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The table below looks at the demand for Unit Testing skills within the Milton Keynes region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Unit Testing over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUnit Testing
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6461
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads15
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.181 %1.048 %
Daily rates quoted05
Average minimum daily rate-£248
Average daily rate-£266
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£284
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£339
% change on same period last year+6.25 %
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£38.62£37.36
% change on same period last year+3.36 %
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Milton Keynes
Matching contract IT job ads554477
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.787 %0.482 %
Daily rates quoted214157
Average minimum daily rate£302£343
Average daily rate£326£362
% change on same period last year-10.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£382
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£371
% change on same period last year+1.63 %
Hourly rates quoted6246
Average minimum hourly rate£21.22£24.79
Average hourly rate£22.33£25.44
% change on same period last year-12.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.44£26.09
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.32£30.04
% change on same period last year-2.39 %
Unit Testing BuckinghamshireUnit Testing
Buckinghamshire

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.

Unit Testing
Demand Trend

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

Milton Keynes Unit Testing Demand Trend

Unit Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Milton Keynes Unit Testing Daily Rate Trend

Unit Testing
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Milton Keynes region citing Unit 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 Unit Testing.

17 (87.50 %)Degree
22 (25.00 %)Microsoft
22 (25.00 %).NET Framework
22 (25.00 %)Agile Software Development
22 (25.00 %)C#
22 (25.00 %).NET
22 (25.00 %)Windows
22 (25.00 %)OO
22 (25.00 %)XAML
22 (25.00 %)WinForms
22 (25.00 %)WPF
31 (12.50 %)Integration Testing
31 (12.50 %)Test Scripting
31 (12.50 %)ERP
31 (12.50 %)SAP

Unit Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Milton Keynes region citing Unit 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 Unit Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (25.00 %).NET
12 (25.00 %)WinForms
12 (25.00 %).NET Framework
12 (25.00 %)WPF
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (62.50 %)Software Engineer
15 (62.50 %)Test Engineer
15 (62.50 %)Software Test Engineer
22 (25.00 %)Developer
22 (25.00 %).NET Developer
22 (25.00 %)C# Developer
31 (12.50 %)Test Manager
31 (12.50 %)WinForms Developer
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (25.00 %)Windows
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (25.00 %)OO
12 (25.00 %)Agile Software Development
21 (12.50 %)Integration Testing
21 (12.50 %)Test Scripting
21 (12.50 %)ERP
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (25.00 %)C#
12 (25.00 %)XAML
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (87.50 %)Degree
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (25.00 %)Microsoft
21 (12.50 %)SAP