The first table below looks at the demand for HP Quality Center skills in IT contracts advertised for the Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited HP Quality Center over the 3 months to 23 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 of the Systems Management category for the Midlands 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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
HP Quality Center (HP QC)
Rank 20 24 33
Rank change year-on-year
+4 +9
Contract jobs citing HP Quality Center 4 2 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the Midlands 2.326% 0.743% 0.857%
As % of the Systems Management category 21.05% 13.33% 12.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Average daily rate £333 - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £339 £310 £325
% change year-on-year
+9.27% -4.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Average hourly rate - - £24.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.25 £29.50 £31.25
% change year-on-year
+26.27% -5.60%
All Systems Management
Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Systems Management category
19 15 24
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the Midlands 11.05% 5.576% 6.857%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 2 3
Average daily rate £375 £375 £455
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -17.58%
UK excluding London average daily rate £330 £325 £300
% change year-on-year
+1.53% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 9
Average hourly rate - - £20.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate £20.00 £17.50 £24.00
% change year-on-year
+14.28% -27.08%
HP Quality Center
England

HP Quality Center
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing HP Quality Center across the Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Systems Management category.

Midlands HP Quality Center Jobs Demand Trend

HP Quality Center
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing HP Quality Center across the Midlands region.

Midlands HP Quality Center Daily Rate Trend

HP Quality Center
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing HP Quality Center across the Midlands region.

Midlands HP Quality Center Hourly Rate Trend

HP Quality Center
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing HP Quality Center 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 HP Quality Center.

1 3 (75.00%) SAP
1 3 (75.00%) HP
1 3 (75.00%) QuickTest Pro
1 3 (75.00%) LoadRunner
1 3 (75.00%) Migration
1 3 (75.00%) Unit Testing
1 3 (75.00%) Integration Testing
2 2 (50.00%) SAP HR

HP Quality Center
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing HP Quality Center 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 HP Quality Center. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Business Applications
1 2 (50.00%) SAP HR
Development Applications
1 3 (75.00%) QuickTest Pro
1 3 (75.00%) LoadRunner
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Test Leader
2 1 (25.00%) Tester
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Migration
1 3 (75.00%) Unit Testing
1 3 (75.00%) Integration Testing
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) SAP
1 3 (75.00%) HP