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This section looks at the demand for Load Testing skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Load Testing over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLoad Testing
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank8890
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads14
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.101 %0.406 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£375
Average daily rate-£388
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£325
% change on same period last year+5.64 %
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-£39.88
% change on same period last year-
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads989985
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.318 %0.997 %
Daily rates quoted387377
Average minimum daily rate£379£354
Average daily rate£407£375
% change on same period last year+8.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£435£396
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted10272
Average minimum hourly rate£28.85£24.37
Average hourly rate£29.44£26.59
% change on same period last year+10.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.02£28.81
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.33£30.16
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
Load Testing East of EnglandLoad Testing
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.

Load Testing
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Load Testing Demand Trend

Load Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Load Testing Daily Rate Trend

Load Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Load Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Load Testing
Top 12 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)Java
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
12 (100.00 %)UNIX
12 (100.00 %)Linux
21 (50.00 %)ISEB
21 (50.00 %)WinRunner
21 (50.00 %)Regression Testing
21 (50.00 %)Finance
21 (50.00 %)Banking
21 (50.00 %)Automated Testing
21 (50.00 %)Software Testing
21 (50.00 %)Test Scripting

Load Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)WinRunner
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Finance
11 (50.00 %)Banking
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Analyst
12 (100.00 %)Test Analyst
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)UNIX
12 (100.00 %)Linux
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Regression Testing
11 (50.00 %)Automated Testing
11 (50.00 %)Software Testing
11 (50.00 %)Test Scripting
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)Java
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)ISEB
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