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This section looks at the demand for Test Scripting (Test Scripts) skills within the Middlesex 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3927
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching contract IT job ads822
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.022 %
As % of the category below2.198 %5.946 %
Daily rates quoted32
Average minimum daily rate£230£275
Average daily rate£236£300
% change on same period last year-21.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£242£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£321
% change on same period last year+1.35 %
Hourly rates quoted32
Average minimum hourly rate£33.17£12.25
Average hourly rate£33.50£13.25
% change on same period last year+152.82 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.83£14.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.81£30.86
% change on same period last year-9.89 %
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Middlesex
Matching contract IT job ads364370
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.485 %0.374 %
Daily rates quoted9693
Average minimum daily rate£331£316
Average daily rate£355£338
% change on same period last year+5.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£379£361
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted2313
Average minimum hourly rate£33.44£38.64
Average hourly rate£35.44£39.35
% change on same period last year-9.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.44£40.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.33£30.16
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
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 Middlesex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Middlesex 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 Middlesex region.

Middlesex Test Scripting Daily Rate Trend

Test Scripting
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the Middlesex region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Middlesex Test Scripting Daily Rate Histogram

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 Middlesex region.

Middlesex Test Scripting Hourly Rate Trend

Test Scripting
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the Middlesex region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Middlesex Test Scripting Hourly Rate Histogram

Test Scripting
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex 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.

14 (28.57 %)Pharmaceutical
23 (21.43 %)SAP
23 (21.43 %)Retail
23 (21.43 %)Software Testing
23 (21.43 %)User Acceptance Testing
32 (14.29 %)Performance Testing
32 (14.29 %)VMware
32 (14.29 %)Use Case
32 (14.29 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (14.29 %)WebSphere
32 (14.29 %)Refactoring
32 (14.29 %)Project Management
32 (14.29 %)Windows
32 (14.29 %)Data Modelling
32 (14.29 %)HP
32 (14.29 %)ISEB
32 (14.29 %)LoadRunner
41 (7.143 %)SAP HR
41 (7.143 %)BPR
41 (7.143 %)LIMS
41 (7.143 %)IBM
41 (7.143 %)MS Excel
41 (7.143 %)MS Visio
41 (7.143 %)Java
41 (7.143 %)SQL
41 (7.143 %)Transact-SQL
41 (7.143 %)MS Project
41 (7.143 %)Telecoms
41 (7.143 %)Government
41 (7.143 %)Document Management

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex 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.

Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (14.29 %)WebSphere
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (7.143 %)MS Project
11 (7.143 %)MS Excel
11 (7.143 %)MS Visio
11 (7.143 %)MS PowerPoint
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (7.143 %)SAP HR
11 (7.143 %)SAP Oil and Gas
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (14.29 %)LoadRunner
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (28.57 %)Pharmaceutical
23 (21.43 %)Retail
31 (7.143 %)Auditing
31 (7.143 %)Telecoms
31 (7.143 %)Government
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (50.00 %)Analyst
26 (42.86 %)Tester
34 (28.57 %)Test Analyst
43 (21.43 %)Performance Tester
43 (21.43 %)Business Analyst
52 (14.29 %)Project Manager
61 (7.143 %)Junior
61 (7.143 %)Manual Tester
61 (7.143 %)Senior Tester
61 (7.143 %)Project Analyst
61 (7.143 %)Junior Test Analyst
61 (7.143 %)SAP Test Analyst
61 (7.143 %)Junior Analyst
61 (7.143 %)SAP Tester
61 (7.143 %)Functional Tester
61 (7.143 %)SAP Analyst
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.143 %)LIMS
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (14.29 %)Windows
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (21.43 %)User Acceptance Testing
13 (21.43 %)Software Testing
22 (14.29 %)Refactoring
22 (14.29 %)Use Case
22 (14.29 %)Performance Testing
22 (14.29 %)Data Modelling
22 (14.29 %)Project Management
31 (7.143 %)Document Management
31 (7.143 %)Business Analysis
31 (7.143 %)BPR
31 (7.143 %)Manual Testing
31 (7.143 %)SC Cleared
31 (7.143 %)Security Cleared
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (7.143 %)Java
11 (7.143 %)SQL
11 (7.143 %)Transact-SQL
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (14.29 %)ISEB
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (14.29 %)VMware Infrastructure
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (21.43 %)SAP
22 (14.29 %)HP
22 (14.29 %)VMware
31 (7.143 %)IBM
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