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This section looks at the demand for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) 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 User Acceptance Testing over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUser Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank93118
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching contract IT job ads217228
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.286 %0.227 %
As % of the category below2.979 %2.570 %
Daily rates quoted7684
Average minimum daily rate£352£354
Average daily rate£376£365
% change on same period last year+3.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£341£349
% change on same period last year-2.33 %
Hourly rates quoted105
Average minimum hourly rate£23.00£15.70
Average hourly rate£23.55£16.53
% change on same period last year+42.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.10£17.35
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.52£24.60
% change on same period last year+36.26 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South East
Matching contract IT job ads72858872
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled9.613 %8.836 %
Daily rates quoted20962569
Average minimum daily rate£354£358
Average daily rate£375£379
% change on same period last year-1.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£397£401
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Hourly rates quoted676864
Average minimum hourly rate£28.94£30.34
Average hourly rate£30.56£32.26
% change on same period last year-5.27 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.18£34.18
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.30£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
User Acceptance Testing EnglandUser Acceptance Testing
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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.

User Acceptance Testing
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 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 Demand Trend

User Acceptance Testing
Daily Rate Trend

The 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

The 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 21 August 2008.

South East User Acceptance Testing Daily Rate Histogram

User Acceptance Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

The 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
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

South East User Acceptance Testing Hourly Rate Histogram

User Acceptance Testing
Contract Locations

This section 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 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
BerkshireUp+2378£356-4.91 %
SurreyDown-142£522+71.41 %
HampshireUp+4437£335-11.24 %
West SussexUp+1616£371-1.85 %
MiddlesexUp+711£400+10.80 %
Thames ValleyUp+96£360-30.32 %
M4 CorridorDown-14--
OxfordshireUp+24--
BuckinghamshireUp+53£475+42.55 %
KentUp+103--
East SussexUp+73£380-
SussexUp+52£280-
Home CountiesUp+121--
User Acceptance Testing EnglandUser Acceptance Testing
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User Acceptance Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, 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.

181 (19.01 %)Test Scripting
277 (18.08 %)SQL
373 (17.14 %)Finance
466 (15.49 %)ISEB
562 (14.55 %)System Testing
658 (13.62 %)TestDirector
749 (11.50 %)Oracle
840 (9.390 %)Migration
935 (8.216 %)SAP
1033 (7.746 %)Software Testing
1132 (7.512 %)Telecoms
1230 (7.042 %)CRM
1230 (7.042 %)Business Analysis
1230 (7.042 %)QA
1329 (6.808 %)UNIX
1428 (6.573 %)Insurance
1527 (6.338 %)Integration Testing
1625 (5.869 %)Data Migration
1724 (5.634 %)Retail
1724 (5.634 %)XML
1823 (5.399 %)Regression Testing
1921 (4.930 %)Billing
2020 (4.695 %)Test Management
2020 (4.695 %)Performance Testing
2020 (4.695 %)Windows
2119 (4.460 %).NET
2119 (4.460 %)Microsoft
2218 (4.225 %)DTV
2218 (4.225 %)Validation
2317 (3.991 %)JavaScript

User Acceptance Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, 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.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
124 (5.634 %)XML
219 (4.460 %).NET
316 (3.756 %)HTML
414 (3.286 %)ASP.NET
512 (2.817 %)ASP
610 (2.347 %)COM+
610 (2.347 %)XSL
76 (1.408 %)WebSphere
76 (1.408 %)Middleware
76 (1.408 %)MHP
85 (1.174 %)J2EE
85 (1.174 %)ISPF
94 (0.939 %)WebServices
103 (0.704 %)SAP XI
103 (0.704 %)XSLT
103 (0.704 %)XSD
103 (0.704 %)Application Packaging
112 (0.469 %)J2SE
112 (0.469 %)Swing
112 (0.469 %)Hibernate
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (2.347 %)BizTalk Server
27 (1.643 %)WebSphere MQ
27 (1.643 %)WebSphere Message Broker
32 (0.469 %)WPS
41 (0.235 %)Oracle Workflow
41 (0.235 %)Lotus Notes
41 (0.235 %)SharePoint
41 (0.235 %)Oracle BPEL
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (3.521 %)MS Visio
27 (1.643 %)MS Excel
27 (1.643 %)MS PowerPoint
36 (1.408 %)MS Office
45 (1.174 %)Spreadsheet
52 (0.469 %)MS Project
61 (0.235 %)InfoPath
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
115 (3.521 %)Oracle EBS
211 (2.582 %)ResourceLink
310 (2.347 %)Sophis VALUE
310 (2.347 %)SAP FI
49 (2.113 %)SAP FI/CO
49 (2.113 %)SAP CO
58 (1.878 %)MAXIMO
66 (1.408 %)Oracle Applications
75 (1.174 %)Oracle Financials
84 (0.939 %)SAP HR
93 (0.704 %)Endur
93 (0.704 %)VisionPLUS
93 (0.704 %)AWD
102 (0.469 %)SAP R/3
102 (0.469 %)Oracle 11i
102 (0.469 %)SoftGrid
111 (0.235 %)BASE24
111 (0.235 %)SAP Payroll
111 (0.235 %)Oracle Payroll
111 (0.235 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (1.408 %)Extranet
24 (0.939 %)Intranet
24 (0.939 %)Internet
32 (0.469 %)TETRA
41 (0.235 %)DVB
41 (0.235 %)TCAP
41 (0.235 %)SCCP
41 (0.235 %)INAP
41 (0.235 %)ATM
41 (0.235 %)Broadband
41 (0.235 %)GPRS
41 (0.235 %)GSM
41 (0.235 %)SMS
41 (0.235 %)3GPP
41 (0.235 %)WCDMA
41 (0.235 %)LLU
41 (0.235 %)IPstream
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (3.756 %)SQL Server
27 (1.643 %)DB2
27 (1.643 %)Data Mining
27 (1.643 %)TOAD
27 (1.643 %)Data Cleansing
35 (1.174 %)Datawarehouse
43 (0.704 %)Oracle 9i
43 (0.704 %)Oracle Discoverer
43 (0.704 %)SAP BW
52 (0.469 %)BusinessObjects
52 (0.469 %)Oracle 10g
52 (0.469 %)MS Access
52 (0.469 %)Oracle 8/8i
52 (0.469 %)GIS
61 (0.235 %)Oracle Reports
61 (0.235 %)RDBMS
61 (0.235 %)SQL Server 7
61 (0.235 %)SQL Server 2000
61 (0.235 %)SQLPlus
61 (0.235 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
158 (13.62 %)TestDirector
212 (2.817 %)QuickTest Pro
39 (2.113 %)WinRunner
48 (1.878 %)InterDev
56 (1.408 %)TestPartner
63 (0.704 %)Visual Studio
72 (0.469 %)QADirector
72 (0.469 %)LoadRunner
72 (0.469 %)Ant
81 (0.235 %)Bugzilla
81 (0.235 %)VSS/SourceSafe
81 (0.235 %)ClearCase
81 (0.235 %)Eclipse
81 (0.235 %)ClearQuest
81 (0.235 %)Rational Robot
81 (0.235 %)LSMW
81 (0.235 %)QARun
81 (0.235 %)StarTeam
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
173 (17.14 %)Finance
232 (7.512 %)Telecoms
328 (6.573 %)Insurance
424 (5.634 %)Retail
521 (4.930 %)Billing
617 (3.991 %)Banking
710 (2.347 %)Pensions
87 (1.643 %)Government
96 (1.408 %)Health
105 (1.174 %)Pharmaceutical
105 (1.174 %)Retail Banking
105 (1.174 %)Marketing
114 (0.939 %)General Ledger
114 (0.939 %)Automotive
114 (0.939 %)Financial Institution
123 (0.704 %)Construction
132 (0.469 %)FMCG
141 (0.235 %)Aerospace
141 (0.235 %)Education
141 (0.235 %)Chemicals
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1139 (32.63 %)Analyst
280 (18.78 %)Test Analyst
359 (13.85 %)Test Manager
359 (13.85 %)Tester
438 (8.920 %)Business Analyst
527 (6.338 %)Project Manager
622 (5.164 %)Developer
717 (3.991 %)Coordinator
816 (3.756 %)Test Engineer
915 (3.521 %)Technical Analyst
1014 (3.286 %)Consultant
1113 (3.052 %)UAT Tester
1212 (2.817 %)SAP Analyst
1212 (2.817 %)Applications Developer
1311 (2.582 %)Team Leader
1410 (2.347 %)UAT Analyst
1410 (2.347 %)Test Coordinator
159 (2.113 %)Software Tester
159 (2.113 %)Systems Analyst
159 (2.113 %)SAP Test Manager
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
118 (4.225 %)DTV
214 (3.286 %)STB
312 (2.817 %)Derivative
48 (1.878 %)N-Tier
48 (1.878 %)Fixed Income
56 (1.408 %)MediaHighway
56 (1.408 %)Management Information System
65 (1.174 %)Mainframe
73 (0.704 %)Client/Server
73 (0.704 %)MPEG
82 (0.469 %)EPoS
82 (0.469 %)LIMS
91 (0.235 %)AS400
91 (0.235 %)IVR
91 (0.235 %)E-Learning
91 (0.235 %)EFT
91 (0.235 %)Thin Client
91 (0.235 %)Computer Science
91 (0.235 %)PDA
91 (0.235 %)Fat Client
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
129 (6.808 %)UNIX
220 (4.695 %)Windows
38 (1.878 %)AIX
45 (1.174 %)Windows Vista
54 (0.939 %)Windows Server 2003
62 (0.469 %)Windows XP
62 (0.469 %)Linux
71 (0.235 %)Windows 2000
71 (0.235 %)Solaris
71 (0.235 %)Windows NT
71 (0.235 %)Windows Mobile
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
181 (19.01 %)Test Scripting
262 (14.55 %)System Testing
340 (9.390 %)Migration
433 (7.746 %)Software Testing
530 (7.042 %)CRM
530 (7.042 %)Business Analysis
627 (6.338 %)Integration Testing
725 (5.869 %)Data Migration
823 (5.399 %)Regression Testing
920 (4.695 %)Test Management
920 (4.695 %)Performance Testing
1018 (4.225 %)Validation
1116 (3.756 %)PRINCE2
1214 (3.286 %)Project Management
1313 (3.052 %)Change Management
1313 (3.052 %)Asset Management
1411 (2.582 %)EAM
1411 (2.582 %)Investment Management
1411 (2.582 %)Data Analysis
159 (2.113 %)Business Intelligence
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
177 (18.08 %)SQL
217 (3.991 %)JavaScript
316 (3.756 %)VB
413 (3.052 %)VB.NET
413 (3.052 %)Java
413 (3.052 %)Transact-SQL
510 (2.347 %)DHTML
65 (1.174 %)VBA
65 (1.174 %)C
65 (1.174 %)REXX
65 (1.174 %)JCL
74 (0.939 %)VBScript
83 (0.704 %)RPG
83 (0.704 %)C#
92 (0.469 %)VB6
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
166 (15.49 %)ISEB
215 (3.521 %)Degree
38 (1.878 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
46 (1.408 %)ISEB Practitioner
54 (0.939 %)ISTQB
63 (0.704 %)PRINCE2 Certification
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
130 (7.042 %)QA
23 (0.704 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
23 (0.704 %)GxP
32 (0.469 %)SLA
32 (0.469 %)ISO8583
41 (0.235 %)Basel II
41 (0.235 %)CDISC
41 (0.235 %)PCI DSS
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (1.408 %)Active Directory
25 (1.174 %)NDS
31 (0.235 %)Oracle RMAN
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (0.939 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (0.469 %)SCCM
31 (0.235 %)Oracle Statspack
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
149 (11.50 %)Oracle
235 (8.216 %)SAP
319 (4.460 %)Microsoft
415 (3.521 %)PeopleSoft
415 (3.521 %)Sophis
513 (3.052 %)Siebel
513 (3.052 %)Northgate
611 (2.582 %)Sage
76 (1.408 %)Citrix
76 (1.408 %)OpenTV
85 (1.174 %)Sybase
85 (1.174 %)HP
94 (0.939 %)Compuware
103 (0.704 %)ESRI
103 (0.704 %)Actuate
103 (0.704 %)Manugistics
103 (0.704 %)OpenLink
112 (0.469 %)Altiris
112 (0.469 %)webMethods
112 (0.469 %)CODA