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The table below looks at the demand for Software Testing skills within the North Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Testing over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Testing
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank42-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.124 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£450-
Average daily rate£450-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£297£326
% change on same period last year-8.86 %
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£30.79£29.27
% change on same period last year+5.21 %
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
North Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads178290
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.252 %0.294 %
Daily rates quoted52125
Average minimum daily rate£375£370
Average daily rate£387£381
% change on same period last year+1.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£399£392
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£371
% change on same period last year+1.83 %
Hourly rates quoted811
Average minimum hourly rate£22.62£20.13
Average hourly rate£24.12£22.57
% change on same period last year+6.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.62£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.42£29.97
% change on same period last year-1.81 %
Software Testing YorkshireSoftware Testing
Yorkshire

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 Testing
Demand Trend

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

North Yorkshire Software Testing Demand Trend

Software Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

North Yorkshire Software Testing Daily Rate Trend

Software Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North Yorkshire Software Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Software Testing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing within the North Yorkshire 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.

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
YorkNew entry-1--
Software Testing YorkshireSoftware Testing
Yorkshire

Software Testing
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North Yorkshire region citing Software 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 Software Testing.

11 (50.00 %)NPfIT
11 (50.00 %)Quality Management
11 (50.00 %)Finance
11 (50.00 %)ISEB
11 (50.00 %)TestDirector
11 (50.00 %)NHS
11 (50.00 %)Mainframe

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North Yorkshire region citing Software 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 Software Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)TestDirector
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Finance
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Analyst
21 (50.00 %)Test Analyst
21 (50.00 %)Senior Analyst
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)NHS
11 (50.00 %)Mainframe
11 (50.00 %)NPfIT
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Quality Management
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)ISEB