The first table below looks at the demand for TestComplete skills in IT contracts advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited TestComplete over the 3 months to 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Development Applications category for the South East region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
AutomatedQA TestComplete
Rank 222 244 -
Rank change year-on-year
+22 -
Contract jobs citing TestComplete 3 3 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 0.038% 0.030% -
As % of the Development Applications category 0.358% 0.328% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 0
Average daily rate £338 £256 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+31.70% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £256 -
% change year-on-year
+36.58% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Development Applications
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Development Applications category
838 915 1064
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 10.71% 9.047% 10.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 444 477 429
Average daily rate £350 £325 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.69% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £270 £250 £213
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £425 £413
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £330 £325
% change year-on-year
-1.51% +1.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 55 53 115
Average hourly rate £37.50 £40.00 £36.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-6.25% +11.11%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £17.00 £31.00 £30.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £50.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+7.14% -
TestComplete
England

TestComplete
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing TestComplete across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

South East TestComplete Jobs Demand Trend

TestComplete
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East TestComplete Daily Rate Trend

TestComplete
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing TestComplete within the South East region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Berkshire - 2 £338 -
West Sussex - 1 - -
TestComplete
England

TestComplete
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing TestComplete 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 TestComplete.

1 5 (100.00%) Automated Testing
1 5 (100.00%) QA
2 3 (60.00%) ISO 9000
2 3 (60.00%) ISEB
2 3 (60.00%) Software Testing
2 3 (60.00%) Configuration Management
2 3 (60.00%) Test Scripting
3 2 (40.00%) Test Automation
3 2 (40.00%) Agile Software Development
3 2 (40.00%) Java
3 2 (40.00%) QuickTest Pro
3 2 (40.00%) Selenium
4 1 (20.00%) Ubuntu
4 1 (20.00%) Degree
4 1 (20.00%) Computer Science
4 1 (20.00%) SQL
4 1 (20.00%) Windows
4 1 (20.00%) Linux
4 1 (20.00%) Python
4 1 (20.00%) SUSE
4 1 (20.00%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (20.00%) WebDriver

TestComplete
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing TestComplete 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 TestComplete. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 2 (40.00%) QuickTest Pro
1 2 (40.00%) Selenium
2 1 (20.00%) WebDriver
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Test Leader
2 2 (40.00%) Tester
3 1 (20.00%) Senior Tester
3 1 (20.00%) Automation Tester
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 1 (20.00%) Windows
1 1 (20.00%) Linux
1 1 (20.00%) SUSE
1 1 (20.00%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Automated Testing
2 3 (60.00%) Software Testing
2 3 (60.00%) Test Scripting
2 3 (60.00%) Configuration Management
3 2 (40.00%) Agile Software Development
3 2 (40.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (40.00%) Java
2 1 (20.00%) SQL
2 1 (20.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) ISEB
2 1 (20.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (100.00%) QA
2 3 (60.00%) ISO 9000
Reading, Berkshire
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Posted: 13 May 2013