The first table below looks at the demand for Software Testing skills in IT contracts advertised for the Warwickshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Software Testing over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Warwickshire region.

Note that 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.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Testing
Rank 29 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing Software Testing 2 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Warwickshire 0.966% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.399% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £313 £300 £316
% change year-on-year
+4.16% -5.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Average hourly rate £30.00 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £18.50 £32.00
% change year-on-year
+62.16% -42.18%
All Processes & Methodologies
Warwickshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
143 144 133
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Warwickshire 69.08% 59.02% 61.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 64 65 48
Average daily rate £325 £325 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -13.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £221 £210 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £500 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 5 20
Average hourly rate £29.00 £16.85 £25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+72.10% -32.60%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £22.65 £10.00 £14.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £30.00 £22.90 £32.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £29.50
% change year-on-year
+20.00% -15.25%
Software Testing
West Midlands

Software Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Software Testing across the Warwickshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Warwickshire Software Testing Jobs Demand Trend

Software Testing
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Software Testing across the Warwickshire region.

Warwickshire Software Testing Daily Rate Trend

Software Testing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing within the Warwickshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank 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
Stratford-upon-Avon - 1 - -
Warwick - 1 - -
Software Testing
West Midlands

Software Testing
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Warwickshire region citing Software 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 Software Testing.

1 2 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Retail
2 1 (50.00%) ISEB Practitioner
2 1 (50.00%) ISTQB
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Use Case
2 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Test Scripting
2 1 (50.00%) Manual Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Windows 7
2 1 (50.00%) User Stories
2 1 (50.00%) Oracle
2 1 (50.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) ISEB
2 1 (50.00%) Regression Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Oracle EBS

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Warwickshire region citing Software 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 Software Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Business Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Oracle EBS
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Test Coordinator
1 1 (50.00%) Coordinator
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Test Analyst
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Windows 7
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Requirements Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Use Case
1 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (50.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (50.00%) User Stories
1 1 (50.00%) Regression Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) ISEB Practitioner
1 1 (50.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) ISEB
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Oracle
Stratford-Upon-Avon, West Midlands
Test CoordinatorStratford-upon-Avon3 monthsAn opportunity a Testing Coordinator has arisen. The successful candidate will be working alongside a multi-disciplinary team on a fast-paced programme.
Jumar Solutions
Posted: 22 May 2013
Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire
The Test Coordinator will need to have extensive system migration experience, preferably within Windows 7... Experience with manual testing processes & supporting documentation. Educated degree level (or equivalent) ISEB/...
Jumar
Posted: 22 May 2013