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The table below looks at the demand for Software Testing skills within the Salisbury region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Testing over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Testing
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank14-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads120
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.000 %
As % of the category below10.91 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted70
Average minimum daily rate£397-
Average daily rate£408-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£419-
UK excluding London average daily rate£342£317
% change on same period last year+7.79 %
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£29.05£27.74
% change on same period last year+4.73 %
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Salisbury
Matching contract IT job ads11076
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.177 %0.082 %
Daily rates quoted3939
Average minimum daily rate£413£351
Average daily rate£448£397
% change on same period last year+12.81 %
Average maximum daily rate£483£443
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£372
% change on same period last year+2.31 %
Hourly rates quoted62
Average minimum hourly rate£19.12£15.67
Average hourly rate£19.58£51.17
% change on same period last year-61.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.05£86.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.24£29.63
% change on same period last year-4.68 %
Software Testing WiltshireSoftware Testing
Wiltshire

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.

Software Testing
Demand Trend

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

Salisbury Software Testing Demand Trend

Software Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Salisbury Software Testing Daily Rate Trend

Software Testing
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Software Testing across the Salisbury region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Salisbury Software Testing Daily Rate Histogram

Software Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Salisbury region citing Software 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 Software Testing.

112 (85.71 %)SC Cleared
112 (85.71 %)Security Cleared
211 (78.57 %)Oracle
38 (57.14 %)Windows
47 (50.00 %)Oracle 10g
47 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
56 (42.86 %)Microsoft
56 (42.86 %)Oracle 10gAS
64 (28.57 %)Time Management
64 (28.57 %)Oracle BI EE
64 (28.57 %)Business Intelligence
64 (28.57 %)Oracle Reports
73 (21.43 %)Oracle Discoverer
73 (21.43 %)SQL
73 (21.43 %)Oracle RAC
82 (14.29 %)Security Testing
82 (14.29 %)Service Management
82 (14.29 %)Oracle OWB
82 (14.29 %).NET
82 (14.29 %)JavaScript
82 (14.29 %)PL/SQL
82 (14.29 %)Oracle EBS
82 (14.29 %)WebInspect
82 (14.29 %)Watchfire
82 (14.29 %)AppScan
82 (14.29 %)WebScarab
82 (14.29 %)Paros
82 (14.29 %)Oracle Application Server
82 (14.29 %)AJAX
91 (7.143 %)MS PowerPoint

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Salisbury region citing Software 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 Software Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (14.29 %).NET
12 (14.29 %)AJAX
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (42.86 %)Oracle 10gAS
22 (14.29 %)Oracle Application Server
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (7.143 %)MS Excel
11 (7.143 %)MS PowerPoint
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (14.29 %)Oracle EBS
21 (7.143 %)Oracle Applications
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (50.00 %)Oracle 10g
24 (28.57 %)Oracle Reports
24 (28.57 %)Oracle BI EE
33 (21.43 %)Oracle Discoverer
42 (14.29 %)Oracle OWB
51 (7.143 %)SQL Server
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (14.29 %)AppScan
12 (14.29 %)WebScarab
12 (14.29 %)Paros
21 (7.143 %)Oracle Forms
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (7.143 %)Government
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (64.29 %)DBA
19 (64.29 %)Oracle DBA
22 (14.29 %)Test Consultant
22 (14.29 %)Consultant
31 (7.143 %)Analyst
31 (7.143 %)Data Analyst
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.143 %)Computer Science
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (57.14 %)Windows
27 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (7.143 %)Linux
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (85.71 %)SC Cleared
112 (85.71 %)Security Cleared
24 (28.57 %)Business Intelligence
24 (28.57 %)Time Management
32 (14.29 %)Security Testing
32 (14.29 %)Service Management
41 (7.143 %)Service Delivery
41 (7.143 %)Migration
41 (7.143 %)Test Scripting
41 (7.143 %)ITIL
41 (7.143 %)DV Cleared
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (21.43 %)SQL
22 (14.29 %)JavaScript
22 (14.29 %)PL/SQL
31 (7.143 %)C
31 (7.143 %)Java
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (7.143 %)CISSP
11 (7.143 %)GIAC
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (21.43 %)Oracle RAC
22 (14.29 %)WebInspect
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (78.57 %)Oracle
26 (42.86 %)Microsoft
32 (14.29 %)Watchfire