Test Manager Contracts in London
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Manager role in IT contracts advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Test Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the London region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
 3 months to
17 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Manager
Rank 206 197 162
Rank change year-on-year
-9 -35
Contract jobs requiring a Test Manager 191 246 366
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 0.885% 0.919% 1.172%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.958% 0.992% 1.266%
Number of daily rates quoted 134 168 253
Average daily rate £499 £500 £490
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-0.25% +2.04%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £369 £375 £345
10% offered a daily rate of more than £625 £600 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £413 £405 £425
% change year-on-year
+1.85% -4.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Average hourly rate - £48.00 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £34.75 - £30.23
All Job Titles
London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category		 19929 24797 28916
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 92.30% 92.59% 92.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 13475 15993 18573
Average daily rate £450 £440 £475
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.27% -7.36%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £275 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £600 £625
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 450 606 683
Average hourly rate £20.00 £20.00 £20.00
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £12.50 £12.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £47.50 £41.25 £47.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-5.40% -7.50%
Test Manager
England

Test Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

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

London Test Manager Jobs Demand Trend

Test Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

London Test Manager Daily Rate Trend

Test Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Test Manager across the London region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

London Test Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Test Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London Test Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Test Manager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Manager within the London region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)		 Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads		 Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months		 Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
City of London -3 65 £525 +5.00%
Croydon +8 1 £400 -21.95%
Hounslow -2 1 - -
Canary Wharf -14 1 - -
Hammersmith - 1 - -
Feltham - 1 £310 -
Test Manager
England

Test Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London region that cited 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 Test Manager in their job title.

1 124 (36.69%) Banking
2 120 (35.50%) Finance
3 115 (34.02%) Test Management
4 103 (30.47%) User Acceptance Testing
5 84 (24.85%) Test Strategy
6 69 (20.41%) Investment Banking
7 62 (18.34%) Stakeholder Management
8 57 (16.86%) HP Quality Center
9 47 (13.91%) QA
10 42 (12.43%) ISEB
11 41 (12.13%) Test Scripting
12 37 (10.95%) HP
13 36 (10.65%) Retail
14 28 (8.284%) Project Management
15 24 (7.101%) HTTP
16 23 (6.805%) Regression Testing
17 22 (6.509%) Microsoft
18 21 (6.213%) Agile Software Development
18 21 (6.213%) Migration
19 20 (5.917%) Performance Testing
19 20 (5.917%) Software Testing
19 20 (5.917%) LoadRunner
19 20 (5.917%) Data Warehouse
20 19 (5.621%) SAP
21 17 (5.030%) Oracle
22 16 (4.734%) Selenium
22 16 (4.734%) Retail Banking
23 15 (4.438%) Degree
23 15 (4.438%) Test Automation
24 14 (4.142%) JIRA

Test Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London region that cited 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 Test Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 6 (1.775%) Web Services
2 4 (1.183%) .NET
2 4 (1.183%) SOAP
3 3 (0.888%) J2EE
3 3 (0.888%) Middleware
4 2 (0.592%) WPF
4 2 (0.592%) COM
5 1 (0.296%) XML
5 1 (0.296%) Mason
5 1 (0.296%) SAP PI
5 1 (0.296%) Ruby on Rails
5 1 (0.296%) .NET Framework
Application Platforms
1 8 (2.367%) SAS
2 6 (1.775%) CMS
2 6 (1.775%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.479%) Lync
4 3 (0.888%) SharePoint 2010
5 2 (0.592%) Adobe CQ
5 2 (0.592%) Magento
6 1 (0.296%) MQSeries
6 1 (0.296%) MS Exchange
6 1 (0.296%) ESB
Applications
1 10 (2.959%) MS Office
2 9 (2.663%) MS Excel
3 8 (2.367%) MS Visio
4 4 (1.183%) MS PowerPoint
5 3 (0.888%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 6 (1.775%) SAP HR
2 4 (1.183%) LatentZero
3 3 (0.888%) Summit
3 3 (0.888%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.888%) Cognos Business Intelligence
3 3 (0.888%) Eagle PACE
3 3 (0.888%) Oracle EBS R12
4 2 (0.592%) Oracle Financials
4 2 (0.592%) Oracle Applications
4 2 (0.592%) Endur
4 2 (0.592%) Capstone
5 1 (0.296%) VisionPLUS
5 1 (0.296%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.296%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.296%) Remedy ITSM
Communications & Networking
1 24 (7.101%) HTTP
2 5 (1.479%) HTTPS
2 5 (1.479%) FTP
3 2 (0.592%) DNS
3 2 (0.592%) Network Security
3 2 (0.592%) NAS
3 2 (0.592%) Fibre Channel
3 2 (0.592%) Intranet
3 2 (0.592%) DHCP
4 1 (0.296%) LAN
4 1 (0.296%) VPN
4 1 (0.296%) Internet
4 1 (0.296%) Wireless
4 1 (0.296%) NFC
4 1 (0.296%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (5.917%) Data Warehouse
2 8 (2.367%) Oracle BI EE
3 4 (1.183%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.888%) DataStage
5 2 (0.592%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.296%) Oracle 8/8i
6 1 (0.296%) Data Mining
6 1 (0.296%) Oracle 10g
6 1 (0.296%) EDRMS
6 1 (0.296%) Oracle 11g
6 1 (0.296%) Big Data
6 1 (0.296%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 20 (5.917%) LoadRunner
2 16 (4.734%) Selenium
3 14 (4.142%) JIRA
4 12 (3.550%) QuickTest Pro
5 9 (2.663%) Team Foundation Server
6 8 (2.367%) Visual Studio
7 3 (0.888%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.592%) SilkPerformer
8 2 (0.592%) WinRunner
9 1 (0.296%) TestDirector
9 1 (0.296%) JUnit
9 1 (0.296%) RequisitePro
9 1 (0.296%) ClearQuest
9 1 (0.296%) Rational Robot
9 1 (0.296%) JMeter
9 1 (0.296%) Subversion
9 1 (0.296%) TestPartner
9 1 (0.296%) SilkTest
9 1 (0.296%) Rational Functional Tester
9 1 (0.296%) TestNG
General
1 124 (36.69%) Banking
2 120 (35.50%) Finance
3 69 (20.41%) Investment Banking
4 36 (10.65%) Retail
5 16 (4.734%) Retail Banking
6 14 (4.142%) Front Office
7 7 (2.071%) Telecoms
8 5 (1.479%) Financial Institution
8 5 (1.479%) General Ledger
9 4 (1.183%) Corporate Banking
9 4 (1.183%) Back Office
10 2 (0.592%) Law
10 2 (0.592%) Legal
10 2 (0.592%) Publishing
10 2 (0.592%) Spanish Language
11 1 (0.296%) Online Betting
11 1 (0.296%) French Language
11 1 (0.296%) Electronics
11 1 (0.296%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 10 (2.959%) Market Risk
2 9 (2.663%) Credit Risk
3 6 (1.775%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 5 (1.479%) Derivative
4 5 (1.479%) Cloud Computing
5 4 (1.183%) Equities
5 4 (1.183%) Mainframe
5 4 (1.183%) Management Information System
5 4 (1.183%) Replication
6 2 (0.592%) Equity Derivative
6 2 (0.592%) Ergonomics
6 2 (0.592%) Online Banking
6 2 (0.592%) Data Conversion
7 1 (0.296%) Online Gambling
7 1 (0.296%) Reference Data
7 1 (0.296%) Open Source
7 1 (0.296%) SaaS
7 1 (0.296%) Hedge funds
7 1 (0.296%) New Media
7 1 (0.296%) Spread Betting
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.592%) UNIX
1 2 (0.592%) Windows
1 2 (0.592%) VMS
2 1 (0.296%) OpenVMS
2 1 (0.296%) SUSE
2 1 (0.296%) AIX
2 1 (0.296%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (34.02%) Test Management
2 103 (30.47%) User Acceptance Testing
3 84 (24.85%) Test Strategy
4 62 (18.34%) Stakeholder Management
5 41 (12.13%) Test Scripting
6 28 (8.284%) Project Management
7 23 (6.805%) Regression Testing
8 21 (6.213%) Migration
8 21 (6.213%) Agile Software Development
9 20 (5.917%) Performance Testing
9 20 (5.917%) Software Testing
10 15 (4.438%) Test Automation
11 14 (4.142%) CRM
12 13 (3.846%) PRINCE2
12 13 (3.846%) Data Management
13 12 (3.550%) Scrum
14 11 (3.254%) Configuration Management
14 11 (3.254%) E-Commerce
15 10 (2.959%) Change Management
15 10 (2.959%) Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 14 (4.142%) SQL
2 9 (2.663%) Java
3 5 (1.479%) C
4 3 (0.888%) C++
5 2 (0.592%) PL/SQL
5 2 (0.592%) VBScript
5 2 (0.592%) VB
5 2 (0.592%) VBA
6 1 (0.296%) Fortran
6 1 (0.296%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 42 (12.43%) ISEB
2 15 (4.438%) Degree
3 13 (3.846%) ISTQB
4 8 (2.367%) ISEB Practitioner
5 3 (0.888%) Security Cleared
6 2 (0.592%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 2 (0.592%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 1 (0.296%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.296%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.296%) Six Sigma Black Belt
7 1 (0.296%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (13.91%) QA
2 4 (1.183%) ISO 9000
3 3 (0.888%) Basel III
4 2 (0.592%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.592%) Basel II
5 1 (0.296%) MiFID
5 1 (0.296%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.296%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (0.296%) Solvency II
System Software
1 7 (2.071%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.592%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.296%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.296%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 57 (16.86%) HP Quality Center
2 2 (0.592%) Oracle Identity Manager
3 1 (0.296%) CA Wily
3 1 (0.296%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
3 1 (0.296%) WMI
Vendors
1 37 (10.95%) HP
2 22 (6.509%) Microsoft
3 19 (5.621%) SAP
4 17 (5.030%) Oracle
5 13 (3.846%) Siebel
6 10 (2.959%) VMware
7 9 (2.663%) Cognos
8 6 (1.775%) Murex
9 5 (1.479%) thinkFolio
10 4 (1.183%) Cadis
10 4 (1.183%) Twitter
11 3 (0.888%) Business Objects
12 2 (0.592%) IBM
12 2 (0.592%) Citrix
12 2 (0.592%) CheckPoint
12 2 (0.592%) Salesforce.com
12 2 (0.592%) Reuters
12 2 (0.592%) Bloomberg
12 2 (0.592%) SunGard
12 2 (0.592%) FatWire
Test & Assurance Manager, Automation, Payments
London
The project is using a structured agile development methodology including a high degree of automation... SKILLS: - Minimum of 5 years experience across all areas of Test Management (System...
DP Connect Ltd
Rate: £450 per day
Posted: 8 May 2013
Test Manager, Automation, Financial, Agile
London
The project is using a structured agile development methodology including a high degree of automation. It is essential that he candidate has demonstrable experience in these areas.SKILLS:-...
DP Connect Ltd
Rate: £450 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
Integration Test Manager - Ticketing Project - £350/400 -London
City, London
Develop test strategy and ensure full test coverage... Manage delivery of test scripts and peer reviews... Performance Testing... Migration Testing. User Acceptance Testing... Test Automation. Good understanding of...
Hydrogen Group
Rate: £350.00 - £400.00 per day
Posted: 14 May 2013
Test Manager - Credit Risk
City of London
An opportunity has arisen to work for a leading retail bank to work within a Credit risk project; they are urgently looking to recruit a Test Manager. You...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Rate: £400.00 - £450.00 per annum
Posted: 27 April 2013
Automation Test Delivery Manager (hands on) - Multi-tool
London
Test Manager - Automation - Test Manager - Selenium - Opensource - Mobile - Mobile Automation - Test Manager - Automation - Test Manager - Selenium - Opensource - Mobile - Mobile Automation - Test Manager - Automation - Test Manager - Selenium - Opensource - Mobile -...
Vertical IT
Rate: £400 - £475 per day
Posted: 18 May 2013
Test Manager
London
Test, Regulatory, SQL, Quality Centre, Front Office... You, the Test Manager will need to have knowledge of the front office (Credit / Rates / FX / Equity / Derivatives). The Test Manager...
Venn Group
Rate: £450 - 500 Per Day
Posted: 16 May 2013
2 X Test Analyst & Test Manager - CRA/ SAS
City of London
The Test Analyst with mainly focus on confirming that the developed solution to produce the monthly CRA Data Sharing files is operating as specified.You must be an...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Rate: £350.00 - £450 per annum
Posted: 4 May 2013
Test Manager- Top Bank- Retail Banking- London-
City of London
You will also be required to prepare test strategy documents covering test objectives, scope, environment, deliverables, roles and responsibilities, schedule, risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies Generating reports on...
Real Staffing
Rate: £500 - £650 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
Test Consultant/Test Manager
City of London
Seasoned Test professional with experience of detailed testing of Financial systems Practical experience in formalised, structured testing Familiar with test automation Ability to investigate causes of defects at...
Harvey Nash plc
Rate: £400 - £450 per day
Posted: 18 May 2013
Test Consultant/Test Manager
City, London
Test Lead / Test Manager sought by leading investment bank based in the city of London.
Harvey Nash plc
Rate: £400 - £450 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
Test Manager/Businesss Analyst - £500/Day
City of London
Key Words: UAT, Test Manager, Business Analyst, Front Office, SQL, Access, Excel, Field Mapping, Cross Asset, Bonds, Equities, Loans, Debt, Commodities, FX, Rates, Credit, Global Markets, OTC Derivatives,...
Huxley Associates
Rate: £500 - £550 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
Test Manager - Dodd Frank/EMIR
City of London
Test Manager - Dodd Frank/EMIR sought by leading Investment Bank based in the city of London.Essential-Practical working knowledge of Credit/Rates/FX/Equity derivatives products- Proven...
Harvey Nash plc
Rate: £450 - £500 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
Test manager / Automated / BDD / Agile / Web / 6 month / London
City, London
Test manager / Cucumber / Ruby / Automated / BDD / Agile / Web... You must be a good all rounder that is familiar with working within a pure Agile environment. The Test Manger /...
ReThink Recruitment
Rate: £435 - £485 per day
Posted: 14 May 2013
Test Manager - Messaging & Collaboration
City of London
Candidates must have a demonstrable history of successfully delivering testing within high value, long term Messaging & Collaboration projects or programmes utilizing Microsoft's M&C tools such as...
IT Human Resources
Rate: £500 - £550 per day
Posted: 14 May 2013
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