Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for HP TestDirector for Quality Center skills within the M4 Corridor 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 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP TestDirector for Quality Center
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1618
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads14
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.004 %
As % of the category below25.00 %44.44 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£277
Average daily rate-£287
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£297
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£311
% change on same period last year+0.41 %
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£30.29£26.12
% change on same period last year+15.93 %
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
M4 Corridor
Matching contract IT job ads49
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.010 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£251
Average daily rate-£266
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£281
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£324
% change on same period last year-3.86 %
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£30.62£30.99
% change on same period last year-1.18 %
TestDirector South EastTestDirector
South East

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 M4 Corridor region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

M4 Corridor 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 M4 Corridor region.

M4 Corridor TestDirector Daily Rate Trend

TestDirector
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the M4 Corridor 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 (50.00 %)HP
12 (50.00 %)ISEB
12 (50.00 %)Oracle EBS
12 (50.00 %)Oracle
21 (25.00 %)Windows
21 (25.00 %)Oracle Financials
21 (25.00 %)MS Excel
21 (25.00 %)Windows XP
21 (25.00 %)Finance
21 (25.00 %)Oracle Applications
21 (25.00 %)StarTeam
21 (25.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
21 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
21 (25.00 %)Oracle EBS R12
21 (25.00 %)WinRunner
21 (25.00 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (25.00 %)LoadRunner
21 (25.00 %)Borland
21 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003

TestDirector
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the M4 Corridor 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.

M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Excel
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (50.00 %)Oracle EBS
21 (25.00 %)Oracle Applications
21 (25.00 %)Oracle EBS R12
21 (25.00 %)Oracle Financials
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (25.00 %)WinRunner
11 (25.00 %)QuickTest Pro
11 (25.00 %)LoadRunner
11 (25.00 %)StarTeam
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Finance
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Analyst
12 (50.00 %)Test Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Systems Tester
21 (25.00 %)Test Manager
21 (25.00 %)Tester
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)Windows
11 (25.00 %)Windows XP
11 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
11 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (50.00 %)ISEB
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Oracle
12 (50.00 %)HP
21 (25.00 %)Borland