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The table below looks at the demand for HP TestDirector for Quality Center skills within the Cheshire 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP TestDirector for Quality Center
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5040
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching contract IT job ads726
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.026 %
As % of the category below9.333 %28.89 %
Daily rates quoted213
Average minimum daily rate£260£272
Average daily rate£273£288
% change on same period last year-5.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£285£304
UK excluding London average daily rate£304£317
% change on same period last year-4.15 %
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£37.07£28.13
% change on same period last year+31.75 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads7590
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.101 %0.089 %
Daily rates quoted2129
Average minimum daily rate£300£346
Average daily rate£317£355
% change on same period last year-10.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£335£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£335
% change on same period last year-2.53 %
Hourly rates quoted62
Average minimum hourly rate£29.89£30.00
Average hourly rate£32.06£32.50
% change on same period last year-1.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.22£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.31£33.09
% change on same period last year+0.68 %
TestDirector North WestTestDirector
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.

TestDirector
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire TestDirector Hourly Rate Trend

TestDirector
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing TestDirector within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
ChesterDown-33£275+37.50 %
WarringtonNew entry-3--
TestDirector North WestTestDirector
North West

TestDirector
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

19 (56.25 %)ISEB
28 (50.00 %)Finance
35 (31.25 %)Test Scripting
44 (25.00 %)Software Testing
44 (25.00 %)LoadRunner
53 (18.75 %)WinRunner
53 (18.75 %)QuickTest Pro
53 (18.75 %)ETL
53 (18.75 %)SAS
53 (18.75 %)DB2
53 (18.75 %)Incident Management
53 (18.75 %)User Acceptance Testing
53 (18.75 %)Ab Initio
53 (18.75 %)Teradata
53 (18.75 %)Banking
62 (12.50 %)Retail
62 (12.50 %)ISEB Practitioner
62 (12.50 %)QA
62 (12.50 %)IBM Mainframe
62 (12.50 %)V-Model
62 (12.50 %)IBM
62 (12.50 %)Microsoft
62 (12.50 %)Progress
62 (12.50 %)PRINCE2
62 (12.50 %)UNIX
62 (12.50 %)Windows
62 (12.50 %)Disaster Recovery
62 (12.50 %)Mainframe
71 (6.250 %)3G
71 (6.250 %)Blackberry

TestDirector
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (18.75 %)SAS
21 (6.250 %)WebLogic
21 (6.250 %)Apache
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (6.250 %)MS Office
11 (6.250 %)MS Visio
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (6.250 %)VisionPLUS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (6.250 %)GSM
11 (6.250 %)UMTS
11 (6.250 %)3G
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (18.75 %)DB2
13 (18.75 %)ETL
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (25.00 %)LoadRunner
23 (18.75 %)WinRunner
23 (18.75 %)QuickTest Pro
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (50.00 %)Finance
23 (18.75 %)Banking
32 (12.50 %)Retail
41 (6.250 %)Retail Banking
41 (6.250 %)International Banking
41 (6.250 %)Financial Institution
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (56.25 %)Test Analyst
19 (56.25 %)Analyst
23 (18.75 %)Developer
32 (12.50 %)Senior Developer
41 (6.250 %)Infrastructure Analyst
41 (6.250 %)Test Coordinator
41 (6.250 %)Test Engineer
41 (6.250 %)Ab Initio Developer
41 (6.250 %)Performance Analyst
41 (6.250 %)Performance Test Analyst
41 (6.250 %)UAT Test Manager
41 (6.250 %)Test Manager
41 (6.250 %)Coordinator
41 (6.250 %)Tester
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (12.50 %)Mainframe
12 (12.50 %)IBM Mainframe
21 (6.250 %)Blackberry
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (12.50 %)UNIX
12 (12.50 %)Windows
21 (6.250 %)Windows XP
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (31.25 %)Test Scripting
24 (25.00 %)Software Testing
33 (18.75 %)Incident Management
33 (18.75 %)User Acceptance Testing
42 (12.50 %)PRINCE2
42 (12.50 %)Disaster Recovery
42 (12.50 %)V-Model
51 (6.250 %)E-Commerce
51 (6.250 %)Regression Testing
51 (6.250 %)System Testing
51 (6.250 %)Test Management
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (6.250 %)VBScript
11 (6.250 %)VB
11 (6.250 %)VBA
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (56.25 %)ISEB
22 (12.50 %)ISEB Practitioner
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (12.50 %)QA
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (6.250 %)Active Directory
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (18.75 %)Ab Initio
13 (18.75 %)Teradata
22 (12.50 %)Progress
22 (12.50 %)IBM
22 (12.50 %)Microsoft
31 (6.250 %)Citrix
31 (6.250 %)Symbian
31 (6.250 %)Oracle