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The table below looks at the demand for Manual 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 Manual Testing over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkManual Testing
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6991
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching contract IT job ads24
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.322 %0.456 %
Daily rates quoted14
Average minimum daily rate£300£275
Average daily rate£300£325
% change on same period last year-7.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£318£296
% change on same period last year+7.34 %
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£28.42£19.83
% change on same period last year+43.27 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads622878
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.999 %0.943 %
Daily rates quoted209370
Average minimum daily rate£338£346
Average daily rate£364£369
% change on same period last year-1.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£393
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£372
% change on same period last year+2.31 %
Hourly rates quoted7291
Average minimum hourly rate£31.59£32.37
Average hourly rate£32.56£33.73
% change on same period last year-3.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.53£35.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.24£29.63
% change on same period last year-4.68 %
Manual Testing East of EnglandManual 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.

Manual Testing
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Manual Testing Demand Trend

Manual Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Manual Testing Daily Rate Trend

Manual Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Manual Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Manual Testing
Top 15 Related IT Skills

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

12 (40.00 %)Handset
12 (40.00 %)Retail
12 (40.00 %)SOAP
12 (40.00 %)Internet
12 (40.00 %)Middleware
21 (20.00 %)Java
21 (20.00 %)SQL
21 (20.00 %)WebServices
21 (20.00 %)XML
21 (20.00 %)UNIX
21 (20.00 %)Linux
21 (20.00 %)ISEB
21 (20.00 %)EFT
21 (20.00 %)Software Testing
21 (20.00 %)Test Scripting

Manual Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (40.00 %)SOAP
12 (40.00 %)Middleware
21 (20.00 %)WebServices
21 (20.00 %)XML
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (40.00 %)Internet
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Retail
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Analyst
14 (80.00 %)Test Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Senior Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Senior Test Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Tester
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (40.00 %)Handset
21 (20.00 %)EFT
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)UNIX
11 (20.00 %)Linux
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)Software Testing
11 (20.00 %)Test Scripting
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (20.00 %)Java
11 (20.00 %)SQL
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)ISEB