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The table below looks at the demand for Automated Testing skills within the Nottinghamshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Automated Testing over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAutomated Testing
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank31-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads70
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.000 %
As % of the category below4.046 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted70
Average minimum daily rate£293-
Average daily rate£334-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£375-
UK excluding London average daily rate£306£290
% change on same period last year+5.55 %
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£35.30£35.07
% change on same period last year+0.64 %
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Nottinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads173207
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.244 %0.209 %
Daily rates quoted4546
Average minimum daily rate£379£322
Average daily rate£409£338
% change on same period last year+20.98 %
Average maximum daily rate£439£354
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£370
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Hourly rates quoted1132
Average minimum hourly rate£16.27£26.55
Average hourly rate£17.61£27.75
% change on same period last year-36.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.96£28.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.44£30.00
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
Automated Testing East MidlandsAutomated Testing
East Midlands

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.

Automated Testing
Demand Trend

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

Nottinghamshire Automated Testing Demand Trend

Automated Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Nottinghamshire Automated Testing Daily Rate Trend

Automated Testing
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Nottinghamshire Automated Testing Daily Rate Histogram

Automated Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Nottinghamshire Automated Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Automated Testing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Automated Testing within the Nottinghamshire region over the 3 months to 10 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
NottinghamNew entry-7£334-
Automated Testing East MidlandsAutomated Testing
East Midlands

Automated Testing
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Nottinghamshire region citing Automated 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 Automated Testing.

14 (44.44 %)ISEB
23 (33.33 %).NET
23 (33.33 %)Oracle
23 (33.33 %)WebServices
23 (33.33 %)UNIX
23 (33.33 %)Agile Software Development
23 (33.33 %)Scrum
23 (33.33 %)ISTQB
23 (33.33 %)Test Scripting
23 (33.33 %)Manual Testing
32 (22.22 %)C++
32 (22.22 %)Java
32 (22.22 %)Perl
32 (22.22 %)SQL
32 (22.22 %)QuickTest Pro
41 (11.11 %)Lawson
41 (11.11 %)Reuters
41 (11.11 %)Regression Testing
41 (11.11 %)Finance
41 (11.11 %)HP
41 (11.11 %)Retail
41 (11.11 %)ISEB Practitioner
41 (11.11 %)Software Testing
41 (11.11 %)Degree
41 (11.11 %)User Acceptance Testing

Automated Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Nottinghamshire region citing Automated 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 Automated Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (33.33 %).NET
13 (33.33 %)WebServices
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (22.22 %)QuickTest Pro
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (11.11 %)Finance
11 (11.11 %)Retail
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (33.33 %)Software Engineer
13 (33.33 %)Test Engineer
13 (33.33 %)Software Test Engineer
22 (22.22 %)Team Leader
22 (22.22 %)Analyst
22 (22.22 %)Test Analyst
22 (22.22 %)Tester
31 (11.11 %)Test Team Leader
31 (11.11 %)Technical Tester
31 (11.11 %)Supply Chain Analyst
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (33.33 %)UNIX
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (33.33 %)Scrum
13 (33.33 %)Agile Software Development
13 (33.33 %)Test Scripting
13 (33.33 %)Manual Testing
21 (11.11 %)Regression Testing
21 (11.11 %)Software Testing
21 (11.11 %)User Acceptance Testing
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (22.22 %)C++
12 (22.22 %)Java
12 (22.22 %)Perl
12 (22.22 %)SQL
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (44.44 %)ISEB
23 (33.33 %)ISTQB
31 (11.11 %)Degree
31 (11.11 %)ISEB Practitioner
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (33.33 %)Oracle
21 (11.11 %)HP
21 (11.11 %)Lawson
21 (11.11 %)Reuters