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This section looks at the demand for Test Management skills within the Cheshire 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Management
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6553
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching contract IT job ads58
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.877 %2.025 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£510
Average daily rate-£560
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£610
UK excluding London average daily rate£364£411
% change on same period last year-11.35 %
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£33.43£71.00
% change on same period last year-52.91 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads570395
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.760 %0.400 %
Daily rates quoted183124
Average minimum daily rate£340£313
Average daily rate£352£328
% change on same period last year+7.37 %
Average maximum daily rate£364£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted5718
Average minimum hourly rate£24.87£20.99
Average hourly rate£26.69£22.40
% change on same period last year+19.14 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.51£23.81
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.33£30.16
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
Test Management North WestTest Management
North 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.

Test Management
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire Test Management Hourly Rate Trend

Test Management
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Management within the Cheshire 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
WilmslowNew entry-1--
ChesterNew entry-1--
Test Management North WestTest Management
North West

Test Management
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

17 (77.78 %)Finance
23 (33.33 %)Validation
23 (33.33 %)User Acceptance Testing
32 (22.22 %)Performance Testing
32 (22.22 %)Banking
32 (22.22 %)Test Scripting
32 (22.22 %)C
32 (22.22 %)ISEB
32 (22.22 %)LoadRunner
32 (22.22 %)Intranet
41 (11.11 %)Internet
41 (11.11 %)Basel II
41 (11.11 %)TestDirector
41 (11.11 %)MS Office
41 (11.11 %)Financial Institution
41 (11.11 %)Stakeholder Management
41 (11.11 %)Programme Management
41 (11.11 %)Software Testing
41 (11.11 %)Incident Management
41 (11.11 %)Marketing
41 (11.11 %)Project Planning
41 (11.11 %)Degree
41 (11.11 %)Stress Testing
41 (11.11 %)Integration Testing

Test Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (11.11 %)MS Office
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (22.22 %)Intranet
21 (11.11 %)Internet
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (22.22 %)LoadRunner
21 (11.11 %)TestDirector
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (77.78 %)Finance
22 (22.22 %)Banking
31 (11.11 %)Marketing
31 (11.11 %)Financial Institution
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (66.67 %)Test Manager
22 (22.22 %)Tester
31 (11.11 %)Analyst
31 (11.11 %)Test Analyst
31 (11.11 %)Senior Analyst
31 (11.11 %)Senior Test Analyst
31 (11.11 %)UAT Test Manager
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (33.33 %)Validation
13 (33.33 %)User Acceptance Testing
22 (22.22 %)Performance Testing
22 (22.22 %)Test Scripting
31 (11.11 %)Stress Testing
31 (11.11 %)Integration Testing
31 (11.11 %)Stakeholder Management
31 (11.11 %)Programme Management
31 (11.11 %)Software Testing
31 (11.11 %)Incident Management
31 (11.11 %)Project Planning
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (22.22 %)C
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (22.22 %)ISEB
21 (11.11 %)Degree
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (11.11 %)Basel II
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