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The table below looks at the demand for the Junior Tester role in IT contracts within the North West 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 Junior Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Junior Tester
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£116£178
% change on same period last year-34.56 %
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£15.50-
% change on same period last year-
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching contract IT job ads33444045
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.708 %4.088 %
Daily rates quoted783827
Average minimum daily rate£324£320
Average daily rate£341£338
% change on same period last year+0.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£356
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted467456
Average minimum hourly rate£21.62£20.30
Average hourly rate£23.40£21.94
% change on same period last year+6.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.19£23.58
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Junior Tester EnglandJunior 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.

Junior Tester
Demand Trend

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

North West Junior Tester Demand Trend

Junior Tester
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Junior Tester Daily Rate Trend

Junior Tester
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Junior Tester Hourly Rate Trend

Junior Tester
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Junior 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 Junior Tester in their job title.

14 (80.00 %)MS Excel
14 (80.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
14 (80.00 %)MS Office
14 (80.00 %)Windows
14 (80.00 %)Windows 2000
14 (80.00 %)Law
14 (80.00 %)Document Management
21 (20.00 %)Games
21 (20.00 %)Software Engineering
21 (20.00 %)Degree
21 (20.00 %)Java
21 (20.00 %)J2ME

Junior Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Junior 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 Junior Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (20.00 %)J2ME
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (80.00 %)MS Office
14 (80.00 %)MS Excel
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (80.00 %)Law
21 (20.00 %)Games
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (80.00 %)Windows
14 (80.00 %)Windows 2000
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (80.00 %)Document Management
21 (20.00 %)Software Engineering
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (20.00 %)Java
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)Degree
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (80.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)