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This section looks at the demand for the Test Manager role in IT contracts within the Hampshire 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Manager
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank8493
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads1932
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.032 %
As % of the category below0.940 %1.215 %
Daily rates quoted615
Average minimum daily rate£419£415
Average daily rate£437£435
% change on same period last year+0.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£454£456
UK excluding London average daily rate£424£408
% change on same period last year+3.88 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00-
Average hourly rate£45.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£50.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£43.33-
% change on same period last year-
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hampshire
Matching contract IT job ads20212633
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.667 %2.622 %
Daily rates quoted519664
Average minimum daily rate£349£343
Average daily rate£371£365
% change on same period last year+1.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£393£388
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted413514
Average minimum hourly rate£25.55£28.09
Average hourly rate£27.28£29.63
% change on same period last year-7.90 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.02£31.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Test Manager South EastTest Manager
South East

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 Hampshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region.

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Hampshire Test Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Test Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Test Manager across the Hampshire region.

Hampshire Test Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Test Manager
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Manager within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
BasingstokeNew entry-4£463-
HavantNew entry-2£450-
SouthamptonNew entry-1--
WaterloovilleNew entry-1--
FarehamDown-21--
Test Manager South EastTest Manager
South East

Test Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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.

120 (34.48 %)SAP
215 (25.86 %)User Acceptance Testing
313 (22.41 %)ISEB
412 (20.69 %)Test Management
59 (15.52 %)Migration
67 (12.07 %)Finance
67 (12.07 %)Asset Management
67 (12.07 %)TestDirector
75 (8.621 %)Java
75 (8.621 %)SAP BW
75 (8.621 %)EAM
75 (8.621 %)Test Scripting
75 (8.621 %)Integration Testing
84 (6.897 %)Performance Testing
84 (6.897 %)QA
84 (6.897 %)Security Cleared
84 (6.897 %)MAXIMO
84 (6.897 %)LoadRunner
93 (5.172 %)Telecoms
93 (5.172 %)IVR
93 (5.172 %)Incident Management
93 (5.172 %)Oracle
93 (5.172 %)SAP Implementation
93 (5.172 %)System Testing
102 (3.448 %)PCI DSS
102 (3.448 %)SC Cleared
102 (3.448 %)Retail
102 (3.448 %)SOA
102 (3.448 %)DTV
102 (3.448 %)SAP HR

Test Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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.

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.724 %)SAP XI
11 (1.724 %)JSP
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.724 %)SAS
11 (1.724 %)Apache
11 (1.724 %)SharePoint
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.724 %)MS PowerPoint
11 (1.724 %)MS Project
11 (1.724 %)MS Excel
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (6.897 %)MAXIMO
22 (3.448 %)SAP HR
31 (1.724 %)SAP CRM
31 (1.724 %)SAP R/3
31 (1.724 %)SAP ECC
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.724 %)Internet
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (8.621 %)SAP BW
21 (1.724 %)GIS
21 (1.724 %)ETL
21 (1.724 %)SQL Server
21 (1.724 %)DB2
21 (1.724 %)Datawarehouse
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (12.07 %)TestDirector
24 (6.897 %)LoadRunner
31 (1.724 %)JMeter
31 (1.724 %)LSMW
31 (1.724 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (1.724 %)WinRunner
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (12.07 %)Finance
23 (5.172 %)Telecoms
32 (3.448 %)Retail
32 (3.448 %)Military
41 (1.724 %)Health
41 (1.724 %)Manufacturing
41 (1.724 %)Electronics
41 (1.724 %)Insurance
41 (1.724 %)Banking
41 (1.724 %)Billing
41 (1.724 %)FMCG
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (5.172 %)IVR
22 (3.448 %)DTV
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (1.724 %)UNIX
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (25.86 %)User Acceptance Testing
212 (20.69 %)Test Management
39 (15.52 %)Migration
47 (12.07 %)Asset Management
55 (8.621 %)EAM
55 (8.621 %)Test Scripting
55 (8.621 %)Integration Testing
64 (6.897 %)Performance Testing
64 (6.897 %)Security Cleared
73 (5.172 %)Incident Management
73 (5.172 %)SAP Implementation
73 (5.172 %)System Testing
82 (3.448 %)SC Cleared
82 (3.448 %)SOA
82 (3.448 %)Technical Architecture
82 (3.448 %)Automated Testing
82 (3.448 %)Data Security
91 (1.724 %)Validation
91 (1.724 %)Service Delivery
91 (1.724 %)Regression Testing
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (8.621 %)Java
22 (3.448 %)SQL
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (22.41 %)ISEB
21 (1.724 %)ISEB Practitioner
21 (1.724 %)Degree
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (6.897 %)QA
22 (3.448 %)PCI DSS
31 (1.724 %)Basel II
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (34.48 %)SAP
23 (5.172 %)Oracle
32 (3.448 %)HP
41 (1.724 %)ESRI
41 (1.724 %)Netezza
41 (1.724 %)EMC