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This section looks at the demand for Test Scripting (Test Scripts) skills within the Leicester region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Scripting over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1625
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads23
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below3.077 %2.362 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£100£172
Average daily rate£100£172
% change on same period last year-41.86 %
Average maximum daily rate£100£172
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£319
% change on same period last year+1.35 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£15.00
Average hourly rate-£17.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.72£30.00
% change on same period last year-0.94 %
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Leicester
Matching contract IT job ads65127
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.086 %0.126 %
Daily rates quoted1329
Average minimum daily rate£387£419
Average daily rate£425£450
% change on same period last year-5.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£463£480
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Hourly rates quoted59
Average minimum hourly rate£20.08£17.22
Average hourly rate£21.08£18.61
% change on same period last year+13.27 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.08£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.30£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Test Scripting LeicestershireTest Scripting
Leicestershire

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.

Test Scripting
Demand Trend

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

Leicester Test Scripting Demand Trend

Test Scripting
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Test Scripting across the Leicester region.

Leicester Test Scripting Daily Rate Trend

Test Scripting
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Test Scripting across the Leicester region.

Leicester Test Scripting Hourly Rate Trend

Test Scripting
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicester region citing Test Scripting 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 Test Scripting.

126 (92.86 %)SOAP
126 (92.86 %)Rational Performance Tester
223 (82.14 %)Mainframe
223 (82.14 %)COBOL
223 (82.14 %)JavaScript
223 (82.14 %)SQL
223 (82.14 %)DB2
321 (75.00 %)Java
321 (75.00 %)Performance Testing
418 (64.29 %)Banking
58 (28.57 %)WebServices
58 (28.57 %)HTTP
58 (28.57 %)HTTPS
65 (17.86 %)Validation
74 (14.29 %)Finance
82 (7.143 %)ClearCase
82 (7.143 %)IBM
91 (3.571 %)ISEB
91 (3.571 %)ClearQuest
91 (3.571 %)Retail
91 (3.571 %)Retail Banking

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicester region citing Test Scripting 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 Test Scripting. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
126 (92.86 %)SOAP
28 (28.57 %)WebServices
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (28.57 %)HTTP
18 (28.57 %)HTTPS
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
123 (82.14 %)DB2
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
126 (92.86 %)Rational Performance Tester
22 (7.143 %)ClearCase
31 (3.571 %)ClearQuest
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (64.29 %)Banking
24 (14.29 %)Finance
31 (3.571 %)Retail
31 (3.571 %)Retail Banking
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (75.00 %)Tester
219 (67.86 %)Performance Tester
38 (28.57 %)Analyst
38 (28.57 %)Test Analyst
41 (3.571 %)Test Manager
41 (3.571 %)Test Team Leader
41 (3.571 %)Team Leader
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
123 (82.14 %)Mainframe
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (75.00 %)Performance Testing
25 (17.86 %)Validation
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (82.14 %)COBOL
123 (82.14 %)JavaScript
123 (82.14 %)SQL
221 (75.00 %)Java
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (3.571 %)ISEB
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (7.143 %)IBM