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This section looks at the demand for the Senior Tester role in IT contracts within the Home Counties 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 Senior Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Senior Tester
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %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£320£335
% change on same period last year-4.42 %
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£44.00£44.64
% change on same period last year-1.43 %
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Home Counties
Matching contract IT job ads94164
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.124 %0.163 %
Daily rates quoted1738
Average minimum daily rate£302£369
Average daily rate£313£374
% change on same period last year-16.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£324£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted513
Average minimum hourly rate£16.67£35.28
Average hourly rate£16.67£35.94
% change on same period last year-53.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.67£36.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Senior Tester South EastSenior Tester
South East

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.

Senior Tester
Demand Trend

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

Home Counties Senior Tester Demand Trend

Senior Tester
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Home Counties region that cited Senior 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 Senior Tester in their job title.

17 (100.00 %)C++
17 (100.00 %)Java
17 (100.00 %)SQL
17 (100.00 %)J2EE
17 (100.00 %)Oracle
17 (100.00 %)Ant
17 (100.00 %)MS Office
17 (100.00 %)XML
17 (100.00 %)Windows
17 (100.00 %)Linux
17 (100.00 %)UML
17 (100.00 %)Oracle Reports
17 (100.00 %)RUP
17 (100.00 %)ClearCase
17 (100.00 %)Eclipse
17 (100.00 %)ISEB
17 (100.00 %)ClearQuest
17 (100.00 %)CMMI
17 (100.00 %)Software Testing
17 (100.00 %)QA
17 (100.00 %)DV Cleared
17 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
17 (100.00 %)V-Model

Senior Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Home Counties region that cited Senior 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 Senior Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (100.00 %)J2EE
17 (100.00 %)XML
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (100.00 %)MS Office
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (100.00 %)Oracle Reports
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (100.00 %)Ant
17 (100.00 %)ClearCase
17 (100.00 %)Eclipse
17 (100.00 %)ClearQuest
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (100.00 %)Windows
17 (100.00 %)Linux
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (100.00 %)UML
17 (100.00 %)RUP
17 (100.00 %)CMMI
17 (100.00 %)Software Testing
17 (100.00 %)DV Cleared
17 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
17 (100.00 %)V-Model
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (100.00 %)C++
17 (100.00 %)Java
17 (100.00 %)SQL
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (100.00 %)ISEB
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (100.00 %)QA
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (100.00 %)Oracle