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The table below looks at the demand for the Functional Tester role in IT contracts within the Midlands 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 Functional Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Functional Tester
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank5568
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads17
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.118 %0.462 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£300
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£291
% change on same period last year+10.61 %
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£28.86-
% change on same period last year-
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads8491516
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.337 %1.624 %
Daily rates quoted93247
Average minimum daily rate£374£381
Average daily rate£401£399
% change on same period last year+0.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£427£418
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted1477
Average minimum hourly rate£31.91£23.51
Average hourly rate£32.84£24.27
% change on same period last year+35.32 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.78£25.03
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Functional Tester EnglandFunctional 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.

Functional Tester
Demand Trend

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

Midlands Functional Tester Demand Trend

Functional Tester
Daily Rate Trend

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

Midlands Functional Tester Daily Rate Trend

Functional Tester
Top 3 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region that cited 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 Functional Tester in their job title.

11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)Automated Testing
11 (100.00 %)Rational Functional Tester

Functional Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region that cited 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 Functional Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)Rational Functional Tester
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Automated Testing
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)Java