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The table below looks at the demand for Test Management skills within the Cardiff 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 Management over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Management
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank-22
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads04
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.000 %3.846 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£350
Average daily rate-£400
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£399
% change on same period last year-5.44 %
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£40.14£40.92
% change on same period last year-1.88 %
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cardiff
Matching contract IT job ads90104
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.142 %0.111 %
Daily rates quoted3229
Average minimum daily rate£347£287
Average daily rate£374£359
% change on same period last year+4.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£402£431
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£370
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
Hourly rates quoted417
Average minimum hourly rate£36.00£28.79
Average hourly rate£37.29£29.90
% change on same period last year+24.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.58£31.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.17£29.91
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
Test Management South WalesTest Management
South Wales

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 Management
Demand Trend

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

Cardiff Test Management Demand Trend

Test Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cardiff Test Management Daily Rate Trend

Test Management
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cardiff Test Management Hourly Rate Trend

Test Management
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cardiff region citing Test Management 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 Management.

12 (100.00 %)HP
12 (100.00 %)ISEB
12 (100.00 %)TestDirector
12 (100.00 %)Software Testing
12 (100.00 %)ISTQB
21 (50.00 %)Technical Architecture
21 (50.00 %)Performance Testing
21 (50.00 %)LoadRunner

Test Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cardiff region citing Test Management 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 Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (100.00 %)TestDirector
21 (50.00 %)LoadRunner
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Tester
21 (50.00 %)Performance Tester
21 (50.00 %)Software Tester
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)Software Testing
21 (50.00 %)Technical Architecture
21 (50.00 %)Performance Testing
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (100.00 %)ISEB
12 (100.00 %)ISTQB
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)HP