Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Test Manager role in IT contracts within the Derbyshire 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 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Manager
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2740
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads22
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.005 %0.602 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£350£500
Average daily rate£400£500
% change on same period last year-20.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£450£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£406£419
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
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£44.38£53.50
% change on same period last year-17.05 %
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Derbyshire
Matching contract IT job ads199332
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.325 %0.364 %
Daily rates quoted3074
Average minimum daily rate£338£305
Average daily rate£352£322
% change on same period last year+9.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£367£339
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted4743
Average minimum hourly rate£17.14£22.32
Average hourly rate£17.89£23.92
% change on same period last year-25.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.64£25.51
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.18£23.82
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Test Manager East MidlandsTest Manager
East 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 Derbyshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Derbyshire 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 Derbyshire region.

Derbyshire Test Manager Daily Rate Trend

Test Manager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Manager within the Derbyshire region over the 3 months to 5 December 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
DerbyNew entry-2£400-
Test Manager East MidlandsTest Manager
East Midlands

Test Manager
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire 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.

12 (50.00 %)SAP
21 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
21 (25.00 %)HP
21 (25.00 %)TestDirector
21 (25.00 %)EPoS
21 (25.00 %)SAP HR
21 (25.00 %)Project Management
21 (25.00 %)MS Project
21 (25.00 %)Finance
21 (25.00 %)SAP Payroll
21 (25.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
21 (25.00 %)Integration Testing
21 (25.00 %)Test Management
21 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
21 (25.00 %)BC Cleared
21 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (25.00 %)V-Model

Test Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire 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.

Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Project
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (25.00 %)SAP HR
11 (25.00 %)SAP Payroll
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (25.00 %)TestDirector
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Finance
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)EPoS
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (25.00 %)Project Management
11 (25.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
11 (25.00 %)Integration Testing
11 (25.00 %)Test Management
11 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (25.00 %)BC Cleared
11 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
11 (25.00 %)V-Model
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)SAP
21 (25.00 %)HP