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This section looks at the demand for System Testing skills within the Wiltshire 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
Rank5954
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads822
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.022 %
As % of the category below1.286 %3.051 %
Daily rates quoted62
Average minimum daily rate£333£382
Average daily rate£374£400
% change on same period last year-6.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£415£417
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 %
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Wiltshire
Matching contract IT job ads622721
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.828 %0.731 %
Daily rates quoted288262
Average minimum daily rate£378£368
Average daily rate£413£396
% change on same period last year+4.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£448£425
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£375
% change on same period last year+1.41 %
Hourly rates quoted3753
Average minimum hourly rate£33.08£33.46
Average hourly rate£36.17£35.65
% change on same period last year+1.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.25£37.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.35£30.17
% change on same period last year-2.69 %
System Testing South WestSystem Testing
South West

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 Wiltshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire region.

Wiltshire System Testing Daily Rate Trend

System Testing
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing System Testing across the Wiltshire region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Wiltshire System Testing Daily Rate Histogram

System Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing System Testing across the Wiltshire region.

Wiltshire System Testing Hourly Rate Trend

System Testing
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing System Testing within the Wiltshire region over the 3 months to 24 July 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
SwindonDown-62£294-26.47 %
ChippenhamNew entry-1--
System Testing South WestSystem Testing
South West

System Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wiltshire 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.

19 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
28 (44.44 %)UML
37 (38.89 %)SC Cleared
45 (27.78 %)C++
45 (27.78 %)Java
45 (27.78 %)STL
54 (22.22 %)Government
54 (22.22 %)Windows
54 (22.22 %)OO
63 (16.67 %)SQL
63 (16.67 %)Oracle
63 (16.67 %)Subversion
63 (16.67 %)Technical Architecture
63 (16.67 %)Use Case
72 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2005
72 (11.11 %)SQL Server Integration Services
72 (11.11 %)Information Management
72 (11.11 %)VMware
72 (11.11 %)Military
72 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2000
72 (11.11 %)SQL Server
72 (11.11 %)XML
72 (11.11 %)PRINCE2
72 (11.11 %)DTS
72 (11.11 %)JSP 440
81 (5.556 %)Data Modelling
81 (5.556 %)LAN
81 (5.556 %)WAN
81 (5.556 %)DNS
81 (5.556 %)RDBMS

System Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wiltshire 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.

Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (27.78 %)STL
22 (11.11 %)XML
31 (5.556 %)AJAX
31 (5.556 %)WebServices
31 (5.556 %)HTML
31 (5.556 %)J2EE
31 (5.556 %)CSS
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (5.556 %)WebLogic
11 (5.556 %)JBoss
11 (5.556 %)Apache
11 (5.556 %)Tomcat
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.556 %)LAN
11 (5.556 %)WAN
11 (5.556 %)DNS
11 (5.556 %)Internet
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (11.11 %)SQL Server
12 (11.11 %)DTS
12 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2000
12 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2005
12 (11.11 %)SQL Server Integration Services
21 (5.556 %)RDBMS
21 (5.556 %)SQL Server 7
21 (5.556 %)Informix
21 (5.556 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (5.556 %)Datawarehouse
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (16.67 %)Subversion
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (22.22 %)Government
22 (11.11 %)Military
31 (5.556 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (5.556 %)Finance
31 (5.556 %)Education
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (27.78 %)Analyst
24 (22.22 %)Software Engineer
33 (16.67 %)Developer
33 (16.67 %)Consultant
33 (16.67 %)Technical Consultant
33 (16.67 %)Requirements Analyst
42 (11.11 %)Data Consultant
42 (11.11 %)Java Developer
42 (11.11 %)C++ Developer
42 (11.11 %)SQL Server DBA
42 (11.11 %)SQL DBA
42 (11.11 %)DBA
51 (5.556 %)Applications Developer
51 (5.556 %)Test Manager
51 (5.556 %)Test Analyst
51 (5.556 %)Systems Analyst
51 (5.556 %)Web Developer
51 (5.556 %)Web Applications Developer
51 (5.556 %)Java/J2EE Developer
51 (5.556 %)C++/Java Developer
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.556 %)NHS
11 (5.556 %)Replication
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (22.22 %)Windows
21 (5.556 %)Linux
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
28 (44.44 %)UML
37 (38.89 %)SC Cleared
44 (22.22 %)OO
53 (16.67 %)Technical Architecture
53 (16.67 %)Use Case
62 (11.11 %)PRINCE2
62 (11.11 %)Information Management
71 (5.556 %)Requirements Management
71 (5.556 %)User Acceptance Testing
71 (5.556 %)Test Scripting
71 (5.556 %)CRM
71 (5.556 %)Data Modelling
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (27.78 %)C++
15 (27.78 %)Java
23 (16.67 %)SQL
31 (5.556 %)JavaScript
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.556 %)Oracle Certification
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (11.11 %)JSP 440
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (16.67 %)Oracle
22 (11.11 %)VMware
31 (5.556 %)HP
31 (5.556 %)Ericsson
31 (5.556 %)i2
31 (5.556 %)ESRI
31 (5.556 %)BT
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