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This section looks at the demand for Selenium skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Selenium over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSelenium
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank241299
Rank change on same period last yearUp+58
Matching contract IT job ads152
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.231 %0.131 %
Daily rates quoted62
Average minimum daily rate£225£250
Average daily rate£229£350
% change on same period last year-34.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£234£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£294£350
% change on same period last year-15.92 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
South East
Matching contract IT job ads12191529
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.609 %1.523 %
Daily rates quoted333400
Average minimum daily rate£319£313
Average daily rate£337£335
% change on same period last year+0.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£356£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£334
% change on same period last year-2.26 %
Hourly rates quoted115191
Average minimum hourly rate£31.27£33.18
Average hourly rate£33.28£35.48
% change on same period last year-6.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.29£37.79
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.38£33.52
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Selenium EnglandSelenium
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.

Selenium
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Selenium across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

South East Selenium Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

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

South East Selenium Daily Rate Trend

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Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Selenium across the South East region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

South East Selenium Daily Rate Histogram

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Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Selenium within the South East region over the 3 months to 21 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
SurreyNew entry-14£229-
Selenium EnglandSelenium
England

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Selenium 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 Selenium.

116 (72.73 %)Agile Software Development
213 (59.09 %)QA
213 (59.09 %)WebLOAD
310 (45.45 %)Scrum
49 (40.91 %)Load Testing
56 (27.27 %)Bugzilla
65 (22.73 %)ISEB
74 (18.18 %)Java
74 (18.18 %)JIRA
83 (13.64 %)Performance Testing
83 (13.64 %)Web Testing
83 (13.64 %)QuickTest Pro
83 (13.64 %)Linux
83 (13.64 %)Subversion
92 (9.091 %)MVC
92 (9.091 %)XHTML
92 (9.091 %)Windows XP
92 (9.091 %)HTTP
92 (9.091 %)JUnit
92 (9.091 %)CSS
92 (9.091 %)JSP
92 (9.091 %)XML
92 (9.091 %)UNIX
92 (9.091 %)Windows
92 (9.091 %)JavaScript
92 (9.091 %)WebSphere
92 (9.091 %)Web Development
101 (4.545 %)WATIR
101 (4.545 %)FitNesse
101 (4.545 %)Manual Testing

Selenium
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (9.091 %)MVC
12 (9.091 %)XHTML
12 (9.091 %)CSS
12 (9.091 %)JSP
12 (9.091 %)XML
12 (9.091 %)WebSphere
21 (4.545 %)AJAX
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (9.091 %)HTTP
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (59.09 %)WebLOAD
26 (27.27 %)Bugzilla
34 (18.18 %)JIRA
43 (13.64 %)QuickTest Pro
43 (13.64 %)Subversion
52 (9.091 %)JUnit
61 (4.545 %)WATIR
61 (4.545 %)FitNesse
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (36.36 %)Analyst
18 (36.36 %)Test Analyst
25 (22.73 %)Tester
33 (13.64 %)QA Tester
42 (9.091 %)QA Analyst
42 (9.091 %)QA Test Analyst
42 (9.091 %)Java Developer
42 (9.091 %)Developer
51 (4.545 %)Senior Test Analyst
51 (4.545 %)Senior Analyst
51 (4.545 %)Web Developer
51 (4.545 %)Java Web Developer
51 (4.545 %)Quality Analyst
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.545 %)DTV
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (13.64 %)Linux
22 (9.091 %)Windows XP
22 (9.091 %)UNIX
22 (9.091 %)Windows
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (72.73 %)Agile Software Development
210 (45.45 %)Scrum
39 (40.91 %)Load Testing
43 (13.64 %)Performance Testing
43 (13.64 %)Web Testing
52 (9.091 %)Web Development
61 (4.545 %)Manual Testing
61 (4.545 %)System Testing
61 (4.545 %)Project Management
61 (4.545 %)TDD
61 (4.545 %)Software Testing
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (18.18 %)Java
22 (9.091 %)JavaScript
31 (4.545 %)Perl
31 (4.545 %)Shell Script
31 (4.545 %)Ruby
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (22.73 %)ISEB
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
113 (59.09 %)QA