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The table below looks at the demand for Compatibility Testing skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Compatibility Testing over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCompatibility Testing
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank236-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.016 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
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-£17.00
% change on same period last year-
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South East
Matching contract IT job ads62328141
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled9.816 %8.723 %
Daily rates quoted17992414
Average minimum daily rate£353£350
Average daily rate£374£369
% change on same period last year+1.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£394£389
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£370
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
Hourly rates quoted627852
Average minimum hourly rate£27.05£28.68
Average hourly rate£28.90£30.36
% change on same period last year-4.80 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.75£32.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.17£29.91
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
Compatibility Testing EnglandCompatibility Testing
England

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.

Compatibility Testing
Demand Trend

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

South East Compatibility Testing Demand Trend

Compatibility Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East Compatibility Testing Daily Rate Trend

Compatibility Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East Compatibility Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Compatibility Testing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Compatibility Testing within the South East region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
BerkshireNew entry-1--
Compatibility Testing EnglandCompatibility Testing
England

Compatibility Testing
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Compatibility 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 Compatibility Testing.

11 (100.00 %)SQL
11 (100.00 %)VBA
11 (100.00 %)MS Project
11 (100.00 %)MS Office
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
11 (100.00 %)MS Access
11 (100.00 %)SharePoint
11 (100.00 %)Windows XP
11 (100.00 %)MS Visio
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Adobe
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory
11 (100.00 %)Acrobat
11 (100.00 %)Construction
11 (100.00 %)SoftGrid
11 (100.00 %)Windows Vista
11 (100.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
11 (100.00 %)SCCM

Compatibility Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Compatibility 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 Compatibility Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)SharePoint
11 (100.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)MS Project
11 (100.00 %)MS Office
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
11 (100.00 %)MS Visio
11 (100.00 %)Acrobat
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (100.00 %)SoftGrid
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)MS Access
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Construction
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Applications Specialist
11 (100.00 %)Support Specialist
11 (100.00 %)Applications Support
11 (100.00 %)Applications Support Specialist
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows XP
11 (100.00 %)Windows Vista
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)SQL
11 (100.00 %)VBA
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (100.00 %)SCCM
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Adobe