The first table below looks at the demand for Test Management skills in IT contracts advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Test Management over the 3 months to 19 June 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 Processes & Methodologies category for the South West 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
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Management
Rank 85 93 78
Rank change year-on-year
+8 -15
Contract jobs citing Test Management 16 39 53
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 0.796% 1.247% 1.751%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.183% 1.831% 2.739%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 24 31
Average daily rate £445 £400 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+11.25% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £350 £300 £325
10% offered a daily rate of more than £499 £475 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £400
% change year-on-year
- -6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Average hourly rate - - £36.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.25 £32.25 £32.50
% change year-on-year
- -0.76%
All Processes & Methodologies
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1352 2130 1935
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 67.30% 68.12% 63.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 845 1316 985
Average daily rate £375 £378 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-0.66% +0.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £265 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £370 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
+1.36% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 61 111 148
Average hourly rate £29.00 £25.00 £31.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+16.00% -20.63%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.64 £11.46 £14.95
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £40.90 £39.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.00 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+24.00% -13.79%
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Test Management
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Test Management across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South West Test Management Jobs Demand Trend

Test Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Test Management Daily Rate Trend

Test Management
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Test Management across the South West region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

South West Test Management Daily Rate Histogram

Test Management
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Test Management Hourly Rate Trend

Test Management
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Management within the South West region over the 3 months to 19 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Dorset +6 7 £440 - 1
Bristol +9 6 £460 +2.22% 1
Wiltshire +1 2 £469 +53.68% 1
Gloucestershire - - - - 3
Somerset - - - -
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Test Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

1 19 (40.43%) Finance
2 16 (34.04%) SQL
3 15 (31.91%) Oracle
3 15 (31.91%) ISEB
3 15 (31.91%) Test Strategy
4 14 (29.79%) Software Testing
5 12 (25.53%) QA
5 12 (25.53%) Test Scripting
5 12 (25.53%) Banking
5 12 (25.53%) Linux
5 12 (25.53%) TOAD
6 11 (23.40%) UNIX
6 11 (23.40%) HP
7 10 (21.28%) HP Quality Center
8 8 (17.02%) User Acceptance Testing
8 8 (17.02%) Release Management
8 8 (17.02%) Configuration Management
8 8 (17.02%) SAP
9 7 (14.89%) Windows
9 7 (14.89%) Data Warehouse
9 7 (14.89%) Oracle Discoverer
9 7 (14.89%) Data Modelling
9 7 (14.89%) QuickTest Pro
9 7 (14.89%) ISTQB
9 7 (14.89%) System Testing
9 7 (14.89%) Data Analysis
9 7 (14.89%) Business Analysis
10 6 (12.77%) Star Schema
10 6 (12.77%) PL/SQL
11 5 (10.64%) WebLogic

Test Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

Application Development
1 5 (10.64%) JDBC
1 5 (10.64%) ODBC
1 5 (10.64%) Middleware
2 1 (2.128%) .NET
2 1 (2.128%) SAP MI
Application Platforms
1 5 (10.64%) WebLogic
Business Applications
1 2 (4.255%) Agresso
2 1 (2.128%) SAP FI
2 1 (2.128%) SAP FI-GL
2 1 (2.128%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (2.128%) SAP CO
2 1 (2.128%) Taleo
Communications & Networking
1 5 (10.64%) HTTP
1 5 (10.64%) HTTPS
2 2 (4.255%) Internet
2 2 (4.255%) FTP
3 1 (2.128%) 3G
3 1 (2.128%) 2G
3 1 (2.128%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (25.53%) TOAD
2 7 (14.89%) Data Warehouse
2 7 (14.89%) Oracle Discoverer
3 6 (12.77%) Star Schema
4 2 (4.255%) SAP BW
5 1 (2.128%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (2.128%) SAP BI
Development Applications
1 7 (14.89%) QuickTest Pro
2 5 (10.64%) LoadRunner
2 5 (10.64%) Introscope
3 2 (4.255%) JProfiler
3 2 (4.255%) JProbe
3 2 (4.255%) WinRunner
3 2 (4.255%) TestDirector
General
1 19 (40.43%) Finance
2 12 (25.53%) Banking
3 4 (8.511%) Retail
3 4 (8.511%) Retail Banking
4 3 (6.383%) Investment Banking
5 1 (2.128%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 20 (42.55%) Test Manager
2 5 (10.64%) Project Manager
2 5 (10.64%) Developer
2 5 (10.64%) Oracle Developer
3 4 (8.511%) Senior Test Manager
3 4 (8.511%) Senior Manager
3 4 (8.511%) Tester
4 3 (6.383%) Analyst
4 3 (6.383%) Test Leader
4 3 (6.383%) Software Tester
4 3 (6.383%) QA Leader
5 2 (4.255%) Oracle Data Warehouse Developer
5 2 (4.255%) Infrastructure Manager
5 2 (4.255%) Data Warehouse Developer
5 2 (4.255%) SAP Manager
5 2 (4.255%) Infrastructure Project Manager
5 2 (4.255%) Test Analyst
6 1 (2.128%) Consultant
6 1 (2.128%) QA Manager
6 1 (2.128%) Performance Test Manager
Miscellaneous
1 5 (10.64%) SWIFT
2 4 (8.511%) Mobile App
3 2 (4.255%) NHS
4 1 (2.128%) Management Information System
4 1 (2.128%) Informatics
4 1 (2.128%) Computer Science
4 1 (2.128%) FMCG
4 1 (2.128%) Economics
Operating Systems
1 12 (25.53%) Linux
2 11 (23.40%) UNIX
3 7 (14.89%) Windows
4 5 (10.64%) Solaris
5 2 (4.255%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (31.91%) Test Strategy
2 14 (29.79%) Software Testing
3 12 (25.53%) Test Scripting
4 8 (17.02%) User Acceptance Testing
4 8 (17.02%) Release Management
4 8 (17.02%) Configuration Management
5 7 (14.89%) Data Modelling
5 7 (14.89%) System Testing
5 7 (14.89%) Data Analysis
5 7 (14.89%) Business Analysis
6 4 (8.511%) Stakeholder Management
6 4 (8.511%) Project Management
6 4 (8.511%) PRINCE2
7 3 (6.383%) Regression Testing
8 2 (4.255%) Kimball Methodology
8 2 (4.255%) Continuous Improvement
8 2 (4.255%) Migration
8 2 (4.255%) V-Model
8 2 (4.255%) Test Automation
8 2 (4.255%) Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 16 (34.04%) SQL
2 6 (12.77%) PL/SQL
3 5 (10.64%) Java
4 2 (4.255%) Shell Script
4 2 (4.255%) C
4 2 (4.255%) C++
4 2 (4.255%) VB
5 1 (2.128%) Python
5 1 (2.128%) Delphi
5 1 (2.128%) PHP
Qualifications
1 15 (31.91%) ISEB
2 7 (14.89%) ISTQB
3 4 (8.511%) ISEB Practitioner
3 4 (8.511%) Security Cleared
4 2 (4.255%) SC Cleared
5 1 (2.128%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 1 (2.128%) ACCA
5 1 (2.128%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (25.53%) QA
2 2 (4.255%) GAMP
2 2 (4.255%) GMP
2 2 (4.255%) ISO 9001
Systems Management
1 10 (21.28%) HP Quality Center
2 5 (10.64%) HP SiteScope
3 2 (4.255%) SCCM
3 2 (4.255%) Unicenter
Vendors
1 15 (31.91%) Oracle
2 11 (23.40%) HP
3 8 (17.02%) SAP
4 2 (4.255%) CA
4 2 (4.255%) Microsoft
5 1 (2.128%) Business Objects
5 1 (2.128%) Nokia
5 1 (2.128%) Nokia Siemens Networks
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