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This section looks at the demand for Manual Testing skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Manual Testing over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkManual Testing
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank101109
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads214
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.014 %
As % of the category below0.172 %0.889 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£350-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£350-
UK excluding London average daily rate£285£285
% change on same period last year+0.03 %
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£24.13£30.23
% change on same period last year-20.15 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads11611575
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.547 %1.571 %
Daily rates quoted301364
Average minimum daily rate£297£325
Average daily rate£320£343
% change on same period last year-6.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£343£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£376
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Hourly rates quoted6060
Average minimum hourly rate£23.44£26.26
Average hourly rate£25.02£27.59
% change on same period last year-9.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.61£28.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.35£30.32
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
Manual Testing UKManual Testing
UK

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.

Manual Testing
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Manual Testing Demand Trend

Manual Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Manual Testing Daily Rate Trend

Manual Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Manual Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Manual Testing
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Manual Testing within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
GlasgowUp+71£350-
Manual Testing UKManual Testing
UK

Manual Testing
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Manual 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 Manual Testing.

16 (54.55 %)ISEB
23 (27.27 %)TestDirector
23 (27.27 %)SQL
32 (18.18 %)Insurance
32 (18.18 %)Pensions
32 (18.18 %)Oracle
32 (18.18 %)Finance
41 (9.091 %)Financial Institution
41 (9.091 %)SQL Server
41 (9.091 %)Internet
41 (9.091 %)Test Scripting

Manual Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Manual 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 Manual Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (9.091 %)Internet
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (9.091 %)SQL Server
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (27.27 %)TestDirector
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (18.18 %)Finance
12 (18.18 %)Insurance
12 (18.18 %)Pensions
21 (9.091 %)Financial Institution
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (63.64 %)Analyst
17 (63.64 %)Test Analyst
23 (27.27 %)Tester
32 (18.18 %)Senior Analyst
32 (18.18 %)Software Tester
32 (18.18 %)Senior Test Analyst
41 (9.091 %)Software Test Analyst
41 (9.091 %)Test Engineer
41 (9.091 %)Manual Tester
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (9.091 %)Test Scripting
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (27.27 %)SQL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (54.55 %)ISEB
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (18.18 %)Oracle