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The table below looks at the demand for Test Scripting (Test Scripts) skills within the M4 Corridor 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 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1520
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads22
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below3.030 %2.740 %
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£322£311
% change on same period last year+3.46 %
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£30.35£28.17
% change on same period last year+7.75 %
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
M4 Corridor
Matching contract IT job ads6673
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.105 %0.078 %
Daily rates quoted1419
Average minimum daily rate£353£383
Average daily rate£387£395
% change on same period last year-1.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£421£407
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£371
% change on same period last year+2.71 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.11£29.69
% change on same period last year-5.31 %
Test Scripting South EastTest Scripting
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.

Test Scripting
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Test Scripting across the M4 Corridor region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

M4 Corridor 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 M4 Corridor region.

M4 Corridor 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 M4 Corridor region.

M4 Corridor Test Scripting Hourly Rate Trend

Test Scripting
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the M4 Corridor 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.

11 (50.00 %)C
11 (50.00 %)Perl
11 (50.00 %)Oracle
11 (50.00 %)SMS
11 (50.00 %)3GPP
11 (50.00 %)UMTS
11 (50.00 %)HP
11 (50.00 %)TestDirector
11 (50.00 %)Code Coverage
11 (50.00 %)IPsec
11 (50.00 %)Oracle EBS

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the M4 Corridor 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.

M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (50.00 %)Oracle EBS
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)SMS
11 (50.00 %)3GPP
11 (50.00 %)UMTS
11 (50.00 %)IPsec
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)TestDirector
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Software Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Test Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Software Development Engineer
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Code Coverage
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)C
11 (50.00 %)Perl
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Oracle
11 (50.00 %)HP