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The table below looks at the demand for System Testing skills within the Surrey region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited System Testing over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSystem Testing
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank84104
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching contract IT job ads1013
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.013 %
As % of the category below1.005 %1.032 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£325
Average daily rate-£338
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£299£330
% change on same period last year-9.25 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£24.13-
Average hourly rate£25.13-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£26.13-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.63£31.74
% change on same period last year-3.47 %
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Surrey
Matching contract IT job ads9951260
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.390 %1.266 %
Daily rates quoted282400
Average minimum daily rate£338£343
Average daily rate£358£361
% change on same period last year-1.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£377£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£372
% change on same period last year+1.69 %
Hourly rates quoted77120
Average minimum hourly rate£31.19£23.03
Average hourly rate£33.57£24.67
% change on same period last year+36.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.94£26.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.30£30.27
% change on same period last year-3.20 %
System Testing South EastSystem Testing
South East

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.

System Testing
Demand Trend

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

Surrey System Testing Demand Trend

System Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Surrey System Testing Daily Rate Trend

System Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Surrey System Testing Hourly Rate Trend

System Testing
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing System Testing across the Surrey region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Surrey System Testing Hourly Rate Histogram

System Testing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing System Testing within the Surrey 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
StainesNew entry-2--
System Testing South EastSystem Testing
South East

System Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey region citing System 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 System Testing.

116 (44.44 %)User Acceptance Testing
215 (41.67 %)ISEB
313 (36.11 %)Finance
411 (30.56 %)Insurance
59 (25.00 %)Microsoft
59 (25.00 %)SAP
68 (22.22 %)Business Intelligence
77 (19.44 %)TestDirector
77 (19.44 %)Windows
77 (19.44 %)Workflow
77 (19.44 %)Integration Testing
86 (16.67 %)SharePoint Server 2007
86 (16.67 %)Requirements Management
86 (16.67 %)SAP FI/CO
86 (16.67 %)SAP CO
86 (16.67 %)Data Migration
86 (16.67 %)UML
86 (16.67 %)RUP
86 (16.67 %)Migration
86 (16.67 %)Regression Testing
86 (16.67 %)RequisitePro
86 (16.67 %)SAP FI
95 (13.89 %)QuickTest Pro
95 (13.89 %)OO
95 (13.89 %)Java
95 (13.89 %)SQL
95 (13.89 %)Unified Process
95 (13.89 %)Software Testing
104 (11.11 %)Business Analysis
104 (11.11 %)General Ledger

System Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey region citing System 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 System Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.778 %)HTML
11 (2.778 %).NET
11 (2.778 %)WebServices
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (16.67 %)SharePoint Server 2007
22 (5.556 %)SharePoint
31 (2.778 %)Oracle Workflow
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (5.556 %)Spreadsheet
21 (2.778 %)MS Office
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (16.67 %)SAP FI
16 (16.67 %)SAP FI/CO
16 (16.67 %)SAP CO
21 (2.778 %)SAP HR
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.778 %)Ethernet
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (5.556 %)SQL Server
12 (5.556 %)Datawarehouse
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (19.44 %)TestDirector
26 (16.67 %)RequisitePro
35 (13.89 %)QuickTest Pro
44 (11.11 %)TestPartner
53 (8.333 %)WinRunner
61 (2.778 %)VSS/SourceSafe
61 (2.778 %)StarTeam
61 (2.778 %)QARun
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (36.11 %)Finance
211 (30.56 %)Insurance
34 (11.11 %)General Ledger
43 (8.333 %)Banking
52 (5.556 %)Government
52 (5.556 %)Local Government
61 (2.778 %)Marketing
61 (2.778 %)Electronics
61 (2.778 %)Retail
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (41.67 %)Analyst
212 (33.33 %)Tester
39 (25.00 %)Systems Analyst
47 (19.44 %)Test Analyst
56 (16.67 %)Administrator
64 (11.11 %)Webmaster
64 (11.11 %)Software Tester
64 (11.11 %)Systems Tester
64 (11.11 %)Test Manager
64 (11.11 %)SAP Test Analyst
64 (11.11 %)SAP Analyst
73 (8.333 %)SAP Manager
73 (8.333 %)SAP Tester
73 (8.333 %)SAP Test Manager
82 (5.556 %)SAP Integration Manager
82 (5.556 %)Systems Programmer
82 (5.556 %)Business Systems Analyst
82 (5.556 %)Trainer
82 (5.556 %)Business Analyst
82 (5.556 %)SAP Trainer
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (5.556 %)E-Learning
21 (2.778 %)Client/Server
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (19.44 %)Windows
22 (5.556 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (5.556 %)Windows Vista
31 (2.778 %)VxWorks
31 (2.778 %)Windows 2000
31 (2.778 %)Windows NT
31 (2.778 %)Windows XP
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (44.44 %)User Acceptance Testing
28 (22.22 %)Business Intelligence
37 (19.44 %)Workflow
37 (19.44 %)Integration Testing
46 (16.67 %)Data Migration
46 (16.67 %)Regression Testing
46 (16.67 %)Requirements Management
46 (16.67 %)Migration
46 (16.67 %)UML
46 (16.67 %)RUP
55 (13.89 %)OO
55 (13.89 %)Unified Process
55 (13.89 %)Software Testing
64 (11.11 %)Automated Testing
64 (11.11 %)Business Analysis
73 (8.333 %)Test Scripting
82 (5.556 %)Web Testing
82 (5.556 %)Logistics
82 (5.556 %)Validation
82 (5.556 %)ERP
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (13.89 %)Java
15 (13.89 %)SQL
23 (8.333 %)VBScript
23 (8.333 %)VB
31 (2.778 %)JavaScript
31 (2.778 %)C#
31 (2.778 %)C++
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
115 (41.67 %)ISEB
21 (2.778 %)ISEB Practitioner
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.778 %)ISO9000
11 (2.778 %)QA
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (5.556 %)Active Directory
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (5.556 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 (5.556 %)SCCM
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (25.00 %)SAP
19 (25.00 %)Microsoft
24 (11.11 %)Compuware
33 (8.333 %)Oracle
42 (5.556 %)Citrix
42 (5.556 %)CODA
51 (2.778 %)Baan
51 (2.778 %)McAfee Security