North West Systems Test Engineer Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for the Systems Test Engineer 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 Systems Test Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

System Test Engineer
Location Basingstoke Berkshire Bristol Cambridge Cambridgeshire Dorset East of England England Essex Hampshire Lancashire Manchester North West South East South West UK	3 months to 13 Oct 2008	Same period last year
Rank	113	145
Rank change on same period last year	+32
Matching contract IT job ads	18	1
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.025 %	0.001 %
As % of the category below	0.539 %	0.025 %
Daily rates quoted	0	0
Average minimum daily rate	-	-
Average daily rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum daily rate	-	-
UK excluding London average daily rate	£445	£282
% change on same period last year	+57.52 %
Hourly rates quoted	17	1
Average minimum hourly rate	£28.71	£28.00
Average hourly rate	£28.85	£30.00
% change on same period last year	-3.82 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£29.00	£32.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£31.06	£33.07
% change on same period last year	-6.07 %
Job Titles North West
Matching contract IT job ads	3337	4053
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	4.719 %	4.103 %
Daily rates quoted	775	824
Average minimum daily rate	£324	£320
Average daily rate	£341	£338
% change on same period last year	+0.99 %
Average maximum daily rate	£359	£356
UK excluding London average daily rate	£352	£353
% change on same period last year	-0.18 %
Hourly rates quoted	472	453
Average minimum hourly rate	£21.58	£20.29
Average hourly rate	£23.36	£21.91
% change on same period last year	+6.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£25.14	£23.52
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£23.71	£25.14
% change on same period last year	-5.69 %
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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.

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Demand Trend

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

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

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Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Systems Test Engineer across the North West region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

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Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Test Engineer within the North West region over the 3 months to 13 October 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.

Location	Rank 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
Lancashire	+20	17	-	-
Manchester	-	1	-	-

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Top 3 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Systems Test Engineer 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 Systems Test Engineer in their job title.

1 15 (83.33 %) Avionics 2 8 (44.44 %) Aerospace 3 7 (38.89 %) Security Cleared

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Systems Test Engineer 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 Systems Test Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

General 1 15 (83.33 %) Avionics 2 8 (44.44 %) Aerospace

Processes & Methodologies 1 7 (38.89 %) Security Cleared