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The table below looks at the demand for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) 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 User Acceptance Testing over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUser Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5256
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads42
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.198 %0.816 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£400
Average daily rate-£450
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£347
% change on same period last year-2.94 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00-
Average hourly rate£22.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.96£27.23
% change on same period last year+17.39 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads334245
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.451 %0.242 %
Daily rates quoted10053
Average minimum daily rate£311£319
Average daily rate£335£345
% change on same period last year-2.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£371
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£375
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted5433
Average minimum hourly rate£23.40£21.81
Average hourly rate£24.78£24.04
% change on same period last year+3.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.15£26.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.41£30.41
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
User Acceptance Testing South EastUser Acceptance 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.

User Acceptance Testing
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire User Acceptance Testing Demand Trend

User Acceptance Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire User Acceptance Testing Daily Rate Trend

User Acceptance Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire User Acceptance Testing Hourly Rate Trend

User Acceptance Testing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing User Acceptance Testing within the Oxfordshire 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
AbingdonNew entry-1--
OxfordUp+11--
User Acceptance Testing South EastUser Acceptance Testing
South East

User Acceptance Testing
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing User Acceptance 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 User Acceptance Testing.

15 (71.43 %)SQL
24 (57.14 %)Sybase
24 (57.14 %)SC Cleared
24 (57.14 %)Security Cleared
33 (42.86 %)System Testing
33 (42.86 %)UNIX
42 (28.57 %)MS Excel
42 (28.57 %)E-Commerce
42 (28.57 %)MS Office
42 (28.57 %)Penetration Testing
42 (28.57 %)Software Testing
42 (28.57 %)Regression Testing
42 (28.57 %)QA
42 (28.57 %)Use Case
42 (28.57 %)Stress Testing
42 (28.57 %)Integration Testing
51 (14.29 %)Fat Client
51 (14.29 %)Validation
51 (14.29 %)Degree
51 (14.29 %)Computer Science
51 (14.29 %)ISEB
51 (14.29 %)Citrix
51 (14.29 %)TestDirector
51 (14.29 %)Thin Client
51 (14.29 %)Windows
51 (14.29 %)Solaris
51 (14.29 %)Linux

User Acceptance Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing User Acceptance 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 User Acceptance Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (28.57 %)MS Office
12 (28.57 %)MS Excel
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (14.29 %)TestDirector
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (42.86 %)Applications Support
22 (28.57 %)QA Tester
22 (28.57 %)Tester
31 (14.29 %)Analyst
31 (14.29 %)Test Analyst
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (14.29 %)Thin Client
11 (14.29 %)Computer Science
11 (14.29 %)Fat Client
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (42.86 %)UNIX
21 (14.29 %)Windows
21 (14.29 %)Solaris
21 (14.29 %)Linux
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (57.14 %)SC Cleared
14 (57.14 %)Security Cleared
23 (42.86 %)System Testing
32 (28.57 %)E-Commerce
32 (28.57 %)Regression Testing
32 (28.57 %)Penetration Testing
32 (28.57 %)Software Testing
32 (28.57 %)Use Case
32 (28.57 %)Stress Testing
32 (28.57 %)Integration Testing
41 (14.29 %)Validation
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (71.43 %)SQL
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (14.29 %)ISEB
11 (14.29 %)Degree
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (28.57 %)QA
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (57.14 %)Sybase
21 (14.29 %)Citrix