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The table below looks at the demand for Manual Testing skills within the Kent 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
Rank4651
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.870 %0.342 %
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£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 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads230292
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.370 %0.314 %
Daily rates quoted7167
Average minimum daily rate£315£337
Average daily rate£327£355
% change on same period last year-7.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£339£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£372
% change on same period last year+2.31 %
Hourly rates quoted2239
Average minimum hourly rate£22.00£26.99
Average hourly rate£24.10£28.80
% change on same period last year-16.32 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.19£30.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.24£29.63
% change on same period last year-4.68 %
Manual Testing South EastManual Testing
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.

Manual Testing
Demand Trend

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

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent Manual Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Manual Testing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Manual Testing within the Kent 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
West MallingNew entry-2--
Manual Testing South EastManual Testing
South East

Manual Testing
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent 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 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)MS Office
12 (100.00 %)ISEB
12 (100.00 %)Regression Testing
12 (100.00 %)Management Information System
12 (100.00 %)Degree
12 (100.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
12 (100.00 %)Load Testing

Manual Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent 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.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %).NET
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (100.00 %)MS Office
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Tester
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Test Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Lead Test Analyst
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (100.00 %)Management Information System
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)Regression Testing
12 (100.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
12 (100.00 %)Load Testing
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (100.00 %)ISEB
12 (100.00 %)Degree