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The table below looks at the demand for Test Management skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Management over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Management
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6291
Rank change on same period last yearUp+29
Matching contract IT job ads94
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.004 %
As % of the category below1.447 %0.456 %
Daily rates quoted83
Average minimum daily rate£347£450
Average daily rate£377£473
% change on same period last year-20.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£406£497
UK excluding London average daily rate£366£401
% change on same period last year-8.72 %
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£40.14£39.18
% change on same period last year+2.46 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads622878
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.999 %0.943 %
Daily rates quoted209370
Average minimum daily rate£338£346
Average daily rate£364£369
% change on same period last year-1.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£393
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£372
% change on same period last year+2.31 %
Hourly rates quoted7291
Average minimum hourly rate£31.59£32.37
Average hourly rate£32.56£33.73
% change on same period last year-3.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.53£35.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.24£29.63
% change on same period last year-4.68 %
Test Management East of EnglandTest Management
East of 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.

Test Management
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Test Management across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Hertfordshire Test Management Demand Trend

Test Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Test Management Daily Rate Trend

Test Management
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Test Management across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Hertfordshire Test Management Daily Rate Histogram

Test Management
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Management within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 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
WatfordUp+224£288-45.75 %
Test Management East of EnglandTest Management
East of England

Test Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Test Management 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 Test Management.

17 (41.18 %)Telecoms
17 (41.18 %)ISEB
17 (41.18 %)TestDirector
26 (35.29 %)MS Office
35 (29.41 %)PRINCE2
35 (29.41 %)Project Management
44 (23.53 %)Billing
44 (23.53 %)Windows
53 (17.65 %)Citrix
53 (17.65 %)WinRunner
53 (17.65 %)Lotus Notes
53 (17.65 %)LoadRunner
53 (17.65 %)Lotus
53 (17.65 %)Active Directory
53 (17.65 %)QA
53 (17.65 %)Security Cleared
62 (11.76 %)Retail
62 (11.76 %)User Acceptance Testing
62 (11.76 %)MS PowerPoint
62 (11.76 %)Project Planning
62 (11.76 %)Finance
62 (11.76 %)MS Excel
62 (11.76 %)SharePoint
62 (11.76 %)MS Visio
62 (11.76 %)QuickTest Pro
62 (11.76 %)PVCS
71 (5.882 %)PL/SQL
71 (5.882 %)SQL
71 (5.882 %)Oracle
71 (5.882 %)Linux

Test Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Test Management 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 Test Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (17.65 %)Lotus Notes
22 (11.76 %)SharePoint
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (35.29 %)MS Office
22 (11.76 %)MS Excel
22 (11.76 %)MS Visio
22 (11.76 %)MS PowerPoint
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (41.18 %)TestDirector
23 (17.65 %)WinRunner
23 (17.65 %)LoadRunner
32 (11.76 %)PVCS
32 (11.76 %)QuickTest Pro
41 (5.882 %)Bugzilla
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (41.18 %)Telecoms
24 (23.53 %)Billing
32 (11.76 %)Retail
32 (11.76 %)Finance
41 (5.882 %)Automotive
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (52.94 %)Test Manager
23 (17.65 %)Coordinator
23 (17.65 %)Test Coordinator
32 (11.76 %)Tester
41 (5.882 %)Senior Tester
41 (5.882 %)Senior Test Manager
41 (5.882 %)UAT Test Manager
41 (5.882 %)Project Manager
41 (5.882 %)Senior Manager
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.882 %)Management Information System
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (23.53 %)Windows
21 (5.882 %)Linux
21 (5.882 %)UNIX
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (29.41 %)PRINCE2
15 (29.41 %)Project Management
23 (17.65 %)Security Cleared
32 (11.76 %)Project Planning
32 (11.76 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (5.882 %)Performance Testing
41 (5.882 %)System Testing
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (5.882 %)PL/SQL
11 (5.882 %)SQL
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (41.18 %)ISEB
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (17.65 %)QA
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (17.65 %)Active Directory
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (17.65 %)Citrix
13 (17.65 %)Lotus
21 (5.882 %)Oracle