Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Tester role in IT contracts within the Herefordshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Tester
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-20
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads02
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.000 %1.351 %
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£315£288
% change on same period last year+9.13 %
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£22.63£27.03
% change on same period last year-16.29 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads71148
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.114 %0.159 %
Daily rates quoted1537
Average minimum daily rate£236£259
Average daily rate£253£278
% change on same period last year-8.86 %
Average maximum daily rate£270£296
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted1423
Average minimum hourly rate£25.42£15.83
Average hourly rate£26.74£18.01
% change on same period last year+48.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.06£20.18
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Tester West MidlandsTester
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.

Tester
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Tester across the Herefordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Herefordshire Tester Demand Trend

Tester
Daily Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire Tester Daily Rate Trend

Tester
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire region that cited Tester in their job title 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 with Tester in their job title.

13 (100.00 %)SOA
13 (100.00 %)BEA
13 (100.00 %)Government
13 (100.00 %)AquaLogic
13 (100.00 %)ESB
13 (100.00 %)Test Scripting

Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire region that cited Tester in their job title 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 with Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (100.00 %)ESB
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (100.00 %)Government
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (100.00 %)SOA
13 (100.00 %)Test Scripting
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (100.00 %)AquaLogic
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)BEA