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The table below looks at the demand for Regression Testing skills within the Oxfordshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Regression Testing over the 3 months to 9 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRegression Testing
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank48-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.552 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£291£349
% change on same period last year-16.62 %
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-£23.94
% change on same period last year-
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads181173
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.365 %0.212 %
Daily rates quoted5148
Average minimum daily rate£326£409
Average daily rate£344£424
% change on same period last year-18.74 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£439
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£376
% change on same period last year+1.27 %
Hourly rates quoted2835
Average minimum hourly rate£26.49£18.36
Average hourly rate£27.42£19.75
% change on same period last year+38.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.36£21.14
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.65£28.81
% change on same period last year-4.03 %
Regression Testing South EastRegression Testing
South East

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.

Regression Testing
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire Regression Testing Demand Trend

Regression Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire Regression Testing Daily Rate Trend

Regression Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire Regression Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Regression Testing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Regression Testing within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 9 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BicesterNew entry-1--
Regression Testing South EastRegression Testing
South East

Regression Testing
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Regression 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 Regression Testing.

11 (50.00 %)SQL
11 (50.00 %)MS Office
11 (50.00 %)MS Excel
11 (50.00 %)E-Commerce
11 (50.00 %)Ingres
11 (50.00 %)ISEB
11 (50.00 %)TestDirector
11 (50.00 %)QuickTest Pro
11 (50.00 %)Penetration Testing
11 (50.00 %)Software Testing
11 (50.00 %)QA
11 (50.00 %)Problem Management
11 (50.00 %)Use Case
11 (50.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
11 (50.00 %)Stress Testing
11 (50.00 %)Integration Testing
11 (50.00 %)Test Scripting
11 (50.00 %)System Testing
11 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (50.00 %)Security Cleared

Regression Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Regression 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 Regression Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Office
11 (50.00 %)MS Excel
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)Ingres
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)TestDirector
11 (50.00 %)QuickTest Pro
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Tester
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Test Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Security Analyst
11 (50.00 %)QA Tester
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)E-Commerce
11 (50.00 %)Penetration Testing
11 (50.00 %)Software Testing
11 (50.00 %)Problem Management
11 (50.00 %)Use Case
11 (50.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
11 (50.00 %)Stress Testing
11 (50.00 %)Integration Testing
11 (50.00 %)Test Scripting
11 (50.00 %)System Testing
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)SQL
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)ISEB
11 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (50.00 %)QA