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The table below looks at the demand for the Test Manager role in IT contracts within the Milton Keynes 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Manager
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6362
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads46
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.559 %0.800 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£400£317
Average daily rate£450£325
% change on same period last year+38.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£500£333
UK excluding London average daily rate£426£413
% change on same period last year+3.01 %
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£46.28-
% change on same period last year-
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Milton Keynes
Matching contract IT job ads716750
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.012 %0.759 %
Daily rates quoted244200
Average minimum daily rate£290£313
Average daily rate£311£327
% change on same period last year-4.98 %
Average maximum daily rate£331£341
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Hourly rates quoted93126
Average minimum hourly rate£17.85£20.23
Average hourly rate£18.89£20.99
% change on same period last year-10.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.92£21.76
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.71£25.14
% change on same period last year-5.69 %
Test Manager BuckinghamshireTest Manager
Buckinghamshire

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 Milton Keynes region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Milton Keynes 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 Milton Keynes region.

Milton Keynes Test Manager Daily Rate Trend

Test Manager
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Milton Keynes 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.

14 (57.14 %)SAP
14 (57.14 %)ERP
22 (28.57 %)German Language
22 (28.57 %)Test Scripting
31 (14.29 %)SC Cleared
31 (14.29 %)DV Cleared
31 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
31 (14.29 %)Documentum
31 (14.29 %)Content Management
31 (14.29 %)Release Management
31 (14.29 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (14.29 %)Unit Testing
31 (14.29 %)Integration Testing
31 (14.29 %)Test Management

Test Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Milton Keynes 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.

Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (14.29 %)Documentum
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (28.57 %)German Language
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (57.14 %)ERP
22 (28.57 %)Test Scripting
31 (14.29 %)SC Cleared
31 (14.29 %)DV Cleared
31 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
31 (14.29 %)Content Management
31 (14.29 %)Release Management
31 (14.29 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (14.29 %)Unit Testing
31 (14.29 %)Integration Testing
31 (14.29 %)Test Management
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (57.14 %)SAP