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This section looks at the demand for IBM Rational ClearQuest skills within the East Midlands region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited ClearQuest over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Rational ClearQuest
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank8682
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching contract IT job ads57
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.007 %
As % of the category below2.415 %3.804 %
Daily rates quoted52
Average minimum daily rate£266£350
Average daily rate£313£375
% change on same period last year-16.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£360£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£348£316
% change on same period last year+9.95 %
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£29.67£35.00
% change on same period last year-15.23 %
Development Applications East MidlandsDevelopment Applications
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads207184
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.273 %0.195 %
Daily rates quoted4934
Average minimum daily rate£300£272
Average daily rate£317£290
% change on same period last year+9.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£335£307
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£329
% change on same period last year+1.79 %
Hourly rates quoted621
Average minimum hourly rate£35.50£24.95
Average hourly rate£36.50£25.75
% change on same period last year+41.74 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.50£26.55
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.57£34.00
% change on same period last year-1.26 %
ClearQuest EnglandClearQuest
England

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.

ClearQuest
Demand Trend

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

East Midlands ClearQuest Demand Trend

ClearQuest
Daily Rate Trend

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

East Midlands ClearQuest Daily Rate Trend

ClearQuest
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ClearQuest across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

East Midlands ClearQuest Daily Rate Histogram

ClearQuest
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East Midlands ClearQuest Hourly Rate Trend

ClearQuest
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing ClearQuest within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 4 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
LeicestershireUp+35£313-16.53 %
ClearQuest EnglandClearQuest
England

ClearQuest
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing ClearQuest 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 ClearQuest.

15 (71.43 %)IBM
24 (57.14 %)Test Scripting
33 (42.86 %)IBM Mainframe
33 (42.86 %)Data Modelling
33 (42.86 %)Unisys
33 (42.86 %)Mainframe
33 (42.86 %)AS400
33 (42.86 %)Finance
33 (42.86 %)BASE24
42 (28.57 %)SQL Server
42 (28.57 %)ClearCase
42 (28.57 %)Manual Testing
42 (28.57 %)Banking
42 (28.57 %)Retail
42 (28.57 %)Retail Banking
42 (28.57 %)QA
51 (14.29 %)Test Management
51 (14.29 %)Client/Server
51 (14.29 %)RUP
51 (14.29 %)C#
51 (14.29 %)SQL
51 (14.29 %)VB.NET
51 (14.29 %).NET
51 (14.29 %)WinRunner
51 (14.29 %)TestDirector
51 (14.29 %)QuickTest Pro
51 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2000

ClearQuest
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing ClearQuest 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 ClearQuest. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
11 (14.29 %).NET
Business Applications
13 (42.86 %)BASE24
Database & Business Intelligence
12 (28.57 %)SQL Server
21 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2000
Development Applications
12 (28.57 %)ClearCase
21 (14.29 %)WinRunner
21 (14.29 %)TestDirector
21 (14.29 %)QuickTest Pro
General
13 (42.86 %)Finance
22 (28.57 %)Banking
22 (28.57 %)Retail
22 (28.57 %)Retail Banking
Job Titles
16 (85.71 %)Analyst
23 (42.86 %)Test Analyst
23 (42.86 %)Data Analyst
31 (14.29 %)Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
13 (42.86 %)Mainframe
13 (42.86 %)AS400
13 (42.86 %)IBM Mainframe
21 (14.29 %)Client/Server
Processes & Methodologies
14 (57.14 %)Test Scripting
23 (42.86 %)Data Modelling
32 (28.57 %)Manual Testing
41 (14.29 %)Test Management
41 (14.29 %)RUP
Programming Languages
11 (14.29 %)C#
11 (14.29 %)SQL
11 (14.29 %)VB.NET
Quality Assurance & Compliance
12 (28.57 %)QA
Vendors
15 (71.43 %)IBM
23 (42.86 %)Unisys
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