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The table below looks at the demand for HP QuickTest Professional (QTP) 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 jobs that have cited QuickTest Pro over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP QuickTest Professional (QTP)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank8282
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads89
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.009 %
As % of the category below6.957 %5.172 %
Daily rates quoted37
Average minimum daily rate£258£271
Average daily rate£283£283
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£308£296
UK excluding London average daily rate£306£319
% change on same period last year-3.96 %
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£24.13£45.40
% change on same period last year-46.86 %
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads115174
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.162 %0.176 %
Daily rates quoted2931
Average minimum daily rate£344£283
Average daily rate£372£298
% change on same period last year+24.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£401£314
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£328
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Hourly rates quoted1230
Average minimum hourly rate£26.00£19.14
Average hourly rate£27.86£21.50
% change on same period last year+29.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.72£23.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.49£31.36
% change on same period last year+3.60 %
QuickTest Pro EnglandQuickTest Pro
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.

QuickTest Pro
Demand Trend

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

East Midlands QuickTest Pro Demand Trend

QuickTest Pro
Daily Rate Trend

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

East Midlands QuickTest Pro Daily Rate Trend

QuickTest Pro
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

East Midlands QuickTest Pro Daily Rate Histogram

QuickTest Pro
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East Midlands QuickTest Pro Hourly Rate Trend

QuickTest Pro
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
NottinghamshireUp+77£283+13.33 %
QuickTest Pro EnglandQuickTest Pro
England

QuickTest Pro
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing QuickTest Pro 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 QuickTest Pro.

111 (78.57 %)SQL
28 (57.14 %)ISEB
37 (50.00 %)Oracle
46 (42.86 %)UNIX
46 (42.86 %)Perl
54 (28.57 %)JavaScript
54 (28.57 %)C
54 (28.57 %)WinRunner
54 (28.57 %)VBScript
54 (28.57 %)ISTQB
54 (28.57 %)Test Scripting
63 (21.43 %)Finance
63 (21.43 %)C++
63 (21.43 %)Oracle Forms
72 (14.29 %)Java
72 (14.29 %)Degree
72 (14.29 %)ISEB Practitioner
72 (14.29 %)Automated Testing
72 (14.29 %)Software Testing
81 (7.143 %)VB
81 (7.143 %)Reuters
81 (7.143 %)HP

QuickTest Pro
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing QuickTest Pro 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 QuickTest Pro. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (28.57 %)WinRunner
23 (21.43 %)Oracle Forms
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (21.43 %)Finance
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (71.43 %)Tester
24 (28.57 %)Test Manager
32 (14.29 %)Test Analyst
32 (14.29 %)Analyst
32 (14.29 %)Technical Tester
41 (7.143 %)Test Team Leader
41 (7.143 %)Team Leader
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (42.86 %)UNIX
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (28.57 %)Test Scripting
22 (14.29 %)Automated Testing
22 (14.29 %)Software Testing
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (78.57 %)SQL
26 (42.86 %)Perl
34 (28.57 %)JavaScript
34 (28.57 %)C
34 (28.57 %)VBScript
43 (21.43 %)C++
52 (14.29 %)Java
61 (7.143 %)VB
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (57.14 %)ISEB
24 (28.57 %)ISTQB
32 (14.29 %)Degree
32 (14.29 %)ISEB Practitioner
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (50.00 %)Oracle
21 (7.143 %)HP
21 (7.143 %)Reuters