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The table below looks at the demand for HP TestDirector for Quality Center skills within the North East 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP TestDirector for Quality Center
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4655
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads27
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.008 %
As % of the category below3.390 %11.48 %
Daily rates quoted23
Average minimum daily rate£200£260
Average daily rate£225£268
% change on same period last year-16.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£250£277
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£315
% change on same period last year-0.81 %
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£30.20£25.99
% change on same period last year+16.21 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
North East
Matching contract IT job ads5961
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.095 %0.066 %
Daily rates quoted829
Average minimum daily rate£301£321
Average daily rate£322£331
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£341
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£324
% change on same period last year-3.57 %
Hourly rates quoted55
Average minimum hourly rate£21.80£38.60
Average hourly rate£23.10£42.80
% change on same period last year-46.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.40£47.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.55£30.87
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
TestDirector EnglandTestDirector
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.

TestDirector
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing TestDirector across the North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

North East 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 North East region.

North East TestDirector Daily Rate Trend

TestDirector
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing TestDirector across the North East region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

North East TestDirector Daily Rate Histogram

TestDirector
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing TestDirector across the North East region.

North East TestDirector Hourly Rate Trend

TestDirector
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing TestDirector within the North East region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
Tyne and WearUp+102£225-16.14 %
TestDirector EnglandTestDirector
England

TestDirector
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East 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.

13 (60.00 %)Security Cleared
22 (40.00 %)Project Planning
22 (40.00 %)Risk Analysis
22 (40.00 %)Test Management
22 (40.00 %)VoIP
22 (40.00 %)Cisco
22 (40.00 %)Configuration Management
22 (40.00 %)Telecoms
22 (40.00 %)Finance
31 (20.00 %)CCVP
31 (20.00 %)Insurance
31 (20.00 %)Software Testing
31 (20.00 %)Pensions
31 (20.00 %)Firewall
31 (20.00 %)Mainframe
31 (20.00 %)Compuware
31 (20.00 %)HP
31 (20.00 %)ISEB
31 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
31 (20.00 %)LoadRunner
31 (20.00 %)CheckPoint
31 (20.00 %)Manual Testing

TestDirector
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East 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.

North East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (40.00 %)VoIP
21 (20.00 %)Firewall
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (20.00 %)LoadRunner
North East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Telecoms
12 (40.00 %)Finance
21 (20.00 %)Insurance
21 (20.00 %)Pensions
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Analyst
12 (40.00 %)Test Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Tester
North East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)Mainframe
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (60.00 %)Security Cleared
22 (40.00 %)Configuration Management
22 (40.00 %)Project Planning
22 (40.00 %)Risk Analysis
22 (40.00 %)Test Management
31 (20.00 %)Manual Testing
31 (20.00 %)Software Testing
North East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)ISEB
11 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
11 (20.00 %)CCVP
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)Cisco
21 (20.00 %)Compuware
21 (20.00 %)HP
21 (20.00 %)CheckPoint