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The table below looks at the demand for HP TestDirector for Quality Center skills within the Staffordshire 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP TestDirector for Quality Center
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank-8
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads018
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.018 %
As % of the category below0.000 %62.07 %
Daily rates quoted010
Average minimum daily rate-£360
Average daily rate-£373
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£308£310
% change on same period last year-0.66 %
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£34.80£24.68
% change on same period last year+41.03 %
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Staffordshire
Matching contract IT job ads4529
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.064 %0.029 %
Daily rates quoted811
Average minimum daily rate£288£350
Average daily rate£323£360
% change on same period last year-10.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£371
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£327
% change on same period last year-1.24 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£25.00
Average hourly rate£25.00£27.50
% change on same period last year-9.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.43£31.25
% change on same period last year+3.75 %
TestDirector West MidlandsTestDirector
West Midlands

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 Staffordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire region.

Staffordshire TestDirector Daily Rate Trend

TestDirector
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)SQL
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)OLAP
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Datawarehouse
11 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)RDBMS
11 (100.00 %)Degree
11 (100.00 %)QA

TestDirector
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %)XML
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)OLAP
11 (100.00 %)Datawarehouse
11 (100.00 %)RDBMS
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Tester
11 (100.00 %)QA Tester
11 (100.00 %)QA Engineer
11 (100.00 %)Applications Tester
11 (100.00 %)Web Tester
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)Windows
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)SQL
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)Degree
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (100.00 %)QA