Yorkshire Automated Testing Contracts
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The table below looks at the demand for Automated Testing skills within the Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Automated Testing over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAutomated Testing
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008		Same period last year
Rank94135
Rank change on same period last yearUp+41
Matching contract IT job ads139
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.939 %0.439 %
Daily rates quoted43
Average minimum daily rate£286£333
Average daily rate£306£333
% change on same period last year-8.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£325£333
UK excluding London average daily rate£298£314
% change on same period last year-5.33 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£37.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.75£35.47
% change on same period last year-18.95 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads13842051
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.195 %2.183 %
Daily rates quoted354556
Average minimum daily rate£364£346
Average daily rate£386£361
% change on same period last year+6.91 %
Average maximum daily rate£408£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£371
% change on same period last year+2.71 %
Hourly rates quoted103132
Average minimum hourly rate£23.82£25.64
Average hourly rate£25.54£27.46
% change on same period last year-7.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.25£29.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.11£29.69
% change on same period last year-5.31 %
Automated Testing EnglandAutomated Testing
England

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.

Automated Testing
Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire Automated Testing Demand Trend

Automated Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Automated Testing Daily Rate Trend

Automated Testing
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Automated Testing across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Yorkshire Automated Testing Daily Rate Histogram

Automated Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Automated Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Automated Testing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Automated Testing within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 1 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
West YorkshireUp+1312£301+1.90 %
South YorkshireUp+231£325-20.73 %
Automated Testing EnglandAutomated Testing
England

Automated Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing Automated 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 Automated Testing.

19 (40.91 %)Finance
28 (36.36 %).NET Framework
28 (36.36 %).NET
37 (31.82 %)C#
37 (31.82 %)SQL Server
37 (31.82 %)XML
46 (27.27 %)JUnit
46 (27.27 %)ADO.NET
46 (27.27 %)ASP.NET
46 (27.27 %)DHTML
46 (27.27 %)Java
46 (27.27 %)JavaScript
46 (27.27 %)SQL Server 2005
46 (27.27 %)Selenium
46 (27.27 %)NUnit
55 (22.73 %)CruiseControl
55 (22.73 %)TDD
55 (22.73 %)Visual Studio
55 (22.73 %)XHTML
55 (22.73 %)Windows
55 (22.73 %)Test Scripting
64 (18.18 %)Solaris
73 (13.64 %)Legal
73 (13.64 %)Requirements Analysis
73 (13.64 %)SharePoint Server 2007
73 (13.64 %)SLA
73 (13.64 %)Progress 4GL
73 (13.64 %)Progress
82 (9.091 %)VB
82 (9.091 %)VB.NET

Automated Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing Automated 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 Automated Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (36.36 %).NET
18 (36.36 %).NET Framework
27 (31.82 %)XML
36 (27.27 %)ADO.NET
36 (27.27 %)ASP.NET
45 (22.73 %)XHTML
52 (9.091 %)Java SE
52 (9.091 %)FIX Protocol
61 (4.545 %)Hibernate
61 (4.545 %)Spring
61 (4.545 %)JSP
61 (4.545 %)J2EE
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (13.64 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (4.545 %)CMS
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (31.82 %)SQL Server
26 (27.27 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (4.545 %)TOAD
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (27.27 %)JUnit
16 (27.27 %)NUnit
16 (27.27 %)Selenium
25 (22.73 %)CruiseControl
25 (22.73 %)Visual Studio
32 (9.091 %)QuickTest Pro
41 (4.545 %)Rational Robot
41 (4.545 %)QARun
41 (4.545 %)Eclipse
41 (4.545 %)WinRunner
41 (4.545 %)TestDirector
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (40.91 %)Finance
23 (13.64 %)Legal
31 (4.545 %)Government
31 (4.545 %)Health
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (54.55 %)Developer
24 (18.18 %)Analyst
24 (18.18 %)C# Developer
24 (18.18 %)Java Developer
33 (13.64 %).NET Developer
33 (13.64 %)Test Analyst
42 (9.091 %)Test Manager
51 (4.545 %)Coordinator
51 (4.545 %)Project Manager
51 (4.545 %)Tester
51 (4.545 %)Applications Developer
51 (4.545 %)Analyst Programmer
51 (4.545 %)Programmer
51 (4.545 %)Test Coordinator
51 (4.545 %)Test Team Leader
51 (4.545 %)J2EE Developer
51 (4.545 %)ASP.NET Developer
51 (4.545 %)Team Leader
51 (4.545 %)Progress Developer
51 (4.545 %).NET Designer
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (9.091 %)NHS
21 (4.545 %)Multithreading
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (22.73 %)Windows
24 (18.18 %)Solaris
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (22.73 %)TDD
15 (22.73 %)Test Scripting
23 (13.64 %)Requirements Analysis
32 (9.091 %)Performance Testing
32 (9.091 %)Test Management
32 (9.091 %)Configuration Management
41 (4.545 %)Project Management
41 (4.545 %)Migration
41 (4.545 %)Content Management
41 (4.545 %)Manual Testing
41 (4.545 %)Data Migration
41 (4.545 %)SC Cleared
41 (4.545 %)Security Cleared
41 (4.545 %)Web Testing
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (31.82 %)C#
26 (27.27 %)DHTML
26 (27.27 %)Java
26 (27.27 %)JavaScript
33 (13.64 %)Progress 4GL
42 (9.091 %)VB
42 (9.091 %)VB.NET
51 (4.545 %)VBA
51 (4.545 %)SQL
51 (4.545 %)VBScript
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (9.091 %)Degree
21 (4.545 %)ISEB
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (13.64 %)SLA
21 (4.545 %)QA
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (13.64 %)Progress
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