User Acceptance Testing Contracts in the South East
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for User Acceptance Testing 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 User Acceptance Testing 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 Processes & Methodologies 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
User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Rank 74 76 68
Rank change year-on-year
+2 -8
Contract jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 181 215 246
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 2.314% 2.126% 2.391%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.407% 3.291% 3.683%
Number of daily rates quoted 114 139 110
Average daily rate £325 £373 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-12.75% +14.61%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £281 £150
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £450 £471
UK excluding London average daily rate £326 £350 £350
% change year-on-year
-6.78% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 9 14
Average hourly rate £30.00 £45.00 £24.13
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-33.33% +86.47%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £26.28 £23.00
% change year-on-year
+14.15% +14.26%
All Processes & Methodologies
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category		 5312 6532 6680
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 67.92% 64.58% 64.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 2748 3133 3027
Average daily rate £375 £360 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+4.16% -4.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £250 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £500 £514
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £363 £375
% change year-on-year
- -3.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 210 327 358
Average hourly rate £27.00 £27.00 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -22.85%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.50 £13.50 £13.73
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £47.50 £45.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.00 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+28.00% -16.66%
User Acceptance Testing
England

User Acceptance Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing User Acceptance Testing across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South East User Acceptance Testing Jobs Demand Trend

User Acceptance Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East User Acceptance Testing Daily Rate Trend

User Acceptance Testing
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing User Acceptance Testing across the South East region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

South East User Acceptance Testing Daily Rate Histogram

User Acceptance Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East User Acceptance Testing Hourly Rate Trend

User Acceptance Testing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing User Acceptance Testing 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 +37 56 £309 -17.66%
Hampshire +10 38 £338 -8.16%
Surrey -15 29 £356 -0.34%
Buckinghamshire +18 25 £271 -4.82%
Oxfordshire +3 12 £325 -29.72%
East Sussex +8 8 £300 -25.00%
West Sussex +8 5 £425 -
Kent -18 4 £281 -13.69%
Middlesex +1 2 £405 -
Sussex - 2 £400 -
User Acceptance Testing
England

User Acceptance Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 77 (23.55%) Finance
2 59 (18.04%) SAP
2 59 (18.04%) ISEB
3 56 (17.13%) Test Scripting
4 50 (15.29%) Oracle
5 41 (12.54%) HP Quality Center
5 41 (12.54%) QA
6 38 (11.62%) Test Strategy
6 38 (11.62%) Microsoft
7 37 (11.31%) SQL
8 33 (10.09%) System Testing
9 31 (9.480%) Integration Testing
10 30 (9.174%) Project Management
11 27 (8.257%) .NET
11 27 (8.257%) Performance Testing
11 27 (8.257%) Software Testing
12 26 (7.951%) ISTQB
12 26 (7.951%) Test Management
12 26 (7.951%) Windows
13 23 (7.034%) Regression Testing
13 23 (7.034%) ITIL
13 23 (7.034%) HP
14 21 (6.422%) MS Excel
14 21 (6.422%) CRM
14 21 (6.422%) Change Management
14 21 (6.422%) Oracle EBS
15 20 (6.116%) Migration
16 19 (5.810%) C#
16 19 (5.810%) Business Analysis
17 18 (5.505%) Agile Software Development

User Acceptance Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 27 (8.257%) .NET
2 13 (3.976%) XML
3 12 (3.670%) ASP.NET
4 11 (3.364%) Web Services
5 9 (2.752%) HTML
6 8 (2.446%) CSS
7 6 (1.835%) Ajax
7 6 (1.835%) Application Packaging
7 6 (1.835%) jQuery
8 5 (1.529%) ASP.NET MVC
8 5 (1.529%) Gherkin
8 5 (1.529%) WCF
9 4 (1.223%) Dojo
10 3 (0.917%) WPF
10 3 (0.917%) .NET Framework
10 3 (0.917%) JSON
10 3 (0.917%) SOAP
10 3 (0.917%) WAP
11 2 (0.612%) Middleware
11 2 (0.612%) WinForms
Application Platforms
1 6 (1.835%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.529%) NetWeaver
2 5 (1.529%) BizTalk Server
2 5 (1.529%) ArcGIS
2 5 (1.529%) ESB
3 4 (1.223%) ArcIMS
3 4 (1.223%) CMS
3 4 (1.223%) IIS
4 3 (0.917%) SAP Portal
4 3 (0.917%) Documentum
4 3 (0.917%) SharePoint 2010
5 2 (0.612%) MS Exchange
5 2 (0.612%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.306%) Lotus Notes
6 1 (0.306%) Confluence
6 1 (0.306%) Exchange Server 2007
6 1 (0.306%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.306%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 21 (6.422%) MS Excel
2 10 (3.058%) MS Visio
3 7 (2.141%) MS Office
4 6 (1.835%) MS PowerPoint
5 1 (0.306%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 21 (6.422%) Oracle EBS
2 17 (5.199%) Oracle EBS R12
3 11 (3.364%) Agresso
4 10 (3.058%) SAP BPC
4 10 (3.058%) Taleo
5 9 (2.752%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 8 (2.446%) SAP FI
7 6 (1.835%) Oracle HRMS
8 5 (1.529%) Oracle Applications
8 5 (1.529%) SAP FI/CO
8 5 (1.529%) SAP CO
9 4 (1.223%) Oracle Financials
10 3 (0.917%) SAP CRM
10 3 (0.917%) Oracle Payroll
10 3 (0.917%) SAP SD
10 3 (0.917%) Oracle iProcurement
11 2 (0.612%) SAP CS
11 2 (0.612%) SAP PM
11 2 (0.612%) Dynamics NAV
11 2 (0.612%) SAP MM
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.223%) BSS
2 3 (0.917%) GSM
2 3 (0.917%) 3G
3 2 (0.612%) GPRS
3 2 (0.612%) UMTS
3 2 (0.612%) 4G
4 1 (0.306%) NetScaler
4 1 (0.306%) HTTP
4 1 (0.306%) Internet
4 1 (0.306%) CDMA
4 1 (0.306%) DVB
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (5.505%) SQL Server
2 11 (3.364%) Data Warehouse
3 10 (3.058%) Oracle Reports
3 10 (3.058%) SAP BW
3 10 (3.058%) Oracle BI EE
4 8 (2.446%) Crystal Reports
5 6 (1.835%) SQL Server 2005
6 5 (1.529%) Oracle 11g
7 4 (1.223%) GIS
7 4 (1.223%) Oracle Discoverer
8 2 (0.612%) SQL Server 2000
8 2 (0.612%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 2 (0.612%) SQL Server 2008
9 1 (0.306%) SQL Server 2012
9 1 (0.306%) IBM InfoSphere
9 1 (0.306%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
9 1 (0.306%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.306%) Essbase
9 1 (0.306%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.306%) BODI
Development Applications
1 11 (3.364%) Selenium
2 10 (3.058%) MSI
3 9 (2.752%) QuickTest Pro
3 9 (2.752%) LoadRunner
3 9 (2.752%) JIRA
4 6 (1.835%) Wise Package Studio
5 4 (1.223%) Subversion
5 4 (1.223%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.917%) Team Foundation Server
7 2 (0.612%) SpecFlow
7 2 (0.612%) Oracle Forms
7 2 (0.612%) ProC
7 2 (0.612%) FitNesse
7 2 (0.612%) Firebug
7 2 (0.612%) Fiddler
8 1 (0.306%) TestPartner
8 1 (0.306%) Ant
8 1 (0.306%) JUnit
8 1 (0.306%) AdminStudio
8 1 (0.306%) JMeter
General
1 77 (23.55%) Finance
2 16 (4.893%) Retail
3 14 (4.281%) Manufacturing
3 14 (4.281%) Telecoms
4 10 (3.058%) Publishing
5 6 (1.835%) Banking
6 3 (0.917%) General Ledger
6 3 (0.917%) Local Government
6 3 (0.917%) French Language
6 3 (0.917%) German Language
6 3 (0.917%) Italian Language
6 3 (0.917%) Spanish Language
7 2 (0.612%) Billing
7 2 (0.612%) Automotive
7 2 (0.612%) Pharmaceutical
7 2 (0.612%) Back Office
8 1 (0.306%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 135 (41.28%) Analyst
2 61 (18.65%) Test Analyst
3 57 (17.43%) Test Manager
4 51 (15.60%) Business Analyst
5 24 (7.339%) Tester
6 19 (5.810%) Developer
7 18 (5.505%) Consultant
8 15 (4.587%) Systems Analyst
9 14 (4.281%) Project Manager
10 13 (3.976%) Test Leader
11 12 (3.670%) SAP Analyst
12 11 (3.364%) Coordinator
12 11 (3.364%) Applications Packager
12 11 (3.364%) Senior Analyst
13 9 (2.752%) Change Manager
13 9 (2.752%) Senior Business Analyst
13 9 (2.752%) SAP Business Analyst
14 8 (2.446%) Administrator
15 7 (2.141%) .NET Developer
15 7 (2.141%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 9 (2.752%) FMCG
2 7 (2.141%) Management Information System
3 6 (1.835%) Data Integration
4 3 (0.917%) Reference Data
4 3 (0.917%) NHS
5 2 (0.612%) Tandem
5 2 (0.612%) iPhone
5 2 (0.612%) SaaS
5 2 (0.612%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.306%) IIBA
6 1 (0.306%) Digital Media
6 1 (0.306%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.306%) Open Source
6 1 (0.306%) STB
6 1 (0.306%) Statistics
6 1 (0.306%) Wiki
6 1 (0.306%) Credit Risk
6 1 (0.306%) DTV
6 1 (0.306%) AS400
6 1 (0.306%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 26 (7.951%) Windows
2 15 (4.587%) Windows 7
3 9 (2.752%) Windows XP
4 8 (2.446%) UNIX
5 4 (1.223%) Windows Server 2008
6 3 (0.917%) Windows Server 2003
7 2 (0.612%) Android
7 2 (0.612%) Linux
8 1 (0.306%) Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (17.13%) Test Scripting
2 38 (11.62%) Test Strategy
3 33 (10.09%) System Testing
4 31 (9.480%) Integration Testing
5 30 (9.174%) Project Management
6 27 (8.257%) Software Testing
6 27 (8.257%) Performance Testing
7 26 (7.951%) Test Management
8 23 (7.034%) Regression Testing
8 23 (7.034%) ITIL
9 21 (6.422%) CRM
9 21 (6.422%) Change Management
10 20 (6.116%) Migration
11 19 (5.810%) Business Analysis
12 18 (5.505%) Agile Software Development
12 18 (5.505%) Workflow
12 18 (5.505%) ERP
12 18 (5.505%) UML
13 17 (5.199%) Stakeholder Management
14 16 (4.893%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 37 (11.31%) SQL
2 19 (5.810%) C#
3 12 (3.670%) JavaScript
4 10 (3.058%) VBScript
4 10 (3.058%) VB.NET
5 7 (2.141%) VB
6 6 (1.835%) T-SQL
7 5 (1.529%) Shell Script
7 5 (1.529%) PL/SQL
8 4 (1.223%) Python
8 4 (1.223%) Java
9 2 (0.612%) C
9 2 (0.612%) R
10 1 (0.306%) C++
10 1 (0.306%) PHP
10 1 (0.306%) VB6
10 1 (0.306%) XPath
10 1 (0.306%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 59 (18.04%) ISEB
2 26 (7.951%) ISTQB
3 13 (3.976%) Security Cleared
4 10 (3.058%) SC Cleared
5 6 (1.835%) Degree
6 3 (0.917%) CBAP
6 3 (0.917%) CCA
7 2 (0.612%) MCSE
7 2 (0.612%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.306%) PMP
8 1 (0.306%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.306%) ISEB Practitioner
8 1 (0.306%) MCDST
8 1 (0.306%) MCITP
8 1 (0.306%) MCSA
8 1 (0.306%) CCIE
8 1 (0.306%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.306%) MCP
8 1 (0.306%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 1 (0.306%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (12.54%) QA
2 4 (1.223%) SLA
3 1 (0.306%) HL7
3 1 (0.306%) Data Quality
System Software
1 11 (3.364%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.752%) Microsoft App-V
2 9 (2.752%) XenApp
3 5 (1.529%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.917%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.917%) XenServer
5 2 (0.612%) VMware Workstation
6 1 (0.306%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 41 (12.54%) HP Quality Center
2 5 (1.529%) SCCM
Vendors
1 59 (18.04%) SAP
2 50 (15.29%) Oracle
3 38 (11.62%) Microsoft
4 23 (7.034%) HP
5 14 (4.281%) Citrix
6 9 (2.752%) PeopleSoft
7 8 (2.446%) VMware
8 7 (2.141%) Remedy
9 6 (1.835%) AppSense
10 5 (1.529%) PTC
10 5 (1.529%) ESRI
10 5 (1.529%) Altiris
10 5 (1.529%) i-GRasp
10 5 (1.529%) RedPrairie
11 4 (1.223%) Salesforce.com
11 4 (1.223%) Infor
11 4 (1.223%) Hyperion
11 4 (1.223%) JD Edwards
11 4 (1.223%) Siebel
12 3 (0.917%) EMC
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