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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for System 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 System Testing over the 3 months to 11 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.

LinkSystem Testing
Location
3 months to
11 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank239265275
Rank change year-on-year
Up+26Up+10
Matching contract IT job ads277191405
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.593 %0.471 %0.497 %
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category1.010 %0.894 %1.000 %
Daily rates quoted13171126
Average daily rate£385£393£350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.910 %+12.14 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£250£213£248
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£513£450£550
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£375£325
% change year-on-year
-20.00 %+15.38 %
Hourly rates quoted10812
Average hourly rate£29.50£30.75£25.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-4.060 %+20.58 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£21.80£19.90£12.60
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£40.70£37.55£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.00£30.00£25.00
% change year-on-year
-6.660 %+20.00 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryAll Processes & Methodologies
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
274192135440498
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK58.67 %52.65 %49.65 %
Daily rates quoted13214748113789
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£240£261
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£575£550£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£370£375
% change year-on-year
-5.400 %-1.330 %
Hourly rates quoted111912532470
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£12.00£13.00£13.50
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£42.50£42.50£43.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.50£29.00£30.00
% change year-on-year
-15.51 %-3.330 %

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.

System Testing
Demand Trend

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

System Testing Demand Trend

System Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

System Testing Daily Rate Trend

System Testing
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing System Testing within the UK over the 3 months to 11 March 2010.

System Testing Daily Rate Histogram

System Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

System Testing Hourly Rate Trend

System Testing
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing System Testing within the UK over the 3 months to 11 March 2010.

System Testing Hourly Rate Histogram

System 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 System Testing within the UK over the 3 months to 11 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+28259£387-2.76 %
LondonDown-5154£450+12.50 %
City of LondonDown-2461£475+5.55 %
South EastUp+1154£375-9.09 %
South WestUp+1221£250-33.33 %
HampshireUp+1120£310-31.11 %
SurreyDown-614£400+100.00 %
ScotlandDown-2611£269-16.01 %
Canary WharfDown-2110--
BerkshireUp+129£350-11.94 %
Docklands, LondonDown-48£333+3.90 %
EdinburghDown-138£224-47.35 %
East MidlandsUp+77£195-
North WestDown-57£265-33.75 %
East of EnglandUp+266£390+143.75 %
BristolDown-46£263-
DorsetUp+75£250+11.11 %
BournemouthNew entry-5£250-
YorkshireUp+54£350+15.70 %
GuildfordNew entry-4£400-
NottinghamshireNew entry-4£195-
WiltshireUp+143£325-23.52 %
Milton KeynesUp+63--
WindsorUp+43--
BuckinghamshireDown-53--
GlasgowDown-63£281+9.22 %
SwindonNew entry-3£325-
NewportNew entry-3£338-
CambridgeshireNew entry-3£280-
GloucestershireNew entry-3£190-

System Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 11 March 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing System 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 System Testing.

1207 (38.05 %)User Acceptance Testing
2122 (22.43 %)Finance
3115 (21.14 %)SQL
498 (18.01 %)Banking
594 (17.28 %)Test Scripting
682 (15.07 %)Oracle
771 (13.05 %).NET
865 (11.95 %)XML
963 (11.58 %)Java
1062 (11.40 %)Integration Testing
1161 (11.21 %)SQL Server
1161 (11.21 %)Investment Banking
1259 (10.85 %)C#
1356 (10.29 %)Migration
1454 (9.926 %)Windows
1553 (9.743 %)Security Cleared
1652 (9.559 %)Front Office
1749 (9.007 %)Microsoft
1848 (8.824 %)Government
1943 (7.904 %)Business Analysis
2042 (7.721 %)Unit Testing
2140 (7.353 %)ISEB
2239 (7.169 %)Web Services
2335 (6.434 %)Regression Testing
2434 (6.250 %)Back Office
2434 (6.250 %)Configuration Management
2532 (5.882 %)Derivative
2630 (5.515 %)Stakeholder Management
2630 (5.515 %)UNIX
2630 (5.515 %)SC Cleared

System Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 11 March 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing System 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 System Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
171 (13.05 %).NET
265 (11.95 %)XML
339 (7.169 %)Web Services
421 (3.860 %)ASP.NET
516 (2.941 %)HTML
614 (2.574 %)J2EE
614 (2.574 %)WebSphere
713 (2.390 %)XSLT
810 (1.838 %)XSD
99 (1.654 %)Spring
99 (1.654 %).NET Framework
99 (1.654 %)Java EE
99 (1.654 %)AJAX
108 (1.471 %)CSS
117 (1.287 %)JSF
117 (1.287 %)Hibernate
117 (1.287 %)SOAP
117 (1.287 %)XSL
126 (1.103 %)FIX Protocol
126 (1.103 %)WinForms
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
117 (3.125 %)SharePoint
211 (2.022 %)SharePoint Server 2007
310 (1.838 %)SAS
48 (1.471 %)Tomcat
57 (1.287 %)WebLogic
66 (1.103 %)Apache
75 (0.919 %)WebSphere Process Server
84 (0.735 %)Tuxedo
84 (0.735 %)BizTalk Server
93 (0.551 %)CMS
93 (0.551 %)WebSphere MQ
93 (0.551 %)Documentum
93 (0.551 %)Confluence
93 (0.551 %)Progress Apama
102 (0.368 %)IIS
102 (0.368 %)MQSeries
102 (0.368 %)ATG Dynamo
111 (0.184 %)Oracle Application Server
111 (0.184 %)AquaLogic
111 (0.184 %)Oracle 10gAS
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
118 (3.309 %)MS Excel
215 (2.757 %)MS Office
35 (0.919 %)MS Project
43 (0.551 %)MS Visio
43 (0.551 %)Spreadsheet
52 (0.368 %)MATLAB
52 (0.368 %)Simulink
52 (0.368 %)DOC1
61 (0.184 %)MS PowerPoint
IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
17 (1.287 %)Dynamics CRM
17 (1.287 %)Endur
25 (0.919 %)Summit
25 (0.919 %)TIBCO iProcess
34 (0.735 %)Loan IQ
43 (0.551 %)VisionPLUS
43 (0.551 %)Capstone
43 (0.551 %)Tesseract
43 (0.551 %)Minerva
43 (0.551 %)Sentinel
43 (0.551 %)SAP HR
43 (0.551 %)Decalog
43 (0.551 %)Hyperion Planning
43 (0.551 %)Oracle EBS R12
43 (0.551 %)Oracle Financial Analyzer
43 (0.551 %)SAP ERP
52 (0.368 %)Oracle iStore
52 (0.368 %)Oracle EBS
52 (0.368 %)BusinessWorks
52 (0.368 %)SAP SD
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
15 (0.919 %)Firewall
24 (0.735 %)LDAP
24 (0.735 %)Internet
33 (0.551 %)SMS
42 (0.368 %)SSL
42 (0.368 %)GSM
42 (0.368 %)Broadband
42 (0.368 %)Intranet
51 (0.184 %)BSS
51 (0.184 %)Extranet
51 (0.184 %)CTI
51 (0.184 %)MPLS
51 (0.184 %)3G
51 (0.184 %)802.11
51 (0.184 %)GPRS
51 (0.184 %)3GPP
51 (0.184 %)UMTS
51 (0.184 %)ADSL
51 (0.184 %)IPv4
51 (0.184 %)Network Security
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
161 (11.21 %)SQL Server
219 (3.493 %)SQL Server 2005
317 (3.125 %)Oracle 10g
413 (2.390 %)ETL
511 (2.022 %)SQL Server 2000
511 (2.022 %)Datawarehouse
511 (2.022 %)Oracle 8/8i
69 (1.654 %)MySQL
78 (1.471 %)Oracle Reports
86 (1.103 %)Base SAS
86 (1.103 %)SQL Server 2008
86 (1.103 %)DB2
86 (1.103 %)RDBMS
94 (0.735 %)BusinessObjects XI
94 (0.735 %)DataStage
94 (0.735 %)SQL Server Integration Services
103 (0.551 %)PowerCenter
103 (0.551 %)SQLPlus
103 (0.551 %)EDRMS
103 (0.551 %)TOAD
IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
129 (5.331 %)TestDirector
221 (3.860 %)QuickTest Pro
316 (2.941 %)Visual Studio
414 (2.574 %)ClearQuest
511 (2.022 %)FitNesse
68 (1.471 %)Ant
68 (1.471 %)JUnit
77 (1.287 %)JIRA
77 (1.287 %)LoadRunner
77 (1.287 %)Selenium
86 (1.103 %)Maven
95 (0.919 %)Subversion
104 (0.735 %)VSS/SourceSafe
104 (0.735 %)ClearCase
104 (0.735 %)Rational Robot
104 (0.735 %)StarTeam
113 (0.551 %)Eclipse
113 (0.551 %)Team Foundation Server
122 (0.368 %)WATIR
122 (0.368 %)Rational Functional Tester
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1122 (22.43 %)Finance
298 (18.01 %)Banking
361 (11.21 %)Investment Banking
452 (9.559 %)Front Office
548 (8.824 %)Government
634 (6.250 %)Back Office
729 (5.331 %)Insurance
812 (2.206 %)Corporate Banking
911 (2.022 %)Marketing
1010 (1.838 %)Telecoms
118 (1.471 %)Criminal Justice
118 (1.471 %)Education
118 (1.471 %)Pensions
127 (1.287 %)Retail
136 (1.103 %)Automotive
144 (0.735 %)Financial Institution
144 (0.735 %)Health
144 (0.735 %)Legal
144 (0.735 %)Auditing
144 (0.735 %)Local Government
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1231 (42.46 %)Analyst
2106 (19.49 %)Test Analyst
3103 (18.93 %)Developer
478 (14.34 %)Business Analyst
570 (12.87 %)Tester
634 (6.250 %)Test Manager
723 (4.228 %)Project Manager
821 (3.860 %)Systems Tester
821 (3.860 %)Technical Analyst
920 (3.676 %)Systems Analyst
920 (3.676 %)Java Developer
1018 (3.309 %)Consultant
1117 (3.125 %)Test Engineer
1215 (2.757 %)C# Developer
1314 (2.574 %)Senior Analyst
1413 (2.390 %).NET Developer
1512 (2.206 %)Programmer
1611 (2.022 %)Infrastructure Analyst
1710 (1.838 %)Senior Business Analyst
189 (1.654 %)Banking Business Analyst
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
132 (5.882 %)Derivative
225 (4.596 %)Management Information System
323 (4.228 %)Fixed Income
415 (2.757 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
513 (2.390 %)Client/Server
612 (2.206 %)Credit Risk
79 (1.654 %)Equity Derivative
88 (1.471 %)AS400
97 (1.287 %)Credit Derivative
97 (1.287 %)Equities
97 (1.287 %)Market Risk
105 (0.919 %)Interest Rate Derivative
105 (0.919 %)iSeries
114 (0.735 %)Mainframe
123 (0.551 %)Handset
123 (0.551 %)NHS
123 (0.551 %)Data Integration
132 (0.368 %)N-Tier
132 (0.368 %)Smartcard
132 (0.368 %)Statistics
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
154 (9.926 %)Windows
230 (5.515 %)UNIX
320 (3.676 %)Windows XP
419 (3.493 %)Windows Server 2003
56 (1.103 %)AIX
56 (1.103 %)Linux
65 (0.919 %)Windows Vista
65 (0.919 %)Windows Server 2008
74 (0.735 %)Windows 2000
74 (0.735 %)Windows NT
82 (0.368 %)Android
82 (0.368 %)Solaris
91 (0.184 %)VxWorks
91 (0.184 %)VMS
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1207 (38.05 %)User Acceptance Testing
294 (17.28 %)Test Scripting
362 (11.40 %)Integration Testing
456 (10.29 %)Migration
543 (7.904 %)Business Analysis
642 (7.721 %)Unit Testing
735 (6.434 %)Regression Testing
834 (6.250 %)Configuration Management
930 (5.515 %)Stakeholder Management
1029 (5.331 %)Project Management
1126 (4.779 %)Agile Software Development
1225 (4.596 %)UML
1323 (4.228 %)Performance Testing
1422 (4.044 %)Test Automation
1521 (3.860 %)OO
1618 (3.309 %)Data Modelling
1618 (3.309 %)Disaster Recovery
1618 (3.309 %)Automated Testing
1716 (2.941 %)CRM
1716 (2.941 %)Workflow
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1115 (21.14 %)SQL
263 (11.58 %)Java
359 (10.85 %)C#
414 (2.574 %)C
513 (2.390 %)JavaScript
612 (2.206 %)PL/SQL
79 (1.654 %)VB
87 (1.287 %)VB.NET
87 (1.287 %)PHP
87 (1.287 %)C++
96 (1.103 %)T-SQL
96 (1.103 %)Shell Script
105 (0.919 %)Perl
105 (0.919 %)SAS Macro
114 (0.735 %)Ada
123 (0.551 %)JCL
123 (0.551 %)VBScript
132 (0.368 %)Bash shell
132 (0.368 %)ABAP
132 (0.368 %)VBA
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
153 (9.743 %)Security Cleared
240 (7.353 %)ISEB
330 (5.515 %)SC Cleared
423 (4.228 %)Degree
518 (3.309 %)DV Cleared
64 (0.735 %)HNC
64 (0.735 %)HND
64 (0.735 %)ITIL Certification
73 (0.551 %)ISEB Practitioner
73 (0.551 %)IBM Certification
73 (0.551 %)CIMA
82 (0.368 %)ACCA
82 (0.368 %)PRINCE2 Certification
82 (0.368 %)ISTQB
91 (0.184 %)Microsoft Certification
91 (0.184 %)OCP
91 (0.184 %)Oracle Certification
91 (0.184 %)BC Cleared
91 (0.184 %)CTC Cleared
91 (0.184 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
123 (4.228 %)QA
21 (0.184 %)COBIT
21 (0.184 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
21 (0.184 %)ISO9000
21 (0.184 %)ISO9001
IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
110 (1.838 %)Active Directory
24 (0.735 %)MSMQ
33 (0.551 %)VMware Infrastructure
42 (0.368 %)Oracle RAC
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
16 (1.103 %)OpenView Configuration Management
25 (0.919 %)HP Quality Center
33 (0.551 %)SCOM
42 (0.368 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
51 (0.184 %)NetBackup
51 (0.184 %)Netcool
51 (0.184 %)Tivoli
51 (0.184 %)McAfee ePO
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
182 (15.07 %)Oracle
249 (9.007 %)Microsoft
320 (3.676 %)IBM
419 (3.493 %)SAP
515 (2.757 %)HP
611 (2.022 %)PeopleSoft
79 (1.654 %)TIBCO
87 (1.287 %)OpenLink
96 (1.103 %)EMC
96 (1.103 %)BEA
96 (1.103 %)Reuters
96 (1.103 %)VMware
96 (1.103 %)Serena
96 (1.103 %)FaceTime
105 (0.919 %)CQG
105 (0.919 %)Siebel
105 (0.919 %)JBoss
114 (0.735 %)Yardi
114 (0.735 %)Sybase
114 (0.735 %)Murex