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This section looks at the demand for Automated Testing skills within the Leicestershire 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAutomated Testing
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2729
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads37
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.007 %
As % of the category below2.055 %3.349 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£360-
Average daily rate£380-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
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 %
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Leicestershire
Matching contract IT job ads146209
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.193 %0.208 %
Daily rates quoted4048
Average minimum daily rate£317£397
Average daily rate£339£429
% change on same period last year-21.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£461
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Hourly rates quoted1422
Average minimum hourly rate£19.34£18.23
Average hourly rate£21.40£19.88
% change on same period last year+7.68 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.46£21.53
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.30£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Automated Testing East MidlandsAutomated Testing
East Midlands

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 Leicestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire region.

Leicestershire Automated Testing Daily Rate Trend

Automated Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Leicestershire Automated Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Automated Testing
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Automated Testing within the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
HinckleyNew entry-1--
Automated Testing East MidlandsAutomated Testing
East Midlands

Automated Testing
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire 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.

14 (100.00 %)Project Management
14 (100.00 %)Migration
14 (100.00 %)Data Migration
23 (75.00 %)SCADA
32 (50.00 %)NGN

Automated Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire 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.

Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)NGN
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %)Test Manager
23 (75.00 %)Implementation Manager
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (75.00 %)SCADA
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (100.00 %)Project Management
14 (100.00 %)Migration
14 (100.00 %)Data Migration