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The table below looks at the demand for Regression Testing skills within the Herefordshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Regression Testing over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRegression Testing
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank14-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below4.348 %0.000 %
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£344£346
% change on same period last year-0.69 %
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-£32.67
% change on same period last year-
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads4691
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.074 %0.098 %
Daily rates quoted1722
Average minimum daily rate£202£271
Average daily rate£230£290
% change on same period last year-20.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£258£309
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£372
% change on same period last year+2.31 %
Hourly rates quoted86
Average minimum hourly rate£32.79£27.14
Average hourly rate£34.04£27.75
% change on same period last year+22.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.29£28.36
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.24£29.63
% change on same period last year-4.68 %
Regression Testing West MidlandsRegression Testing
West Midlands

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.

Regression Testing
Demand Trend

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

Herefordshire Regression Testing Demand Trend

Regression Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire Regression Testing Daily Rate Trend

Regression Testing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Regression Testing within the Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
Hemel HempsteadNew entry-2--
Regression Testing West MidlandsRegression Testing
West Midlands

Regression Testing
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire region citing Regression 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 Regression Testing.

13 (100.00 %)Ant
22 (66.67 %)Government
22 (66.67 %)JUnit
22 (66.67 %)WebSphere
31 (33.33 %)WebSphere Message Broker
31 (33.33 %)WebSphere Application Server
31 (33.33 %)CSS
31 (33.33 %)JSP
31 (33.33 %)Servlets
31 (33.33 %)Struts
31 (33.33 %)XML
31 (33.33 %)UML
31 (33.33 %)OO
31 (33.33 %)FTP
31 (33.33 %)HTTP
31 (33.33 %)XML Schema
31 (33.33 %)WebSphere MQ
31 (33.33 %)JSF
31 (33.33 %)HTML
31 (33.33 %)Java
31 (33.33 %)JavaScript
31 (33.33 %)J2EE

Regression Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire region citing Regression 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 Regression Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (66.67 %)WebSphere
21 (33.33 %)HTML
21 (33.33 %)J2EE
21 (33.33 %)CSS
21 (33.33 %)JSP
21 (33.33 %)Servlets
21 (33.33 %)Struts
21 (33.33 %)XML
21 (33.33 %)XML Schema
21 (33.33 %)JSF
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (33.33 %)WebSphere Application Server
11 (33.33 %)WebSphere MQ
11 (33.33 %)WebSphere Message Broker
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (33.33 %)FTP
11 (33.33 %)HTTP
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (100.00 %)Ant
22 (66.67 %)JUnit
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Government
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Developer
21 (33.33 %)J2EE Developer
21 (33.33 %)WebSphere Developer
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)UML
11 (33.33 %)OO
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (33.33 %)Java
11 (33.33 %)JavaScript