Test Automation 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 Test Automation 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 Test Automation over the 3 months to 17 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
17 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Automation
Rank 108 138 106
Rank change year-on-year
+30 -32
Contract jobs citing Test Automation 7 1 11
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 0.342% 0.030% 0.393%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.517% 0.044% 0.612%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 6
Average daily rate £338 £358 £218
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.59% +64.36%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £197 £358 £210
10% offered a daily rate of more than £350 £358 £375
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £319 £350
% change year-on-year
+9.71% -8.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Average hourly rate £32.50 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.50 £42.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year
-23.52% +21.42%
All Processes & Methodologies
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category		 1354 2256 1796
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 66.11% 68.07% 64.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 846 1389 926
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 £500 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
-0.68% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 59 109 125
Average hourly rate £31.00 £25.00 £30.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+24.00% -16.66%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £16.25 £18.00 £15.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £37.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.60 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+26.40% -16.66%
Test Automation
England

Test Automation
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West Test Automation Jobs Demand Trend

Test Automation
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Test Automation Daily Rate Trend

Test Automation
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Test Automation across the South West region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

South West Test Automation Daily Rate Histogram

Test Automation
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Test Automation Hourly Rate Trend

Test Automation
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Automation within the South West region over the 3 months to 17 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
Dorset - 4 £350 -
Devon - 2 £143 -
Bristol +11 1 £325 -9.09%
Test Automation
England

Test Automation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Test Automation 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 Test Automation.

1 8 (61.54%) Test Scripting
2 4 (30.77%) QuickTest Pro
2 4 (30.77%) SQL
2 4 (30.77%) QA
3 3 (23.08%) Regression Testing
3 3 (23.08%) Agile Software Development
3 3 (23.08%) Banking
3 3 (23.08%) Retail
3 3 (23.08%) SQL Server
3 3 (23.08%) UML
3 3 (23.08%) HP
4 2 (15.38%) WinRunner
4 2 (15.38%) TestDirector
4 2 (15.38%) Quality Management
4 2 (15.38%) .NET
4 2 (15.38%) ISO 9001
4 2 (15.38%) Mobile Commerce
4 2 (15.38%) RUP
4 2 (15.38%) Python
4 2 (15.38%) Windows
4 2 (15.38%) Linux
4 2 (15.38%) E-Commerce
4 2 (15.38%) Investment Banking
4 2 (15.38%) Finance
4 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (15.38%) ATG
4 2 (15.38%) User Acceptance Testing
4 2 (15.38%) Performance Testing
4 2 (15.38%) Software Testing
4 2 (15.38%) Integration Testing

Test Automation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Test Automation 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 Test Automation. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (15.38%) .NET
2 1 (7.692%) XML
2 1 (7.692%) GWT
2 1 (7.692%) HTML5
Application Platforms
1 1 (7.692%) CMS
Applications
1 1 (7.692%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (7.692%) BASE24
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (23.08%) SQL Server
2 1 (7.692%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (7.692%) SQL Server 2005
2 1 (7.692%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (7.692%) SQL Server 2008
2 1 (7.692%) SQL Server 2012
Development Applications
1 4 (30.77%) QuickTest Pro
2 2 (15.38%) WinRunner
2 2 (15.38%) TestDirector
3 1 (7.692%) Visual Studio
3 1 (7.692%) Selenium
3 1 (7.692%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (7.692%) PhoneGap
General
1 3 (23.08%) Banking
1 3 (23.08%) Retail
2 2 (15.38%) Investment Banking
2 2 (15.38%) Finance
3 1 (7.692%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 5 (38.46%) Test Analyst
1 5 (38.46%) Analyst
2 3 (23.08%) Tester
3 2 (15.38%) Test Manager
4 1 (7.692%) Developer
4 1 (7.692%) Software Developer
4 1 (7.692%) Senior Analyst
4 1 (7.692%) Test Engineer
4 1 (7.692%) Senior Test Analyst
4 1 (7.692%) Technical Leader
4 1 (7.692%) Database Engineer
4 1 (7.692%) Senior Database Engineer
4 1 (7.692%) Automation Test Analyst
4 1 (7.692%) Automation Analyst
4 1 (7.692%) Automation Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.692%) Handset
1 1 (7.692%) iPhone
1 1 (7.692%) iPad
1 1 (7.692%) Mobile Banking
Operating Systems
1 2 (15.38%) Windows
1 2 (15.38%) Linux
2 1 (7.692%) Android
2 1 (7.692%) Apple iOS
2 1 (7.692%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (61.54%) Test Scripting
2 3 (23.08%) UML
2 3 (23.08%) Regression Testing
2 3 (23.08%) Agile Software Development
3 2 (15.38%) Integration Testing
3 2 (15.38%) Test Management
3 2 (15.38%) Software Testing
3 2 (15.38%) User Acceptance Testing
3 2 (15.38%) Performance Testing
3 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (15.38%) Quality Management
3 2 (15.38%) RUP
3 2 (15.38%) E-Commerce
3 2 (15.38%) Mobile Commerce
3 2 (15.38%) Test Strategy
3 2 (15.38%) System Testing
3 2 (15.38%) Time Management
3 2 (15.38%) V-Model
4 1 (7.692%) Process Improvement
4 1 (7.692%) Kimball Methodology
Programming Languages
1 4 (30.77%) SQL
2 2 (15.38%) Python
3 1 (7.692%) T-SQL
3 1 (7.692%) C#
3 1 (7.692%) C++
Qualifications
1 2 (15.38%) SC Cleared
1 2 (15.38%) Security Cleared
2 1 (7.692%) BC Cleared
2 1 (7.692%) ISEB
2 1 (7.692%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (30.77%) QA
2 2 (15.38%) ISO 9001
Systems Management
1 1 (7.692%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 3 (23.08%) HP
2 2 (15.38%) ATG
3 1 (7.692%) SAP
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