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This section looks at the demand for Test Scripting (Test Scripts) 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 Test Scripting over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Scripting (Test Scripts)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank9179
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching contract IT job ads3157
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.041 %0.058 %
As % of the category below1.867 %3.217 %
Daily rates quoted1214
Average minimum daily rate£285£269
Average daily rate£294£296
% change on same period last year-0.67 %
Average maximum daily rate£304£324
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£321
% change on same period last year+1.35 %
Hourly rates quoted16
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£30.83
Average hourly rate£30.00£31.67
% change on same period last year-5.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£32.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.81£30.86
% change on same period last year-9.89 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads16601772
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.213 %1.793 %
Daily rates quoted429395
Average minimum daily rate£342£340
Average daily rate£363£359
% change on same period last year+1.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£385£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted10997
Average minimum hourly rate£25.11£25.71
Average hourly rate£27.00£26.63
% change on same period last year+1.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.89£27.55
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.33£30.16
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
Test Scripting EnglandTest Scripting
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 Scripting
Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire Test Scripting Demand Trend

Test Scripting
Daily Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Test Scripting Daily Rate Trend

Test Scripting
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Test Scripting across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Yorkshire Test Scripting Daily Rate Histogram

Test Scripting
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Test Scripting Hourly Rate Trend

Test Scripting
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Scripting within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 25 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
West YorkshireUp+422£298+2.75 %
South YorkshireDown-105£292-2.77 %
North YorkshireDown-91--
Test Scripting EnglandTest Scripting
England

Test Scripting
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing Test Scripting 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 Test Scripting.

124 (36.36 %)User Acceptance Testing
217 (25.76 %)Finance
217 (25.76 %)ISEB
36 (9.091 %)Government
45 (7.576 %)TestDirector
45 (7.576 %)LoadRunner
45 (7.576 %)Manual Testing
45 (7.576 %)Automated Testing
54 (6.061 %)Software Testing
54 (6.061 %)QA
54 (6.061 %)Requirements Analysis
54 (6.061 %)Security Cleared
54 (6.061 %)Microsoft
54 (6.061 %)SQL
54 (6.061 %)Health
63 (4.545 %)Migration
63 (4.545 %)JUnit
63 (4.545 %)PeopleSoft
63 (4.545 %)Java
63 (4.545 %)SharePoint
63 (4.545 %)Windows
63 (4.545 %)QuickTest Pro
63 (4.545 %)NHS
63 (4.545 %)SC Cleared
63 (4.545 %)InvestOne
63 (4.545 %)Test Management
63 (4.545 %)Pensions
63 (4.545 %)System Testing
63 (4.545 %)Performance Testing
72 (3.030 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis

Test Scripting
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing Test Scripting 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 Test Scripting. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (3.030 %).NET
21 (1.515 %)Middleware
21 (1.515 %)SWT
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (4.545 %)SharePoint
21 (1.515 %)MS Exchange
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (3.030 %)MS Excel
21 (1.515 %)MS Office
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (4.545 %)InvestOne
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.515 %)Intranet
11 (1.515 %)Internet
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (3.030 %)SQL Server
21 (1.515 %)Datawarehouse
21 (1.515 %)ETL
21 (1.515 %)PowerCenter
21 (1.515 %)SQL Server 7
21 (1.515 %)SQL Server 2005
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (7.576 %)TestDirector
15 (7.576 %)LoadRunner
23 (4.545 %)QuickTest Pro
23 (4.545 %)JUnit
31 (1.515 %)Eclipse
31 (1.515 %)WinRunner
31 (1.515 %)Bugzilla
31 (1.515 %)QARun
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (25.76 %)Finance
26 (9.091 %)Government
34 (6.061 %)Health
43 (4.545 %)Pensions
51 (1.515 %)Pharmaceutical
51 (1.515 %)Financial Institution
51 (1.515 %)Banking
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (40.91 %)Analyst
221 (31.82 %)Test Analyst
318 (27.27 %)Tester
48 (12.12 %)Test Manager
55 (7.576 %)UAT Test Manager
64 (6.061 %)Coordinator
64 (6.061 %)Test Coordinator
64 (6.061 %)Business Analyst
64 (6.061 %)Systems Tester
73 (4.545 %)Test Engineer
73 (4.545 %)Senior Analyst
73 (4.545 %)Test Team Leader
73 (4.545 %)Software Tester
73 (4.545 %)UAT Analyst
73 (4.545 %)Team Leader
73 (4.545 %)Performance Engineer
82 (3.030 %)Systems Test Analyst
82 (3.030 %)Applications Tester
82 (3.030 %)Junior Tester
82 (3.030 %)Senior Test Analyst
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (4.545 %)NHS
21 (1.515 %)Mainframe
21 (1.515 %)Client/Server
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (4.545 %)Windows
22 (3.030 %)UNIX
31 (1.515 %)Windows NT
31 (1.515 %)OS/390
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
124 (36.36 %)User Acceptance Testing
25 (7.576 %)Manual Testing
25 (7.576 %)Automated Testing
34 (6.061 %)Software Testing
34 (6.061 %)Requirements Analysis
34 (6.061 %)Security Cleared
43 (4.545 %)Test Management
43 (4.545 %)SC Cleared
43 (4.545 %)System Testing
43 (4.545 %)Performance Testing
43 (4.545 %)Migration
52 (3.030 %)Stakeholder Management
52 (3.030 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
52 (3.030 %)Project Management
52 (3.030 %)Integration Testing
52 (3.030 %)Web Testing
52 (3.030 %)Data Migration
52 (3.030 %)Data Mapping
61 (1.515 %)BC Cleared
61 (1.515 %)Time Management
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (6.061 %)SQL
23 (4.545 %)Java
31 (1.515 %)VBScript
31 (1.515 %)VB
31 (1.515 %)C
31 (1.515 %)C#
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (25.76 %)ISEB
21 (1.515 %)ISEB Practitioner
21 (1.515 %)ISTQB
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (6.061 %)QA
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (6.061 %)Microsoft
23 (4.545 %)PeopleSoft
32 (3.030 %)Oracle
41 (1.515 %)SAP
41 (1.515 %)Compuware
41 (1.515 %)HP
41 (1.515 %)Informatica
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