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The table below looks at the demand for Test Scripting (Test Scripts) skills within the Nottingham 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3231
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads64
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.004 %
As % of the category below3.947 %2.740 %
Daily rates quoted42
Average minimum daily rate£264£265
Average daily rate£319£273
% change on same period last year+17.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£280
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£315
% change on same period last year+3.03 %
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£32.00£27.39
% change on same period last year+16.81 %
Nottingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Nottingham
Matching contract IT job ads152146
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.214 %0.148 %
Daily rates quoted3934
Average minimum daily rate£375£316
Average daily rate£407£328
% change on same period last year+24.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£440£339
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£370
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Hourly rates quoted920
Average minimum hourly rate£18.81£27.46
Average hourly rate£19.96£28.60
% change on same period last year-30.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.10£29.73
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.44£30.00
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
Test Scripting NottinghamshireTest Scripting
Nottinghamshire

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 Nottingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Nottingham 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 Nottingham region.

Nottingham Test Scripting Daily Rate Trend

Test Scripting
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the Nottingham region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Nottingham Test Scripting Daily Rate Histogram

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 Nottingham region.

Nottingham Test Scripting Hourly Rate Trend

Test Scripting
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Nottingham 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.

17 (36.84 %).NET
17 (36.84 %)Scrum
17 (36.84 %)Agile Software Development
26 (31.58 %)WebServices
35 (26.32 %)Oracle
44 (21.05 %)ISEB
44 (21.05 %)WinRunner
44 (21.05 %)QuickTest Pro
44 (21.05 %)UNIX
44 (21.05 %)ERP
44 (21.05 %)C
44 (21.05 %)C#
44 (21.05 %)JavaScript
44 (21.05 %)Perl
44 (21.05 %)SQL
44 (21.05 %)VBScript
44 (21.05 %)Oracle ERP
53 (15.79 %)Oracle Payroll
53 (15.79 %)Automated Testing
53 (15.79 %)Software Testing
53 (15.79 %)ISTQB
53 (15.79 %)QA
53 (15.79 %)Integration Testing
53 (15.79 %)Manual Testing
53 (15.79 %)Finance
62 (10.53 %)Microsoft
71 (5.263 %)ISEB Practitioner
71 (5.263 %)User Acceptance Testing
71 (5.263 %)Performance Testing
71 (5.263 %)Load Testing

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Nottingham 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.

Nottingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (36.84 %).NET
26 (31.58 %)WebServices
Nottingham IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (21.05 %)Oracle ERP
23 (15.79 %)Oracle Payroll
31 (5.263 %)SAP HR
31 (5.263 %)Oracle HRMS
Nottingham IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (21.05 %)WinRunner
14 (21.05 %)QuickTest Pro
Nottingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (15.79 %)Finance
Nottingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (31.58 %)Tester
16 (31.58 %)Software Engineer
16 (31.58 %)Test Engineer
16 (31.58 %)Software Test Engineer
25 (26.32 %)Consultant
33 (15.79 %)Functional Consultant
33 (15.79 %)Payroll Consultant
42 (10.53 %)Oracle Consultant
42 (10.53 %)Oracle Functional Consultant
42 (10.53 %)Oracle Payroll Consultant
51 (5.263 %)Technical Tester
51 (5.263 %)SAP Manager
51 (5.263 %)SAP Test Manager
51 (5.263 %)Performance Tester
51 (5.263 %)Systems Manager
51 (5.263 %)Software Tester
51 (5.263 %)Analyst
51 (5.263 %)Test Manager
51 (5.263 %)Test Analyst
Nottingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (21.05 %)UNIX
Nottingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (36.84 %)Scrum
17 (36.84 %)Agile Software Development
24 (21.05 %)ERP
33 (15.79 %)Integration Testing
33 (15.79 %)Manual Testing
33 (15.79 %)Automated Testing
33 (15.79 %)Software Testing
41 (5.263 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (5.263 %)Performance Testing
41 (5.263 %)Load Testing
41 (5.263 %)Stress Testing
41 (5.263 %)PRINCE2
41 (5.263 %)DNA
41 (5.263 %)Project Management
41 (5.263 %)Service Management
41 (5.263 %)Change Management
Nottingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (21.05 %)C
14 (21.05 %)C#
14 (21.05 %)JavaScript
14 (21.05 %)Perl
14 (21.05 %)SQL
14 (21.05 %)VBScript
21 (5.263 %)VB
21 (5.263 %)C++
21 (5.263 %)Java
Nottingham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (21.05 %)ISEB
23 (15.79 %)ISTQB
31 (5.263 %)Degree
31 (5.263 %)ISEB Practitioner
Nottingham IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (15.79 %)QA
21 (5.263 %)SLA
21 (5.263 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Nottingham IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (5.263 %)SCCM
Nottingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (26.32 %)Oracle
22 (10.53 %)Microsoft
31 (5.263 %)SAP