Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Test Manager role in IT contracts within the Coventry region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Manager
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2628
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads46
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.007 %
As % of the category below1.826 %2.381 %
Daily rates quoted33
Average minimum daily rate£420£350
Average daily rate£420£367
% change on same period last year+14.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£420£383
UK excluding London average daily rate£410£418
% change on same period last year-1.93 %
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£45.67£53.50
% change on same period last year-14.64 %
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Coventry
Matching contract IT job ads219252
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.354 %0.275 %
Daily rates quoted8297
Average minimum daily rate£294£290
Average daily rate£316£300
% change on same period last year+5.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£339£311
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.12 %
Hourly rates quoted3430
Average minimum hourly rate£16.99£22.47
Average hourly rate£18.52£23.43
% change on same period last year-20.97 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.05£24.39
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.16£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.40 %
Test Manager West MidlandsTest Manager
West Midlands

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 Manager
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Test Manager across the Coventry region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Coventry Test Manager Demand Trend

Test Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Coventry Test Manager Daily Rate Trend

Test Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Test Manager across the Coventry region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

Coventry Test Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Test Manager
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry region that cited Test Manager in their job title 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 with Test Manager in their job title.

14 (80.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
23 (60.00 %)Education
23 (60.00 %)Government
32 (40.00 %)Software Testing
32 (40.00 %)PRINCE2
32 (40.00 %)ISEB
32 (40.00 %)Service Management
32 (40.00 %)Test Management
41 (20.00 %)SharePoint
41 (20.00 %)Microsoft

Test Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry region that cited Test Manager in their job title 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 with Test Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)SharePoint
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (60.00 %)Education
13 (60.00 %)Government
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (80.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
22 (40.00 %)Test Management
22 (40.00 %)PRINCE2
22 (40.00 %)Service Management
22 (40.00 %)Software Testing
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (40.00 %)ISEB
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)Microsoft