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The table below looks at the demand for the Test Manager role in IT contracts within the Surrey region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Manager
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank76101
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching contract IT job ads1816
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.016 %
As % of the category below1.144 %0.691 %
Daily rates quoted66
Average minimum daily rate£317£384
Average daily rate£317£401
% change on same period last year-21.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£317£419
UK excluding London average daily rate£426£413
% change on same period last year+3.11 %
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£46.13-
% change on same period last year-
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Surrey
Matching contract IT job ads15732315
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.197 %2.326 %
Daily rates quoted398641
Average minimum daily rate£316£329
Average daily rate£337£350
% change on same period last year-3.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£371
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Hourly rates quoted195386
Average minimum hourly rate£21.51£19.46
Average hourly rate£22.91£21.08
% change on same period last year+8.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.32£22.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.74£25.24
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
Test Manager South EastTest Manager
South East

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 Manager
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Test Manager across the Surrey region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Surrey Test Manager Demand Trend

Test Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

Surrey Test Manager Daily Rate Trend

Test Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Test Manager across the Surrey region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Surrey Test Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Test Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Surrey Test Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Test Manager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Manager within the Surrey region over the 3 months to 6 October 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
StainesDown-210£330-16.71 %
Test Manager South EastTest Manager
South East

Test Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey region that cited Test Manager in their job title 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 with Test Manager in their job title.

112 (30.77 %)ISEB
211 (28.21 %)ISEB Practitioner
310 (25.64 %)PRINCE2
310 (25.64 %)ISTQB
49 (23.08 %)Test Management
49 (23.08 %)PRINCE2 Certification
49 (23.08 %)Billing
58 (20.51 %)Insurance
58 (20.51 %)Software Testing
58 (20.51 %)Finance
58 (20.51 %)User Acceptance Testing
67 (17.95 %)Degree
67 (17.95 %)CRM
75 (12.82 %)SAP
75 (12.82 %)QA
84 (10.26 %)Test Scripting
84 (10.26 %)System Testing
84 (10.26 %)Migration
84 (10.26 %)Telecoms
84 (10.26 %)GSM
84 (10.26 %)SQL
93 (7.692 %).NET
93 (7.692 %)SQL Server
93 (7.692 %)Business Intelligence
93 (7.692 %)CODA
93 (7.692 %)Pensions
93 (7.692 %)General Ledger
93 (7.692 %)Project Management
93 (7.692 %)Integration Testing
93 (7.692 %)Data Migration

Test Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey region that cited Test Manager in their job title 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 with Test Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (7.692 %).NET
21 (2.564 %)J2EE
21 (2.564 %)Middleware
21 (2.564 %)WebSphere
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.564 %)WebLogic
11 (2.564 %)IIS
11 (2.564 %)SharePoint
11 (2.564 %)ESB
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (5.128 %)SAP HR
12 (5.128 %)SAP FI
12 (5.128 %)SAP FI/CO
12 (5.128 %)SAP CO
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (10.26 %)GSM
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (7.692 %)SQL Server
21 (2.564 %)DB2
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (5.128 %)TestDirector
21 (2.564 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (2.564 %)Synon
21 (2.564 %)JMeter
21 (2.564 %)Oracle Forms
21 (2.564 %)WinRunner
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (23.08 %)Billing
28 (20.51 %)Finance
28 (20.51 %)Insurance
34 (10.26 %)Telecoms
43 (7.692 %)Pensions
43 (7.692 %)General Ledger
52 (5.128 %)Banking
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (5.128 %)EFT
21 (2.564 %)AS400
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (5.128 %)Windows
12 (5.128 %)Windows 2000
21 (2.564 %)UNIX
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (25.64 %)PRINCE2
29 (23.08 %)Test Management
38 (20.51 %)Software Testing
38 (20.51 %)User Acceptance Testing
47 (17.95 %)CRM
54 (10.26 %)Migration
54 (10.26 %)Test Scripting
54 (10.26 %)System Testing
63 (7.692 %)Data Migration
63 (7.692 %)Integration Testing
63 (7.692 %)Business Intelligence
63 (7.692 %)Project Management
71 (2.564 %)Workflow
71 (2.564 %)Performance Testing
71 (2.564 %)Resource Management
71 (2.564 %)Matrix Management
71 (2.564 %)Use Case
71 (2.564 %)SAP Implementation
71 (2.564 %)Configuration Management
71 (2.564 %)RUP
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (10.26 %)SQL
22 (5.128 %)VB
31 (2.564 %)VBScript
31 (2.564 %)Java
31 (2.564 %)RPG
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (30.77 %)ISEB
211 (28.21 %)ISEB Practitioner
310 (25.64 %)ISTQB
49 (23.08 %)PRINCE2 Certification
57 (17.95 %)Degree
62 (5.128 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (12.82 %)QA
22 (5.128 %)ISO9001
22 (5.128 %)ISO27001
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (12.82 %)SAP
23 (7.692 %)CODA
32 (5.128 %)Oracle
32 (5.128 %)Dell
41 (2.564 %)Microsoft
41 (2.564 %)HP