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This section looks at the demand for Software 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 Software Testing over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Testing
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-52
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads02
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.727 %
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£301£318
% change on same period last year-5.21 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£20.00
Average hourly rate-£25.75
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£31.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.76£29.87
% change on same period last year+2.97 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads178275
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.235 %0.274 %
Daily rates quoted6057
Average minimum daily rate£313£285
Average daily rate£334£308
% change on same period last year+8.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£331
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted1247
Average minimum hourly rate£19.33£35.21
Average hourly rate£20.87£40.59
% change on same period last year-48.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.40£45.97
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.34£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Software Testing South EastSoftware 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.

Software Testing
Demand Trend

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

Kent Software Testing Demand Trend

Software Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Software Testing Daily Rate Trend

Software Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Software Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Software Testing
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing Software 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 Software Testing.

11 (100.00 %)SQL
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)MS Office
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Linux
11 (100.00 %)ISDN
11 (100.00 %)FTP
11 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (100.00 %)WinRunner
11 (100.00 %)QuickTest Pro
11 (100.00 %)SS7
11 (100.00 %)Telecoms
11 (100.00 %)Validation
11 (100.00 %)Automated Testing
11 (100.00 %)Web Testing
11 (100.00 %)Manual Testing
11 (100.00 %)System Testing

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)MS Office
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)ISDN
11 (100.00 %)FTP
11 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (100.00 %)SS7
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)WinRunner
11 (100.00 %)QuickTest Pro
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Telecoms
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Test Engineer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Linux
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Validation
11 (100.00 %)Automated Testing
11 (100.00 %)Web Testing
11 (100.00 %)Manual Testing
11 (100.00 %)System Testing
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)SQL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Oracle