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The table below looks at the demand for Test Scripting (Test Scripts) skills within the Warwickshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Scripting over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank3342
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads85
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.005 %
As % of the category below4.040 %2.128 %
Daily rates quoted50
Average minimum daily rate£261-
Average daily rate£266-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£271-
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£318
% change on same period last year+1.11 %
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£29.51£29.96
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Warwickshire
Matching contract IT job ads198235
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.268 %0.232 %
Daily rates quoted5448
Average minimum daily rate£328£226
Average daily rate£342£244
% change on same period last year+40.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£357£262
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£375
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted3558
Average minimum hourly rate£23.33£33.03
Average hourly rate£25.31£36.04
% change on same period last year-29.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.28£39.05
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.41£30.41
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Test Scripting West MidlandsTest Scripting
West Midlands

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.

Test Scripting
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Test Scripting across the Warwickshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Warwickshire Test Scripting Demand Trend

Test Scripting
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Test Scripting across the Warwickshire region.

Warwickshire Test Scripting Daily Rate Trend

Test Scripting
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the Warwickshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Warwickshire Test Scripting Daily Rate Histogram

Test Scripting
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Test Scripting across the Warwickshire region.

Warwickshire Test Scripting Hourly Rate Trend

Test Scripting
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Scripting within the Warwickshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
RugbyNew entry-3£242-
WarwickNew entry-1--
AtherstoneNew entry-1£300-
Test Scripting West MidlandsTest Scripting
West Midlands

Test Scripting
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Warwickshire region citing Test Scripting 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 Test Scripting.

15 (31.25 %)TETRA
24 (25.00 %)ISEB
24 (25.00 %)Migration
24 (25.00 %)Data Migration
33 (18.75 %)Cisco Certification
33 (18.75 %)CCNA
33 (18.75 %)SQL
42 (12.50 %)Linux
42 (12.50 %)IBM
42 (12.50 %)Automotive
42 (12.50 %)Stakeholder Management
42 (12.50 %)User Acceptance Testing
42 (12.50 %)Test Management
51 (6.250 %)IBM Mainframe
51 (6.250 %)System Testing
51 (6.250 %)Performance Testing
51 (6.250 %)Security Testing
51 (6.250 %)Data Cleansing
51 (6.250 %)Data Conversion
51 (6.250 %)Handset
51 (6.250 %)Data Management
51 (6.250 %)Data Analysis
51 (6.250 %)Systems Analysis
51 (6.250 %)Pocket PC
51 (6.250 %)WebSphere
51 (6.250 %)Government
51 (6.250 %)Police
51 (6.250 %)Telecoms
51 (6.250 %)CICS
51 (6.250 %)LoadRunner

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Warwickshire region citing Test Scripting 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 Test Scripting. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (6.250 %)J2EE
11 (6.250 %)WebSphere
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (6.250 %)CICS
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (31.25 %)TETRA
21 (6.250 %)TCP/IP
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (6.250 %)SQL Server
11 (6.250 %)Oracle 8/8i
11 (6.250 %)Data Cleansing
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (6.250 %)LoadRunner
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (12.50 %)Automotive
21 (6.250 %)Government
21 (6.250 %)Police
21 (6.250 %)Telecoms
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (50.00 %)Design Engineer
27 (43.75 %)Test Engineer
36 (37.50 %)Integration Engineer
45 (31.25 %)Analyst
53 (18.75 %)Test Analyst
53 (18.75 %)Network Engineer
53 (18.75 %)Network Design Engineer
62 (12.50 %)Systems Engineer
62 (12.50 %)Test Manager
62 (12.50 %)Tester
62 (12.50 %)Systems Integration Engineer
62 (12.50 %)Systems Test Engineer
71 (6.250 %)Data Migration Analyst
71 (6.250 %)Technical Engineer
71 (6.250 %)Data Analyst
71 (6.250 %)Business Analyst
71 (6.250 %)Business Process Analyst
71 (6.250 %)Process Analyst
71 (6.250 %)Performance Tester
71 (6.250 %)Test and Integration Engineer
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (6.250 %)Mainframe
11 (6.250 %)Handset
11 (6.250 %)Pocket PC
11 (6.250 %)IBM Mainframe
11 (6.250 %)Data Conversion
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (12.50 %)Linux
21 (6.250 %)Windows XP
21 (6.250 %)UNIX
21 (6.250 %)Windows
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (25.00 %)Migration
14 (25.00 %)Data Migration
22 (12.50 %)Stakeholder Management
22 (12.50 %)User Acceptance Testing
22 (12.50 %)Test Management
31 (6.250 %)System Testing
31 (6.250 %)Performance Testing
31 (6.250 %)Security Testing
31 (6.250 %)Data Management
31 (6.250 %)Data Analysis
31 (6.250 %)Systems Analysis
31 (6.250 %)BPR
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (18.75 %)SQL
21 (6.250 %)VB
21 (6.250 %)C#
21 (6.250 %)C++
21 (6.250 %)COBOL
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (25.00 %)ISEB
23 (18.75 %)Cisco Certification
23 (18.75 %)CCNA
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (12.50 %)IBM
21 (6.250 %)Microsoft
21 (6.250 %)Oracle
21 (6.250 %)SAP