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This section looks at the demand for HP TestDirector for Quality Center skills within the Lancashire 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP TestDirector for Quality Center
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-34
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads015
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.015 %
As % of the category below0.000 %23.08 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£333
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£365
UK excluding London average daily rate£302£319
% change on same period last year-5.47 %
Hourly rates quoted04
Average minimum hourly rate-£40.00
Average hourly rate-£40.63
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£41.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.49£27.85
% change on same period last year+34.63 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads3165
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.041 %0.065 %
Daily rates quoted57
Average minimum daily rate£234£313
Average daily rate£247£334
% change on same period last year-26.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£260£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£335
% change on same period last year-2.74 %
Hourly rates quoted814
Average minimum hourly rate£20.38£30.00
Average hourly rate£22.31£31.40
% change on same period last year-28.95 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.24£32.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.37£33.40
% change on same period last year-0.07 %
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North West

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

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire TestDirector Daily Rate Trend

TestDirector
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Lancashire TestDirector Hourly Rate Trend

TestDirector
Top 5 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)Finance
12 (100.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
21 (50.00 %)Migration
21 (50.00 %)Insurance
21 (50.00 %)ISEB

TestDirector
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (100.00 %)Finance
21 (50.00 %)Insurance
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Coordinator
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Test Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Test Coordinator
11 (50.00 %)UAT Analyst
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
21 (50.00 %)Migration
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)ISEB