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The table below looks at the demand for Integration Testing skills within the Midlands region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Integration Testing over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIntegration Testing
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank5566
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads19
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.213 %1.269 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£383
Average daily rate-£387
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£392
UK excluding London average daily rate£388£387
% change on same period last year+0.34 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£37.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£39.17£30.31
% change on same period last year+29.20 %
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads470709
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.740 %0.760 %
Daily rates quoted60125
Average minimum daily rate£392£382
Average daily rate£417£403
% change on same period last year+3.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£442£424
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£370
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
Hourly rates quoted550
Average minimum hourly rate£21.00£25.51
Average hourly rate£23.45£25.96
% change on same period last year-9.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.90£26.41
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.17£29.91
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
Integration Testing EnglandIntegration Testing
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.

Integration Testing
Demand Trend

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

Midlands Integration Testing Demand Trend

Integration Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Midlands Integration Testing Daily Rate Trend

Integration Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Midlands Integration Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Integration Testing
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing Integration 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 Integration Testing.

14 (40.00 %)Government
14 (40.00 %)Test Scripting
23 (30.00 %)Regression Testing
23 (30.00 %)ISEB
23 (30.00 %)SQL
32 (20.00 %).NET
32 (20.00 %)SAP
32 (20.00 %)XML
32 (20.00 %)SAP R/3
32 (20.00 %)RUP
32 (20.00 %)CRM
32 (20.00 %)SOA
32 (20.00 %)IBM
32 (20.00 %)Migration
32 (20.00 %)DV Cleared
32 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
32 (20.00 %)V-Model
32 (20.00 %)Finance
41 (10.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (10.00 %)Software Engineering
41 (10.00 %)Software Testing
41 (10.00 %)Telecoms
41 (10.00 %)HNC
41 (10.00 %)Java
41 (10.00 %)JavaScript
41 (10.00 %)Perl
41 (10.00 %)J2EE
41 (10.00 %)Oracle
41 (10.00 %)SQL Server

Integration Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing Integration 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 Integration Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (20.00 %).NET
12 (20.00 %)XML
21 (10.00 %)J2EE
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (20.00 %)SAP R/3
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (10.00 %)SQL Server
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (40.00 %)Government
22 (20.00 %)Finance
31 (10.00 %)Telecoms
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (50.00 %)Tester
24 (40.00 %)Analyst
24 (40.00 %)Test Analyst
32 (20.00 %)SAP Tester
41 (10.00 %)Software Engineer
41 (10.00 %)Test Engineer
41 (10.00 %)Software Test Engineer
41 (10.00 %)Technical Tester
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (40.00 %)Test Scripting
23 (30.00 %)Regression Testing
32 (20.00 %)Migration
32 (20.00 %)DV Cleared
32 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
32 (20.00 %)V-Model
32 (20.00 %)RUP
32 (20.00 %)CRM
32 (20.00 %)SOA
41 (10.00 %)Software Engineering
41 (10.00 %)Software Testing
41 (10.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (30.00 %)SQL
21 (10.00 %)Java
21 (10.00 %)JavaScript
21 (10.00 %)Perl
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (30.00 %)ISEB
21 (10.00 %)HNC
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (20.00 %)SAP
12 (20.00 %)IBM
21 (10.00 %)Oracle