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

LinkSystem Testing
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6886
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching contract IT job ads39
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.482 %1.025 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£400£300
Average daily rate£450£325
% change on same period last year+38.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£500£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£305£332
% change on same period last year-8.14 %
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£31.03£28.62
% change on same period last year+8.41 %
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 %
System Testing East of EnglandSystem 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.

System Testing
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire System Testing Demand Trend

System Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire System Testing Daily Rate Trend

System Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire System Testing Hourly Rate Trend

System Testing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing System Testing within the Hertfordshire 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
WatfordNew entry-1--
System Testing East of EnglandSystem Testing
East of England

System Testing
Top 13 Related IT Skills

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

11 (20.00 %)Finance
11 (20.00 %)Retail
11 (20.00 %)Marketing
11 (20.00 %)Aprimo
11 (20.00 %)Performance Testing
11 (20.00 %)Test Management
11 (20.00 %)Test Scripting
11 (20.00 %)MGW
11 (20.00 %)SAP
11 (20.00 %)CRM
11 (20.00 %)Data Modelling
11 (20.00 %)Citrix
11 (20.00 %)LoadRunner

System Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (20.00 %)MGW
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (20.00 %)LoadRunner
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Finance
11 (20.00 %)Retail
11 (20.00 %)Marketing
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Test Manager
21 (20.00 %)Test Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Business Systems Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Systems Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Test Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Technical Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Technical Business Analyst
21 (20.00 %)CRM Business Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Business Analyst
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)CRM
11 (20.00 %)Data Modelling
11 (20.00 %)Performance Testing
11 (20.00 %)Test Management
11 (20.00 %)Test Scripting
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)SAP
11 (20.00 %)Citrix
11 (20.00 %)Aprimo