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The table below looks at the demand for System Testing skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited System Testing over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSystem Testing
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008		Same period last year
Rank106130
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching contract IT job ads2314
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.014 %
As % of the category below1.255 %0.698 %
Daily rates quoted33
Average minimum daily rate£293£267
Average daily rate£308£273
% change on same period last year+12.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£323£280
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£325
% change on same period last year+3.53 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£27.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.47£32.07
% change on same period last year-4.99 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
North West
Matching contract IT job ads18322005
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.476 %1.977 %
Daily rates quoted462540
Average minimum daily rate£341£339
Average daily rate£362£357
% change on same period last year+1.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£384£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£375
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted162136
Average minimum hourly rate£25.62£25.23
Average hourly rate£27.34£27.15
% change on same period last year+0.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.06£29.06
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.41£30.41
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
System Testing EnglandSystem 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.

System Testing
Demand Trend

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

North West System Testing Demand Trend

System Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West System Testing Daily Rate Trend

System Testing
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing System Testing across the North West region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

North West System Testing Daily Rate Histogram

System Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West System Testing Hourly Rate Trend

System Testing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing System Testing within the North West region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last		Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads		Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months		Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CheshireUp+1913£320-
MerseysideUp+114£290-
ManchesterDown-62£315-1.56 %
LancashireUp+51--
System Testing EnglandSystem Testing
England

System Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing System 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 System Testing.

122 (45.83 %)Oracle
217 (35.42 %)Project Management
217 (35.42 %)Business Analysis
313 (27.08 %)Systems Analysis
313 (27.08 %)PRINCE
313 (27.08 %)PRINCE2
411 (22.92 %)Risk Management
510 (20.83 %)SQL
68 (16.67 %)Java
68 (16.67 %)Oracle HRMS
68 (16.67 %)User Acceptance Testing
77 (14.58 %)JavaScript
77 (14.58 %)UNIX
86 (12.50 %)Oracle Discoverer
86 (12.50 %)Finance
95 (10.42 %)Integration Testing
95 (10.42 %)JSTL
95 (10.42 %)CSS
95 (10.42 %)JSP
95 (10.42 %)HTML
95 (10.42 %)Struts
95 (10.42 %)E-Commerce
95 (10.42 %)PL/SQL
95 (10.42 %)C
104 (8.333 %)Oracle 11i
104 (8.333 %)Microsoft
104 (8.333 %)Retail
104 (8.333 %)Test Scripting
113 (6.250 %)MS Excel
113 (6.250 %)Configuration Management

System Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing System 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 System Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (10.42 %)HTML
15 (10.42 %)Struts
15 (10.42 %)CSS
15 (10.42 %)JSP
15 (10.42 %)JSTL
22 (4.167 %)Servlets
22 (4.167 %)X-Windows
22 (4.167 %)J2EE
22 (4.167 %)ASP
31 (2.083 %)EJB
31 (2.083 %)UIQ
31 (2.083 %)WebSphere
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (4.167 %)JBoss
12 (4.167 %)Oracle 9iAS
21 (2.083 %)WebLogic
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (6.250 %)MS Excel
22 (4.167 %)Spreadsheet
22 (4.167 %)MS Project
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
18 (16.67 %)Oracle HRMS
24 (8.333 %)Oracle 11i
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (4.167 %)TCP/IP
12 (4.167 %)SMPP
21 (2.083 %)Intranet
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (12.50 %)Oracle Discoverer
22 (4.167 %)Oracle Reports
22 (4.167 %)Oracle 8/8i
22 (4.167 %)Oracle 9i
31 (2.083 %)Adabas
31 (2.083 %)SQL Server
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (4.167 %)Oracle Forms
12 (4.167 %)JDeveloper
12 (4.167 %)Ant
12 (4.167 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (2.083 %)Rational Robot
21 (2.083 %)PVCS
21 (2.083 %)VSS/SourceSafe
21 (2.083 %)WinRunner
21 (2.083 %)TestDirector
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (12.50 %)Finance
24 (8.333 %)Retail
31 (2.083 %)General Ledger
31 (2.083 %)Insurance
31 (2.083 %)Financial Institution
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
128 (58.33 %)Analyst
217 (35.42 %)Business Analyst
311 (22.92 %)Developer
48 (16.67 %)Test Analyst
57 (14.58 %)Java Developer
65 (10.42 %)Business Manager
65 (10.42 %)Project Manager
65 (10.42 %)Software Engineer
65 (10.42 %)Business Project Manager
72 (4.167 %)C Software Engineer
72 (4.167 %)Tester
72 (4.167 %)Administrator
72 (4.167 %)Systems Analyst
72 (4.167 %)Senior Analyst
72 (4.167 %)UNIX Engineer
72 (4.167 %)Project Administrator
72 (4.167 %)Analyst Developer
81 (2.083 %)Senior Tester
81 (2.083 %)Systems Developer
81 (2.083 %)Access Developer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (4.167 %)Mainframe
12 (4.167 %)IBM Mainframe
21 (2.083 %)NHS
21 (2.083 %)AS400
21 (2.083 %)IVR
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (14.58 %)UNIX
23 (6.250 %)Windows
31 (2.083 %)MVS
31 (2.083 %)Symbian OS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (35.42 %)Project Management
117 (35.42 %)Business Analysis
213 (27.08 %)PRINCE2
213 (27.08 %)PRINCE
213 (27.08 %)Systems Analysis
311 (22.92 %)Risk Management
48 (16.67 %)User Acceptance Testing
55 (10.42 %)Integration Testing
55 (10.42 %)E-Commerce
64 (8.333 %)Test Scripting
73 (6.250 %)Configuration Management
82 (4.167 %)Migration
82 (4.167 %)Document Management
82 (4.167 %)Risk Analysis
82 (4.167 %)E-business
82 (4.167 %)Automated Testing
91 (2.083 %)Use Case
91 (2.083 %)Data Analysis
91 (2.083 %)Quality Management
91 (2.083 %)BPR
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (20.83 %)SQL
28 (16.67 %)Java
37 (14.58 %)JavaScript
45 (10.42 %)PL/SQL
45 (10.42 %)C
53 (6.250 %)VB
62 (4.167 %)VBA
62 (4.167 %)Uniface
62 (4.167 %)C#
62 (4.167 %)COBOL
71 (2.083 %)NATURAL
71 (2.083 %)JCL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.083 %)ISEB
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.083 %)ISO9001
11 (2.083 %)QA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (45.83 %)Oracle
24 (8.333 %)Microsoft
33 (6.250 %)Sybase
42 (4.167 %)IBM
51 (2.083 %)Symbian
51 (2.083 %)HP
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