90 %)Eclipse
47 (11.29 %)Ant
47 (11.29 %)CruiseControl
47 (11.29 %)Subversion
55 (8.065 %)Visual Studio
64 (6.452 %)NUnit
72 (3.226 %)VSS/SourceSafe
72 (3.226 %)Oracle Forms
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (14.52 %)Government
19 (14.52 %)Military
25 (8.065 %)Finance
34 (6.452 %)Multimedia
34 (6.452 %)Video Editing
42 (3.226 %)Insurance
42 (3.226 %)Aerospace
51 (1.613 %)Construction
51 (1.613 %)Banking
51 (1.613 %)Pensions
51 (1.613 %)Telecoms
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
130 (48.39 %)Developer
223 (37.10 %)Software Engineer
312 (19.35 %)Software Developer
411 (17.74 %)Tester
57 (11.29 %)Java Developer
64 (6.452 %)Coordinator
73 (4.839 %)Analyst
73 (4.839 %)Test Engineer
73 (4.839 %)C# Developer
73 (4.839 %)Java Software Engineer
73 (4.839 %)Integration Engineer
73 (4.839 %)Software Integration Engineer
73 (4.839 %)Software Test Engineer
73 (4.839 %)Java Swing Developer
82 (3.226 %)Principal Software Engineer
82 (3.226 %)Principal Engineer
82 (3.226 %)Team Leader
82 (3.226 %)Systems Architect
82 (3.226 %)QA Analyst
82 (3.226 %)J2EE Developer
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (6.452 %)MPEG
14 (6.452 %)Computer Science
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
118 (29.03 %)Linux
212 (19.35 %)Windows
39 (14.52 %)Mac OS X
44 (6.452 %)UNIX
51 (1.613 %)AIX
51 (1.613 %)Windows XP
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
133 (53.23 %)OO
225 (40.32 %)UML
316 (25.81 %)Configuration Management
316 (25.81 %)Security Cleared
413 (20.97 %)OOD
511 (17.74 %)Agile Software Development
610 (16.13 %)SC Cleared
79 (14.52 %)Test-First Development
79 (14.52 %)Software Engineering
83 (4.839 %)Validation
83 (4.839 %)Project Management
83 (4.839 %)Integration Testing
83 (4.839 %)Continuous Integration
92 (3.226 %)Test Management
92 (3.226 %)BC Cleared
92 (3.226 %)Software Testing
92 (3.226 %)Performance Testing
92 (3.226 %)Stress Testing
92 (3.226 %)OOP
92 (3.226 %)OOA/OOD
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
131 (50.00 %)Java
222 (35.48 %)C++
312 (19.35 %)C#
410 (16.13 %)Ada
55 (8.065 %)SQL
64 (6.452 %)C
64 (6.452 %)VB
64 (6.452 %)Python
73 (4.839 %)VB6
82 (3.226 %)VBA
82 (3.226 %)Transact-SQL
82 (3.226 %)JavaScript
82 (3.226 %)PL/SQL
91 (1.613 %)DHTML
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (6.452 %)Degree
22 (3.226 %)ISEB
31 (1.613 %)Sun Certification
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (3.226 %)QA
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (8.065 %)Oracle
22 (3.226 %)Microsoft
22 (3.226 %)SAP
31 (1.613 %)Siebel
31 (1.613 %)Cisco
31 (1.613 %)IBM
31 (1.613 %)Cramer
31 (1.613 %)Business Objects
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