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The table below looks at the demand for the Test Consultant role in IT contracts within the Yorkshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Consultant
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank113-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.171 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£335-
Average daily rate£348-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£360-
UK excluding London average daily rate£369£389
% change on same period last year-4.94 %
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£35.00£35.50
% change on same period last year-1.40 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads29293685
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.959 %3.634 %
Daily rates quoted610742
Average minimum daily rate£320£336
Average daily rate£340£354
% change on same period last year-3.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£371
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted320348
Average minimum hourly rate£21.76£23.78
Average hourly rate£23.49£25.28
% change on same period last year-7.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.22£26.79
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Test Consultant EnglandTest Consultant
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.

Test Consultant
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Test Consultant across the Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Yorkshire Test Consultant Demand Trend

Test Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Test Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Test Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Test Consultant across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Yorkshire Test Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Test Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Test Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Test Consultant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Consultant within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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 YorkshireNew entry-5£348-
Test Consultant EnglandTest Consultant
England

Test Consultant
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region that cited Test Consultant in their job title 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 with Test Consultant in their job title.

15 (55.56 %)Finance
23 (33.33 %)BASE24
32 (22.22 %)Regression Testing
32 (22.22 %)AS400
32 (22.22 %)COBOL
32 (22.22 %)RPG
32 (22.22 %)SAP
32 (22.22 %)Retail
32 (22.22 %)Manufacturing
32 (22.22 %)Stakeholder Management
32 (22.22 %)Integration Testing
41 (11.11 %)Software Testing
41 (11.11 %)Performance Testing
41 (11.11 %)LoadRunner
41 (11.11 %)SAP APO

Test Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region that cited Test Consultant in their job title 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 with Test Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (33.33 %)BASE24
21 (11.11 %)SAP APO
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (11.11 %)LoadRunner
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (55.56 %)Finance
22 (22.22 %)Manufacturing
22 (22.22 %)Retail
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (22.22 %)AS400
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (22.22 %)Regression Testing
12 (22.22 %)Stakeholder Management
12 (22.22 %)Integration Testing
21 (11.11 %)Software Testing
21 (11.11 %)Performance Testing
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (22.22 %)COBOL
12 (22.22 %)RPG
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (22.22 %)SAP