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This section looks at the demand for HP TestDirector for Quality Center skills within the Cardiff region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited TestDirector over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP TestDirector for Quality Center
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2522
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads96
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.006 %
As % of the category below23.68 %18.18 %
Daily rates quoted62
Average minimum daily rate£218£270
Average daily rate£234£298
% change on same period last year-21.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£250£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£298£317
% change on same period last year-5.76 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£36.25-
Average hourly rate£36.88-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£37.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£39.21£27.98
% change on same period last year+40.12 %
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Cardiff
Matching contract IT job ads3833
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.050 %0.033 %
Daily rates quoted1610
Average minimum daily rate£254£271
Average daily rate£270£296
% change on same period last year-8.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£286£321
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£334
% change on same period last year-2.18 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£40.83-
Average hourly rate£41.25-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£41.67-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.63£33.53
% change on same period last year+0.31 %
TestDirector South WalesTestDirector
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.

TestDirector
Demand Trend

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

Cardiff TestDirector Demand Trend

TestDirector
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cardiff TestDirector Daily Rate Trend

TestDirector
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing TestDirector across the Cardiff region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Cardiff TestDirector Daily Rate Histogram

TestDirector
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cardiff TestDirector Hourly Rate Trend

TestDirector
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cardiff region citing TestDirector 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 TestDirector.

15 (38.46 %)Finance
15 (38.46 %)Test Scripting
24 (30.77 %)SQL
24 (30.77 %)Oracle
24 (30.77 %)ISEB
24 (30.77 %)Mainframe
33 (23.08 %)TOAD
33 (23.08 %)V-Model
42 (15.38 %)Banking
42 (15.38 %)LoadRunner
42 (15.38 %)Test Management
42 (15.38 %)HP
42 (15.38 %)DSDM
42 (15.38 %)Software Testing
42 (15.38 %)ISTQB
51 (7.692 %)Technical Architecture
51 (7.692 %)Performance Testing
51 (7.692 %)WinRunner
51 (7.692 %)Retail
51 (7.692 %)Security Cleared

TestDirector
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cardiff region citing TestDirector 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 TestDirector. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (23.08 %)TOAD
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (15.38 %)LoadRunner
21 (7.692 %)WinRunner
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (38.46 %)Finance
22 (15.38 %)Banking
31 (7.692 %)Retail
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (76.92 %)Analyst
110 (76.92 %)Test Analyst
22 (15.38 %)Tester
31 (7.692 %)Performance Tester
31 (7.692 %)Software Tester
31 (7.692 %)Test Engineer
31 (7.692 %)Software Test Engineer
31 (7.692 %)Software Engineer
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (30.77 %)Mainframe
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (38.46 %)Test Scripting
23 (23.08 %)V-Model
32 (15.38 %)Test Management
32 (15.38 %)DSDM
32 (15.38 %)Software Testing
41 (7.692 %)Technical Architecture
41 (7.692 %)Performance Testing
41 (7.692 %)Security Cleared
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (30.77 %)SQL
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (30.77 %)ISEB
22 (15.38 %)ISTQB
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (30.77 %)Oracle
22 (15.38 %)HP