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This section looks at the demand for Test Management skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Management over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Management
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank85118
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching contract IT job ads1510
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.010 %
As % of the category below1.360 %0.625 %
Daily rates quoted52
Average minimum daily rate£290£410
Average daily rate£303£410
% change on same period last year-26.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£316£410
UK excluding London average daily rate£364£411
% change on same period last year-11.35 %
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£33.43£71.00
% change on same period last year-52.91 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads11031600
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.470 %1.619 %
Daily rates quoted285344
Average minimum daily rate£297£324
Average daily rate£319£339
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£341£354
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted5269
Average minimum hourly rate£20.71£24.82
Average hourly rate£22.79£26.42
% change on same period last year-13.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.87£28.02
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.33£30.16
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
Test Management UKTest Management
UK

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 Management
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Test Management across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Scotland Test Management Demand Trend

Test Management
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Test Management across the Scotland region.

Scotland Test Management Daily Rate Trend

Test Management
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Test Management across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Scotland Test Management Daily Rate Histogram

Test Management
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Test Management across the Scotland region.

Scotland Test Management Hourly Rate Trend

Test Management
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Management within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
EdinburghUp+157£338-15.62 %
GlasgowUp+135£280-33.33 %
Test Management UKTest Management
UK

Test Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Test Management 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 Test Management.

124 (54.55 %)Finance
214 (31.82 %)Stakeholder Management
311 (25.00 %)Banking
410 (22.73 %)Project Management
59 (20.45 %)ISEB
68 (18.18 %)ISTQB
77 (15.91 %)Service Delivery
77 (15.91 %)ITIL
86 (13.64 %)Service Management
86 (13.64 %)Migration
86 (13.64 %)Software Testing
95 (11.36 %)Supplier Management
95 (11.36 %)ISEB Practitioner
95 (11.36 %)TestDirector
95 (11.36 %)PRINCE2
95 (11.36 %)Microsoft
104 (9.091 %)LAN
104 (9.091 %)WAN
104 (9.091 %)Requirements Analysis
104 (9.091 %)Release Management
104 (9.091 %)Test Scripting
113 (6.818 %)Pensions
113 (6.818 %)Oracle Applications
113 (6.818 %)Oracle Financials
113 (6.818 %)Datawarehouse
113 (6.818 %)Oracle
113 (6.818 %)Business Objects
113 (6.818 %)PVCS
113 (6.818 %)ITIL Certification
113 (6.818 %)Mainframe

Test Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Test Management 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 Test Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (6.818 %)Oracle Financials
13 (6.818 %)Oracle Applications
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (9.091 %)LAN
14 (9.091 %)WAN
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (6.818 %)Datawarehouse
13 (6.818 %)BusinessObjects
22 (4.545 %)GIS
22 (4.545 %)SQL Server
31 (2.273 %)DB2
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (11.36 %)TestDirector
23 (6.818 %)PVCS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
124 (54.55 %)Finance
211 (25.00 %)Banking
33 (6.818 %)Pensions
41 (2.273 %)Government
41 (2.273 %)Financial Institution
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
124 (54.55 %)Test Manager
27 (15.91 %)Services Delivery Manager
27 (15.91 %)Service Manager
27 (15.91 %)Delivery Manager
27 (15.91 %)Analyst
36 (13.64 %)Test Analyst
44 (9.091 %)Environment Manager
53 (6.818 %)Senior Manager
53 (6.818 %)Project Manager
62 (4.545 %)Senior Analyst
62 (4.545 %)Senior Test Manager
62 (4.545 %)Senior Test Analyst
71 (2.273 %)Test Consultant
71 (2.273 %)Programme Test Manager
71 (2.273 %)Consultant
71 (2.273 %)Business Analyst
71 (2.273 %)Tester
71 (2.273 %)Programme Manager
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (6.818 %)Mainframe
22 (4.545 %)Client/Server
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (31.82 %)Stakeholder Management
210 (22.73 %)Project Management
37 (15.91 %)Service Delivery
37 (15.91 %)ITIL
46 (13.64 %)Migration
46 (13.64 %)Service Management
46 (13.64 %)Software Testing
55 (11.36 %)PRINCE2
55 (11.36 %)Supplier Management
64 (9.091 %)Test Scripting
64 (9.091 %)Requirements Analysis
64 (9.091 %)Release Management
72 (4.545 %)User Acceptance Testing
72 (4.545 %)Agile Software Development
72 (4.545 %)PRINCE
81 (2.273 %)Configuration Management
81 (2.273 %)Business Analysis
81 (2.273 %)Scrum
81 (2.273 %)Manual Testing
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (2.273 %)C
11 (2.273 %)C#
11 (2.273 %)COBOL
11 (2.273 %)Java
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (20.45 %)ISEB
28 (18.18 %)ISTQB
35 (11.36 %)ISEB Practitioner
43 (6.818 %)ITIL Certification
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.273 %)Active Directory
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (11.36 %)Microsoft
23 (6.818 %)Oracle
23 (6.818 %)Business Objects
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