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This section looks at the demand for the Functional Tester role in IT contracts within the Hertfordshire 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 Functional Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Functional Tester
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-94
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads04
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.229 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£350
Average daily rate-£350
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£294
% change on same period last year+22.46 %
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-£5.35
% change on same period last year-
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads12921748
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.722 %1.744 %
Daily rates quoted480712
Average minimum daily rate£357£325
Average daily rate£383£345
% change on same period last year+11.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£409£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted158189
Average minimum hourly rate£25.25£24.11
Average hourly rate£26.39£25.21
% change on same period last year+4.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.54£26.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
Functional Tester East of EnglandFunctional Tester
East of England

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.

Functional Tester
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Functional Tester Demand Trend

Functional Tester
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Functional Tester Daily Rate Trend

Functional Tester
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Functional 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 Functional Tester in their job title.

11 (100.00 %)SAP
11 (100.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (100.00 %)CRM
11 (100.00 %)TestDirector
11 (100.00 %)LoadRunner
11 (100.00 %)SAP CRM
11 (100.00 %)eCATT
11 (100.00 %)Test Scripting
11 (100.00 %)V-Model

Functional Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Functional 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 Functional Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (100.00 %)SAP CRM
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)TestDirector
11 (100.00 %)LoadRunner
11 (100.00 %)eCATT
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (100.00 %)CRM
11 (100.00 %)Test Scripting
11 (100.00 %)V-Model
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)SAP