The first table below looks at the demand for HP Quality Center skills in IT contracts advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited HP Quality Center over the 3 months to 22 May 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 Systems Management category for the South East 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
HP Quality Center (HP QC)
Rank 113 95 132
Rank change year-on-year
-18 +37
Contract jobs citing HP Quality Center 118 171 115
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 1.490% 1.653% 1.120%
As % of the Systems Management category 17.05% 24.53% 16.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 70 99 40
Average daily rate £344 £310 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+10.88% -11.42%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £236 £254 £210
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £405 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £343 £310 £325
% change year-on-year
+10.48% -4.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
Average hourly rate £42.50 - £36.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.25 £29.50 £31.25
% change year-on-year
+26.27% -5.60%
All Systems Management
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Systems Management category
692 697 714
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 8.735% 6.738% 6.956%
Number of daily rates quoted 367 327 274
Average daily rate £330 £326 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+1.14% +8.75%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £225 £215
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £452 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £330 £325 £300
% change year-on-year
+1.53% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 48 54 57
Average hourly rate £22.50 £17.50 £24.40
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+28.57% -28.27%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.30 £13.50 £16.25
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £40.00 £45.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £20.00 £17.50 £24.40
% change year-on-year
+14.28% -28.27%
HP Quality Center
England

HP Quality Center
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing HP Quality Center across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Systems Management category.

South East HP Quality Center Jobs Demand Trend

HP Quality Center
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing HP Quality Center across the South East region.

South East HP Quality Center Daily Rate Trend

HP Quality Center
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing HP Quality Center across the South East region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

South East HP Quality Center Daily Rate Histogram

HP Quality Center
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing HP Quality Center across the South East region.

South East HP Quality Center Hourly Rate Trend

HP Quality Center
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HP Quality Center within the South East region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Hampshire -7 40 £363 +7.40%
Berkshire +12 39 £354 +17.83%
Buckinghamshire -1 15 £238 -20.83%
Kent - 6 £275 -
West Sussex +12 5 £300 -
Surrey -17 5 £363 +16.93%
East Sussex +7 4 £344 -19.11%
Oxfordshire 0 1 £325 -43.47%
Sussex - 1 £500 -
HP Quality Center
England

HP Quality Center
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing HP Quality Center 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 HP Quality Center.

1 93 (46.97%) HP
2 62 (31.31%) Oracle
3 60 (30.30%) Test Scripting
4 52 (26.26%) Security Cleared
5 49 (24.75%) SQL
6 45 (22.73%) ISEB
6 45 (22.73%) Finance
6 45 (22.73%) SC Cleared
7 44 (22.22%) Windows
8 41 (20.71%) User Acceptance Testing
9 37 (18.69%) QuickTest Pro
10 36 (18.18%) SAP
11 34 (17.17%) LoadRunner
12 29 (14.65%) Regression Testing
12 29 (14.65%) Migration
12 29 (14.65%) Test Automation
13 27 (13.64%) VMware
14 26 (13.13%) SQL Server
15 25 (12.63%) Oracle 8/8i
15 25 (12.63%) Test Management
15 25 (12.63%) ISTQB
16 24 (12.12%) Data Warehouse
17 23 (11.62%) UNIX
18 22 (11.11%) Windows Server 2003
18 22 (11.11%) Active Directory
18 22 (11.11%) Windows Server 2008
18 22 (11.11%) Test Strategy
19 21 (10.61%) VMware Infrastructure
19 21 (10.61%) Windows XP
19 21 (10.61%) Telecoms

HP Quality Center
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing HP Quality Center 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 HP Quality Center. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 15 (7.576%) .NET
2 10 (5.051%) XML
3 9 (4.545%) Web Services
3 9 (4.545%) ASP.NET
3 9 (4.545%) HTML
4 8 (4.040%) Middleware
4 8 (4.040%) JSP
5 7 (3.535%) SOAP
6 5 (2.525%) soapUI
6 5 (2.525%) WebSphere
7 4 (2.020%) REST
8 3 (1.515%) SAP Basis
8 3 (1.515%) COM
8 3 (1.515%) WAP
8 3 (1.515%) SAP PI
8 3 (1.515%) JSystem
9 2 (1.010%) J2EE
10 1 (0.505%) Spring
10 1 (0.505%) MHP
10 1 (0.505%) EDI
Application Platforms
1 20 (10.10%) IIS
2 11 (5.556%) Tomcat
2 11 (5.556%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.525%) WebSphere Application Server
4 3 (1.515%) NetWeaver
4 3 (1.515%) Oracle Coherence
5 2 (1.010%) Lotus Notes
6 1 (0.505%) Apache
6 1 (0.505%) WebSphere MQ
6 1 (0.505%) ESB
6 1 (0.505%) WebSphere Message Broker
Applications
1 14 (7.071%) MS Excel
2 3 (1.515%) MS Visio
3 2 (1.010%) MS PowerPoint
3 2 (1.010%) MS Office
4 1 (0.505%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 18 (9.091%) Oracle EBS
2 6 (3.030%) Oracle EBS R12
2 6 (3.030%) SAP CRM
2 6 (3.030%) Oracle HRMS
3 4 (2.020%) Oracle iProcurement
3 4 (2.020%) Oracle Applications
4 3 (1.515%) SAP MM
5 2 (1.010%) SAP FI
5 2 (1.010%) Oracle Financials
5 2 (1.010%) SAP FI/CO
5 2 (1.010%) Oracle Payroll
5 2 (1.010%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.505%) Maximo
6 1 (0.505%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.505%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.505%) SAP WM
6 1 (0.505%) ResourceLink
6 1 (0.505%) SAP IS-U
Communications & Networking
1 11 (5.556%) LAN
1 11 (5.556%) WAN
2 9 (4.545%) TCP/IP
3 4 (2.020%) Wireshark
3 4 (2.020%) HTTP
3 4 (2.020%) DNS
3 4 (2.020%) HTTPS
3 4 (2.020%) SSL
3 4 (2.020%) ATM
3 4 (2.020%) GPRS
3 4 (2.020%) GSM
3 4 (2.020%) DVB
3 4 (2.020%) UPnP
4 3 (1.515%) CTI
4 3 (1.515%) Internet
4 3 (1.515%) UMTS
4 3 (1.515%) NAS
5 2 (1.010%) SAN
5 2 (1.010%) 3G
5 2 (1.010%) LDAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (13.13%) SQL Server
2 25 (12.63%) Oracle 8/8i
3 24 (12.12%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (7.071%) SQL Server 2008
5 13 (6.566%) Oracle BI EE
6 12 (6.061%) Oracle 11g
7 11 (5.556%) Oracle Reports
7 11 (5.556%) Oracle 10g
7 11 (5.556%) SQL Server 2005
8 7 (3.535%) Oracle OWB
9 5 (2.525%) Data Mining
9 5 (2.525%) SQL Server 2012
10 4 (2.020%) DbVisualizer
10 4 (2.020%) Oracle Discoverer
10 4 (2.020%) SQL Server 2000
10 4 (2.020%) SAP BW
10 4 (2.020%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (1.515%) BusinessObjects
12 2 (1.010%) EDMS
13 1 (0.505%) Data Mart
Development Applications
1 37 (18.69%) QuickTest Pro
2 34 (17.17%) LoadRunner
3 10 (5.051%) Selenium
4 9 (4.545%) Oracle APEX
5 7 (3.535%) TestDirector
6 6 (3.030%) JIRA
6 6 (3.030%) ClearQuest
7 4 (2.020%) Team Foundation Server
8 3 (1.515%) MSTest
9 2 (1.010%) SilkTest
10 1 (0.505%) Bugzilla
10 1 (0.505%) ClearCase
10 1 (0.505%) Ant
10 1 (0.505%) RequisitePro
10 1 (0.505%) WebDriver
10 1 (0.505%) JProfiler
10 1 (0.505%) NWDI
10 1 (0.505%) Cucumber
General
1 45 (22.73%) Finance
2 21 (10.61%) Telecoms
3 13 (6.566%) Retail
4 12 (6.061%) Banking
5 7 (3.535%) Pharmaceutical
6 6 (3.030%) Retail Banking
7 4 (2.020%) Back Office
7 4 (2.020%) General Ledger
8 3 (1.515%) Billing
8 3 (1.515%) Military
8 3 (1.515%) Manufacturing
9 2 (1.010%) Spanish Language
9 2 (1.010%) Investment Banking
10 1 (0.505%) Automotive
10 1 (0.505%) Games
10 1 (0.505%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 83 (41.92%) Analyst
2 77 (38.89%) Test Analyst
3 34 (17.17%) Test Manager
4 30 (15.15%) Tester
5 16 (8.081%) Consultant
5 16 (8.081%) Test Engineer
6 13 (6.566%) Test Leader
7 9 (4.545%) Test Consultant
7 9 (4.545%) SAP Test Analyst
7 9 (4.545%) SAP Analyst
8 8 (4.040%) Senior Tester
9 7 (3.535%) Senior Analyst
10 6 (3.030%) Senior Test Analyst
11 5 (2.525%) SAP Consultant
11 5 (2.525%) SAP CRM Consultant
11 5 (2.525%) CRM Consultant
12 4 (2.020%) SAP CRM Functional Consultant
12 4 (2.020%) Lead Test Analyst
12 4 (2.020%) Systems Analyst
12 4 (2.020%) Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 9 (4.545%) Management Information System
2 5 (2.525%) STB
3 4 (2.020%) Embedded Systems
3 4 (2.020%) Mainframe
3 4 (2.020%) Handset
3 4 (2.020%) Streaming Video
4 3 (1.515%) AS400
4 3 (1.515%) DTV
4 3 (1.515%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
5 2 (1.010%) iSeries
5 2 (1.010%) iPhone
5 2 (1.010%) IBM Mainframe
6 1 (0.505%) MediaHighway
6 1 (0.505%) Clustering
6 1 (0.505%) MPEG
6 1 (0.505%) Chip and PIN
6 1 (0.505%) SaaS
6 1 (0.505%) PDA
6 1 (0.505%) Statistics
Operating Systems
1 44 (22.22%) Windows
2 23 (11.62%) UNIX
3 22 (11.11%) Windows Server 2003
3 22 (11.11%) Windows Server 2008
4 21 (10.61%) Windows XP
5 18 (9.091%) Linux
6 11 (5.556%) Windows 7
7 9 (4.545%) Windows 2000
8 4 (2.020%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (1.515%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 2 (1.010%) Android
11 1 (0.505%) Windows NT
11 1 (0.505%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (30.30%) Test Scripting
2 41 (20.71%) User Acceptance Testing
3 29 (14.65%) Regression Testing
3 29 (14.65%) Migration
3 29 (14.65%) Test Automation
4 25 (12.63%) Test Management
5 22 (11.11%) Test Strategy
6 19 (9.596%) Business Intelligence
7 18 (9.091%) Validation
8 17 (8.586%) Performance Testing
8 17 (8.586%) Software Testing
9 16 (8.081%) Integration Testing
10 15 (7.576%) CRM
10 15 (7.576%) System Testing
11 14 (7.071%) Agile Software Development
12 12 (6.061%) Web Testing
13 10 (5.051%) Automation Testing
13 10 (5.051%) SOA
13 10 (5.051%) Automated Testing
14 9 (4.545%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 49 (24.75%) SQL
2 14 (7.071%) JavaScript
3 7 (3.535%) Java
3 7 (3.535%) Bash shell
4 6 (3.030%) VB
5 4 (2.020%) Groovy
5 4 (2.020%) PL/SQL
6 3 (1.515%) Shell Script
7 2 (1.010%) R
7 2 (1.010%) RPG
7 2 (1.010%) C
7 2 (1.010%) C++
7 2 (1.010%) Python
8 1 (0.505%) VB6
8 1 (0.505%) Perl
8 1 (0.505%) PHP
8 1 (0.505%) NATURAL
Qualifications
1 52 (26.26%) Security Cleared
2 45 (22.73%) ISEB
2 45 (22.73%) SC Cleared
3 25 (12.63%) ISTQB
4 9 (4.545%) HP AIS
5 7 (3.535%) ISEB Practitioner
6 3 (1.515%) CCA
6 3 (1.515%) DV Cleared
6 3 (1.515%) Degree
7 2 (1.010%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.505%) SCJP
8 1 (0.505%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.505%) Sun Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (9.596%) QA
2 2 (1.010%) GxP
2 2 (1.010%) ISO 8583
System Software
1 22 (11.11%) Active Directory
2 21 (10.61%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (6.061%) VMware ESX
4 11 (5.556%) Oracle RAC
5 7 (3.535%) Terminal Services
6 4 (2.020%) VMware Workstation
7 3 (1.515%) Nmap
7 3 (1.515%) NFS
8 1 (0.505%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 3 (1.515%) Legato
2 1 (0.505%) Nessus
2 1 (0.505%) Netcool
2 1 (0.505%) McAfee ePO
Vendors
1 93 (46.97%) HP
2 62 (31.31%) Oracle
3 36 (18.18%) SAP
4 27 (13.64%) VMware
5 16 (8.081%) Microsoft
6 7 (3.535%) Ab Initio
6 7 (3.535%) Teradata
7 6 (3.030%) IBM
8 5 (2.525%) Genesys
8 5 (2.525%) RedPrairie
9 4 (2.020%) Veritas
9 4 (2.020%) Siebel
10 3 (1.515%) Sybase
10 3 (1.515%) Business Objects
10 3 (1.515%) NetApp
11 2 (1.010%) Capita
11 2 (1.010%) Citrix
11 2 (1.010%) Remedy
11 2 (1.010%) Hyperion
11 2 (1.010%) Informatica
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