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The table below looks at the demand for Test Scripting (Test Scripts) 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 Test Scripting over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank4039
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads111
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.011 %
As % of the category below0.549 %3.470 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£350
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£318
% change on same period last year+1.11 %
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£29.51£29.96
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
North Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads182317
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.246 %0.313 %
Daily rates quoted51137
Average minimum daily rate£370£367
Average daily rate£384£380
% change on same period last year+0.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£398£394
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£375
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted148
Average minimum hourly rate£22.39£22.00
Average hourly rate£24.08£22.81
% change on same period last year+5.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.78£23.62
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.41£30.41
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Test Scripting YorkshireTest Scripting
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.

Test Scripting
Demand Trend

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

North Yorkshire Test Scripting Demand Trend

Test Scripting
Daily Rate Trend

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

North Yorkshire Test Scripting Daily Rate Trend

Test Scripting
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North Yorkshire Test Scripting Hourly Rate Trend

Test Scripting
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Scripting within the North Yorkshire 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
YorkUp+171--
Test Scripting YorkshireTest Scripting
Yorkshire

Test Scripting
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North Yorkshire region citing Test Scripting 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 Test Scripting.

12 (50.00 %)ISEB
21 (25.00 %)Software Testing
21 (25.00 %)Pensions
21 (25.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
21 (25.00 %)Integration Testing
21 (25.00 %)System Testing
21 (25.00 %)Data Mapping
21 (25.00 %)V-Model
21 (25.00 %)GAP Analysis
21 (25.00 %)Finance
21 (25.00 %)Migration
21 (25.00 %)SQL
21 (25.00 %)Oracle
21 (25.00 %)SAP

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Finance
11 (25.00 %)Pensions
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Tester
22 (50.00 %)Analyst
22 (50.00 %)Software Tester
31 (25.00 %)Junior Tester
31 (25.00 %)SAP Business Analyst
31 (25.00 %)Applications Tester
31 (25.00 %)SAP Analyst
31 (25.00 %)Test Analyst
31 (25.00 %)Junior
31 (25.00 %)Business Analyst
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)GAP Analysis
11 (25.00 %)Migration
11 (25.00 %)Software Testing
11 (25.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
11 (25.00 %)Integration Testing
11 (25.00 %)System Testing
11 (25.00 %)Data Mapping
11 (25.00 %)V-Model
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)SQL
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (50.00 %)ISEB
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Oracle
11 (25.00 %)SAP