The first table below looks at the demand for Test Automation skills in IT contracts advertised for the West Lothian region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Test Automation over the 3 months to 21 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 West Lothian 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Automation
Rank - - 12
Contract jobs citing Test Automation 0 0 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Lothian - - 1.370%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - 2.632%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £316 £350
% change year-on-year
+10.84% -9.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.50 £42.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year
-23.52% +21.42%
All Processes & Methodologies
West Lothian
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
32 29 38
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Lothian 78.05% 56.86% 52.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 16 22
Average daily rate £390 £325 £415
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+20.00% -21.68%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £325 £275 £325
10% offered a daily rate of more than £445 £425 £478
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
-0.68% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
Average hourly rate - £22.50 £7.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +210.34%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.50 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+26.00% -16.66%
Test Automation
Scotland

Test Automation
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Test Automation across the West Lothian region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

West Lothian Test Automation Jobs Demand Trend

Test Automation
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Test Automation across the West Lothian region.

West Lothian Test Automation Daily Rate Trend