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This section looks at the demand for the Software 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 Software Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Tester
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank74-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.080 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£350-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£287£279
% change on same period last year+2.92 %
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£19.28£31.75
% change on same period last year-39.28 %
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads12481718
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.663 %1.738 %
Daily rates quoted256287
Average minimum daily rate£361£375
Average daily rate£388£398
% change on same period last year-2.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£414£420
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted50109
Average minimum hourly rate£22.01£30.46
Average hourly rate£24.03£31.49
% change on same period last year-23.68 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.06£32.53
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Software Tester EnglandSoftware 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.

Software Tester
Demand Trend

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

Midlands Software Tester Demand Trend

Software Tester
Daily Rate Trend

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

Midlands Software Tester Daily Rate Trend

Software Tester
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Midlands Software Tester Hourly Rate Trend

Software Tester
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region that cited Software 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 Software Tester in their job title.

11 (33.33 %)Automotive
11 (33.33 %)Legal
11 (33.33 %)Validation
11 (33.33 %).NET Framework
11 (33.33 %)QA
11 (33.33 %)C#
11 (33.33 %)SQL
11 (33.33 %).NET
11 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
11 (33.33 %)TestDirector
11 (33.33 %)BizTalk Server

Software Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region that cited Software 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 Software Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (33.33 %).NET
11 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
11 (33.33 %).NET Framework
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (33.33 %)BizTalk Server
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (33.33 %)TestDirector
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Automotive
11 (33.33 %)Legal
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)Validation
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (33.33 %)C#
11 (33.33 %)SQL
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (33.33 %)QA
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