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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Tester role in IT contracts within the Uxbridge region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Tester
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank-23
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads03
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.000 %1.714 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£250
Average daily rate-£300
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£264£263
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
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£24.95£25.59
% change on same period last year-2.49 %
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Uxbridge
Matching contract IT job ads171175
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.269 %0.188 %
Daily rates quoted5266
Average minimum daily rate£338£291
Average daily rate£358£314
% change on same period last year+13.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£379£337
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted1921
Average minimum hourly rate£21.04£20.36
Average hourly rate£21.98£21.53
% change on same period last year+2.05 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.92£22.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Software Tester LondonSoftware Tester
London

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.

Software Tester
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Software Tester across the Uxbridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Uxbridge Software Tester Demand Trend

Software Tester
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Software Tester across the Uxbridge region.

Uxbridge Software Tester Daily Rate Trend

Software Tester
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Software Tester across the Uxbridge region.

Uxbridge Software Tester Hourly Rate Trend

Software Tester
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Uxbridge region that cited Software 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 Software Tester in their job title.

11 (100.00 %)EPoS
11 (100.00 %)EMV
11 (100.00 %)Chip and PIN
11 (100.00 %)EFT
11 (100.00 %)Internet
11 (100.00 %)Smartcard
11 (100.00 %)APACS
11 (100.00 %)ISO8583

Software Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Uxbridge region that cited Software 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 Software Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)Internet
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)EPoS
11 (100.00 %)EMV
11 (100.00 %)Chip and PIN
11 (100.00 %)EFT
11 (100.00 %)Smartcard
11 (100.00 %)APACS
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (100.00 %)ISO8583