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The table below looks at the demand for HP QuickTest Professional (QTP) skills within the Bristol region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited QuickTest Pro over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP QuickTest Professional (QTP)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5364
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads83
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.003 %
As % of the category below8.989 %2.400 %
Daily rates quoted60
Average minimum daily rate£277-
Average daily rate£302-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£327-
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£320
% change on same period last year-2.60 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£20.00
Average hourly rate-£22.88
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£25.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.83£41.65
% change on same period last year-42.77 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads89125
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.124 %0.126 %
Daily rates quoted1945
Average minimum daily rate£265£300
Average daily rate£286£319
% change on same period last year-10.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£306£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£329
% change on same period last year-1.07 %
Hourly rates quoted2221
Average minimum hourly rate£35.48£30.13
Average hourly rate£36.59£34.18
% change on same period last year+7.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.70£38.23
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.97£32.21
% change on same period last year+2.35 %
QuickTest Pro South WestQuickTest Pro
South West

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.

QuickTest Pro
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing QuickTest Pro across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Bristol QuickTest Pro Demand Trend

QuickTest Pro
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing QuickTest Pro across the Bristol region.

Bristol QuickTest Pro Daily Rate Trend

QuickTest Pro
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Bristol QuickTest Pro Daily Rate Histogram

QuickTest Pro
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing QuickTest Pro across the Bristol region.

Bristol QuickTest Pro Hourly Rate Trend

QuickTest Pro
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing QuickTest Pro 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 QuickTest Pro.

134 (75.56 %)LoadRunner
227 (60.00 %)WinRunner
323 (51.11 %)FitNesse
422 (48.89 %).NET
517 (37.78 %)SQL Server
616 (35.56 %)WATIR
714 (31.11 %)QARun
714 (31.11 %)NUnit
812 (26.67 %)SQL Server 2005
812 (26.67 %)SQL
99 (20.00 %)Telecoms
99 (20.00 %)C#
108 (17.78 %)Finance
117 (15.56 %)Pensions
117 (15.56 %)Agile Software Development
126 (13.33 %)Insurance
126 (13.33 %).NET Framework
126 (13.33 %)Compuware
135 (11.11 %)Project Management
135 (11.11 %)Regression Testing
144 (8.889 %)HP
144 (8.889 %)XML
153 (6.667 %)TestDirector
153 (6.667 %)SQL Server 2000
153 (6.667 %)IPCC
153 (6.667 %)Software Testing
153 (6.667 %)Test Scripting
162 (4.444 %)Performance Testing
162 (4.444 %)Web Testing
162 (4.444 %)C++

QuickTest Pro
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing QuickTest Pro 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 QuickTest Pro. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
122 (48.89 %).NET
26 (13.33 %).NET Framework
34 (8.889 %)XML
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (4.444 %)MS Excel
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (6.667 %)IPCC
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (37.78 %)SQL Server
212 (26.67 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (6.667 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (2.222 %)OLAP
41 (2.222 %)Datawarehouse
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
134 (75.56 %)LoadRunner
227 (60.00 %)WinRunner
323 (51.11 %)FitNesse
416 (35.56 %)WATIR
514 (31.11 %)NUnit
514 (31.11 %)QARun
63 (6.667 %)TestDirector
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (20.00 %)Telecoms
28 (17.78 %)Finance
37 (15.56 %)Pensions
46 (13.33 %)Insurance
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (35.56 %)Analyst
116 (35.56 %)Test Analyst
211 (24.44 %)Design Engineer
310 (22.22 %)Tester
45 (11.11 %)Senior Analyst
45 (11.11 %)Senior Test Analyst
54 (8.889 %)Technical Tester
54 (8.889 %)Software Engineer
54 (8.889 %)Software Design Engineer
62 (4.444 %)Performance Analyst
62 (4.444 %)Performance Test Analyst
62 (4.444 %)Automation Test Analyst
62 (4.444 %)Developer
62 (4.444 %)Technical Analyst
62 (4.444 %)Technical Test Analyst
71 (2.222 %)Test Consultant
71 (2.222 %)Test Specialist
71 (2.222 %)Graduate
71 (2.222 %)Consultant
71 (2.222 %)Software Tester
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (2.222 %)UNIX
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (15.56 %)Agile Software Development
25 (11.11 %)Project Management
25 (11.11 %)Regression Testing
33 (6.667 %)Software Testing
33 (6.667 %)Test Scripting
42 (4.444 %)Performance Testing
42 (4.444 %)Web Testing
51 (2.222 %)Test Management
51 (2.222 %)Automated Testing
51 (2.222 %)Manual Testing
51 (2.222 %)RUP
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (26.67 %)SQL
29 (20.00 %)C#
32 (4.444 %)C++
32 (4.444 %)Java
32 (4.444 %)C
41 (2.222 %)VBScript
41 (2.222 %)VB
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.222 %)ISEB
11 (2.222 %)Degree
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.222 %)Netcool
11 (2.222 %)Netcool/Proviso
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (13.33 %)Compuware
24 (8.889 %)HP
32 (4.444 %)Microsoft
41 (2.222 %)Hummingbird