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This section looks at the demand for the Non-Functional 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 Non-Functional Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Non Functional Tester
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank567624
Rank change on same period last yearUp+57
Matching contract IT job ads2125
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.027 %
As % of the category below0.031 %0.029 %
Daily rates quoted217
Average minimum daily rate£388£319
Average daily rate£388£344
% change on same period last year+12.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£388£369
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£325
% change on same period last year+7.55 %
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-
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.

Non-Functional Tester
Demand Trend

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

Non-Functional Tester Demand Trend

Non-Functional Tester
Daily Rate Trend

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

Non-Functional Tester Daily Rate Trend

Non-Functional Tester
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Non-Functional Tester Hourly Rate Trend

Non-Functional 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 Non-Functional 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+5421£388+12.51 %
LondonUp+7311£425+8.97 %
South EastUp+245£350+7.69 %
MidlandsNew entry-4--
SurreyUp+53£350-
ReadingNew entry-2--
BerkshireNew entry-2--
Docklands, LondonNew entry-1--
GuildfordNew entry-1£350-

Non-Functional Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

112 (42.86 %)Java
112 (42.86 %)SQL
210 (35.71 %)Oracle
210 (35.71 %)Unix
39 (32.14 %)HTML
39 (32.14 %)Finance
39 (32.14 %)Performance Testing
48 (28.57 %)Test Scripting
57 (25.00 %)LoadRunner
66 (21.43 %)VERITAS
66 (21.43 %)TIBCO
66 (21.43 %)SAP
66 (21.43 %)Windows NT
66 (21.43 %)SOA
75 (17.86 %)TestDirector
75 (17.86 %)Load Testing
75 (17.86 %)WebSphere
75 (17.86 %)IBM
75 (17.86 %)HP
75 (17.86 %)Windows
75 (17.86 %)DB2
84 (14.29 %)J2EE
84 (14.29 %)IBM Mainframe
84 (14.29 %)Mainframe
84 (14.29 %)Migration
93 (10.71 %)Business Continuity
93 (10.71 %)JMeter
93 (10.71 %)SC Cleared
93 (10.71 %)Security Cleared
93 (10.71 %)Stress Testing

Non-Functional Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
19 (32.14 %)HTML
25 (17.86 %)WebSphere
34 (14.29 %)J2EE
41 (3.571 %)WebServices
41 (3.571 %)JMS
Application Platforms
13 (10.71 %)WebLogic
22 (7.143 %)IIS
31 (3.571 %)Oracle Application Server
31 (3.571 %)WebSphere Application Server
Communications & Networking
13 (10.71 %)TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
15 (17.86 %)DB2
21 (3.571 %)Oracle 10g
21 (3.571 %)SQL Server
Development Applications
17 (25.00 %)LoadRunner
25 (17.86 %)TestDirector
33 (10.71 %)JMeter
General
19 (32.14 %)Finance
22 (7.143 %)Banking
31 (3.571 %)Investment Banking
31 (3.571 %)Government
31 (3.571 %)Health
Miscellaneous
14 (14.29 %)Mainframe
14 (14.29 %)IBM Mainframe
Operating Systems
110 (35.71 %)Unix
26 (21.43 %)Windows NT
35 (17.86 %)Windows
43 (10.71 %)AIX
43 (10.71 %)Solaris
52 (7.143 %)Linux
61 (3.571 %)Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
19 (32.14 %)Performance Testing
28 (28.57 %)Test Scripting
36 (21.43 %)SOA
45 (17.86 %)Load Testing
54 (14.29 %)Migration
63 (10.71 %)Business Continuity
63 (10.71 %)Stress Testing
63 (10.71 %)SC Cleared
63 (10.71 %)Security Cleared
72 (7.143 %)Disaster Recovery
81 (3.571 %)Volume Testing
81 (3.571 %)Electronic Trading
81 (3.571 %)ITIL
81 (3.571 %)RUP
81 (3.571 %)Business Analysis
81 (3.571 %)Software Testing
81 (3.571 %)Use Case
81 (3.571 %)User Acceptance Testing
81 (3.571 %)PRINCE
81 (3.571 %)Configuration Management
Programming Languages
112 (42.86 %)Java
112 (42.86 %)SQL
22 (7.143 %)PL/SQL
31 (3.571 %)Perl
Qualifications
13 (10.71 %)ISEB
Vendors
110 (35.71 %)Oracle
26 (21.43 %)SAP
26 (21.43 %)VERITAS
26 (21.43 %)TIBCO
35 (17.86 %)IBM
35 (17.86 %)HP
42 (7.143 %)BEA
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