Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Compuware TestPartner skills within the Surrey region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited TestPartner over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCompuware TestPartner
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank75-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.913 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£325-
% change on same period last year-
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--
% change on same period last year-
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Surrey
Matching contract IT job ads219303
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.347 %0.323 %
Daily rates quoted8785
Average minimum daily rate£304£304
Average daily rate£327£319
% change on same period last year+2.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£349£335
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£324
% change on same period last year-3.86 %
Hourly rates quoted2229
Average minimum hourly rate£25.88£26.22
Average hourly rate£27.14£28.09
% change on same period last year-3.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.40£29.97
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.62£30.99
% change on same period last year-1.18 %
TestPartner South EastTestPartner
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.

TestPartner
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing TestPartner across the Surrey region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Surrey TestPartner Demand Trend

TestPartner
Daily Rate Trend

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

Surrey TestPartner Daily Rate Trend

TestPartner
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Surrey TestPartner Hourly Rate Trend

TestPartner
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey region citing TestPartner 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 TestPartner.

16 (100.00 %)Compuware
16 (100.00 %)ISEB
16 (100.00 %)Windows
16 (100.00 %)Software Testing
24 (66.67 %)User Acceptance Testing
24 (66.67 %)System Testing
24 (66.67 %)Automated Testing
24 (66.67 %)Regression Testing
32 (33.33 %)MS Excel
32 (33.33 %)Test Scripting

TestPartner
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey region citing TestPartner 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 TestPartner. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (33.33 %)MS Excel
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (100.00 %)Tester
16 (100.00 %)Software Tester
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (100.00 %)Windows
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (100.00 %)Software Testing
24 (66.67 %)User Acceptance Testing
24 (66.67 %)Regression Testing
24 (66.67 %)Automated Testing
24 (66.67 %)System Testing
32 (33.33 %)Test Scripting
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (100.00 %)ISEB
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (100.00 %)Compuware