Hampshire User Acceptance Testing Contracts

This section looks at the demand for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) skills within the Hampshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited User Acceptance Testing over the 3 months to 7 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Location Amersham Andover Basildon Basingstoke Bedfordshire Belfast Berkshire Birmingham Blackpool Borehamwood Bournemouth Bracknell Bradford Brentwood Bridgend Brighton Bristol Bromley Buckinghamshire Camberley Canary Wharf Cardiff Carlisle Cheltenham Chertsey Cheshire Chester City of London Colchester County Antrim Coventry Crawley Croydon Cumbria Devon Docklands, London Dorking Dorset Dundee Durham East Midlands East of England East Sussex Eastleigh Edinburgh England Essex Exeter Farnborough Gatwick Glasgow Gloucestershire Guildford Hampshire Havant Hemel Hempstead Herefordshire Hertfordshire High Wycombe Home Counties Ipswich Kent Knutsford Lancashire Leamington Spa Leeds Leicester Leicestershire Liverpool London Luton M4 Corridor Manchester Merseyside Middlesex Midlands Milton Keynes Newbury Newcastle Newcastle Upon Tyne Newport Norfolk North East North West North Yorkshire Northampton Northamptonshire Northern Ireland Northumberland Norwich Nottingham Nottinghamshire Oxford Oxfordshire Poole Portsmouth Reading Rickmansworth Salisbury Scotland Sheffield Shropshire Skelmersdale Slough Somerset South Coast South East South Wales South West South Yorkshire Staffordshire Staines Stoke-on-Trent Suffolk Surrey Sussex Swindon Taunton Telford Thames Ditton Thames Valley Tunbridge Wells Tyne and Wear UK Uttoxeter Wales Warwick Warwickshire Watford Welwyn Garden City West Drayton West Midlands West Sussex West Yorkshire Wigan Wilmslow Wiltshire Winchester Windsor Worthing Yorkshire	3 months to 7 Jul 2008	Same period last year
Rank	55	105
Rank change on same period last year	+50
Matching contract IT job ads	51	21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.067 %	0.022 %
As % of the category below	3.963 %	1.317 %
Daily rates quoted	16	7
Average minimum daily rate	£329	£363
Average daily rate	£342	£368
% change on same period last year	-7.17 %
Average maximum daily rate	£354	£374
UK excluding London average daily rate	£356	£345
% change on same period last year	+3.06 %
Hourly rates quoted	1	3
Average minimum hourly rate	£10.00	£27.00
Average hourly rate	£10.00	£27.50
% change on same period last year	-63.63 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£10.00	£28.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£27.20	£21.17
% change on same period last year	+28.48 %
Processes & Methodologies Hampshire
Matching contract IT job ads	1287	1595
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	1.694 %	1.690 %
Daily rates quoted	342	498
Average minimum daily rate	£361	£357
Average daily rate	£385	£379
% change on same period last year	+1.71 %
Average maximum daily rate	£410	£401
UK excluding London average daily rate	£384	£374
% change on same period last year	+2.61 %
Hourly rates quoted	216	314
Average minimum hourly rate	£31.72	£30.60
Average hourly rate	£33.78	£32.32
% change on same period last year	+4.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£35.84	£34.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£29.47	£30.33
% change on same period last year	-2.84 %
User Acceptance 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.

User Acceptance Testing
Demand Trend

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

User Acceptance Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

User Acceptance Testing
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing User Acceptance Testing across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 7 July 2008.

User Acceptance Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

User Acceptance Testing
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing User Acceptance Testing within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 7 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.

Location	Rank 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
Basingstoke	+26	10	£303	-32.77 %
Farnborough	-	3	£376	-
Havant	-	3	-	-
Eastleigh	-3	1	-	-
Andover	+2	1	£260	-
Winchester	+3	1	-	-
Portsmouth	-3	1	-	-

User Acceptance Testing South East

User Acceptance Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing User Acceptance 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 User Acceptance Testing.

1 40 (48.19 %) ISEB 2 27 (32.53 %) TestDirector 3 22 (26.51 %) Oracle 4 16 (19.28 %) SQL 5 15 (18.07 %) Software Testing 6 12 (14.46 %) Test Scripting 7 11 (13.25 %) Finance 7 11 (13.25 %) Asset Management 7 11 (13.25 %) EAM 8 10 (12.05 %) Oracle EBS 8 10 (12.05 %) DB2 8 10 (12.05 %) Unix 8 10 (12.05 %) MAXIMO 9 9 (10.84 %) ISPF 9 9 (10.84 %) JCL

9 9 (10.84 %) REXX 9 9 (10.84 %) Mainframe 10 8 (9.639 %) SAP 10 8 (9.639 %) Billing 11 7 (8.434 %) SOA 12 6 (7.229 %) System Testing 12 6 (7.229 %) Test Management 13 5 (6.024 %) Migration 13 5 (6.024 %) Agile Software Development 13 5 (6.024 %) QuickTest Pro 13 5 (6.024 %) WinRunner 13 5 (6.024 %) CRM 14 4 (4.819 %) VBA 14 4 (4.819 %) QA 14 4 (4.819 %) Insurance

User Acceptance Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing User Acceptance 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 User Acceptance Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development 1 9 (10.84 %) ISPF 2 2 (2.410 %) Middleware 2 2 (2.410 %) MHP 3 1 (1.205 %) Hibernate 3 1 (1.205 %) SAP XI 3 1 (1.205 %) .NET 3 1 (1.205 %) ASP 3 1 (1.205 %) Swing 3 1 (1.205 %) J2SE	Application Platforms 1 1 (1.205 %) SharePoint
Applications 1 1 (1.205 %) MS Project 1 1 (1.205 %) MS Office 1 1 (1.205 %) MS Excel 1 1 (1.205 %) MS PowerPoint	Business Applications 1 10 (12.05 %) Oracle EBS 1 10 (12.05 %) MAXIMO 2 1 (1.205 %) Oracle Applications 2 1 (1.205 %) Oracle Financials 2 1 (1.205 %) SAP R/3
Communications & Networking 1 1 (1.205 %) Broadband 1 1 (1.205 %) Internet 1 1 (1.205 %) LLU 1 1 (1.205 %) IPstream	Database & Business Intelligence 1 10 (12.05 %) DB2 2 3 (3.614 %) TOAD 2 3 (3.614 %) Oracle Discoverer 3 1 (1.205 %) GIS 3 1 (1.205 %) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications 1 27 (32.53 %) TestDirector 2 5 (6.024 %) QuickTest Pro 2 5 (6.024 %) WinRunner 3 2 (2.410 %) TestPartner 3 2 (2.410 %) LoadRunner 4 1 (1.205 %) ClearQuest 4 1 (1.205 %) LSMW 4 1 (1.205 %) Ant 4 1 (1.205 %) ClearCase	General 1 11 (13.25 %) Finance 2 8 (9.639 %) Billing 3 4 (4.819 %) Insurance 4 3 (3.614 %) Telecoms 5 2 (2.410 %) Pensions 5 2 (2.410 %) Health 6 1 (1.205 %) Banking 6 1 (1.205 %) Retail 6 1 (1.205 %) Marketing 6 1 (1.205 %) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles 1 29 (34.94 %) Analyst 2 23 (27.71 %) Test Analyst 3 16 (19.28 %) Test Manager 4 13 (15.66 %) Tester 5 7 (8.434 %) Test Team Leader 5 7 (8.434 %) Team Leader 6 6 (7.229 %) Business Analyst 7 4 (4.819 %) Coordinator 7 4 (4.819 %) Project Manager 7 4 (4.819 %) Technical Analyst 7 4 (4.819 %) SAP Business Analyst 7 4 (4.819 %) Technical Test Analyst 8 3 (3.614 %) Business Project Manager 8 3 (3.614 %) Business Manager 8 3 (3.614 %) UAT Tester 8 3 (3.614 %) Senior Test Analyst 8 3 (3.614 %) Project Analyst 8 3 (3.614 %) Software Tester 8 3 (3.614 %) Senior Analyst 8 3 (3.614 %) Test Coordinator	Miscellaneous 1 11 (13.25 %) Asset Management 2 9 (10.84 %) Mainframe 3 2 (2.410 %) STB 3 2 (2.410 %) MediaHighway 3 2 (2.410 %) DTV 3 2 (2.410 %) LIMS
Operating Systems 1 10 (12.05 %) Unix 2 2 (2.410 %) Windows	Processes & Methodologies 1 15 (18.07 %) Software Testing 2 12 (14.46 %) Test Scripting 3 11 (13.25 %) EAM 4 7 (8.434 %) SOA 5 6 (7.229 %) System Testing 5 6 (7.229 %) Test Management 6 5 (6.024 %) CRM 6 5 (6.024 %) Migration 6 5 (6.024 %) Agile Software Development 7 3 (3.614 %) Project Management 7 3 (3.614 %) Regression Testing 7 3 (3.614 %) E-business 7 3 (3.614 %) Automated Testing 7 3 (3.614 %) Resource Management 7 3 (3.614 %) Performance Testing 8 2 (2.410 %) Release Management 8 2 (2.410 %) Technical Architecture 8 2 (2.410 %) Programme Management 8 2 (2.410 %) BPR 9 1 (1.205 %) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages 1 16 (19.28 %) SQL 2 9 (10.84 %) REXX 2 9 (10.84 %) JCL 3 4 (4.819 %) VBA 4 2 (2.410 %) Java 5 1 (1.205 %) VB.NET	Qualifications 1 40 (48.19 %) ISEB 2 1 (1.205 %) ISEB Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 4 (4.819 %) QA 2 1 (1.205 %) CDISC 2 1 (1.205 %) PCI DSS 2 1 (1.205 %) SLA 2 1 (1.205 %) Basel II	System Software 1 2 (2.410 %) NDS
Vendors 1 22 (26.51 %) Oracle 2 8 (9.639 %) SAP 3 3 (3.614 %) Actuate 4 2 (2.410 %) OpenTV 4 2 (2.410 %) Compuware 5 1 (1.205 %) HP 5 1 (1.205 %) Citrix