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The table below looks at the demand for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) skills within the Worcestershire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited User Acceptance Testing over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUser Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank12-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below4.878 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£346
% change on same period last year+4.04 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£14.00-
Average hourly rate£14.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£14.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.02£26.68
% change on same period last year+1.26 %
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Worcestershire
Matching contract IT job ads4127
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.066 %0.029 %
Daily rates quoted124
Average minimum daily rate£377£197
Average daily rate£413£209
% change on same period last year+97.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£449£222
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£373
% change on same period last year+2.24 %
Hourly rates quoted55
Average minimum hourly rate£27.76£21.13
Average hourly rate£29.62£22.69
% change on same period last year+30.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.47£24.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.30£29.57
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
User Acceptance Testing West MidlandsUser Acceptance Testing
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.

User Acceptance Testing
Demand Trend

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

Worcestershire User Acceptance Testing Demand Trend

User Acceptance Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Worcestershire User Acceptance Testing Daily Rate Trend

User Acceptance Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Worcestershire User Acceptance Testing Hourly Rate Trend

User Acceptance Testing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing User Acceptance Testing within the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 3 December 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
WorcesterNew entry-1--
User Acceptance Testing West MidlandsUser Acceptance Testing
West Midlands

User Acceptance Testing
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire region citing User Acceptance 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 User Acceptance Testing.

11 (50.00 %)Finance
11 (50.00 %)Migration
11 (50.00 %)Unit Testing
11 (50.00 %)Test Scripting
11 (50.00 %)System Testing
11 (50.00 %)Data Migration
11 (50.00 %)Data Cleansing
11 (50.00 %)Oracle
11 (50.00 %)Business Objects
11 (50.00 %)SAP
11 (50.00 %)Oracle 10g
11 (50.00 %)BusinessObjects
11 (50.00 %)Sage

User Acceptance Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire region citing User Acceptance 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 User Acceptance Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)Oracle 10g
11 (50.00 %)BusinessObjects
11 (50.00 %)Data Cleansing
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Finance
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Analyst
21 (50.00 %)Test Analyst
21 (50.00 %)Data Analyst
21 (50.00 %)Financial Analyst
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Migration
11 (50.00 %)Unit Testing
11 (50.00 %)Test Scripting
11 (50.00 %)System Testing
11 (50.00 %)Data Migration
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Oracle
11 (50.00 %)Business Objects
11 (50.00 %)SAP
11 (50.00 %)Sage