London Programme Test Manager Contracts

This section looks at the demand for the Programme Test Manager role in IT contracts within the London 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 Programme Test Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Programme Test Manager
Location Bristol City of London Croydon Edinburgh England London Manchester Middlesex Midlands North West Scotland South East South West Surrey UK West Midlands	3 months to 21 Aug 2008	Same period last year
Rank	406	462
Rank change on same period last year	+56
Matching contract IT job ads	10	15
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.013 %	0.015 %
As % of the category below	0.033 %	0.034 %
Daily rates quoted	5	10
Average minimum daily rate	£540	£620
Average daily rate	£564	£628
% change on same period last year	-10.19 %
Average maximum daily rate	£588	£636
UK excluding London average daily rate	£550	£489
% change on same period last year	+12.50 %
Hourly rates quoted	0	0
Average minimum hourly rate	-	-
Average hourly rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	-	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Job Titles London
Matching contract IT job ads	30337	43517
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	40.03 %	43.34 %
Daily rates quoted	12947	16296
Average minimum daily rate	£407	£422
Average daily rate	£436	£451
% change on same period last year	-3.16 %
Average maximum daily rate	£466	£479
UK excluding London average daily rate	£355	£354
% change on same period last year	+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted	1660	2229
Average minimum hourly rate	£23.28	£24.09
Average hourly rate	£24.91	£25.81
% change on same period last year	-3.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£26.54	£27.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£23.60	£25.69
% change on same period last year	-8.13 %
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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.

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Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Programme Test Manager across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

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Daily Rate Trend

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

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Daily Rate Histogram

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

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

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Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Programme Test Manager within the London 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.

Location	Rank 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
City of London	-27	3	-	-
Croydon	-	1	£550	-

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Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region that cited Programme 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 Programme Test Manager in their job title.

1 7 (36.84 %) Test Management 2 6 (31.58 %) Telecoms 3 2 (10.53 %) Finance 3 2 (10.53 %) User Acceptance Testing 3 2 (10.53 %) Banking 4 1 (5.263 %) Requirements Analysis 4 1 (5.263 %) CA Clarity 4 1 (5.263 %) QA 4 1 (5.263 %) Matrix Management 4 1 (5.263 %) Use Case 4 1 (5.263 %) Release Management 4 1 (5.263 %) Quality Management 4 1 (5.263 %) HP 4 1 (5.263 %) TestDirector 4 1 (5.263 %) QuickTest Pro

4 1 (5.263 %) Internet 4 1 (5.263 %) Project Management 4 1 (5.263 %) Unit Testing 4 1 (5.263 %) Integration Testing 4 1 (5.263 %) Government 4 1 (5.263 %) Stakeholder Management 4 1 (5.263 %) Programme Management 4 1 (5.263 %) System Testing 4 1 (5.263 %) QMS 4 1 (5.263 %) SC Cleared 4 1 (5.263 %) Security Cleared

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region that cited Programme 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 Programme Test Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications 1 1 (5.263 %) CA Clarity	Communications & Networking 1 1 (5.263 %) Internet
Development Applications 1 1 (5.263 %) TestDirector 1 1 (5.263 %) QuickTest Pro	General 1 6 (31.58 %) Telecoms 2 2 (10.53 %) Finance 2 2 (10.53 %) Banking 3 1 (5.263 %) Government
Processes & Methodologies 1 7 (36.84 %) Test Management 2 2 (10.53 %) User Acceptance Testing 3 1 (5.263 %) Requirements Analysis 3 1 (5.263 %) Matrix Management 3 1 (5.263 %) Use Case 3 1 (5.263 %) Release Management 3 1 (5.263 %) Quality Management 3 1 (5.263 %) Project Management 3 1 (5.263 %) Unit Testing 3 1 (5.263 %) Integration Testing 3 1 (5.263 %) Stakeholder Management 3 1 (5.263 %) Programme Management 3 1 (5.263 %) System Testing 3 1 (5.263 %) QMS 3 1 (5.263 %) SC Cleared 3 1 (5.263 %) Security Cleared	Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 1 (5.263 %) QA
Vendors 1 1 (5.263 %) HP