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The table below looks at the demand for Regression 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 Regression Testing over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRegression Testing
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank219237
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching contract IT job ads3154
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.044 %0.056 %
As % of the category below0.458 %0.636 %
Daily rates quoted1414
Average minimum daily rate£385£300
Average daily rate£397£318
% change on same period last year+24.76 %
Average maximum daily rate£409£336
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£337
% change on same period last year+5.92 %
Hourly rates quoted34
Average minimum hourly rate£33.00£51.25
Average hourly rate£34.67£55.00
% change on same period last year-36.96 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.33£58.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.79£41.88
% change on same period last year-19.33 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South East
Matching contract IT job ads67698495
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled9.647 %8.785 %
Daily rates quoted19442513
Average minimum daily rate£352£353
Average daily rate£374£373
% change on same period last year+0.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£395£393
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£370
% change on same period last year+1.93 %
Hourly rates quoted648830
Average minimum hourly rate£28.35£28.25
Average hourly rate£30.25£29.97
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.15£31.68
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.30£29.76
% change on same period last year-1.54 %
Regression Testing EnglandRegression 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.

Regression Testing
Demand Trend

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

South East Regression Testing Demand Trend

Regression Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East Regression Testing Daily Rate Trend

Regression Testing
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Regression Testing across the South East region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

South East Regression Testing Daily Rate Histogram

Regression Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East Regression Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Regression Testing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Regression Testing within the South East region over the 3 months to 15 October 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
BerkshireUp+279£413+22.38 %
West SussexNew entry-7£519-
SurreyUp+166£200-17.94 %
BuckinghamshireUp+216£325-
OxfordshireDown-71--
HampshireUp+191--
Regression Testing EnglandRegression Testing
England

Regression Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Regression 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 Regression Testing.

124 (37.50 %)User Acceptance Testing
223 (35.94 %)Test Scripting
317 (26.56 %)ISEB
415 (23.44 %)Integration Testing
415 (23.44 %)QA
513 (20.31 %)System Testing
611 (17.19 %)Automated Testing
611 (17.19 %)SQL
710 (15.63 %)Stress Testing
89 (14.06 %)Java
98 (12.50 %)Windows
98 (12.50 %)Finance
107 (10.94 %)Linux
107 (10.94 %)C
107 (10.94 %)Oracle
107 (10.94 %)QuickTest Pro
107 (10.94 %)Security Cleared
116 (9.375 %)TestDirector
116 (9.375 %)VB
116 (9.375 %)SAP
116 (9.375 %)E-Commerce
116 (9.375 %)Software Testing
125 (7.813 %).NET
125 (7.813 %)J2EE
125 (7.813 %)SC Cleared
134 (6.250 %)DV Cleared
134 (6.250 %)PL/SQL
134 (6.250 %)WebLogic
134 (6.250 %)Compuware
134 (6.250 %)TestPartner

Regression Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Regression 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 Regression Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (7.813 %).NET
15 (7.813 %)J2EE
23 (4.688 %)SAP XI
32 (3.125 %)HTML
41 (1.563 %)ASP
41 (1.563 %)XML
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (6.250 %)WebLogic
23 (4.688 %)BizTalk Server
31 (1.563 %)TPMS
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (3.125 %)MS Office
12 (3.125 %)MS Excel
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (3.125 %)DVB
21 (1.563 %)Ethernet
21 (1.563 %)Internet
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (4.688 %)SAP BW
13 (4.688 %)SQL Server Integration Services
21 (1.563 %)BusinessObjects XI
21 (1.563 %)IDMS
21 (1.563 %)Hyperion Essbase
21 (1.563 %)SQL Server
21 (1.563 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (1.563 %)TOAD
21 (1.563 %)BusinessObjects
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (10.94 %)QuickTest Pro
26 (9.375 %)TestDirector
34 (6.250 %)JMeter
34 (6.250 %)TestPartner
41 (1.563 %)QADirector
41 (1.563 %)Bugzilla
41 (1.563 %)WinRunner
41 (1.563 %)LoadRunner
41 (1.563 %)ClearQuest
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (12.50 %)Finance
24 (6.250 %)Banking
33 (4.688 %)Health
42 (3.125 %)Retail
42 (3.125 %)Electronics
51 (1.563 %)Telecoms
51 (1.563 %)Education
51 (1.563 %)Government
51 (1.563 %)Billing
51 (1.563 %)Insurance
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (35.94 %)Tester
123 (35.94 %)Analyst
221 (32.81 %)Test Analyst
310 (15.63 %)Test Manager
47 (10.94 %)Software Tester
55 (7.813 %)SAP Manager
55 (7.813 %)SAP Test Manager
64 (6.250 %)Functional Tester
64 (6.250 %)Non-Functional Tester
64 (6.250 %)Quality Manager
64 (6.250 %)QA Manager
64 (6.250 %)Systems Tester
64 (6.250 %)Test Engineer
72 (3.125 %)Systems Analyst
72 (3.125 %)Consultant
72 (3.125 %)Software Engineer
72 (3.125 %)QA Tester
72 (3.125 %)QA Analyst
72 (3.125 %)UAT Tester
72 (3.125 %)Software Test Analyst
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (3.125 %)MPEG
12 (3.125 %)NHS
12 (3.125 %)NPfIT
21 (1.563 %)STB
21 (1.563 %)Mainframe
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (12.50 %)Windows
27 (10.94 %)Linux
32 (3.125 %)AIX
32 (3.125 %)UNIX
41 (1.563 %)HPUX
41 (1.563 %)Solaris
41 (1.563 %)Windows XP
41 (1.563 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (1.563 %)VxWorks
41 (1.563 %)VME
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
124 (37.50 %)User Acceptance Testing
223 (35.94 %)Test Scripting
315 (23.44 %)Integration Testing
413 (20.31 %)System Testing
511 (17.19 %)Automated Testing
610 (15.63 %)Stress Testing
77 (10.94 %)Security Cleared
86 (9.375 %)Software Testing
86 (9.375 %)E-Commerce
95 (7.813 %)SC Cleared
104 (6.250 %)DV Cleared
104 (6.250 %)Penetration Testing
113 (4.688 %)Validation
113 (4.688 %)Web Testing
113 (4.688 %)Volume Testing
122 (3.125 %)Use Case
122 (3.125 %)Test Management
122 (3.125 %)Manual Testing
122 (3.125 %)Migration
122 (3.125 %)Configuration Management
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (17.19 %)SQL
29 (14.06 %)Java
37 (10.94 %)C
46 (9.375 %)VB
54 (6.250 %)PL/SQL
63 (4.688 %)VBScript
63 (4.688 %)C++
72 (3.125 %)JavaScript
72 (3.125 %)Perl
81 (1.563 %)COBOL
81 (1.563 %)Korn
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (26.56 %)ISEB
21 (1.563 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (1.563 %)ISEB Practitioner
21 (1.563 %)ISTQB
21 (1.563 %)Degree
21 (1.563 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
115 (23.44 %)QA
23 (4.688 %)GxP
23 (4.688 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
31 (1.563 %)PCI DSS
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.563 %)Active Directory
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (10.94 %)Oracle
26 (9.375 %)SAP
34 (6.250 %)Compuware
43 (4.688 %)Microsoft
43 (4.688 %)webMethods
51 (1.563 %)Micro Focus
51 (1.563 %)ICL
51 (1.563 %)Brocade
51 (1.563 %)Cisco
51 (1.563 %)Business Objects
51 (1.563 %)Hyperion