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The table below looks at the demand for the Non-Functional Tester role in IT contracts within the London region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Non-Functional Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Non Functional Tester
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank361449
Rank change on same period last yearUp+88
Matching contract IT job ads56
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.021 %0.016 %
Daily rates quoted42
Average minimum daily rate£381£350
Average daily rate£419£388
% change on same period last year+8.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£456£425
UK excluding London average daily rate£310£305
% change on same period last year+1.63 %
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£35.71-
% change on same period last year-
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
London
Matching contract IT job ads2342438293
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled38.01 %41.80 %
Daily rates quoted945514406
Average minimum daily rate£387£421
Average daily rate£415£449
% change on same period last year-7.59 %
Average maximum daily rate£443£477
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted14071979
Average minimum hourly rate£23.06£25.22
Average hourly rate£24.48£26.71
% change on same period last year-8.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.89£28.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.15£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Non-Functional Tester EnglandNon-Functional Tester
England

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.

Non-Functional Tester
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Non-Functional Tester across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

London Non-Functional Tester Demand Trend

Non-Functional Tester
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Non-Functional Tester across the London region.

London Non-Functional Tester Daily Rate Trend

Non-Functional Tester
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Non-Functional Tester across the London region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

London Non-Functional Tester Daily Rate Histogram

Non-Functional Tester
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Non-Functional Tester across the London region.

London Non-Functional Tester Hourly Rate Trend

Non-Functional Tester
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Non-Functional Tester within the London region over the 3 months to 4 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
City of LondonNew entry-1£600-
Non-Functional Tester EnglandNon-Functional Tester
England

Non-Functional Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region that cited Non-Functional Tester in their job title 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 with Non-Functional Tester in their job title.

121 (77.78 %)LoadRunner
121 (77.78 %)SQL
220 (74.07 %)HTML
220 (74.07 %)UNIX
317 (62.96 %)SOA
416 (59.26 %)SAP
416 (59.26 %)Java
416 (59.26 %)Performance Testing
515 (55.56 %)Oracle
515 (55.56 %)TIBCO
614 (51.85 %)VERITAS
78 (29.63 %)Test Scripting
86 (22.22 %)Finance
94 (14.81 %)TestDirector
94 (14.81 %)Solaris
103 (11.11 %)Windows
103 (11.11 %)AIX
103 (11.11 %)DB2
103 (11.11 %)Financial Institution
103 (11.11 %)Disaster Recovery
112 (7.407 %)ISEB
112 (7.407 %)CONTROL-M
112 (7.407 %)TCP/IP
112 (7.407 %)WebSphere Application Server
112 (7.407 %)J2EE
112 (7.407 %)Banking
112 (7.407 %)Derivative
112 (7.407 %)WebSphere
112 (7.407 %)System Testing
112 (7.407 %)Security Testing

Non-Functional Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region that cited Non-Functional Tester in their job title 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 with Non-Functional Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (74.07 %)HTML
22 (7.407 %)J2EE
22 (7.407 %)WebSphere
31 (3.704 %)WebServices
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (7.407 %)WebSphere Application Server
21 (3.704 %)WebLogic
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (7.407 %)TCP/IP
21 (3.704 %)Network Security
21 (3.704 %)HTTP
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (11.11 %)DB2
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
121 (77.78 %)LoadRunner
24 (14.81 %)TestDirector
31 (3.704 %)ClearCase
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (22.22 %)Finance
23 (11.11 %)Financial Institution
32 (7.407 %)Banking
41 (3.704 %)Investment Banking
41 (3.704 %)Back Office
41 (3.704 %)Government
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (7.407 %)Derivative
21 (3.704 %)Fixed Income
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (74.07 %)UNIX
24 (14.81 %)Solaris
33 (11.11 %)Windows
33 (11.11 %)AIX
41 (3.704 %)MVS
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (62.96 %)SOA
216 (59.26 %)Performance Testing
38 (29.63 %)Test Scripting
43 (11.11 %)Disaster Recovery
52 (7.407 %)System Testing
52 (7.407 %)Security Testing
61 (3.704 %)Volume Testing
61 (3.704 %)Scalability Testing
61 (3.704 %)SC Cleared
61 (3.704 %)Security Cleared
61 (3.704 %)Scrum
61 (3.704 %)Business Continuity
61 (3.704 %)Agile Software Development
61 (3.704 %)Load Testing
61 (3.704 %)Stress Testing
61 (3.704 %)UML
61 (3.704 %)OO
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
121 (77.78 %)SQL
216 (59.26 %)Java
31 (3.704 %)PL/1
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (7.407 %)ISEB
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (7.407 %)CONTROL-M
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (59.26 %)SAP
215 (55.56 %)Oracle
215 (55.56 %)TIBCO
314 (51.85 %)VERITAS
41 (3.704 %)IBM