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This section looks at the demand for HP TestDirector for Quality Center skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited TestDirector over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP TestDirector for Quality Center
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank7472
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads821
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.021 %
As % of the category below4.082 %10.88 %
Daily rates quoted26
Average minimum daily rate£250£298
Average daily rate£271£302
% change on same period last year-10.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£293£307
UK excluding London average daily rate£301£317
% change on same period last year-5.08 %
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£37.78£27.98
% change on same period last year+35.04 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads196193
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.259 %0.192 %
Daily rates quoted7679
Average minimum daily rate£302£315
Average daily rate£325£333
% change on same period last year-2.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£349£352
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£334
% change on same period last year-2.26 %
Hourly rates quoted3214
Average minimum hourly rate£32.64£28.96
Average hourly rate£33.37£30.89
% change on same period last year+8.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.10£32.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.38£33.52
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
TestDirector East of EnglandTestDirector
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.

TestDirector
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire TestDirector Demand Trend

TestDirector
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire TestDirector Daily Rate Trend

TestDirector
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing TestDirector across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Hertfordshire TestDirector Daily Rate Histogram

TestDirector
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire TestDirector Hourly Rate Trend

TestDirector
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing TestDirector within the Hertfordshire 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
StevenageNew entry-2£275-
WatfordUp+142--
St AlbansNew entry-1--
TestDirector East of EnglandTestDirector
East of England

TestDirector
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing TestDirector 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 TestDirector.

114 (56.00 %)Test Scripting
212 (48.00 %)LoadRunner
212 (48.00 %)SAP
311 (44.00 %)PRINCE2
410 (40.00 %)SAP CRM
410 (40.00 %)CRM
58 (32.00 %)eCATT
66 (24.00 %)Bugzilla
66 (24.00 %)PL/SQL
66 (24.00 %)SQL
66 (24.00 %)Oracle
66 (24.00 %)V-Model
75 (20.00 %)UNIX
75 (20.00 %)Automotive
84 (16.00 %)Retail
84 (16.00 %)Games
84 (16.00 %)Windows
84 (16.00 %)Linux
93 (12.00 %)Oracle 10g
93 (12.00 %)QuickTest Pro
102 (8.000 %)Automated Testing
102 (8.000 %)QA
102 (8.000 %)ISEB
102 (8.000 %)Informatica
102 (8.000 %)EPoS
102 (8.000 %)WinRunner
102 (8.000 %)Java
111 (4.000 %)JavaScript
111 (4.000 %).NET
111 (4.000 %)DB2

TestDirector
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing TestDirector 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 TestDirector. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (4.000 %).NET
11 (4.000 %)CSS
11 (4.000 %)SOAP
11 (4.000 %)WebServices
11 (4.000 %)XML
11 (4.000 %)HTML
11 (4.000 %)XHTML
11 (4.000 %)SAP PI
11 (4.000 %)AJAX
11 (4.000 %)SAP ALE
11 (4.000 %)SAP XI
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.000 %)MS Project
11 (4.000 %)MS Office
11 (4.000 %)MS Excel
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
110 (40.00 %)SAP CRM
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (4.000 %)ATM
11 (4.000 %)FTP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (12.00 %)Oracle 10g
21 (4.000 %)DB2
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (48.00 %)LoadRunner
28 (32.00 %)eCATT
36 (24.00 %)Bugzilla
43 (12.00 %)QuickTest Pro
52 (8.000 %)WinRunner
61 (4.000 %)PVCS
61 (4.000 %)JMeter
61 (4.000 %)Selenium
61 (4.000 %)FitNesse
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (20.00 %)Automotive
24 (16.00 %)Retail
24 (16.00 %)Games
31 (4.000 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (4.000 %)Finance
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (60.00 %)Analyst
115 (60.00 %)Test Analyst
211 (44.00 %)Tester
36 (24.00 %)SAP Analyst
36 (24.00 %)SAP Test Analyst
45 (20.00 %)Senior Tester
52 (8.000 %)Senior Analyst
52 (8.000 %)Senior Test Analyst
61 (4.000 %)Technical Tester
61 (4.000 %)SAP Tester
61 (4.000 %)Functional Tester
61 (4.000 %)Manual Tester
61 (4.000 %)Systems Tester
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (8.000 %)EPoS
21 (4.000 %)AS400
21 (4.000 %)Polish Language
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (20.00 %)UNIX
24 (16.00 %)Windows
24 (16.00 %)Linux
31 (4.000 %)AIX
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (56.00 %)Test Scripting
211 (44.00 %)PRINCE2
310 (40.00 %)CRM
46 (24.00 %)V-Model
52 (8.000 %)Automated Testing
61 (4.000 %)Risk Management
61 (4.000 %)Agile Software Development
61 (4.000 %)System Testing
61 (4.000 %)Performance Testing
61 (4.000 %)Integration Testing
61 (4.000 %)Web Testing
61 (4.000 %)Test Management
61 (4.000 %)Scrum
61 (4.000 %)Extreme Programming
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (24.00 %)PL/SQL
16 (24.00 %)SQL
22 (8.000 %)Java
31 (4.000 %)JavaScript
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (8.000 %)ISEB
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (8.000 %)QA
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (48.00 %)SAP
26 (24.00 %)Oracle
32 (8.000 %)Informatica
41 (4.000 %)JDA
41 (4.000 %)Retalix