The first table below looks at the demand for QuickTest Pro 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 QuickTest Pro over the 3 months to 20 June 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 Development Applications 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
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
HP QuickTest Professional (QTP)
Rank 24 28 33
Rank change year-on-year
+4 +5
Contract jobs citing QuickTest Pro 2 4 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the Midlands 1.075% 1.619% 0.323%
As % of the Development Applications category 7.143% 13.79% 5.000%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Average daily rate - £250 -
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £300 £341
% change year-on-year
+8.33% -12.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Average hourly rate - - £24.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
- -16.66%
All Development Applications
Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Development Applications category
28 29 20
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the Midlands 15.05% 11.74% 6.452%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 5 8
Average daily rate £375 £250 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+50.00% -23.07%
UK excluding London average daily rate £330 £325 £325
% change year-on-year
+1.53% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 6 2
Average hourly rate - £42.50 £24.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +77.08%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £37.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+1.35% +5.71%
QuickTest Pro
England

QuickTest Pro
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing QuickTest Pro across the Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Midlands QuickTest Pro Jobs Demand Trend

QuickTest Pro
Daily Rate Trend

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

Midlands QuickTest Pro Daily Rate Trend

QuickTest Pro
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Midlands QuickTest Pro Hourly Rate Trend

QuickTest Pro
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing QuickTest Pro 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 QuickTest Pro.

1 3 (100.00%) SAP
1 3 (100.00%) HP
1 3 (100.00%) LoadRunner
1 3 (100.00%) Migration
1 3 (100.00%) Unit Testing
1 3 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 3 (100.00%) HP Quality Center
2 2 (66.67%) SAP HR

QuickTest Pro
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing QuickTest Pro 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 QuickTest Pro. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Business Applications
1 2 (66.67%) SAP HR
Development Applications
1 3 (100.00%) LoadRunner
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Test Leader
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Migration
1 3 (100.00%) Unit Testing
1 3 (100.00%) Integration Testing
Systems Management
1 3 (100.00%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) SAP
1 3 (100.00%) HP
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