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This section looks at the demand for Unit Testing skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Unit Testing over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUnit Testing
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank12499
Rank change on same period last yearDown-25
Matching contract IT job ads1871
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.071 %
As % of the category below0.653 %2.131 %
Daily rates quoted536
Average minimum daily rate£252£324
Average daily rate£291£338
% change on same period last year-13.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£330£351
UK excluding London average daily rate£366£346
% change on same period last year+5.63 %
Hourly rates quoted39
Average minimum hourly rate£31.67£34.22
Average hourly rate£37.50£34.61
% change on same period last year+8.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£43.33£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.26£38.82
% change on same period last year-4.01 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South West
Matching contract IT job ads27583332
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.640 %3.318 %
Daily rates quoted9881089
Average minimum daily rate£370£365
Average daily rate£395£385
% change on same period last year+2.52 %
Average maximum daily rate£420£405
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted300381
Average minimum hourly rate£31.40£28.54
Average hourly rate£34.10£30.43
% change on same period last year+12.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.80£32.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.34£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Unit Testing EnglandUnit Testing
England

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.

Unit Testing
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Unit Testing across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South West Unit Testing Demand Trend

Unit Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Unit Testing Daily Rate Trend

Unit Testing
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Unit Testing across the South West region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

South West Unit Testing Daily Rate Histogram

Unit Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Unit Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Unit Testing
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Unit Testing across the South West region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

South West Unit Testing Hourly Rate Histogram

Unit Testing
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Unit Testing within the South West region over the 3 months to 20 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
BristolUp+1310£285+20.00 %
SomersetNew entry-4£315-
WiltshireDown-173--
Unit Testing EnglandUnit Testing
England

Unit Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Unit 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 Unit Testing.

126 (53.06 %)Java
126 (53.06 %)OO
225 (51.02 %)Struts
225 (51.02 %)Hibernate
324 (48.98 %)Linux
423 (46.94 %)Eclipse
423 (46.94 %)JSF
522 (44.90 %)Spring
619 (38.78 %)Tapestry
619 (38.78 %)iBATIS
718 (36.73 %)Systems Analysis
815 (30.61 %)SQL
98 (16.33 %).NET
107 (14.29 %)J2EE
107 (14.29 %)C#
107 (14.29 %)ISEB
116 (12.24 %)Software Testing
116 (12.24 %)Microsoft
116 (12.24 %)Oracle
125 (10.20 %)JUnit
125 (10.20 %)XML
125 (10.20 %)UNIX
125 (10.20 %)E-Commerce
125 (10.20 %)Test Scripting
134 (8.163 %)Security Cleared
134 (8.163 %)UML
134 (8.163 %)HP
134 (8.163 %)Compaq
134 (8.163 %)Ant
134 (8.163 %)OpenVMS

Unit Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Unit 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 Unit Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
125 (51.02 %)Struts
125 (51.02 %)Hibernate
223 (46.94 %)JSF
322 (44.90 %)Spring
419 (38.78 %)Tapestry
419 (38.78 %)iBATIS
58 (16.33 %).NET
67 (14.29 %)J2EE
75 (10.20 %)XML
83 (6.122 %).NET Framework
83 (6.122 %)HTML
92 (4.082 %)ASP.NET
92 (4.082 %)XSLT
92 (4.082 %)JSP
101 (2.041 %)MVC
101 (2.041 %)WebSphere
101 (2.041 %)SOAP
101 (2.041 %)WebServices
101 (2.041 %)EJB
101 (2.041 %)ASP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (4.082 %)ATG Dynamo
21 (2.041 %)JBoss
21 (2.041 %)WebSphere MQ
21 (2.041 %)WebLogic Portal
21 (2.041 %)WebSphere Application Server
21 (2.041 %)WebLogic
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.041 %)Oracle EBS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.041 %)3G
11 (2.041 %)HSDPA
11 (2.041 %)2G
11 (2.041 %)RNC
11 (2.041 %)HSUPA
11 (2.041 %)UMTS
11 (2.041 %)Internet
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (6.122 %)SQL Server
22 (4.082 %)Oracle 9i
22 (4.082 %)Oracle 10g
31 (2.041 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (2.041 %)SQL Server Integration Services
31 (2.041 %)Oracle Reports
31 (2.041 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (2.041 %)OLTP
31 (2.041 %)Oracle Discoverer
31 (2.041 %)VLDB
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
123 (46.94 %)Eclipse
25 (10.20 %)JUnit
34 (8.163 %)Ant
43 (6.122 %)PVCS
43 (6.122 %)VSS/SourceSafe
52 (4.082 %)Oracle Forms
61 (2.041 %)NUnit
61 (2.041 %)LSMW
61 (2.041 %)Subversion
61 (2.041 %)WebLogic Workshop
61 (2.041 %)TestDirector
61 (2.041 %)Visual Studio
61 (2.041 %)FitNesse
61 (2.041 %)jMock
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (8.163 %)Finance
22 (4.082 %)Telecoms
31 (2.041 %)Games
31 (2.041 %)Aerospace
31 (2.041 %)Government
31 (2.041 %)Retail
31 (2.041 %)Military
31 (2.041 %)Marketing
31 (2.041 %)Insurance
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
133 (67.35 %)Developer
221 (42.86 %)Java Developer
37 (14.29 %)Analyst
37 (14.29 %)Analyst Programmer
37 (14.29 %)Programmer
43 (6.122 %)Software Engineer
43 (6.122 %)Senior Developer
43 (6.122 %)J2EE Developer
43 (6.122 %)Senior J2EE Developer
52 (4.082 %)Oracle Developer
52 (4.082 %).NET Developer
61 (2.041 %)C# Developer
61 (2.041 %)Embedded Software Engineer
61 (2.041 %)SQL Server DBA
61 (2.041 %)Test Engineer
61 (2.041 %)Senior Software Engineer
61 (2.041 %)Software Developer
61 (2.041 %)Tester
61 (2.041 %)Consultant
61 (2.041 %)DBA
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (8.163 %)Equities
22 (4.082 %)Fat Client
22 (4.082 %)Thin Client
31 (2.041 %)Handset
31 (2.041 %)Replication
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
124 (48.98 %)Linux
25 (10.20 %)UNIX
34 (8.163 %)OpenVMS
42 (4.082 %)Windows
42 (4.082 %)VMS
51 (2.041 %)Windows XP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
126 (53.06 %)OO
218 (36.73 %)Systems Analysis
36 (12.24 %)Software Testing
45 (10.20 %)E-Commerce
45 (10.20 %)Test Scripting
54 (8.163 %)Security Cleared
54 (8.163 %)UML
63 (6.122 %)Continuous Integration
72 (4.082 %)SC Cleared
72 (4.082 %)Agile Software Development
81 (2.041 %)Migration
81 (2.041 %)Regression Testing
81 (2.041 %)TDD
81 (2.041 %)Automated Testing
81 (2.041 %)EAI
81 (2.041 %)OOD
81 (2.041 %)SOA
81 (2.041 %)BC Cleared
81 (2.041 %)Volume Testing
81 (2.041 %)Integration Testing
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
126 (53.06 %)Java
215 (30.61 %)SQL
37 (14.29 %)C#
44 (8.163 %)C++
52 (4.082 %)PL/SQL
52 (4.082 %)JavaScript
61 (2.041 %)VB6
61 (2.041 %)Python
61 (2.041 %)VC++
61 (2.041 %)Tcl
61 (2.041 %)Perl
61 (2.041 %)Transact-SQL
61 (2.041 %)VB
61 (2.041 %)VB.NET
61 (2.041 %)C
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (14.29 %)ISEB
23 (6.122 %)Degree
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.041 %)MSMQ
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (12.24 %)Microsoft
16 (12.24 %)Oracle
24 (8.163 %)HP
24 (8.163 %)Compaq
32 (4.082 %)BEA
32 (4.082 %)webMethods
32 (4.082 %)ATG
41 (2.041 %)NetHawk
41 (2.041 %)SAP