Test Scripting Contracts in the West Midlands
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for Test Scripting skills in IT contracts advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Test Scripting over the 3 months to 17 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 Midlands 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
17 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Scripting (Test Scripts)
Rank 60 47 62
Rank change year-on-year
-13 +15
Contract jobs citing Test Scripting 35 59 32
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 2.120% 2.645% 1.689%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.150% 4.251% 2.669%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 33 9
Average daily rate £223 £280 £225
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-20.53% +24.44%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £211 £253 £145
10% offered a daily rate of more than £378 £370 £396
UK excluding London average daily rate £330 £300 £315
% change year-on-year
+10.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
Average hourly rate £30.00 £38.50 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-22.07% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £26.00 £27.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-5.45% +37.50%
All Processes & Methodologies
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category		 1111 1388 1199
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 67.29% 62.21% 63.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 532 653 558
Average daily rate £330 £330 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -5.71%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £240 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £523 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
-0.68% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 77 72 69
Average hourly rate £37.80 £20.26 £25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+86.62% -18.98%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.60 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+26.40% -16.66%
Test Scripting
England

Test Scripting
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Test Scripting Jobs Demand Trend

Test Scripting
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Test Scripting Daily Rate Trend

Test Scripting
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

West Midlands Test Scripting Daily Rate Histogram

Test Scripting
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 17 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
Coventry -5 8 £400 +26.38%
Staffordshire +10 5 £220 -18.51%
Shropshire +7 4 £330 +21.65%
Birmingham 0 2 - -
Warwickshire -2 2 - -
Wolverhampton - 2 - -
Sutton Coldfield - 1 - -
Test Scripting
England

Test Scripting
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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.

1 26 (35.14%) User Acceptance Testing
2 24 (32.43%) SQL
3 18 (24.32%) ISEB
4 16 (21.62%) Oracle
5 14 (18.92%) UNIX
5 14 (18.92%) Software Testing
6 10 (13.51%) LoadRunner
6 10 (13.51%) Finance
6 10 (13.51%) Migration
6 10 (13.51%) Integration Testing
6 10 (13.51%) HP Quality Center
7 9 (12.16%) System Testing
7 9 (12.16%) Stakeholder Management
7 9 (12.16%) Retail
7 9 (12.16%) ISTQB
7 9 (12.16%) CRM
8 8 (10.81%) E-Commerce
8 8 (10.81%) Windows
8 8 (10.81%) Java
8 8 (10.81%) Security Cleared
8 8 (10.81%) QA
9 7 (9.459%) Manual Testing
9 7 (9.459%) Performance Testing
9 7 (9.459%) SAP
9 7 (9.459%) MS Excel
9 7 (9.459%) SC Cleared
10 6 (8.108%) Automotive
10 6 (8.108%) HP
10 6 (8.108%) Unit Testing
10 6 (8.108%) Test Management

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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.

Application Development
1 5 (6.757%) .NET
2 3 (4.054%) XML
3 2 (2.703%) COM
4 1 (1.351%) WCF
4 1 (1.351%) jQuery
4 1 (1.351%) ASP.NET
Application Platforms
1 4 (5.405%) CMS
2 3 (4.054%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.351%) WebLogic
3 1 (1.351%) Magento
Applications
1 7 (9.459%) MS Excel
2 5 (6.757%) MS Visio
3 3 (4.054%) MS Office
4 1 (1.351%) MS PowerPoint
4 1 (1.351%) Open Workbench
Business Applications
1 3 (4.054%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (2.703%) Oracle HRMS
3 1 (1.351%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (1.351%) SAP GRC
3 1 (1.351%) Servitor
Communications & Networking
1 4 (5.405%) Internet
2 2 (2.703%) GPRS
3 1 (1.351%) GSM
3 1 (1.351%) HTTP
3 1 (1.351%) 3G
3 1 (1.351%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.703%) SQL Server
1 2 (2.703%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (1.351%) Oracle Reports
2 1 (1.351%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.351%) TOAD
2 1 (1.351%) SAP BI
2 1 (1.351%) Oracle OWB
Development Applications
1 10 (13.51%) LoadRunner
2 4 (5.405%) QuickTest Pro
3 3 (4.054%) Selenium
4 1 (1.351%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (1.351%) JIRA
General
1 10 (13.51%) Finance
2 9 (12.16%) Retail
3 6 (8.108%) Automotive
4 4 (5.405%) Banking
5 3 (4.054%) Investment Banking
6 2 (2.703%) Manufacturing
6 2 (2.703%) Electronics
7 1 (1.351%) Back Office
7 1 (1.351%) Retail Banking
7 1 (1.351%) Billing
Job Titles
1 40 (54.05%) Analyst
2 29 (39.19%) Test Analyst
3 13 (17.57%) Tester
4 12 (16.22%) Business Analyst
5 5 (6.757%) Test Manager
5 5 (6.757%) Senior Analyst
5 5 (6.757%) Performance Tester
6 4 (5.405%) Senior Test Analyst
6 4 (5.405%) SAP Test Analyst
6 4 (5.405%) SAP Analyst
6 4 (5.405%) Test Leader
7 3 (4.054%) Coordinator
8 2 (2.703%) Developer
8 2 (2.703%) Team Leader
8 2 (2.703%) Test Team Leader
8 2 (2.703%) Agile Test Analyst
8 2 (2.703%) CRM Analyst
8 2 (2.703%) Performance Test Analyst
8 2 (2.703%) Performance Analyst
8 2 (2.703%) CRM Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 4 (5.405%) Client/Server
1 4 (5.405%) iPhone
1 4 (5.405%) Telematics
1 4 (5.405%) Smart Meter
1 4 (5.405%) Mobile App
2 2 (2.703%) Smartphone
3 1 (1.351%) Statistics
3 1 (1.351%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 1 (1.351%) Blackberry
3 1 (1.351%) iPad
3 1 (1.351%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 14 (18.92%) UNIX
2 8 (10.81%) Windows
3 4 (5.405%) Android
4 2 (2.703%) Apple iOS
4 2 (2.703%) Linux
5 1 (1.351%) Windows XP
5 1 (1.351%) VMS
5 1 (1.351%) Windows Vista
5 1 (1.351%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (35.14%) User Acceptance Testing
2 14 (18.92%) Software Testing
3 10 (13.51%) Integration Testing
3 10 (13.51%) Migration
4 9 (12.16%) Stakeholder Management
4 9 (12.16%) CRM
4 9 (12.16%) System Testing
5 8 (10.81%) E-Commerce
6 7 (9.459%) Performance Testing
6 7 (9.459%) Manual Testing
7 6 (8.108%) Test Management
7 6 (8.108%) Unit Testing
7 6 (8.108%) Business Analysis
7 6 (8.108%) Requirements Analysis
8 5 (6.757%) Use Case
8 5 (6.757%) Risk Management
8 5 (6.757%) Time Management
8 5 (6.757%) Data Migration
9 4 (5.405%) Test Strategy
9 4 (5.405%) Functional Testing
Programming Languages
1 24 (32.43%) SQL
2 8 (10.81%) Java
3 3 (4.054%) VB.NET
3 3 (4.054%) C#
4 2 (2.703%) T-SQL
5 1 (1.351%) C
Qualifications
1 18 (24.32%) ISEB
2 9 (12.16%) ISTQB
3 8 (10.81%) Security Cleared
4 7 (9.459%) SC Cleared
5 1 (1.351%) BC Cleared
5 1 (1.351%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (10.81%) QA
Systems Management
1 10 (13.51%) HP Quality Center
2 1 (1.351%) OpenView
Vendors
1 16 (21.62%) Oracle
2 7 (9.459%) SAP
3 6 (8.108%) HP
4 5 (6.757%) Microsoft
5 4 (5.405%) hybris
6 2 (2.703%) webMethods
6 2 (2.703%) IBM
7 1 (1.351%) Citrix
7 1 (1.351%) Remedy
7 1 (1.351%) Google
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