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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Regression Testing skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Regression Testing over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category.

LinkRegression Testing
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank302324379
Rank change year-on-year
Up+22Up+55
Matching contract IT job ads208117233
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.431 %0.297 %0.283 %
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category0.731 %0.559 %0.570 %
Daily rates quoted1244775
Average daily rate£375£325£450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+15.38 %-27.77 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£250£182£294
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£550£500£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£300£350
% change year-on-year
--14.28 %
Hourly rates quoted748
Average hourly rate£33.00£28.75£30.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+14.78 %-4.160 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£15.00£25.00£25.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£35.00£34.25£38.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.00£28.75£26.50
% change year-on-year
-47.82 %+8.490 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryAll Processes & Methodologies
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
284392091640911
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK58.87 %53.02 %49.77 %
Daily rates quoted13684739614067
Average daily rate£410£400£400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.500 %-
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£250£235£263
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£575£550£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£360£375
% change year-on-year
-2.770 %-4.000 %
Hourly rates quoted114812112463
Average hourly rate£25.00£27.50£30.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-9.090 %-8.330 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£12.21£13.00£13.50
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£42.50£42.50£44.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.50£27.50£30.00
% change year-on-year
-10.90 %-8.330 %

Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Regression Testing
Demand Trend

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

Regression Testing Demand Trend

Regression Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Regression Testing Daily Rate Trend

Regression Testing
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Regression Testing within the UK over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

Regression Testing Daily Rate Histogram

Regression Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Regression Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Regression Testing
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Regression Testing within the UK over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

Regression Testing Hourly Rate Histogram

Regression 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 Regression Testing within the UK over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+30199£375+15.38 %
LondonUp+4146£450-
City of LondonDown-4055£500+14.28 %
South EastUp+324£300-
Canary WharfNew entry-16£350-
South WestUp+414£300-
BerkshireUp+1511£306+2.08 %
Docklands, LondonNew entry-11£513-
ReadingUp+88£238-20.83 %
BristolDown-58£275-
SurreyDown-88£300-3.22 %
East of EnglandUp+144£280+100.00 %
YorkshireUp+84£305-
West SussexNew entry-3£125-
West MidlandsNew entry-3£1,000-
SwindonUp+92£319-
WiltshireUp+82£319-
HampshireDown-42£285-5.00 %
East MidlandsDown-62£319-
West YorkshireDown-82£410-
ScotlandDown-132£125-
HalifaxNew entry-2£410-
LeicesterNew entry-2£319-
CrawleyNew entry-2--
CambridgeNew entry-2£365-
BirminghamNew entry-2--
CambridgeshireNew entry-2£365-
SheffieldNew entry-2£200-
South YorkshireNew entry-2£200-
LeicestershireNew entry-2£319-

Regression Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Regression 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 Regression Testing.

1119 (29.38 %)SQL
2104 (25.68 %)Finance
397 (23.95 %)User Acceptance Testing
491 (22.47 %)Oracle
579 (19.51 %)Unit Testing
676 (18.77 %)Banking
773 (18.02 %)Test Scripting
869 (17.04 %)QA
965 (16.05 %)C++
1062 (15.31 %)UNIX
1160 (14.81 %)Windows
1256 (13.83 %)STL
1351 (12.59 %)Investment Banking
1449 (12.10 %)Integration Testing
1545 (11.11 %)ISEB
1641 (10.12 %)Java
1641 (10.12 %)System Testing
1740 (9.877 %)Derivative
1839 (9.630 %).NET
1937 (9.136 %)Perl
1937 (9.136 %)Performance Testing
2036 (8.889 %)Agile Software Development
2135 (8.642 %)OLTP
2234 (8.395 %)SQL Server
2333 (8.148 %)Python
2431 (7.654 %)XML
2431 (7.654 %)Validation
2431 (7.654 %)Fixed Income
2530 (7.407 %)Linux
2530 (7.407 %)Datawarehouse

Regression Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Regression 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 Regression Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
156 (13.83 %)STL
239 (9.630 %).NET
331 (7.654 %)XML
426 (6.420 %)HTML
519 (4.691 %)Web Services
616 (3.951 %)Hibernate
616 (3.951 %)Spring
713 (3.210 %)CSS
812 (2.963 %)Struts
911 (2.716 %)AJAX
109 (2.222 %)FreeMarker
109 (2.222 %)WebWork
117 (1.728 %)NHibernate
126 (1.481 %)ADO.NET
126 (1.481 %)MDX
126 (1.481 %).NET Framework
135 (1.235 %)WinForms
135 (1.235 %)XML Messaging
144 (0.988 %)MFC
144 (0.988 %)WCF
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
119 (4.691 %)MQSeries
218 (4.444 %)Tomcat
36 (1.481 %)SharePoint
45 (1.235 %)CMS
52 (0.494 %)SAS
52 (0.494 %)Confluence
61 (0.247 %)SharePoint Server 2007
61 (0.247 %)TIBCO EMS
61 (0.247 %)Oracle 10gAS
61 (0.247 %)Oracle Application Server
61 (0.247 %)SAP Portal
61 (0.247 %)Apache
61 (0.247 %)WebLogic
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
110 (2.469 %)MS Excel
27 (1.728 %)MS Office
33 (0.741 %)Open Workbench
41 (0.247 %)Spreadsheet
IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
14 (0.988 %)Maximo
23 (0.741 %)AWD
23 (0.741 %)SAP HR
23 (0.741 %)SAP FI
23 (0.741 %)SAP Payroll
23 (0.741 %)Summit
23 (0.741 %)SAP PM
32 (0.494 %)SAP CO
32 (0.494 %)Oracle Applications
32 (0.494 %)SAP FI/CO
32 (0.494 %)Temenos T24
41 (0.247 %)SAP SCM
41 (0.247 %)SAP ERP
41 (0.247 %)ADP Wilco Gloss
41 (0.247 %)SAP Oil and Gas
41 (0.247 %)SAP FSCM
41 (0.247 %)Oracle EBS R12
41 (0.247 %)GL Clearvision
41 (0.247 %)Oracle EBS
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
16 (1.481 %)Firewall
16 (1.481 %)DNS
16 (1.481 %)HTTP
16 (1.481 %)TCP/IP
16 (1.481 %)GPRS
16 (1.481 %)GSM
16 (1.481 %)Internet
16 (1.481 %)BSS
22 (0.494 %)Extranet
22 (0.494 %)FCAPS
31 (0.247 %)Ethernet
31 (0.247 %)FTP
31 (0.247 %)VPN
31 (0.247 %)3GPP
31 (0.247 %)UMTS
31 (0.247 %)3G
31 (0.247 %)2G
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
135 (8.642 %)OLTP
234 (8.395 %)SQL Server
330 (7.407 %)Datawarehouse
418 (4.444 %)Oracle 9i
516 (3.951 %)BusinessObjects
614 (3.457 %)ETL
712 (2.963 %)SQL Server 2005
89 (2.222 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
89 (2.222 %)DB2
97 (1.728 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
97 (1.728 %)Oracle 10g
106 (1.481 %)RDBMS
106 (1.481 %)OLAP
106 (1.481 %)BusinessObjects XI
115 (1.235 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
124 (0.988 %)BODI
133 (0.741 %)MySQL
142 (0.494 %)Star Schema
142 (0.494 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
151 (0.247 %)Oracle 8/8i
IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
123 (5.679 %)TestDirector
217 (4.198 %)JUnit
217 (4.198 %)QuickTest Pro
314 (3.457 %)Subversion
412 (2.963 %)ClearQuest
412 (2.963 %)Rational Functional Tester
511 (2.716 %)WinRunner
610 (2.469 %)LoadRunner
79 (2.222 %)JIRA
79 (2.222 %)NUnit
88 (1.975 %)Selenium
95 (1.235 %)ClearCase
95 (1.235 %)Visual Studio
104 (0.988 %)Team Foundation Server
112 (0.494 %)JMeter
112 (0.494 %)PowerBuilder
112 (0.494 %)RequisitePro
112 (0.494 %)IntelliJ
112 (0.494 %)WatiN
112 (0.494 %)Visual Studio Team System
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1104 (25.68 %)Finance
276 (18.77 %)Banking
351 (12.59 %)Investment Banking
428 (6.914 %)Front Office
526 (6.420 %)Government
621 (5.185 %)Insurance
716 (3.951 %)Retail
813 (3.210 %)Back Office
99 (2.222 %)Telecoms
105 (1.235 %)Retail Banking
105 (1.235 %)Criminal Justice
114 (0.988 %)Financial Institution
114 (0.988 %)Construction
114 (0.988 %)Education
123 (0.741 %)Marketing
123 (0.741 %)Pensions
123 (0.741 %)Games
123 (0.741 %)Legal
123 (0.741 %)Publishing
132 (0.494 %)Online Games
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1142 (35.06 %)Analyst
2104 (25.68 %)Developer
386 (21.23 %)Test Analyst
475 (18.52 %)Tester
540 (9.877 %)C++ Developer
636 (8.889 %)Business Analyst
731 (7.654 %)Test Manager
817 (4.198 %)Java Developer
915 (3.704 %)Systems Tester
915 (3.704 %)QA Tester
1011 (2.716 %)Banking Business Analyst
1011 (2.716 %)Investment Banking Business Analyst
1110 (2.469 %)Test Engineer
129 (2.222 %)QA Analyst
129 (2.222 %)Consultant
138 (1.975 %)Data Analyst
138 (1.975 %)Web Tester
138 (1.975 %)Agile Java Developer
138 (1.975 %)QA Test Analyst
147 (1.728 %)Credit Risk Analyst
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
140 (9.877 %)Derivative
231 (7.654 %)Fixed Income
325 (6.173 %)Client/Server
419 (4.691 %)Credit Derivative
518 (4.444 %)Credit Risk
612 (2.963 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
78 (1.975 %)Mainframe
78 (1.975 %)Equities
78 (1.975 %)Interest Rate Derivative
87 (1.728 %)Statistics
87 (1.728 %)Multithreading
87 (1.728 %)IBM Mainframe
95 (1.235 %)Mathematics
95 (1.235 %)NHS
104 (0.988 %)SaaS
104 (0.988 %)Computer Science
113 (0.741 %)Swaptions
113 (0.741 %)Dependency Injection
113 (0.741 %)Handset
122 (0.494 %)NPfIT
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
162 (15.31 %)UNIX
260 (14.81 %)Windows
330 (7.407 %)Linux
45 (1.235 %)Solaris
53 (0.741 %)Windows Server 2003
62 (0.494 %)Windows XP
62 (0.494 %)Windows 2000
62 (0.494 %)HPUX
71 (0.247 %)Android
71 (0.247 %)Red Hat Linux
71 (0.247 %)OpenVMS
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
197 (23.95 %)User Acceptance Testing
279 (19.51 %)Unit Testing
373 (18.02 %)Test Scripting
449 (12.10 %)Integration Testing
541 (10.12 %)System Testing
637 (9.136 %)Performance Testing
736 (8.889 %)Agile Software Development
831 (7.654 %)Validation
928 (6.914 %)Automated Testing
1022 (5.432 %)Test Management
1121 (5.185 %)Test Automation
1219 (4.691 %)Business Intelligence
1219 (4.691 %)MVC
1318 (4.444 %)Software Testing
1318 (4.444 %)Manual Testing
1415 (3.704 %)Continuous Integration
1415 (3.704 %)Project Management
1514 (3.457 %)Risk Management
1612 (2.963 %)Business Analysis
1612 (2.963 %)Web Development
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1119 (29.38 %)SQL
265 (16.05 %)C++
341 (10.12 %)Java
437 (9.136 %)Perl
533 (8.148 %)Python
620 (4.938 %)C#
620 (4.938 %)VC++
718 (4.444 %)JavaScript
718 (4.444 %)VB
815 (3.704 %)T-SQL
911 (2.716 %)VB6
1010 (2.469 %)Korn
118 (1.975 %)VBA
126 (1.481 %)C
135 (1.235 %)PL/SQL
143 (0.741 %)VBScript
143 (0.741 %)COBOL
152 (0.494 %)Shell Script
152 (0.494 %)PHP
161 (0.247 %)ActionScript 2.0
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
145 (11.11 %)ISEB
220 (4.938 %)Degree
318 (4.444 %)Security Cleared
47 (1.728 %)SC Cleared
54 (0.988 %)ISTQB
61 (0.247 %)BC Cleared
61 (0.247 %)MBA
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
169 (17.04 %)QA
21 (0.247 %)SNOMED CT
21 (0.247 %)HL7
IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
11 (0.247 %)Postfix
11 (0.247 %)MSMQ
11 (0.247 %)Active Directory
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
111 (2.716 %)HP Quality Center
23 (0.741 %)Netcool/Proviso
23 (0.741 %)Netcool
32 (0.494 %)Netcool/Webtop
41 (0.247 %)SCCM
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
191 (22.47 %)Oracle
227 (6.667 %)IBM
326 (6.420 %)Sybase
419 (4.691 %)Microsoft
516 (3.951 %)Business Objects
516 (3.951 %)SAP
65 (1.235 %)HP
74 (0.988 %)Remedy
74 (0.988 %)Murex
74 (0.988 %)Calypso
74 (0.988 %)Salesforce.com
74 (0.988 %)Nokia Siemens Networks
74 (0.988 %)Actix
83 (0.741 %)Reuters
83 (0.741 %)Bloomberg
83 (0.741 %)Fidessa
83 (0.741 %)Charles River
92 (0.494 %)Algorithmics
92 (0.494 %)webMethods
92 (0.494 %)Ab Initio