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This section looks at the demand for the Infrastructure Tester role in IT contracts across the UK compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Infrastructure Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Infrastructure Tester
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank583642
Rank change on same period last yearUp+59
Matching contract IT job ads57
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.007 %0.008 %
Daily rates quoted41
Average minimum daily rate£364£200
Average daily rate£389£215
% change on same period last year+80.95 %
Average maximum daily rate£414£230
UK excluding London average daily rate£389£215
% change on same period last year+80.95 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£38.50
Average hourly rate-£40.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£40.50
% change on same period last year-
Job Titles UKJob Titles
UK
Matching contract IT job ads6855486361
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled90.40 %91.61 %
Daily rates quoted2195424993
Average minimum daily rate£378£392
Average daily rate£405£417
% change on same period last year-3.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£431£443
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£352
% change on same period last year+2.55 %
Hourly rates quoted58706957
Average minimum hourly rate£21.98£24.55
Average hourly rate£23.60£26.06
% change on same period last year-9.41 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.22£27.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.28£26.07
% change on same period last year-10.69 %

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.

Infrastructure Tester
Demand Trend

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

Infrastructure Tester Demand Trend

Infrastructure Tester
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Infrastructure Tester within the UK.

Infrastructure Tester Daily Rate Trend

Infrastructure Tester
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Infrastructure Tester within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Infrastructure Tester Daily Rate Histogram

Infrastructure Tester
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Infrastructure Tester within the UK.

Infrastructure Tester Hourly Rate Trend

Infrastructure Tester
Top 9 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Infrastructure Tester within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 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
EnglandUp+565£389+80.95 %
South EastUp+343£402-
Milton KeynesNew entry-2£428-
BuckinghamshireNew entry-2£428-
MiddlesexNew entry-1£350-
WiltshireNew entry-1£350-
BirminghamNew entry-1--
South WestNew entry-1£350-
West MidlandsUp+21--

Infrastructure Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Infrastructure 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 Infrastructure Tester in their job title.

111 (78.57 %)Windows
29 (64.29 %)Test Scripting
37 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
37 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
37 (50.00 %)Active Directory
45 (35.71 %)Windows 2000
54 (28.57 %)ISEB
63 (21.43 %)Migration
72 (14.29 %)Microsoft
72 (14.29 %)OpenView Configuration Management
72 (14.29 %)Government
72 (14.29 %)TestDirector
72 (14.29 %)Citrix
72 (14.29 %)Linux
72 (14.29 %)SAP
72 (14.29 %)ASP.NET
72 (14.29 %).NET
72 (14.29 %)BC Cleared
72 (14.29 %)CTC Cleared
72 (14.29 %)Degree
72 (14.29 %)Computer Science
81 (7.143 %)Web Testing
81 (7.143 %)System Testing
81 (7.143 %)Oracle
81 (7.143 %)SQL Server
81 (7.143 %)IIS
81 (7.143 %)SAN
81 (7.143 %)EDI
81 (7.143 %)N-Tier
81 (7.143 %)MS Exchange

Infrastructure Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Infrastructure 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 Infrastructure Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
12 (14.29 %).NET
12 (14.29 %)ASP.NET
21 (7.143 %)EDI
Application Platforms
11 (7.143 %)IIS
11 (7.143 %)MS Exchange
Communications & Networking
11 (7.143 %)SMS
11 (7.143 %)SAN
11 (7.143 %)Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
11 (7.143 %)SQL Server
Development Applications
12 (14.29 %)TestDirector
21 (7.143 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (7.143 %)LoadRunner
General
12 (14.29 %)Government
21 (7.143 %)Military
21 (7.143 %)Banking
21 (7.143 %)Finance
21 (7.143 %)Education
Miscellaneous
12 (14.29 %)Computer Science
21 (7.143 %)N-Tier
Operating Systems
111 (78.57 %)Windows
25 (35.71 %)Windows 2000
32 (14.29 %)Linux
41 (7.143 %)Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
19 (64.29 %)Test Scripting
27 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
27 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
33 (21.43 %)Migration
42 (14.29 %)BC Cleared
42 (14.29 %)CTC Cleared
51 (7.143 %)System Testing
51 (7.143 %)Agile Software Development
51 (7.143 %)Automated Testing
51 (7.143 %)Web Testing
51 (7.143 %)Validation
Qualifications
14 (28.57 %)ISEB
22 (14.29 %)Degree
System Software
17 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Systems Management
12 (14.29 %)OpenView Configuration Management
21 (7.143 %)MOM
Vendors
12 (14.29 %)SAP
12 (14.29 %)Microsoft
12 (14.29 %)Citrix
21 (7.143 %)VMware
21 (7.143 %)Oracle
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