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This section looks at the demand for Web 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 Web Testing over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWeb Testing
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank78-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.456 %0.000 %
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£281£283
% change on same period last year-0.78 %
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-£21.58
% change on same period last year-
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads878960
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.170 %0.958 %
Daily rates quoted320404
Average minimum daily rate£379£352
Average daily rate£406£373
% change on same period last year+8.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£434£394
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£376
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Hourly rates quoted9595
Average minimum hourly rate£29.89£27.69
Average hourly rate£30.61£29.50
% change on same period last year+3.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.34£31.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.35£30.32
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
Web Testing East of EnglandWeb 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.

Web Testing
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Web Testing Demand Trend

Web Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Web Testing Daily Rate Trend

Web Testing
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Web Testing within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
StevenageNew entry-1--
Web Testing East of EnglandWeb Testing
East of England

Web Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Web 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 Web Testing.

16 (60.00 %)SQL
16 (60.00 %)ISEB
24 (40.00 %)E-Commerce
33 (30.00 %)UNIX
33 (30.00 %)Test Scripting
42 (20.00 %)Performance Testing
42 (20.00 %)SQL Server
42 (20.00 %)SOAP
42 (20.00 %)WebServices
42 (20.00 %)XML
42 (20.00 %)Retail
51 (10.00 %)Automated Testing
51 (10.00 %)AJAX
51 (10.00 %)Software Testing
51 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (10.00 %)FIX Protocol
51 (10.00 %)QA
51 (10.00 %)Selenium
51 (10.00 %)FitNesse
51 (10.00 %)Regression Testing
51 (10.00 %)JMeter
51 (10.00 %)Finance
51 (10.00 %)Scrum
51 (10.00 %)Extreme Programming
51 (10.00 %)Agile Software Development
51 (10.00 %)CSS
51 (10.00 %).NET
51 (10.00 %)HTML
51 (10.00 %)Java
51 (10.00 %)JavaScript

Web Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Web 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 Web Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (20.00 %)SOAP
12 (20.00 %)WebServices
12 (20.00 %)XML
21 (10.00 %)AJAX
21 (10.00 %)FIX Protocol
21 (10.00 %)CSS
21 (10.00 %).NET
21 (10.00 %)HTML
21 (10.00 %)XHTML
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (20.00 %)SQL Server
21 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (10.00 %)Selenium
11 (10.00 %)FitNesse
11 (10.00 %)JMeter
11 (10.00 %)WinRunner
11 (10.00 %)TestDirector
11 (10.00 %)QuickTest Pro
11 (10.00 %)LoadRunner
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (20.00 %)Retail
21 (10.00 %)Finance
21 (10.00 %)Pharmaceutical
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (60.00 %)Analyst
16 (60.00 %)Test Analyst
24 (40.00 %)Tester
31 (10.00 %)Web Analyst
31 (10.00 %)Web Test Analyst
31 (10.00 %)Web Tester
31 (10.00 %)Systems Tester
31 (10.00 %)Senior Tester
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (30.00 %)UNIX
21 (10.00 %)Linux
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (40.00 %)E-Commerce
23 (30.00 %)Test Scripting
32 (20.00 %)Performance Testing
41 (10.00 %)Automated Testing
41 (10.00 %)Software Testing
41 (10.00 %)Regression Testing
41 (10.00 %)Scrum
41 (10.00 %)Extreme Programming
41 (10.00 %)Agile Software Development
41 (10.00 %)Unit Testing
41 (10.00 %)Electronic Trading
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (60.00 %)SQL
21 (10.00 %)Java
21 (10.00 %)JavaScript
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (60.00 %)ISEB
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (10.00 %)QA