Integration Testing Contracts in the South West
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for Integration Testing skills in IT contracts advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Integration Testing over the 3 months to 21 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 West 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
21 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Integration Testing
Rank 103 101 109
Rank change year-on-year
-2 +8
Contract jobs citing Integration Testing 14 41 11
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 0.672% 1.256% 0.400%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.014% 1.849% 0.617%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 12 1
Average daily rate £438 £425 £436
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.94% -2.52%
UK excluding London average daily rate £358 £388 £363
% change year-on-year
-7.74% +6.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Average hourly rate £35.00 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £36.00 £35.00 £37.25
% change year-on-year
+2.85% -6.04%
All Processes & Methodologies
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category		 1381 2218 1782
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 66.27% 67.93% 64.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 861 1375 919
Average daily rate £375 £390 £388
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.84% +0.64%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £263 £250 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £480 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
-0.68% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 110 126
Average hourly rate £29.00 £25.00 £30.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+16.00% -16.66%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.30 £16.00 £15.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £37.50 £40.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.50 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+26.00% -16.66%
Integration Testing
England

Integration Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West Integration Testing Jobs Demand Trend

Integration Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Integration Testing Daily Rate Trend

Integration Testing
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Integration Testing across the South West region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

South West Integration Testing Daily Rate Histogram

Integration Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Integration Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Integration Testing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Integration Testing within the South West region over the 3 months to 21 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
Wiltshire +8 6 £510 -
Dorset +5 3 £350 -
Bristol +11 2 £350 -
Somerset -1 1 - -
Integration Testing
England

Integration Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Integration 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 Integration Testing.

1 10 (47.62%) Test Strategy
2 9 (42.86%) Security Cleared
2 9 (42.86%) HP Quality Center
3 8 (38.10%) Finance
3 8 (38.10%) SC Cleared
4 7 (33.33%) Web Services
5 6 (28.57%) C
6 5 (23.81%) Telecoms
7 4 (19.05%) Stakeholder Management
7 4 (19.05%) User Acceptance Testing
8 3 (14.29%) Migration
8 3 (14.29%) QA
8 3 (14.29%) Banking
8 3 (14.29%) Marketing
8 3 (14.29%) Test Scripting
8 3 (14.29%) System Testing
8 3 (14.29%) UML
9 2 (9.524%) OO
9 2 (9.524%) OOD
9 2 (9.524%) ISO 9001
9 2 (9.524%) .NET
9 2 (9.524%) PRINCE2
9 2 (9.524%) RUP
9 2 (9.524%) Python
9 2 (9.524%) C#
9 2 (9.524%) C++
9 2 (9.524%) Visual Studio
9 2 (9.524%) SAP
9 2 (9.524%) Microsoft
9 2 (9.524%) HP

Integration Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Integration 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 Integration Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 7 (33.33%) Web Services
2 2 (9.524%) .NET
3 1 (4.762%) .NET Framework
3 1 (4.762%) WinForms
3 1 (4.762%) ASP
3 1 (4.762%) ASP.NET
3 1 (4.762%) CSS
3 1 (4.762%) XML
3 1 (4.762%) XSL
3 1 (4.762%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 1 (4.762%) SharePoint 2010
1 1 (4.762%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 1 (4.762%) SAP Oil and Gas
1 1 (4.762%) SAP MM
Communications & Networking
1 2 (9.524%) Firewall
2 1 (4.762%) Modbus
2 1 (4.762%) TCP/IP
2 1 (4.762%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.762%) SQL Server 2005
1 1 (4.762%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 1 (4.762%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (9.524%) Visual Studio
1 2 (9.524%) WinRunner
1 2 (9.524%) TestDirector
1 2 (9.524%) QuickTest Pro
1 2 (9.524%) Team Foundation Server
2 1 (4.762%) NUnit
2 1 (4.762%) Subversion
2 1 (4.762%) TeamCity
2 1 (4.762%) MSTest
2 1 (4.762%) Jenkins
General
1 8 (38.10%) Finance
2 5 (23.81%) Telecoms
3 3 (14.29%) Banking
3 3 (14.29%) Marketing
4 2 (9.524%) Investment Banking
5 1 (4.762%) Military
5 1 (4.762%) Retail
5 1 (4.762%) Manufacturing
5 1 (4.762%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 9 (42.86%) Test Manager
2 4 (19.05%) Test Engineer
3 3 (14.29%) Analyst
3 3 (14.29%) Software Engineer
3 3 (14.29%) Test Analyst
4 2 (9.524%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 2 (9.524%) Test Leader
4 2 (9.524%) Infrastructure Manager
4 2 (9.524%) Senior Test Engineer
4 2 (9.524%) Senior Analyst
4 2 (9.524%) Senior Test Analyst
5 1 (4.762%) Lead Test Analyst
5 1 (4.762%) Java Software Engineer
5 1 (4.762%) Senior Software Developer
5 1 (4.762%) Senior Software Engineer
5 1 (4.762%) SAP MM Consultant
5 1 (4.762%) SAP Consultant
5 1 (4.762%) SAP Manager
5 1 (4.762%) SAP Test Manager
5 1 (4.762%) SAP Programme Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.762%) Management Information System
1 1 (4.762%) EPoS
1 1 (4.762%) DTV
1 1 (4.762%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.762%) UNIX
1 1 (4.762%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (47.62%) Test Strategy
2 4 (19.05%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (19.05%) User Acceptance Testing
3 3 (14.29%) Migration
3 3 (14.29%) Test Scripting
3 3 (14.29%) System Testing
3 3 (14.29%) UML
4 2 (9.524%) OO
4 2 (9.524%) OOD
4 2 (9.524%) PRINCE2
4 2 (9.524%) RUP
4 2 (9.524%) Quality Management
4 2 (9.524%) Regression Testing
4 2 (9.524%) Data Migration
4 2 (9.524%) V-Model
4 2 (9.524%) Test Automation
4 2 (9.524%) Test Management
4 2 (9.524%) Performance Testing
5 1 (4.762%) Software Engineering
5 1 (4.762%) Supplier Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (28.57%) C
2 2 (9.524%) Python
2 2 (9.524%) C#
2 2 (9.524%) C++
3 1 (4.762%) VB6
3 1 (4.762%) Java
3 1 (4.762%) JavaScript
3 1 (4.762%) SQL
3 1 (4.762%) VBScript
3 1 (4.762%) VB
Qualifications
1 9 (42.86%) Security Cleared
2 8 (38.10%) SC Cleared
3 2 (9.524%) ISEB
4 1 (4.762%) Degree
4 1 (4.762%) ISEB Practitioner
4 1 (4.762%) BC Cleared
4 1 (4.762%) DV Cleared
4 1 (4.762%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 1 (4.762%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (4.762%) MCSD
4 1 (4.762%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (14.29%) QA
2 2 (9.524%) ISO 9001
3 1 (4.762%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (4.762%) TickIT
3 1 (4.762%) ISO 9000
Systems Management
1 9 (42.86%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 2 (9.524%) SAP
1 2 (9.524%) Microsoft
1 2 (9.524%) HP
2 1 (4.762%) VMware
2 1 (4.762%) JDA
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