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This section looks at the demand for the 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 Test Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Manager
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank172184
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads297420
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.392 %0.418 %
As % of the category below0.980 %0.965 %
Daily rates quoted140201
Average minimum daily rate£456£470
Average daily rate£486£496
% change on same period last year-2.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£516£522
UK excluding London average daily rate£423£408
% change on same period last year+3.65 %
Hourly rates quoted41
Average minimum hourly rate£55.00£55.00
Average hourly rate£61.25£57.50
% change on same period last year+6.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£67.50£60.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£43.33-
% change on same period last year-
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
London
Matching contract IT job ads3030443510
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled39.99 %43.33 %
Daily rates quoted1293316283
Average minimum daily rate£407£422
Average daily rate£437£451
% change on same period last year-3.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£467£479
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.35 %
Hourly rates quoted16482229
Average minimum hourly rate£22.96£24.09
Average hourly rate£24.58£25.81
% change on same period last year-4.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.20£27.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.68£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.85 %
Test Manager EnglandTest Manager
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.

Test Manager
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 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 Demand Trend

Test Manager
Daily Rate Trend

The 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

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Test Manager across the London region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

London Test Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Test Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

The 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
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Test Manager across the London region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

London Test Manager Hourly Rate Histogram

Test Manager
Contract Locations

This section 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 20 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
City of LondonUp+789£475-2.98 %
Docklands, LondonUp+3815£500+2.58 %
UxbridgeNew entry-15£440-
Canary WharfUp+112£600-20.00 %
CroydonUp+62£550-
Test Manager EnglandTest Manager
England

Test Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, 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.

1204 (35.29 %)Banking
2196 (33.91 %)Finance
3159 (27.51 %)Test Management
4145 (25.09 %)User Acceptance Testing
5107 (18.51 %)TestDirector
6102 (17.65 %)ISEB
7100 (17.30 %)Investment Banking
870 (12.11 %)Derivative
964 (11.07 %)QA
1060 (10.38 %)Test Scripting
1150 (8.651 %)Security Cleared
1245 (7.785 %)Migration
1344 (7.612 %)SAP
1439 (6.747 %)LoadRunner
1439 (6.747 %)Government
1537 (6.401 %)Oracle
1636 (6.228 %)UNIX
1636 (6.228 %)Retail
1735 (6.055 %)Back Office
1735 (6.055 %)QuickTest Pro
1735 (6.055 %)SC Cleared
1834 (5.882 %)SQL
1931 (5.363 %)Windows
1931 (5.363 %)Financial Institution
2028 (4.844 %)Integration Testing
2127 (4.671 %)Equities
2127 (4.671 %)PRINCE2
2226 (4.498 %)Citrix
2324 (4.152 %)MS Visio
2324 (4.152 %)Automated Testing

Test Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, 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.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (2.422 %).NET
213 (2.249 %)XML
39 (1.557 %)Middleware
47 (1.211 %)WebSphere
55 (0.865 %)WebServices
55 (0.865 %)J2EE
55 (0.865 %).NET Framework
64 (0.692 %)HTML
72 (0.346 %)EDI
72 (0.346 %)XSLT
81 (0.173 %)XML Schema
81 (0.173 %)SOAP
81 (0.173 %)J2ME
81 (0.173 %)Web Dynpro
81 (0.173 %)Hibernate
81 (0.173 %)Spring
81 (0.173 %)Application Packaging
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (2.422 %)MS Exchange
213 (2.249 %)Exchange Server 2007
310 (1.730 %)CMS
310 (1.730 %)OpenROAD
47 (1.211 %)Documentum
47 (1.211 %)WebLogic
47 (1.211 %)SharePoint
54 (0.692 %)Content Management Server
63 (0.519 %)WPS
71 (0.173 %)BizTalk Server
71 (0.173 %)JBoss
71 (0.173 %)Tomcat
71 (0.173 %)Apache
71 (0.173 %)MQSeries
71 (0.173 %)LiveLink
71 (0.173 %)Oracle Workflow
71 (0.173 %)Oracle Application Server
71 (0.173 %)Oracle 10gAS
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
124 (4.152 %)MS Visio
213 (2.249 %)MS Excel
311 (1.903 %)MS Project
49 (1.557 %)MS Office
55 (0.865 %)MS PowerPoint
55 (0.865 %)Spreadsheet
61 (0.173 %)CA Clarity
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
113 (2.249 %)VisionPLUS
29 (1.557 %)SAP HR
35 (0.865 %)Oracle Applications
44 (0.692 %)Loan IQ
44 (0.692 %)SAP ERP
53 (0.519 %)SAP R/3
53 (0.519 %)Oracle Financials
53 (0.519 %)SAP Payroll
53 (0.519 %)Advent Geneva
62 (0.346 %)Dynamics CRM
62 (0.346 %)Movex
62 (0.346 %)Endur
71 (0.173 %)SAP FI
71 (0.173 %)SoftGrid
71 (0.173 %)SAP CRM
71 (0.173 %)Cerner Millennium
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (0.692 %)TETRA
23 (0.519 %)Internet
31 (0.173 %)CHAP
31 (0.173 %)LAN
31 (0.173 %)SMS
31 (0.173 %)Wireless
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
120 (3.460 %)Datawarehouse
216 (2.768 %)SQL Server
313 (2.249 %)Data Mining
411 (1.903 %)Ingres
411 (1.903 %)SQL Server 2005
510 (1.730 %)SQL Server 2000
68 (1.384 %)Oracle 10g
77 (1.211 %)Oracle Reports
77 (1.211 %)ETL
85 (0.865 %)BusinessObjects
93 (0.519 %)SAP BW
93 (0.519 %)RDBMS
102 (0.346 %)Reference Data
111 (0.173 %)SAP BI
111 (0.173 %)MySQL
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1107 (18.51 %)TestDirector
239 (6.747 %)LoadRunner
335 (6.055 %)QuickTest Pro
418 (3.114 %)WinRunner
513 (2.249 %)ClearQuest
69 (1.557 %)Rational Robot
75 (0.865 %)Rational Rose
84 (0.692 %)Visual Studio
84 (0.692 %)RequisitePro
93 (0.519 %)ClearCase
93 (0.519 %)JIRA
102 (0.346 %)Selenium
102 (0.346 %)FitNesse
102 (0.346 %)TestPartner
111 (0.173 %)JUnit
111 (0.173 %)eCATT
111 (0.173 %)Telelogic Synergy
111 (0.173 %)Visual Studio Team System
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1204 (35.29 %)Banking
2196 (33.91 %)Finance
3100 (17.30 %)Investment Banking
439 (6.747 %)Government
536 (6.228 %)Retail
635 (6.055 %)Back Office
731 (5.363 %)Financial Institution
822 (3.806 %)Front Office
914 (2.422 %)Telecoms
109 (1.557 %)Insurance
118 (1.384 %)Retail Banking
127 (1.211 %)General Ledger
127 (1.211 %)Billing
134 (0.692 %)Police
134 (0.692 %)Legal
143 (0.519 %)Manufacturing
143 (0.519 %)Health
143 (0.519 %)Online Banking
143 (0.519 %)Local Government
152 (0.346 %)Pensions
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
170 (12.11 %)Derivative
227 (4.671 %)Equities
323 (3.979 %)Equity Derivative
416 (2.768 %)Fixed Income
513 (2.249 %)Credit Risk
611 (1.903 %)Interest Rate Derivative
710 (1.730 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
87 (1.211 %)EPoS
96 (1.038 %)Chip and PIN
105 (0.865 %)Market Risk
114 (0.692 %)Management Information System
123 (0.519 %)Mainframe
123 (0.519 %)Credit Derivative
123 (0.519 %)SCADA
132 (0.346 %)Data Integration
132 (0.346 %)IPTV
132 (0.346 %)Interactive TV
132 (0.346 %)Client/Server
132 (0.346 %)NHS
132 (0.346 %)DTV
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
136 (6.228 %)UNIX
231 (5.363 %)Windows
318 (3.114 %)Windows XP
411 (1.903 %)Windows Server 2003
411 (1.903 %)VMS
510 (1.730 %)Windows 2000 Server
510 (1.730 %)Windows 2000
66 (1.038 %)Linux
74 (0.692 %)Solaris
83 (0.519 %)Red Hat Linux
91 (0.173 %)Windows Mobile
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1159 (27.51 %)Test Management
2145 (25.09 %)User Acceptance Testing
360 (10.38 %)Test Scripting
450 (8.651 %)Security Cleared
545 (7.785 %)Migration
635 (6.055 %)SC Cleared
728 (4.844 %)Integration Testing
827 (4.671 %)PRINCE2
924 (4.152 %)Automated Testing
1020 (3.460 %)Software Testing
1020 (3.460 %)System Testing
1119 (3.287 %)Performance Testing
1217 (2.941 %)Project Management
1217 (2.941 %)Stakeholder Management
1316 (2.768 %)Asset Management
1415 (2.595 %)Service Management
1512 (2.076 %)Risk Management
1512 (2.076 %)CRM
1611 (1.903 %)Manual Testing
1710 (1.730 %)V-Model
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
134 (5.882 %)SQL
216 (2.768 %)Java
39 (1.557 %)C
45 (0.865 %)Perl
54 (0.692 %)PL/SQL
54 (0.692 %)C#
54 (0.692 %)C++
63 (0.519 %)JCL
63 (0.519 %)Shell Script
63 (0.519 %)JavaScript
63 (0.519 %)VB.NET
72 (0.346 %)VBScript
72 (0.346 %)VB
72 (0.346 %)VBA
81 (0.173 %)SAPscript
81 (0.173 %)ABAP
81 (0.173 %)Delphi
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1102 (17.65 %)ISEB
28 (1.384 %)ISTQB
28 (1.384 %)ISEB Practitioner
36 (1.038 %)Degree
42 (0.346 %)PRINCE2 Certification
51 (0.173 %)ECDL
51 (0.173 %)MOS
51 (0.173 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
164 (11.07 %)QA
216 (2.768 %)Basel II
33 (0.519 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
41 (0.173 %)ISO9000
41 (0.173 %)ISO9001
41 (0.173 %)GxP
41 (0.173 %)SLA
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
119 (3.287 %)Active Directory
21 (0.173 %)Terminal Services
21 (0.173 %)SAP ITS
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.173 %)MOM
11 (0.173 %)SCOM
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
144 (7.612 %)SAP
237 (6.401 %)Oracle
326 (4.498 %)Citrix
418 (3.114 %)HP
515 (2.595 %)Microsoft
614 (2.422 %)IBM
711 (1.903 %)Remedy
711 (1.903 %)BMC
87 (1.211 %)PeopleSoft
87 (1.211 %)Sophis
87 (1.211 %)Retalix
96 (1.038 %)Calypso
105 (0.865 %)Business Objects
105 (0.865 %)Chordiant
114 (0.692 %)Retek
114 (0.692 %)OpenLink
123 (0.519 %)Red Hat
123 (0.519 %)Motorola
123 (0.519 %)OpenTV
123 (0.519 %)Advent