The first table below looks at the demand for eCATT skills in IT contracts advertised for the Bedfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited eCATT over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Development Applications category for the Bedfordshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAP eCATT
Rank 27 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing eCATT 1 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Bedfordshire 0.535% - -
As % of the Development Applications category 5.882% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Average daily rate £550 - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £500 £450 -
% change year-on-year
+11.11% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Development Applications
Bedfordshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Development Applications category
17 12 32
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Bedfordshire 9.091% 4.332% 10.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 4 15
Average daily rate £350 £330 £270
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+6.06% +22.22%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £300 £300 £150
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £348 £375
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £330 £325
% change year-on-year
-1.51% +1.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 3 2
Average hourly rate £34.13 £190.00 £15.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-82.03% +1166.66%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+7.14% -
eCATT
East of England

eCATT
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing eCATT across the Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Bedfordshire eCATT Jobs Demand Trend

eCATT
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing eCATT across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire eCATT Daily Rate Trend

eCATT
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing eCATT 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 eCATT.

1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) HP
1 1 (100.00%) ISEB
1 1 (100.00%) QuickTest Pro
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) HP Quality Center

eCATT
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing eCATT 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 eCATT. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) QuickTest Pro
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Test Manager
1 1 (100.00%) SAP Manager
1 1 (100.00%) SAP Test Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ISEB
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) HP