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

LinkUnit Testing
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5768
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads139
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.009 %
As % of the category below2.285 %1.468 %
Daily rates quoted51
Average minimum daily rate£350£400
Average daily rate£400£400
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£340
% change on same period last year+4.81 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£50.00-
Average hourly rate£55.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£60.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£38.75£37.33
% change on same period last year+3.81 %
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Reading
Matching contract IT job ads569613
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.801 %0.619 %
Daily rates quoted160256
Average minimum daily rate£363£364
Average daily rate£390£391
% change on same period last year-0.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£418£417
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£370
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Hourly rates quoted4774
Average minimum hourly rate£33.05£30.48
Average hourly rate£35.03£32.47
% change on same period last year+7.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.01£34.47
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.44£30.00
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
Unit Testing BerkshireUnit Testing
Berkshire

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.

Unit Testing
Demand Trend

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

Reading Unit Testing Demand Trend

Unit Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Reading Unit Testing Daily Rate Trend

Unit Testing
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Reading Unit Testing Daily Rate Histogram

Unit Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Reading Unit Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Unit Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

19 (52.94 %)Test Scripting
27 (41.18 %)User Acceptance Testing
27 (41.18 %)DTV
36 (35.29 %)Performance Testing
36 (35.29 %)Multimedia
36 (35.29 %)STB
45 (29.41 %)Exchange Server 2003
45 (29.41 %)Exchange Server 2007
45 (29.41 %)Workflow
45 (29.41 %)MS Exchange
45 (29.41 %)SLA
45 (29.41 %)Microsoft
53 (17.65 %)Integration Testing
62 (11.76 %)Manual Testing
62 (11.76 %)Business Analysis
62 (11.76 %)SC Cleared
62 (11.76 %)Security Cleared
62 (11.76 %)Retail
62 (11.76 %)Construction
62 (11.76 %)Electric
62 (11.76 %)Kerridge
71 (5.882 %)Change Management
71 (5.882 %)Telecoms
71 (5.882 %)IVR
71 (5.882 %)Government
71 (5.882 %)Oracle 10g
71 (5.882 %)Sun
71 (5.882 %)ISEB
71 (5.882 %)Citrix
71 (5.882 %)PRINCE2 Certification

Unit Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (5.882 %)J2EE
11 (5.882 %)JSP
11 (5.882 %)WebSphere
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (29.41 %)MS Exchange
15 (29.41 %)Exchange Server 2003
15 (29.41 %)Exchange Server 2007
21 (5.882 %)Live Communications Server
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (5.882 %)SQL Server
11 (5.882 %)Oracle 9i
11 (5.882 %)MS Access
11 (5.882 %)Oracle 10g
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (35.29 %)Multimedia
22 (11.76 %)Construction
22 (11.76 %)Electric
22 (11.76 %)Retail
31 (5.882 %)Telecoms
31 (5.882 %)Government
31 (5.882 %)Insurance
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (35.29 %)Integration Engineer
22 (11.76 %)Analyst
22 (11.76 %)Test Analyst
31 (5.882 %)Senior Developer
31 (5.882 %)Oracle Developer
31 (5.882 %)Technical Specialist
31 (5.882 %)Senior Oracle Developer
31 (5.882 %)Test Manager
31 (5.882 %)Project Manager
31 (5.882 %)Developer
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (41.18 %)DTV
26 (35.29 %)STB
31 (5.882 %)IVR
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (5.882 %)UNIX
11 (5.882 %)Solaris
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (52.94 %)Test Scripting
27 (41.18 %)User Acceptance Testing
36 (35.29 %)Performance Testing
45 (29.41 %)Workflow
53 (17.65 %)Integration Testing
62 (11.76 %)Manual Testing
62 (11.76 %)SC Cleared
62 (11.76 %)Security Cleared
62 (11.76 %)Business Analysis
71 (5.882 %)System Testing
71 (5.882 %)Performance Management
71 (5.882 %)Agile Software Development
71 (5.882 %)RAD
71 (5.882 %)SOA
71 (5.882 %)PRINCE
71 (5.882 %)Change Management
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (5.882 %)PL/SQL
11 (5.882 %)SQL
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.882 %)ISEB
11 (5.882 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (29.41 %)SLA
21 (5.882 %)QA
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (5.882 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (29.41 %)Microsoft
22 (11.76 %)Kerridge
31 (5.882 %)Sun
31 (5.882 %)Citrix
31 (5.882 %)Oracle
31 (5.882 %)IBM