Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Test Consultant role in IT contracts within the Salisbury region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Consultant
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank20-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads60
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.000 %
As % of the category below5.217 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£450-
Average daily rate£450-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£364£407
% change on same period last year-10.35 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Salisbury
Matching contract IT job ads11592
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.185 %0.099 %
Daily rates quoted3948
Average minimum daily rate£399£370
Average daily rate£446£406
% change on same period last year+9.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£492£441
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted74
Average minimum hourly rate£21.00£14.50
Average hourly rate£21.75£29.06
% change on same period last year-25.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.50£43.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Test Consultant WiltshireTest Consultant
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.

Test Consultant
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Test Consultant across the Salisbury region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Salisbury Test Consultant Demand Trend

Test Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

Salisbury Test Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Test Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Salisbury region that cited Test Consultant in their job title 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 with Test Consultant in their job title.

16 (100.00 %)Oracle
16 (100.00 %)SC Cleared
16 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
25 (83.33 %).NET
34 (66.67 %)SQL Server
43 (50.00 %)Microsoft
43 (50.00 %)Oracle 10g
43 (50.00 %)HP
43 (50.00 %)RAD
43 (50.00 %)DSDM
43 (50.00 %)SQL
43 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
43 (50.00 %)Security Testing
52 (33.33 %)Computer Science
52 (33.33 %).NET Framework
52 (33.33 %)Test Scripting
52 (33.33 %)Migration
52 (33.33 %)WebInspect
52 (33.33 %)Watchfire
52 (33.33 %)AppScan
52 (33.33 %)WebScarab
52 (33.33 %)Paros
52 (33.33 %)Oracle Application Server
52 (33.33 %)AJAX
52 (33.33 %)Software Testing
52 (33.33 %)ISEB
52 (33.33 %)CISSP
52 (33.33 %)PRINCE2
52 (33.33 %)IIS

Test Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Salisbury region that cited Test Consultant in their job title 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 with Test Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (83.33 %).NET
22 (33.33 %)AJAX
22 (33.33 %).NET Framework
31 (16.67 %)J2EE
31 (16.67 %)ASP
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (33.33 %)IIS
12 (33.33 %)Oracle Application Server
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (66.67 %)SQL Server
23 (50.00 %)Oracle 10g
23 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2000
23 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (16.67 %)Oracle Discoverer
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (33.33 %)AppScan
12 (33.33 %)WebScarab
12 (33.33 %)Paros
21 (16.67 %)Oracle APEX
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (33.33 %)Computer Science
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (16.67 %)Windows
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (100.00 %)SC Cleared
16 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
23 (50.00 %)RAD
23 (50.00 %)DSDM
23 (50.00 %)Security Testing
32 (33.33 %)PRINCE2
32 (33.33 %)Test Scripting
32 (33.33 %)Migration
32 (33.33 %)Software Testing
41 (16.67 %)Requirements Analysis
41 (16.67 %)PRINCE
41 (16.67 %)Test Management
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (50.00 %)SQL
22 (33.33 %)JavaScript
22 (33.33 %)PL/SQL
31 (16.67 %)C
31 (16.67 %)Java
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (33.33 %)ISEB
12 (33.33 %)CISSP
21 (16.67 %)GIAC
21 (16.67 %)Degree
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (33.33 %)WebInspect
21 (16.67 %)Terminal Services
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (100.00 %)Oracle
23 (50.00 %)Microsoft
23 (50.00 %)HP
32 (33.33 %)Watchfire