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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Rational Functional Tester skills within the Midlands region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Rational Functional Tester over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Rational Functional Tester
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank4765
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching contract IT job ads45
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.006 %
As % of the category below11.43 %5.000 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£250
Average daily rate-£300
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£350
UK excluding London average daily rate-£294
% change on same period last year-
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--
% change on same period last year-
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads35100
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.070 %0.125 %
Daily rates quoted48
Average minimum daily rate£314£286
Average daily rate£337£319
% change on same period last year+5.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£360£351
UK excluding London average daily rate£316£338
% change on same period last year-6.32 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£21.50
Average hourly rate-£22.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£22.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.48£32.22
% change on same period last year-2.28 %
Rational Functional Tester EnglandRational 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.

Rational Functional Tester
Demand Trend

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

Midlands Rational Functional Tester Demand Trend

Rational Functional Tester
Daily Rate Trend

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

Midlands Rational Functional Tester Daily Rate Trend

Rational Functional Tester
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing Rational Functional Tester 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 Rational Functional Tester.

14 (100.00 %)Automated Testing
22 (50.00 %)Microsoft
22 (50.00 %)Government
22 (50.00 %)Java
22 (50.00 %).NET
31 (25.00 %)IBM

Rational Functional Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing Rational Functional Tester 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 Rational Functional Tester. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (50.00 %).NET
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Government
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %)Tester
14 (100.00 %)Functional Tester
23 (75.00 %)Test Engineer
31 (25.00 %)Analyst
31 (25.00 %)Test Analyst
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (100.00 %)Automated Testing
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (50.00 %)Java
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (25.00 %)IBM