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This section looks at the demand for System Testing skills within the Watford region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited System Testing over the 3 months to 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSystem Testing
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2936
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.833 %0.699 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£275-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£370£320
% change on same period last year+15.84 %
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£30.84£33.02
% change on same period last year-6.59 %
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Watford
Matching contract IT job ads120143
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.160 %0.145 %
Daily rates quoted4862
Average minimum daily rate£431£336
Average daily rate£448£342
% change on same period last year+30.95 %
Average maximum daily rate£466£348
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£375
% change on same period last year+1.41 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£11.00£35.00
Average hourly rate£12.00£35.00
% change on same period last year-65.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£13.00£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.35£30.17
% change on same period last year-2.69 %
System Testing HertfordshireSystem Testing
Hertfordshire

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.

System Testing
Demand Trend

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

Watford System Testing Demand Trend

System Testing
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing System Testing across the Watford region.

Watford System Testing Daily Rate Trend

System Testing
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Watford region citing System 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 System Testing.

12 (100.00 %)E-Commerce
12 (100.00 %)Regression Testing
12 (100.00 %)SQL
12 (100.00 %)Automated Testing
21 (50.00 %)UNIX
21 (50.00 %)Retail
21 (50.00 %)HP
21 (50.00 %)ISEB
21 (50.00 %)TestDirector
21 (50.00 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (50.00 %)LoadRunner

System Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Watford region citing System 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 System Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)TestDirector
11 (50.00 %)QuickTest Pro
11 (50.00 %)LoadRunner
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Retail
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Analyst
12 (100.00 %)Test Analyst
12 (100.00 %)Senior Analyst
12 (100.00 %)Senior Test Analyst
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)UNIX
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)E-Commerce
12 (100.00 %)Regression Testing
12 (100.00 %)Automated Testing
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)SQL
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)ISEB
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)HP
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