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This section looks at the demand for HP QuickTest Professional (QTP) skills within the Ipswich 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP QuickTest Professional (QTP)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-22
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %14.29 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£311£331
% change on same period last year-6.14 %
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£24.75£36.03
% change on same period last year-31.30 %
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Ipswich
Matching contract IT job ads37
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.007 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£150-
Average daily rate£175-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£200-
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£335
% change on same period last year-2.74 %
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£33.37£33.40
% change on same period last year-0.07 %
QuickTest Pro SuffolkQuickTest Pro
Suffolk

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 Ipswich region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Ipswich 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 Ipswich region.

Ipswich QuickTest Pro Daily Rate Trend

QuickTest Pro
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Ipswich 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.

12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft
12 (100.00 %)Automated Testing
12 (100.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
12 (100.00 %)System Testing
21 (50.00 %)Insurance
21 (50.00 %)Pensions
21 (50.00 %)Finance

QuickTest Pro
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Ipswich 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.

Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
12 (100.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Finance
11 (50.00 %)Insurance
11 (50.00 %)Pensions
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Tester
12 (100.00 %)Systems Tester
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)Automated Testing
12 (100.00 %)System Testing
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft