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

LinkSoftware Testing
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank16-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.754 %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£342£319
% change on same period last year+7.08 %
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£28.83£26.94
% change on same period last year+7.00 %
York IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
York
Matching contract IT job ads57145
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.092 %0.158 %
Daily rates quoted2257
Average minimum daily rate£358£384
Average daily rate£381£396
% change on same period last year-3.81 %
Average maximum daily rate£403£407
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£373
% change on same period last year+2.24 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£20.80£20.50
Average hourly rate£24.40£21.25
% change on same period last year+14.82 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.00£22.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.30£29.57
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Software Testing North YorkshireSoftware Testing
North Yorkshire

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.

Software Testing
Demand Trend

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

York Software Testing Demand Trend

Software Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

York Software Testing Daily Rate Trend

Software Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

York Software Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Software Testing
Top 4 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the York region citing Software 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 Software Testing.

11 (100.00 %)ISEB
11 (100.00 %)TestDirector
11 (100.00 %)Mainframe
11 (100.00 %)Finance

Software Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

York IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)TestDirector
York IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Finance
York IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Analyst
11 (100.00 %)Test Analyst
York IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)Mainframe
York IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)ISEB