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The table below looks at the demand for Test Scripting (Test Scripts) 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 Test Scripting over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2218
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching contract IT job ads46
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.006 %
As % of the category below3.636 %7.895 %
Daily rates quoted23
Average minimum daily rate£350£300
Average daily rate£363£375
% change on same period last year-3.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£311
% change on same period last year+3.78 %
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£30.67£28.39
% change on same period last year+8.02 %
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 %
Test Scripting WiltshireTest Scripting
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 Scripting
Demand Trend

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

Salisbury Test Scripting Demand Trend

Test Scripting
Daily Rate Trend

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

Salisbury Test Scripting Daily Rate Trend

Test Scripting
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Salisbury Test Scripting Daily Rate Histogram

Test Scripting
Top 26 Related IT Skills

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

15 (100.00 %)SQL Server
24 (80.00 %)IIS
24 (80.00 %)PRINCE2
24 (80.00 %).NET
24 (80.00 %)Oracle
24 (80.00 %)RAD
24 (80.00 %)DSDM
24 (80.00 %)Microsoft
24 (80.00 %)Oracle 10g
24 (80.00 %)HP
24 (80.00 %)SQL Server 2000
24 (80.00 %)SQL Server 2005
24 (80.00 %).NET Framework
24 (80.00 %)SC Cleared
24 (80.00 %)Security Cleared
33 (60.00 %)ISEB
42 (40.00 %)Migration
42 (40.00 %)SQL
42 (40.00 %)Test Management
42 (40.00 %)Requirements Analysis
42 (40.00 %)ISEB Practitioner
51 (20.00 %)Software Testing
51 (20.00 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (20.00 %)QuickTest Pro
51 (20.00 %)MS Excel
51 (20.00 %)Windows

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (80.00 %).NET
14 (80.00 %).NET Framework
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (80.00 %)IIS
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (20.00 %)MS Excel
11 (20.00 %)MS PowerPoint
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (100.00 %)SQL Server
24 (80.00 %)Oracle 10g
24 (80.00 %)SQL Server 2000
24 (80.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (20.00 %)QuickTest Pro
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Tester
12 (40.00 %)Consultant
12 (40.00 %)Test Consultant
12 (40.00 %)Applications Tester
21 (20.00 %)Migration Consultant
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)Windows
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (80.00 %)PRINCE2
14 (80.00 %)RAD
14 (80.00 %)DSDM
14 (80.00 %)SC Cleared
14 (80.00 %)Security Cleared
22 (40.00 %)Requirements Analysis
22 (40.00 %)Test Management
22 (40.00 %)Migration
31 (20.00 %)Software Testing
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (40.00 %)SQL
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (60.00 %)ISEB
22 (40.00 %)ISEB Practitioner
Salisbury IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (80.00 %)Oracle
14 (80.00 %)Microsoft
14 (80.00 %)HP