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This section looks at the demand for Automated Testing skills within the Kingston Upon Thames region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Automated Testing over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAutomated Testing
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below41.67 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted50
Average minimum daily rate£301-
Average daily rate£313-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£325-
UK excluding London average daily rate£313£312
% change on same period last year+0.33 %
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£35.61£35.10
% change on same period last year+1.46 %
Kingston Upon Thames IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Kingston Upon Thames
Matching contract IT job ads1214
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.014 %
Daily rates quoted114
Average minimum daily rate£341£444
Average daily rate£364£452
% change on same period last year-19.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£388£459
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.71 %
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£30.34£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Automated Testing LondonAutomated Testing
London

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.

Automated Testing
Demand Trend

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

Kingston Upon Thames Automated Testing Demand Trend

Automated Testing
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Automated Testing across the Kingston Upon Thames region.

Kingston Upon Thames Automated Testing Daily Rate Trend

Automated Testing
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Automated Testing across the Kingston Upon Thames region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Kingston Upon Thames Automated Testing Daily Rate Histogram

Automated Testing
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kingston Upon Thames region citing Automated 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 Automated Testing.

15 (100.00 %)C#
15 (100.00 %)Finance
15 (100.00 %)Scrum
15 (100.00 %)TDD
15 (100.00 %)NUnit
15 (100.00 %)Retail

Automated Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kingston Upon Thames region citing Automated 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 Automated Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kingston Upon Thames IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (100.00 %)NUnit
Kingston Upon Thames IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (100.00 %)Finance
15 (100.00 %)Retail
Kingston Upon Thames IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Tester
22 (40.00 %)Analyst
22 (40.00 %)Test Analyst
22 (40.00 %)Systems Tester
Kingston Upon Thames IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (100.00 %)Scrum
15 (100.00 %)TDD
Kingston Upon Thames IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)C#