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The table below looks at the demand for Web 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 Web Testing over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWeb Testing
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank459513
Rank change on same period last yearUp+54
Matching contract IT job ads100146
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.141 %0.148 %
As % of the category below0.261 %0.296 %
Daily rates quoted3950
Average minimum daily rate£285£295
Average daily rate£310£313
% change on same period last year-0.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£334£330
UK excluding London average daily rate£318£283
% change on same period last year+12.41 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£12.00
Average hourly rate-£12.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£13.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£12.50
% change on same period last year-
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.

Web Testing
Demand Trend

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

Web Testing Demand Trend

Web Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Web Testing Daily Rate Trend

Web Testing
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Web Testing Daily Rate Histogram

Web Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Web Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Web 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 Web 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+4595£310-1.37 %
LondonUp+7649£302-14.95 %
West MidlandsUp+2915£350+25.00 %
StaffordshireNew entry-12£350-
City of LondonNew entry-10£327-
West YorkshireUp+128£300+100.00 %
YorkshireUp+208£300+29.03 %
South EastUp+306£290-0.85 %
MidlandsNew entry-4--
North WestUp+24--
East of EnglandUp+174--
Northern IrelandNew entry-3--
EssexNew entry-3--
County AntrimNew entry-3--
South WestDown-33£125-55.81 %
BelfastNew entry-3--
East MidlandsUp+92£275+10.00 %
ManchesterDown-122--
SurreyNew entry-2--
HampshireUp+222£285+3.63 %
BristolUp+52£125-58.33 %
HarlowNew entry-2--
GloucesterNew entry-1--
BasingstokeNew entry-1£285-
SouthamptonNew entry-1£285-
StevenageNew entry-1--
LeedsDown-71£300+100.00 %
HalifaxDown-51--
Docklands, LondonNew entry-1--
Canary WharfUp+91--

Web Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

151 (27.72 %)ISEB
238 (20.65 %)Finance
337 (20.11 %)Test Scripting
435 (19.02 %)QA
435 (19.02 %).NET
534 (18.48 %)User Acceptance Testing
629 (15.76 %)SQL
727 (14.67 %)Agile Software Development
727 (14.67 %)Performance Testing
826 (14.13 %)TestDirector
924 (13.04 %)LoadRunner
1021 (11.41 %)QuickTest Pro
1120 (10.87 %)WinRunner
1120 (10.87 %)System Testing
1219 (10.33 %)Selenium
1219 (10.33 %)XML
1219 (10.33 %)Automated Testing
1318 (9.783 %)Java
1417 (9.239 %)Security Testing
1516 (8.696 %)Scrum
1615 (8.152 %)JavaScript
1714 (7.609 %)Load Testing
1813 (7.065 %)Windows
1911 (5.978 %)Linux
1911 (5.978 %)E-Commerce
1911 (5.978 %)HTML
1911 (5.978 %)IBM
1911 (5.978 %)Windows XP
1911 (5.978 %)Blackberry
2010 (5.435 %)Symbian

Web Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Web 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 Web Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
135 (19.02 %).NET
219 (10.33 %)XML
311 (5.978 %)HTML
410 (5.435 %)CSS
59 (4.891 %)WebServices
66 (3.261 %)AJAX
66 (3.261 %)XSLT
66 (3.261 %)XHTML
74 (2.174 %)ASP.NET
74 (2.174 %).NET Framework
82 (1.087 %)CakePHP
82 (1.087 %)SOAP
82 (1.087 %)J2EE
91 (0.543 %)LAMP
91 (0.543 %)Hibernate
91 (0.543 %)Spring
91 (0.543 %)ASP.NET 2.0
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (4.348 %)CMS
27 (3.804 %)Documentum
33 (1.630 %)Apache
42 (1.087 %)BizTalk Server
42 (1.087 %)MS Exchange
51 (0.543 %)Joomla!
51 (0.543 %)SharePoint
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (3.804 %)MS Office
25 (2.717 %)MS Project
33 (1.630 %)MS Excel
41 (0.543 %)MATLAB
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.543 %)AWD
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (2.174 %)Internet
22 (1.087 %)Broadband
22 (1.087 %)FTP
22 (1.087 %)DNS
31 (0.543 %)Firewall
31 (0.543 %)ADSL
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (0.543 %)MySQL
11 (0.543 %)RDBMS
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
126 (14.13 %)TestDirector
224 (13.04 %)LoadRunner
321 (11.41 %)QuickTest Pro
420 (10.87 %)WinRunner
519 (10.33 %)Selenium
68 (4.348 %)FitNesse
68 (4.348 %)Rational Robot
77 (3.804 %)JMeter
77 (3.804 %)ClearQuest
85 (2.717 %)RequisitePro
94 (2.174 %)Rational Rose
94 (2.174 %)Bugzilla
103 (1.630 %)Visual Studio
112 (1.087 %)PVCS
112 (1.087 %)Flash
112 (1.087 %)Subversion
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
138 (20.65 %)Finance
29 (4.891 %)Banking
38 (4.348 %)Telecoms
38 (4.348 %)Insurance
47 (3.804 %)Pensions
56 (3.261 %)Retail
65 (2.717 %)Pharmaceutical
65 (2.717 %)Games
72 (1.087 %)Online Games
72 (1.087 %)Online Banking
81 (0.543 %)Marketing
81 (0.543 %)Music
81 (0.543 %)Online Gambling
81 (0.543 %)Online Betting
81 (0.543 %)Billing
81 (0.543 %)Government
81 (0.543 %)Legal
81 (0.543 %)Publishing
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
195 (51.63 %)Analyst
195 (51.63 %)Test Analyst
278 (42.39 %)Tester
327 (14.67 %)Web Tester
414 (7.609 %)Test Manager
510 (5.435 %)Systems Tester
69 (4.891 %)Senior Test Analyst
69 (4.891 %)Senior Analyst
76 (3.261 %)QA Test Analyst
76 (3.261 %)QA Analyst
85 (2.717 %)Web Analyst
85 (2.717 %)Web Test Analyst
94 (2.174 %)Performance Test Analyst
94 (2.174 %)Performance Analyst
94 (2.174 %)Test Engineer
94 (2.174 %)QA Tester
94 (2.174 %)Technical Tester
94 (2.174 %)Developer
103 (1.630 %)Software Tester
103 (1.630 %)QA Engineer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (5.978 %)Blackberry
24 (2.174 %)Client/Server
24 (2.174 %)Streaming Media
24 (2.174 %)Computer Science
33 (1.630 %)Management Information System
42 (1.087 %)AS400
42 (1.087 %)Handset
42 (1.087 %)W3C
51 (0.543 %)IVR
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (7.065 %)Windows
211 (5.978 %)Linux
211 (5.978 %)Windows XP
310 (5.435 %)Windows Mobile
310 (5.435 %)Windows Vista
45 (2.717 %)Red Hat Linux
45 (2.717 %)UNIX
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
137 (20.11 %)Test Scripting
234 (18.48 %)User Acceptance Testing
327 (14.67 %)Performance Testing
327 (14.67 %)Agile Software Development
420 (10.87 %)System Testing
519 (10.33 %)Automated Testing
617 (9.239 %)Security Testing
716 (8.696 %)Scrum
814 (7.609 %)Load Testing
911 (5.978 %)E-Commerce
1010 (5.435 %)Regression Testing
1010 (5.435 %)Extreme Programming
118 (4.348 %)Content Management
127 (3.804 %)Project Management
127 (3.804 %)Software Testing
136 (3.261 %)TDD
136 (3.261 %)UML
136 (3.261 %)RUP
145 (2.717 %)Unit Testing
145 (2.717 %)Manual Testing
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
129 (15.76 %)SQL
218 (9.783 %)Java
315 (8.152 %)JavaScript
47 (3.804 %)C#
54 (2.174 %)PHP
63 (1.630 %)C
63 (1.630 %)Perl
63 (1.630 %)VBScript
63 (1.630 %)VB
72 (1.087 %)DHTML
81 (0.543 %)C++
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
151 (27.72 %)ISEB
26 (3.261 %)ISTQB
33 (1.630 %)Degree
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
135 (19.02 %)QA
21 (0.543 %)WAI
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (5.978 %)IBM
210 (5.435 %)Symbian
35 (2.717 %)Microsoft
35 (2.717 %)Red Hat
44 (2.174 %)Empirix
52 (1.087 %)Citrix
52 (1.087 %)Oracle
61 (0.543 %)HP
61 (0.543 %)OpenTV