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This section looks at the demand for Test Scripting (Test Scripts) 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 Test Scripting over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2935
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads174
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.004 %
As % of the category below7.489 %2.381 %
Daily rates quoted104
Average minimum daily rate£315£283
Average daily rate£363£295
% change on same period last year+22.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£410£308
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£319
% change on same period last year+1.25 %
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£29.92£30.00
% change on same period last year-0.27 %
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Nottinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads227168
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.300 %0.167 %
Daily rates quoted8444
Average minimum daily rate£372£342
Average daily rate£397£352
% change on same period last year+12.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£421£363
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted1321
Average minimum hourly rate£15.86£24.72
Average hourly rate£18.28£26.08
% change on same period last year-29.90 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.71£27.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.34£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Test Scripting East MidlandsTest Scripting
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.

Test Scripting
Demand Trend

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

Nottinghamshire 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 Nottinghamshire region.

Nottinghamshire 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 Nottinghamshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Nottinghamshire 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 Nottinghamshire region.

Nottinghamshire Test Scripting Hourly Rate Trend

Test Scripting
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Scripting within the Nottinghamshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
NottinghamUp+516£358+31.49 %
Test Scripting East MidlandsTest Scripting
East Midlands

Test Scripting
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Nottinghamshire 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.

18 (36.36 %).NET
18 (36.36 %)Scrum
18 (36.36 %)Agile Software Development
27 (31.82 %)WebServices
35 (22.73 %)Oracle
35 (22.73 %)C#
44 (18.18 %)ISEB
44 (18.18 %)ERP
44 (18.18 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
44 (18.18 %)Finance
44 (18.18 %)Oracle ERP
53 (13.64 %)Oracle Payroll
53 (13.64 %)Integration Testing
53 (13.64 %)Manual Testing
53 (13.64 %)Automated Testing
53 (13.64 %)Software Testing
53 (13.64 %)ISTQB
53 (13.64 %)WinRunner
53 (13.64 %)QuickTest Pro
53 (13.64 %)C
53 (13.64 %)UNIX
53 (13.64 %)JavaScript
53 (13.64 %)Perl
53 (13.64 %)SQL
53 (13.64 %)VBScript
62 (9.091 %)Microsoft
62 (9.091 %)QA
71 (4.545 %)ISEB Practitioner
71 (4.545 %)TestPartner
71 (4.545 %)User Acceptance Testing

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Nottinghamshire 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.

Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (36.36 %).NET
27 (31.82 %)WebServices
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (18.18 %)Oracle ERP
23 (13.64 %)Oracle Payroll
31 (4.545 %)Oracle HRMS
31 (4.545 %)SAP HR
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (13.64 %)WinRunner
13 (13.64 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (4.545 %)TestPartner
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (18.18 %)Finance
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (36.36 %)Consultant
27 (31.82 %)Test Engineer
27 (31.82 %)Software Test Engineer
27 (31.82 %)Software Engineer
34 (18.18 %)Tester
43 (13.64 %)Payroll Consultant
43 (13.64 %)Functional Consultant
52 (9.091 %)Analyst
52 (9.091 %)Test Analyst
52 (9.091 %)Oracle Consultant
52 (9.091 %)Oracle Functional Consultant
52 (9.091 %)Oracle Payroll Consultant
61 (4.545 %)SAP Manager
61 (4.545 %)SAP Test Manager
61 (4.545 %)Test Manager
61 (4.545 %)Systems Manager
61 (4.545 %)Software Tester
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (13.64 %)UNIX
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (36.36 %)Scrum
18 (36.36 %)Agile Software Development
24 (18.18 %)ERP
33 (13.64 %)Integration Testing
33 (13.64 %)Manual Testing
33 (13.64 %)Automated Testing
33 (13.64 %)Software Testing
41 (4.545 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (4.545 %)Load Testing
41 (4.545 %)Stress Testing
41 (4.545 %)Service Management
41 (4.545 %)Change Management
41 (4.545 %)PRINCE2
41 (4.545 %)Project Management
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (22.73 %)C#
23 (13.64 %)C
23 (13.64 %)JavaScript
23 (13.64 %)Perl
23 (13.64 %)SQL
23 (13.64 %)VBScript
31 (4.545 %)VB
31 (4.545 %)C++
31 (4.545 %)Java
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (18.18 %)ISEB
23 (13.64 %)ISTQB
31 (4.545 %)ISEB Practitioner
31 (4.545 %)Degree
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (18.18 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
22 (9.091 %)QA
31 (4.545 %)SLA
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (4.545 %)SCCM
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (22.73 %)Oracle
22 (9.091 %)Microsoft
31 (4.545 %)SAP