The first table below looks at the demand for HP Quality Center skills in IT contracts advertised for the Suffolk 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 Suffolk 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 23 26 33
Rank change year-on-year
+3 +7
Contract jobs citing HP Quality Center 6 13 2
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Suffolk 3.774% 5.159% 1.070%
As % of the Systems Management category 42.86% 36.11% 22.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 10 0
Average daily rate £375 £375 -
UK excluding London average daily rate £343 £310 £325
% change year-on-year
+10.48% -4.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Average hourly rate - £32.25 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.25 £29.50 £31.25
% change year-on-year
+26.27% -5.60%
All Systems Management
Suffolk
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Systems Management category
14 36 9
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Suffolk 8.805% 14.29% 4.813%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 26 2
Average daily rate £250 £260 £160
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.84% +62.50%
UK excluding London average daily rate £330 £325 £300
% change year-on-year
+1.53% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 6 1
Average hourly rate £11.50 £22.88 £17.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-49.72% +30.71%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £20.00 £17.50 £24.40
% change year-on-year
+14.28% -28.27%
HP Quality Center
East of 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 Suffolk region as a proportion of the total demand within the Systems Management category.

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk HP Quality Center Daily Rate Trend

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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk 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 Suffolk 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
Ipswich 0 2 £380 +1.33%
HP Quality Center
East of England

HP Quality Center
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk 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 11 (100.00%) HP
2 10 (90.91%) QA
2 10 (90.91%) User Acceptance Testing
3 7 (63.64%) Finance
4 5 (45.45%) Integration Testing
4 5 (45.45%) Test Scripting
5 4 (36.36%) Migration
5 4 (36.36%) ISEB
6 2 (18.18%) Data Migration
6 2 (18.18%) Data Quality
7 1 (9.091%) System Testing
7 1 (9.091%) Test Management
7 1 (9.091%) Validation
7 1 (9.091%) ETL
7 1 (9.091%) Business Intelligence
7 1 (9.091%) Sun

HP Quality Center
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk 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.

General
1 7 (63.64%) Finance
Job Titles
1 9 (81.82%) Analyst
2 8 (72.73%) QA Analyst
3 3 (27.27%) Test Analyst
3 3 (27.27%) Tester
3 3 (27.27%) QA Test Analyst
4 2 (18.18%) QA Tester
5 1 (9.091%) UAT Manager
5 1 (9.091%) Testing Manager
5 1 (9.091%) Senior QA Analyst
5 1 (9.091%) Senior QA Tester
5 1 (9.091%) Quality Analyst
5 1 (9.091%) Data Manager
5 1 (9.091%) Senior Analyst
5 1 (9.091%) Senior Tester
5 1 (9.091%) Quality Manager
5 1 (9.091%) Test Manager
5 1 (9.091%) Coordinator
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (90.91%) User Acceptance Testing
2 5 (45.45%) Integration Testing
2 5 (45.45%) Test Scripting
3 4 (36.36%) Migration
4 2 (18.18%) Data Migration
5 1 (9.091%) System Testing
5 1 (9.091%) Test Management
5 1 (9.091%) Validation
5 1 (9.091%) ETL
5 1 (9.091%) Business Intelligence
Qualifications
1 4 (36.36%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (90.91%) QA
2 2 (18.18%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 11 (100.00%) HP
2 1 (9.091%) Sun