Test Strategy 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 Strategy 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 Strategy over the 3 months to 24 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
24 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Strategy
Rank 92 95 81
Rank change year-on-year
+3 -14
Contract jobs citing Test Strategy 16 42 41
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 0.793% 1.298% 1.449%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.190% 1.906% 2.225%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 30 23
Average daily rate £378 £425 £395
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-11.17% +7.59%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £308 £388 £310
10% offered a daily rate of more than £520 £445 £495
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £400 £395
% change year-on-year
-12.50% +1.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
Average hourly rate - - £38.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £40.00 £37.00 £31.00
% change year-on-year
+8.10% +19.35%
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South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category		 1344 2204 1843
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 66.63% 68.13% 65.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 843 1360 953
Average daily rate £375 £390 £384
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.84% +1.69%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £263 £265 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £480 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 62 110 129
Average hourly rate £29.00 £25.00 £32.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+16.00% -23.07%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.50 £16.00 £15.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.75 £39.50 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £29.50
% change year-on-year
+20.00% -15.25%
Test Strategy
England

Test Strategy
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West Test Strategy Jobs Demand Trend

Test Strategy
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Test Strategy Daily Rate Trend

Test Strategy
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Test Strategy across the South West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

South West Test Strategy Daily Rate Histogram

Test Strategy
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Test Strategy Hourly Rate Trend

Test Strategy
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Strategy within the South West region over the 3 months to 24 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 +3 5 £350 -17.64%
Wiltshire - 5 £500 -
Bristol +2 2 £380 -14.41%
Gloucestershire +16 1 £288 -32.35%
Somerset -3 1 - -
Test Strategy
England

Test Strategy
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Test Strategy 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 Strategy.

1 17 (40.48%) Test Scripting
2 16 (38.10%) ISEB
3 15 (35.71%) SC Cleared
3 15 (35.71%) Security Cleared
3 15 (35.71%) HP Quality Center
4 13 (30.95%) Test Management
5 12 (28.57%) Software Testing
6 10 (23.81%) Finance
6 10 (23.81%) User Acceptance Testing
6 10 (23.81%) SAP
7 9 (21.43%) HP
7 9 (21.43%) Integration Testing
7 9 (21.43%) QA
7 9 (21.43%) ISTQB
8 8 (19.05%) QuickTest Pro
8 8 (19.05%) PRINCE2
9 7 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
10 6 (14.29%) Web Services
10 6 (14.29%) UML
11 5 (11.90%) Banking
12 4 (9.524%) ISEB Practitioner
12 4 (9.524%) Project Planning
12 4 (9.524%) System Testing
12 4 (9.524%) ITIL
12 4 (9.524%) C
12 4 (9.524%) SQL
12 4 (9.524%) Microsoft
12 4 (9.524%) Telecoms
13 3 (7.143%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 3 (7.143%) Project Management

Test Strategy
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Test Strategy 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 Strategy. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 6 (14.29%) Web Services
2 2 (4.762%) ODBC
2 2 (4.762%) JDBC
2 2 (4.762%) Middleware
3 1 (2.381%) MDX
Application Platforms
1 2 (4.762%) WebLogic
2 1 (2.381%) SharePoint
2 1 (2.381%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 1 (2.381%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (4.762%) Agresso
2 1 (2.381%) assyst
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.762%) HTTPS
1 2 (4.762%) FTP
1 2 (4.762%) HTTP
2 1 (2.381%) Firewall
2 1 (2.381%) Internet
2 1 (2.381%) ATM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.762%) TOAD
1 2 (4.762%) Data Warehouse
1 2 (4.762%) SAP BW
1 2 (4.762%) GIS
2 1 (2.381%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.381%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (2.381%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 8 (19.05%) QuickTest Pro
2 2 (4.762%) Selenium
2 2 (4.762%) Team Foundation Server
2 2 (4.762%) WebDriver
2 2 (4.762%) JProfiler
2 2 (4.762%) WinRunner
2 2 (4.762%) TestDirector
2 2 (4.762%) LoadRunner
2 2 (4.762%) JProbe
2 2 (4.762%) Introscope
General
1 10 (23.81%) Finance
2 5 (11.90%) Banking
3 4 (9.524%) Telecoms
4 2 (4.762%) Investment Banking
5 1 (2.381%) Retail Banking
5 1 (2.381%) Marketing
5 1 (2.381%) Retail
5 1 (2.381%) Legal
Job Titles
1 23 (54.76%) Test Manager
2 13 (30.95%) Analyst
3 10 (23.81%) Test Analyst
4 6 (14.29%) Senior Analyst
4 6 (14.29%) Senior Test Analyst
5 3 (7.143%) Business Analyst
5 3 (7.143%) SAP Test Analyst
5 3 (7.143%) Senior SAP Test Analyst
5 3 (7.143%) SAP Analyst
5 3 (7.143%) Test Engineer
6 2 (4.762%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 2 (4.762%) Senior Test Manager
6 2 (4.762%) Business Manager
6 2 (4.762%) Infrastructure Manager
6 2 (4.762%) Tester
6 2 (4.762%) Senior Manager
7 1 (2.381%) QA Manager
7 1 (2.381%) Programme Manager
7 1 (2.381%) Architect
7 1 (2.381%) Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.143%) Mobile App
2 2 (4.762%) SWIFT
3 1 (2.381%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.381%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 3 (7.143%) Windows
2 2 (4.762%) Solaris
2 2 (4.762%) Linux
2 2 (4.762%) UNIX
3 1 (2.381%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (40.48%) Test Scripting
2 13 (30.95%) Test Management
3 12 (28.57%) Software Testing
4 10 (23.81%) User Acceptance Testing
5 9 (21.43%) Integration Testing
6 8 (19.05%) PRINCE2
7 7 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
8 6 (14.29%) UML
9 4 (9.524%) Project Planning
9 4 (9.524%) System Testing
9 4 (9.524%) ITIL
10 3 (7.143%) Project Management
10 3 (7.143%) Data Modelling
10 3 (7.143%) Business Intelligence
10 3 (7.143%) Use Case
10 3 (7.143%) Business Analysis
11 2 (4.762%) Migration
11 2 (4.762%) V-Model
11 2 (4.762%) Test Automation
11 2 (4.762%) Web Testing
Programming Languages
1 4 (9.524%) C
1 4 (9.524%) SQL
2 3 (7.143%) ABAP
3 2 (4.762%) VB
3 2 (4.762%) C++
3 2 (4.762%) Java
3 2 (4.762%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 16 (38.10%) ISEB
2 15 (35.71%) SC Cleared
2 15 (35.71%) Security Cleared
3 9 (21.43%) ISTQB
4 4 (9.524%) ISEB Practitioner
5 3 (7.143%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 1 (2.381%) DV Cleared
6 1 (2.381%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (21.43%) QA
2 3 (7.143%) ISO 9001
3 2 (4.762%) GAMP
3 2 (4.762%) GMP
Systems Management
1 15 (35.71%) HP Quality Center
2 2 (4.762%) HP SiteScope
Vendors
1 10 (23.81%) SAP
2 9 (21.43%) HP
3 4 (9.524%) Microsoft
4 2 (4.762%) Oracle
5 1 (2.381%) JDA
5 1 (2.381%) IBM
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