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The table below looks at the demand for Test Scripting (Test Scripts) skills within the Slough 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank-33
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads03
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.000 %1.948 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£500
Average daily rate-£550
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£318
% change on same period last year+1.11 %
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£29.51£29.96
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Slough
Matching contract IT job ads129154
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.174 %0.152 %
Daily rates quoted3471
Average minimum daily rate£343£343
Average daily rate£356£366
% change on same period last year-2.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£370£389
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£375
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted2422
Average minimum hourly rate£17.07£37.89
Average hourly rate£18.09£38.37
% change on same period last year-52.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.12£38.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.41£30.41
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Test Scripting BerkshireTest Scripting
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.

Test Scripting
Demand Trend

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

Slough 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 Slough region.

Slough Test Scripting Daily Rate Trend

Test Scripting
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Test Scripting across the Slough region.

Slough Test Scripting Hourly Rate Trend

Test Scripting
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Slough 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.

12 (40.00 %)Data Migration
12 (40.00 %)Data Cleansing
12 (40.00 %)SAP
12 (40.00 %)Windows
12 (40.00 %)Windows Server 2003
12 (40.00 %)SAP MM
12 (40.00 %)Migration
21 (20.00 %)Business Analysis
21 (20.00 %)Requirements Analysis
21 (20.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
21 (20.00 %)SAP R/3
21 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
21 (20.00 %)UML
21 (20.00 %)Oracle 9i
21 (20.00 %)Windows XP
21 (20.00 %)Oracle 10g
21 (20.00 %)Citrix
21 (20.00 %)TestDirector
21 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (20.00 %)Government
21 (20.00 %)Oracle

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Slough 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.

Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (40.00 %)SAP MM
21 (20.00 %)SAP R/3
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (40.00 %)Data Cleansing
21 (20.00 %)Oracle 9i
21 (20.00 %)Oracle 10g
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (20.00 %)TestDirector
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Government
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Analyst
22 (40.00 %)Functional Analyst
31 (20.00 %)Requirements Analyst
31 (20.00 %)SAP Analyst
31 (20.00 %)Test Analyst
31 (20.00 %)Business Analyst
31 (20.00 %)Tester
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (40.00 %)Windows
12 (40.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
21 (20.00 %)Windows XP
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)Migration
12 (40.00 %)Data Migration
21 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (20.00 %)UML
21 (20.00 %)Business Analysis
21 (20.00 %)Requirements Analysis
21 (20.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)SAP
21 (20.00 %)Citrix
21 (20.00 %)Oracle