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The table below looks at the demand for Integration Testing skills across the UK with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Integration Testing over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIntegration Testing
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank286303
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads328467
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.464 %0.473 %
As % of the category below0.858 %0.946 %
Daily rates quoted114161
Average minimum daily rate£361£369
Average daily rate£386£392
% change on same period last year-1.58 %
Average maximum daily rate£410£415
UK excluding London average daily rate£376£372
% change on same period last year+0.99 %
Hourly rates quoted918
Average minimum hourly rate£37.22£35.83
Average hourly rate£40.78£38.08
% change on same period last year+7.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£44.33£40.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£39.31£37.50
% change on same period last year+4.83 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3825049367
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled54.09 %49.97 %
Daily rates quoted1352516271
Average minimum daily rate£383£385
Average daily rate£411£409
% change on same period last year+0.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£438£433
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£371
% change on same period last year+1.83 %
Hourly rates quoted25973268
Average minimum hourly rate£27.50£28.11
Average hourly rate£29.27£29.95
% change on same period last year-2.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.04£31.79
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.42£29.97
% change on same period last year-1.81 %

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.

Integration Testing
Demand Trend

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

Integration Testing Demand Trend

Integration Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Integration Testing Daily Rate Trend

Integration Testing
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Integration Testing within the UK over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Integration Testing Daily Rate Histogram

Integration Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Integration Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Integration Testing
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Integration Testing within the UK over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Integration Testing Hourly Rate Histogram

Integration Testing
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Integration Testing within the UK over the 3 months to 13 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
EnglandUp+4306£387-1.42 %
LondonUp+32161£394-2.68 %
South EastUp+1970£405-2.57 %
City of LondonDown-751£433-12.83 %
BerkshireUp+3142£368-24.15 %
South WestUp+825£416+31.24 %
NewburyNew entry-18£372-
West YorkshireUp+1415£269-34.89 %
YorkshireUp+2015£269-39.64 %
North WestUp+1611£380-1.93 %
East of EnglandDown-1510£301+7.34 %
WiltshireUp+410£400+18.16 %
LeedsNo change08£247-40.20 %
UxbridgeNew entry-7--
MiddlesexDown-26--
BristolUp+86£355-
West MidlandsUp+136£275-45.00 %
WalesNo change06£418-
East MidlandsUp+95£315-
MidlandsUp+145--
HampshireUp+165--
BuckinghamshireUp+175£421-
SwindonDown-25£400+18.08 %
CheshireUp+145£360+2.85 %
ReadingNo change05£282-29.58 %
Docklands, LondonUp+394--
BelfastNew entry-4--
ChesterNew entry-4£360-
NottinghamshireUp+14£315-
Thames ValleyUp+164--

Integration Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

1169 (26.78 %)User Acceptance Testing
2141 (22.35 %)Finance
3117 (18.54 %)Test Scripting
497 (15.37 %)SAP
595 (15.06 %)SQL
686 (13.63 %)Unit Testing
782 (13.00 %)Java
879 (12.52 %)Oracle
977 (12.20 %)System Testing
1071 (11.25 %)Banking
1169 (10.94 %)ISEB
1266 (10.46 %)Migration
1362 (9.826 %)Security Cleared
1458 (9.192 %)TestDirector
1556 (8.875 %)Regression Testing
1655 (8.716 %).NET
1753 (8.399 %)SQL Server
1852 (8.241 %)XML
1951 (8.082 %)Telecoms
2047 (7.448 %)Government
2143 (6.815 %)UNIX
2143 (6.815 %)J2EE
2242 (6.656 %)Fixed Income
2341 (6.498 %)SC Cleared
2439 (6.181 %)Test Management
2537 (5.864 %)Performance Testing
2537 (5.864 %)Back Office
2636 (5.705 %)QA
2735 (5.547 %)Front Office
2833 (5.230 %)Investment Banking

Integration Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
155 (8.716 %).NET
252 (8.241 %)XML
343 (6.815 %)J2EE
430 (4.754 %)WebServices
528 (4.437 %)HTML
622 (3.487 %)Middleware
717 (2.694 %)SOAP
816 (2.536 %)WebSphere
915 (2.377 %)CSS
1013 (2.060 %)ASP.NET
1112 (1.902 %)ASP
1211 (1.743 %)JSP
1211 (1.743 %)Spring
1310 (1.585 %)XSL
1310 (1.585 %)Hibernate
149 (1.426 %)XSD
149 (1.426 %)EJB
158 (1.268 %)Struts
167 (1.109 %)Servlets
167 (1.109 %)Web Dynpro
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (2.060 %)BizTalk Server
211 (1.743 %)NetWeaver
310 (1.585 %)ColdFusion
49 (1.426 %)IIS
58 (1.268 %)Oracle Workflow
67 (1.109 %)WebLogic
76 (0.951 %)JBoss
85 (0.792 %)Tomcat
85 (0.792 %)WebSphere Message Broker
94 (0.634 %)Exchange Server 2007
94 (0.634 %)Apache
94 (0.634 %)MS Exchange
94 (0.634 %)CMS
102 (0.317 %)WebSphere MQ
102 (0.317 %)CICS
102 (0.317 %)Tuxedo
102 (0.317 %)MQSeries
102 (0.317 %)Gentran
111 (0.158 %)Oracle Application Server
111 (0.158 %)TIBCO EMS
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (3.011 %)MS Excel
213 (2.060 %)MS Office
39 (1.426 %)Photoshop
42 (0.317 %)MS Visio
42 (0.317 %)Simulink
51 (0.158 %)Spreadsheet
51 (0.158 %)MS Project
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
119 (3.011 %)SAP FI
215 (2.377 %)SAP FI/CO
215 (2.377 %)SAP CO
313 (2.060 %)SAP R/3
410 (1.585 %)Oracle Financials
59 (1.426 %)Summit
67 (1.109 %)Oracle HRMS
76 (0.951 %)Oracle EBS
76 (0.951 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
85 (0.792 %)Oracle Payroll
85 (0.792 %)SAP HR
85 (0.792 %)SAP CRM
94 (0.634 %)Oracle ERP
94 (0.634 %)SAP Retail
94 (0.634 %)Loan IQ
103 (0.475 %)RMDS
112 (0.317 %)SAP ERP
112 (0.317 %)Oracle Applications
112 (0.317 %)SAP MM
112 (0.317 %)Endur
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (2.219 %)UMTS
213 (2.060 %)GSM
311 (1.743 %)GPRS
311 (1.743 %)INAP
410 (1.585 %)TCP/IP
59 (1.426 %)SMS
67 (1.109 %)TETRA
67 (1.109 %)Nortel Meridian
74 (0.634 %)IMAP
74 (0.634 %)3G
83 (0.475 %)Internet
83 (0.475 %)RNC
92 (0.317 %)2G
92 (0.317 %)Wireless
92 (0.317 %)Broadband
92 (0.317 %)SSL
101 (0.158 %)SAN
101 (0.158 %)CTI
101 (0.158 %)Intranet
101 (0.158 %)LDAP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
153 (8.399 %)SQL Server
226 (4.120 %)SQL Server 2005
324 (3.803 %)SQL Server 2000
415 (2.377 %)Oracle Reports
514 (2.219 %)SAP BW
613 (2.060 %)Reference Data
79 (1.426 %)BusinessObjects
87 (1.109 %)Datawarehouse
96 (0.951 %)Oracle 10g
105 (0.792 %)Oracle Discoverer
105 (0.792 %)Oracle 8/8i
114 (0.634 %)Crystal Reports
114 (0.634 %)IDOL
123 (0.475 %)SQL Server Integration Services
132 (0.317 %)Data Cleansing
132 (0.317 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
132 (0.317 %)DB2
132 (0.317 %)RDBMS
132 (0.317 %)ETL
132 (0.317 %)SAP BI
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
158 (9.192 %)TestDirector
218 (2.853 %)QuickTest Pro
313 (2.060 %)WinRunner
412 (1.902 %)JUnit
59 (1.426 %)ClearCase
67 (1.109 %)Visual Studio
67 (1.109 %)VSS/SourceSafe
76 (0.951 %)Oracle Forms
85 (0.792 %)NUnit
94 (0.634 %)LoadRunner
94 (0.634 %)Ant
102 (0.317 %)ClearQuest
102 (0.317 %)LSMW
102 (0.317 %)JIRA
102 (0.317 %)JMeter
111 (0.158 %)QADirector
111 (0.158 %)Rational Functional Tester
111 (0.158 %)Subversion
111 (0.158 %)TestPartner
111 (0.158 %)MSI
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1141 (22.35 %)Finance
271 (11.25 %)Banking
351 (8.082 %)Telecoms
447 (7.448 %)Government
537 (5.864 %)Back Office
635 (5.547 %)Front Office
733 (5.230 %)Investment Banking
824 (3.803 %)Retail
916 (2.536 %)Billing
1013 (2.060 %)Pensions
1112 (1.902 %)General Ledger
1112 (1.902 %)Aerospace
1211 (1.743 %)Health
1310 (1.585 %)Insurance
148 (1.268 %)Electric
156 (0.951 %)Education
156 (0.951 %)Publishing
156 (0.951 %)Automotive
156 (0.951 %)Financial Institution
165 (0.792 %)Electronics
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1150 (23.77 %)Analyst
2115 (18.23 %)Developer
3112 (17.75 %)Test Analyst
490 (14.26 %)Tester
583 (13.15 %)Test Manager
649 (7.765 %)Consultant
732 (5.071 %)Test Engineer
823 (3.645 %)Java Developer
823 (3.645 %)Architect
921 (3.328 %)Business Analyst
921 (3.328 %)Integration Engineer
1018 (2.853 %)Software Engineer
1117 (2.694 %)Project Manager
1117 (2.694 %)Senior Analyst
1216 (2.536 %)SAP Manager
1216 (2.536 %)SAP Test Manager
1314 (2.219 %).NET Developer
1413 (2.060 %)SAP Consultant
1413 (2.060 %)Senior Test Analyst
1413 (2.060 %)Team Leader
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
142 (6.656 %)Fixed Income
232 (5.071 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
318 (2.853 %)Derivative
417 (2.694 %)Client/Server
515 (2.377 %)Market Risk
69 (1.426 %)IVR
78 (1.268 %)NHS
78 (1.268 %)Equities
87 (1.109 %)N-Tier
87 (1.109 %)Data Conversion
96 (0.951 %)Statistics
96 (0.951 %)DTV
96 (0.951 %)Mainframe
96 (0.951 %)Management Information System
105 (0.792 %)Equity Derivative
105 (0.792 %)STB
114 (0.634 %)AS400
122 (0.317 %)VHDL
122 (0.317 %)MediaHighway
122 (0.317 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
143 (6.815 %)UNIX
228 (4.437 %)Windows
324 (3.803 %)Linux
45 (0.792 %)AIX
54 (0.634 %)VxWorks
63 (0.475 %)Windows Server 2003
72 (0.317 %)Windows 2000
81 (0.158 %)Windows NT
81 (0.158 %)Windows XP
81 (0.158 %)VMS
81 (0.158 %)OS/390
81 (0.158 %)HPUX
81 (0.158 %)Solaris
81 (0.158 %)Symbian OS
81 (0.158 %)Windows Server 2008
81 (0.158 %)Red Hat Linux
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1169 (26.78 %)User Acceptance Testing
2117 (18.54 %)Test Scripting
386 (13.63 %)Unit Testing
477 (12.20 %)System Testing
566 (10.46 %)Migration
662 (9.826 %)Security Cleared
756 (8.875 %)Regression Testing
841 (6.498 %)SC Cleared
939 (6.181 %)Test Management
1037 (5.864 %)Performance Testing
1132 (5.071 %)Configuration Management
1229 (4.596 %)Agile Software Development
1229 (4.596 %)Data Migration
1229 (4.596 %)Investment Management
1327 (4.279 %)Business Intelligence
1327 (4.279 %)CRM
1423 (3.645 %)Project Management
1522 (3.487 %)OO
1621 (3.328 %)Asset Management
1720 (3.170 %)Software Testing
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
195 (15.06 %)SQL
282 (13.00 %)Java
332 (5.071 %)JavaScript
332 (5.071 %)C#
429 (4.596 %)C++
525 (3.962 %)C
623 (3.645 %)Perl
719 (3.011 %)VB
813 (2.060 %)ABAP
912 (1.902 %)PL/SQL
912 (1.902 %)COBOL
1011 (1.743 %)VB.NET
1110 (1.585 %)Delphi
129 (1.426 %)VBScript
134 (0.634 %)Embedded C++
143 (0.475 %)JCL
143 (0.475 %)VB6
143 (0.475 %)RPG
152 (0.317 %)Transact-SQL
152 (0.317 %)Shell Script
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
169 (10.94 %)ISEB
217 (2.694 %)Degree
37 (1.109 %)Citrix Certification
37 (1.109 %)PRINCE2 Certification
43 (0.475 %)ISEB Practitioner
52 (0.317 %)ISTQB
52 (0.317 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
52 (0.317 %)MCAD
52 (0.317 %)Microsoft Certification
61 (0.158 %)SAP Certification
61 (0.158 %)HNC
61 (0.158 %)Sun Certification
61 (0.158 %)ITIL Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
136 (5.705 %)QA
29 (1.426 %)WAI
34 (0.634 %)GxP
34 (0.634 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
43 (0.475 %)TickIT
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (1.268 %)AquaLogic
26 (0.951 %)Active Directory
32 (0.317 %)NDS
41 (0.158 %)Squid
41 (0.158 %)VMware Infrastructure
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (0.317 %)OpenView Configuration Management
21 (0.158 %)AutoSys
21 (0.158 %)Tivoli
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
197 (15.37 %)SAP
279 (12.52 %)Oracle
328 (4.437 %)Microsoft
422 (3.487 %)HP
517 (2.694 %)IBM
615 (2.377 %)Sybase
713 (2.060 %)BEA
812 (1.902 %)Bloomberg
99 (1.426 %)Algorithmics
99 (1.426 %)Business Objects
99 (1.426 %)Cognos
108 (1.268 %)Nortel
108 (1.268 %)Genesys
108 (1.268 %)Hyperion
117 (1.109 %)Siebel
125 (0.792 %)TIBCO
125 (0.792 %)webMethods
125 (0.792 %)Altiris
134 (0.634 %)thinkFolio
134 (0.634 %)OpenLink