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The table below looks at the demand for HP QuickTest Professional (QTP) skills within the Oxfordshire region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited QuickTest Pro over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP QuickTest Professional (QTP)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5351
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads22
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below3.571 %3.704 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£300
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£308£319
% change on same period last year-3.32 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00-
Average hourly rate£22.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£24.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.83£41.65
% change on same period last year-42.77 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads5654
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.080 %0.055 %
Daily rates quoted209
Average minimum daily rate£231£257
Average daily rate£255£294
% change on same period last year-13.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£279£331
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£329
% change on same period last year-1.13 %
Hourly rates quoted49
Average minimum hourly rate£20.83£12.77
Average hourly rate£23.00£13.41
% change on same period last year+71.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.17£14.05
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.64£31.42
% change on same period last year+3.89 %
QuickTest Pro South EastQuickTest Pro
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.

QuickTest Pro
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire QuickTest Pro Demand Trend

QuickTest Pro
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire QuickTest Pro Daily Rate Trend

QuickTest Pro
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire QuickTest Pro Hourly Rate Trend

QuickTest Pro
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Oxfordshire QuickTest Pro Hourly Rate Histogram

QuickTest Pro
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QuickTest Pro within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
OxfordDown-32--
QuickTest Pro South EastQuickTest Pro
South East

QuickTest Pro
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

15 (100.00 %)TestDirector
24 (80.00 %)Test Scripting
32 (40.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
32 (40.00 %)Windows
32 (40.00 %)LoadRunner
32 (40.00 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (20.00 %)WinRunner
41 (20.00 %)Web Testing

QuickTest Pro
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (100.00 %)TestDirector
22 (40.00 %)LoadRunner
31 (20.00 %)WinRunner
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Analyst
14 (80.00 %)Test Analyst
22 (40.00 %)Tester
31 (20.00 %)Test Manager
31 (20.00 %)Senior Analyst
31 (20.00 %)Test Team Leader
31 (20.00 %)Senior Test Analyst
31 (20.00 %)Team Leader
31 (20.00 %)Lead Test Analyst
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (40.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
12 (40.00 %)Windows
12 (40.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (80.00 %)Test Scripting
21 (20.00 %)Web Testing