The first table below looks at the demand for Integration Testing skills in IT contracts advertised for the Stevenage region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Integration Testing 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 Stevenage 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
Integration Testing
Rank 12 15 14
Rank change year-on-year
+3 -1
Contract jobs citing Integration Testing 1 1 16
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Stevenage 2.857% 1.667% 19.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.556% 3.030% 22.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £394 £363
% change year-on-year
-7.93% +8.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 14
Average hourly rate £40.50 - £37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £36.00 £35.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year
+2.85% -6.66%
All Processes & Methodologies
Stevenage
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
18 33 71
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Stevenage 51.43% 55.00% 85.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 4 4
Average daily rate £450 £310 £290
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+45.16% +6.89%
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
-0.68% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 18 34
Average hourly rate £33.00 £42.00 £37.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-21.42% +13.51%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £30.00 £37.00 £35.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £40.50 £49.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.60 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+26.40% -16.66%
Integration Testing
Hertfordshire

Integration Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Stevenage Integration Testing Jobs Demand Trend

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 Stevenage region.

Stevenage Integration Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Integration Testing
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage 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 5 (83.33%) Serena
1 5 (83.33%) SC Cleared
1 5 (83.33%) Security Cleared
1 5 (83.33%) Configuration Management
2 3 (50.00%) Rational Rhapsody
2 3 (50.00%) Rational DOORS
2 3 (50.00%) UML
2 3 (50.00%) Ada
3 2 (33.33%) C
3 2 (33.33%) C++
3 2 (33.33%) LabVIEW
3 2 (33.33%) LabWindows
3 2 (33.33%) Software Engineering
3 2 (33.33%) Degree
4 1 (16.67%) QA
4 1 (16.67%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Test Management
4 1 (16.67%) Test Automation
4 1 (16.67%) DV Cleared
4 1 (16.67%) Software Testing
4 1 (16.67%) E-Learning
4 1 (16.67%) Aerospace
4 1 (16.67%) Publishing

Integration Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage 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.

Business Applications
1 2 (33.33%) LabWindows
Development Applications
1 3 (50.00%) Rational DOORS
1 3 (50.00%) Rational Rhapsody
2 2 (33.33%) LabVIEW
General
1 1 (16.67%) Aerospace
1 1 (16.67%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 6 (100.00%) Software Engineer
2 2 (33.33%) C++ Software Engineer
2 2 (33.33%) C Software Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) Software Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Testing Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Software Testing Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) QA Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) Test Manager
3 1 (16.67%) QA Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) E-Learning
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Configuration Management
2 3 (50.00%) UML
3 2 (33.33%) Software Engineering
4 1 (16.67%) Software Testing
4 1 (16.67%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Test Management
4 1 (16.67%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 3 (50.00%) Ada
2 2 (33.33%) C
2 2 (33.33%) C++
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) SC Cleared
1 5 (83.33%) Security Cleared
2 2 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (16.67%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (83.33%) Serena