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The table below looks at the demand for HP TestDirector for Quality Center skills within the Swindon 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP TestDirector for Quality Center
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3931
Rank change on same period last yearDown-8
Matching contract IT job ads917
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.017 %
As % of the category below19.15 %32.69 %
Daily rates quoted34
Average minimum daily rate£317£340
Average daily rate£320£367
% change on same period last year-12.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£323£394
UK excluding London average daily rate£308£311
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
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£34.98£24.66
% change on same period last year+41.87 %
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Swindon
Matching contract IT job ads4752
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.066 %0.053 %
Daily rates quoted89
Average minimum daily rate£329£306
Average daily rate£334£334
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£339£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£328
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Hourly rates quoted60
Average minimum hourly rate£20.33-
Average hourly rate£23.42-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£26.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.49£31.36
% change on same period last year+3.60 %
TestDirector WiltshireTestDirector
Wiltshire

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

Swindon 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 Swindon region.

Swindon TestDirector Daily Rate Trend

TestDirector
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing TestDirector across the Swindon region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Swindon TestDirector Daily Rate Histogram

TestDirector
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Swindon TestDirector Hourly Rate Trend

TestDirector
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Swindon 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.

14 (30.77 %)Oracle
23 (23.08 %)Oracle EBS
23 (23.08 %).NET
23 (23.08 %)MS Visio
23 (23.08 %)INAP
23 (23.08 %)HP
23 (23.08 %)User Acceptance Testing
23 (23.08 %)Test Management
23 (23.08 %)Test Scripting
32 (15.38 %)Performance Testing
32 (15.38 %)Local Government
32 (15.38 %)Finance
32 (15.38 %)Government
32 (15.38 %)Pensions
32 (15.38 %)ISEB
32 (15.38 %)MS Office
32 (15.38 %)Telecoms
41 (7.692 %)HSDPA
41 (7.692 %)2G
41 (7.692 %)SQL Server
41 (7.692 %)MS Project
41 (7.692 %)Data Modelling
41 (7.692 %)UMTS
41 (7.692 %)Microsoft
41 (7.692 %)Linux
41 (7.692 %)UML
41 (7.692 %)Lotus Notes
41 (7.692 %)Python
41 (7.692 %)MS Access
41 (7.692 %)E-Commerce

TestDirector
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Swindon 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.

Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (23.08 %).NET
21 (7.692 %).NET Framework
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.692 %)Lotus Notes
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (23.08 %)MS Visio
22 (15.38 %)MS Office
31 (7.692 %)MS Project
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (23.08 %)Oracle EBS
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (23.08 %)INAP
21 (7.692 %)HSDPA
21 (7.692 %)2G
21 (7.692 %)RNC
21 (7.692 %)HSUPA
21 (7.692 %)UMTS
21 (7.692 %)Internet
21 (7.692 %)3G
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (7.692 %)SQL Server
11 (7.692 %)MS Access
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (7.692 %)QuickTest Pro
11 (7.692 %)LoadRunner
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (15.38 %)Telecoms
12 (15.38 %)Finance
12 (15.38 %)Government
12 (15.38 %)Local Government
12 (15.38 %)Pensions
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (30.77 %)Analyst
14 (30.77 %)Test Manager
23 (23.08 %)Test Analyst
23 (23.08 %)Test Engineer
23 (23.08 %)Integration Engineer
23 (23.08 %)Test and Integration Engineer
32 (15.38 %)Tester
41 (7.692 %)Performance Test Manager
41 (7.692 %)Project Manager
41 (7.692 %)Trainer
41 (7.692 %)Business Analyst
41 (7.692 %)Business Manager
41 (7.692 %)Performance Analyst
41 (7.692 %)Oracle Trainer
41 (7.692 %)Performance Manager
41 (7.692 %)Performance Test Analyst
41 (7.692 %)Change Manager
41 (7.692 %)Business Change Manager
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.692 %)Handset
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (7.692 %)Linux
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (23.08 %)User Acceptance Testing
13 (23.08 %)Test Management
13 (23.08 %)Test Scripting
22 (15.38 %)Performance Testing
31 (7.692 %)Unit Testing
31 (7.692 %)Integration Testing
31 (7.692 %)UML
31 (7.692 %)E-Commerce
31 (7.692 %)Data Modelling
31 (7.692 %)Migration
31 (7.692 %)Software Testing
31 (7.692 %)Resource Management
31 (7.692 %)V-Model
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (7.692 %)C
11 (7.692 %)Perl
11 (7.692 %)PL/SQL
11 (7.692 %)SQL
11 (7.692 %)VB
11 (7.692 %)Python
11 (7.692 %)Tcl
11 (7.692 %)VB6
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (15.38 %)ISEB
21 (7.692 %)Degree
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (30.77 %)Oracle
23 (23.08 %)HP
31 (7.692 %)Lotus
31 (7.692 %)NetHawk
31 (7.692 %)Microsoft