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The table below looks at the demand for Volume 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 Volume Testing over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVolume Testing
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank525640
Rank change on same period last yearUp+115
Matching contract IT job ads3426
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.048 %0.026 %
As % of the category below0.088 %0.053 %
Daily rates quoted2816
Average minimum daily rate£435£394
Average daily rate£440£398
% change on same period last year+10.67 %
Average maximum daily rate£445£402
UK excluding London average daily rate£469-
% change on same period last year-
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-
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3848049480
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled54.18 %50.00 %
Daily rates quoted1360216291
Average minimum daily rate£383£385
Average daily rate£411£409
% change on same period last year+0.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£438£433
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£370
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Hourly rates quoted26033282
Average minimum hourly rate£27.58£28.10
Average hourly rate£29.34£29.92
% change on same period last year-1.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.11£31.74
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.44£30.00
% change on same period last year-1.89 %

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.

Volume Testing
Demand Trend

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

Volume Testing Demand Trend

Volume Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Volume Testing Daily Rate Trend

Volume Testing
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Volume Testing within the UK over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Volume Testing Daily Rate Histogram

Volume Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Volume Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Volume Testing
Top 12 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Volume Testing within the UK over the 3 months to 10 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+9331£443+11.44 %
LondonUp+7327£435+9.44 %
Docklands, LondonUp+425£429+7.25 %
Canary WharfUp+93£450+12.50 %
BerkshireNew entry-3£539-
CardiffNew entry-3£400-
South EastUp+483£539-
WalesNew entry-3£400-
South WalesNew entry-3£400-
South WestNew entry-1--
SomersetNew entry-1--
MaidenheadNew entry-1--

Volume Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Volume 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 Volume Testing.

127 (55.10 %)Finance
223 (46.94 %)UNIX
223 (46.94 %)Banking
317 (34.69 %)Linux
317 (34.69 %)Load Testing
416 (32.65 %)Stress Testing
515 (30.61 %)Electronic Trading
614 (28.57 %)Performance Testing
614 (28.57 %)LoadRunner
710 (20.41 %)Benchmarking
89 (18.37 %)SAP
98 (16.33 %)Windows
107 (14.29 %)Shell Script
107 (14.29 %)System Testing
107 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
116 (12.24 %)SC Cleared
116 (12.24 %)User Acceptance Testing
116 (12.24 %)SAP BW
125 (10.20 %)Reuters
125 (10.20 %)SAP XI
125 (10.20 %)Investment Banking
125 (10.20 %)Integration Testing
134 (8.163 %)QA
134 (8.163 %)Test Scripting
134 (8.163 %)Government
134 (8.163 %)Health
134 (8.163 %)Validation
134 (8.163 %)Regression Testing
134 (8.163 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
134 (8.163 %)HP

Volume Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Volume 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 Volume Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (10.20 %)SAP XI
22 (4.082 %)HTML
31 (2.041 %)J2EE
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.041 %)SharePoint
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (4.082 %)MS Project
21 (2.041 %)MS Excel
21 (2.041 %)MS Visio
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.041 %)SAP HR
11 (2.041 %)Endur
11 (2.041 %)Oracle Applications
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (4.082 %)HTTP
12 (4.082 %)Internet
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (12.24 %)SAP BW
22 (4.082 %)Oracle 10g
31 (2.041 %)DB2
31 (2.041 %)SAP BI
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (28.57 %)LoadRunner
23 (6.122 %)TestDirector
32 (4.082 %)Flash
41 (2.041 %)QuickTest Pro
41 (2.041 %)LSMW
41 (2.041 %)Telelogic Synergy
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
127 (55.10 %)Finance
223 (46.94 %)Banking
35 (10.20 %)Investment Banking
44 (8.163 %)Government
44 (8.163 %)Health
52 (4.082 %)Retail
52 (4.082 %)Multimedia
61 (2.041 %)Marketing
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (46.94 %)Analyst
221 (42.86 %)Test Analyst
311 (22.45 %)Tester
410 (20.41 %)Web Test Analyst
410 (20.41 %)Web Analyst
57 (14.29 %)Test Manager
57 (14.29 %)Performance Tester
66 (12.24 %)Technical Analyst
66 (12.24 %)Technical Test Analyst
74 (8.163 %)Performance Analyst
74 (8.163 %)Performance Test Analyst
74 (8.163 %)SAP Tester
74 (8.163 %)Technical Tester
83 (6.122 %)SAP Test Manager
83 (6.122 %)SAP Manager
92 (4.082 %)Senior Performance Tester
92 (4.082 %)SAP Consultant
92 (4.082 %)Senior Tester
92 (4.082 %)Team Leader
92 (4.082 %)Project Manager
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (6.122 %)Derivative
21 (2.041 %)IBM Mainframe
21 (2.041 %)Mainframe
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
123 (46.94 %)UNIX
217 (34.69 %)Linux
38 (16.33 %)Windows
42 (4.082 %)Windows NT
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (34.69 %)Load Testing
216 (32.65 %)Stress Testing
315 (30.61 %)Electronic Trading
414 (28.57 %)Performance Testing
510 (20.41 %)Benchmarking
67 (14.29 %)System Testing
67 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
76 (12.24 %)SC Cleared
76 (12.24 %)User Acceptance Testing
85 (10.20 %)Integration Testing
94 (8.163 %)Test Scripting
94 (8.163 %)Regression Testing
94 (8.163 %)Validation
103 (6.122 %)Document Management
103 (6.122 %)Data Analysis
103 (6.122 %)Systems Analysis
103 (6.122 %)Test Management
112 (4.082 %)Project Management
112 (4.082 %)CRM
121 (2.041 %)Business Intelligence
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (14.29 %)Shell Script
24 (8.163 %)C
33 (6.122 %)VB
41 (2.041 %)C#
41 (2.041 %)COBOL
41 (2.041 %)Java
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (8.163 %)GxP
14 (8.163 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
14 (8.163 %)QA
21 (2.041 %)SLA
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (18.37 %)SAP
25 (10.20 %)Reuters
34 (8.163 %)HP
43 (6.122 %)webMethods
43 (6.122 %)Oracle
51 (2.041 %)OpenLink
51 (2.041 %)Telelogic
51 (2.041 %)IBM
51 (2.041 %)Microsoft