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The table below looks at the demand for the Web Tester role in IT contracts within the Staffordshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Web Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Web Tester
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank23-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads110
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.000 %
As % of the category below5.093 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted60
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£350-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£285£274
% change on same period last year+3.96 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£18.33
% change on same period last year-
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Staffordshire
Matching contract IT job ads216188
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.302 %0.189 %
Daily rates quoted7052
Average minimum daily rate£307£332
Average daily rate£323£347
% change on same period last year-6.97 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£363
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Hourly rates quoted2432
Average minimum hourly rate£16.03£18.21
Average hourly rate£17.15£20.00
% change on same period last year-14.29 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.26£21.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.74£25.24
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
Web Tester West MidlandsWeb Tester
West Midlands

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.

Web Tester
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Web Tester across the Staffordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Staffordshire Web Tester Demand Trend

Web Tester
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Web Tester across the Staffordshire region.

Staffordshire Web Tester Daily Rate Trend

Web Tester
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Web Tester across the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Staffordshire Web Tester Daily Rate Histogram

Web Tester
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Web Tester within the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 6 October 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
Stoke-on-TrentNew entry-2--
Web Tester West MidlandsWeb Tester
West Midlands

Web Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire region that cited Web Tester in their job title 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 with Web Tester in their job title.

114 (60.87 %)SQL
211 (47.83 %)Transact-SQL
211 (47.83 %)VB
211 (47.83 %)HTTP
211 (47.83 %)Information Security
211 (47.83 %)Paros
211 (47.83 %)Auditing
211 (47.83 %)Fiddler
39 (39.13 %)Load Testing
39 (39.13 %)Finance
39 (39.13 %).NET
46 (26.09 %)Penetration Testing
55 (21.74 %)Security Testing
55 (21.74 %)Performance Testing
55 (21.74 %)Web Testing
64 (17.39 %)Test Scripting
64 (17.39 %)Agile Software Development
64 (17.39 %)NUnit
72 (8.696 %)Internet
81 (4.348 %)HTML
81 (4.348 %)Java
81 (4.348 %)Degree
81 (4.348 %)QA
81 (4.348 %)Business Intelligence
81 (4.348 %)RDBMS
81 (4.348 %)TestDirector
81 (4.348 %)SQL Server
81 (4.348 %)OLAP
81 (4.348 %)JUnit
81 (4.348 %)XML

Web Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire region that cited Web Tester in their job title 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 with Web Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (39.13 %).NET
21 (4.348 %)XML
21 (4.348 %)HTML
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (47.83 %)HTTP
22 (8.696 %)Internet
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (4.348 %)SQL Server
11 (4.348 %)OLAP
11 (4.348 %)Datawarehouse
11 (4.348 %)RDBMS
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (47.83 %)Paros
111 (47.83 %)Fiddler
24 (17.39 %)NUnit
31 (4.348 %)JUnit
31 (4.348 %)TestDirector
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (47.83 %)Auditing
29 (39.13 %)Finance
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (4.348 %)UNIX
11 (4.348 %)Windows
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (47.83 %)Information Security
29 (39.13 %)Load Testing
36 (26.09 %)Penetration Testing
45 (21.74 %)Performance Testing
45 (21.74 %)Security Testing
45 (21.74 %)Web Testing
54 (17.39 %)Test Scripting
54 (17.39 %)Agile Software Development
61 (4.348 %)Unit Testing
61 (4.348 %)Business Intelligence
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (60.87 %)SQL
211 (47.83 %)Transact-SQL
211 (47.83 %)VB
31 (4.348 %)Java
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (4.348 %)Degree
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.348 %)QA