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The table below looks at the demand for Test Management skills across the UK with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Management over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest Management
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008		Same period last year
Rank289329
Rank change on same period last yearUp+40
Matching contract IT job ads344398
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.465 %0.392 %
As % of the category below0.855 %0.785 %
Daily rates quoted115169
Average minimum daily rate£430£439
Average daily rate£459£460
% change on same period last year-0.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£488£481
UK excluding London average daily rate£397£412
% change on same period last year-3.79 %
Hourly rates quoted269
Average minimum hourly rate£37.75£44.67
Average hourly rate£39.09£47.17
% change on same period last year-17.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.42£49.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£39.09£47.07
% change on same period last year-16.96 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
UK
Matching contract IT job ads4023050697
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled54.38 %49.99 %
Daily rates quoted1471516862
Average minimum daily rate£386£390
Average daily rate£414£414
% change on same period last year-0.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£441£438
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£375
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted24613255
Average minimum hourly rate£28.41£28.27
Average hourly rate£30.24£30.12
% change on same period last year+0.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.07£31.97
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.41£30.41
% change on same period last year+0.01 %

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 Management
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Test Management within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Test Management Demand Trend

Test Management
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Test Management within the UK.

Test Management Daily Rate Trend

Test Management
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Test Management within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Test Management Daily Rate Histogram

Test Management
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Test Management within the UK.

Test Management Hourly Rate Trend

Test Management
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Test Management within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Test Management Hourly Rate Histogram

Test Management
Top 30 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 UK over the 3 months to 5 September 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
EnglandUp+1285£473+2.33 %
LondonUp+59138£512+0.92 %
City of LondonUp+152£523+11.22 %
South EastUp+5752£438+0.94 %
WalesUp+3239£292-
South WalesUp+2936£292-
South WestDown-822£443+14.69 %
North WestDown-614£410-13.33 %
YorkshireUp+2814£363-27.50 %
NewportNew entry-13--
ScotlandUp+3013£293-7.01 %
West MidlandsUp+512£382-5.99 %
West YorkshireUp+1612£363-
BerkshireUp+2611£476+5.74 %
HampshireUp+3411£454-11.84 %
East of EnglandUp+1011£403-5.71 %
East MidlandsDown-89£329-25.05 %
MidlandsUp+179£467+24.44 %
MiddlesexUp+99£400-
LeedsNew entry-8£363-
BridgendNew entry-8£375-
Docklands, LondonUp+387£583+60.69 %
UxbridgeNew entry-7--
HertfordshireUp+176£422-2.69 %
WiltshireDown-166£508+19.06 %
SurreyUp+126--
ManchesterDown-16£400-
Milton KeynesNew entry-5--
EdinburghUp+105£338+7.14 %
BasingstokeNew entry-5£300-

Test Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

1227 (31.75 %)Finance
2199 (27.83 %)ISEB
3152 (21.26 %)Banking
4151 (21.12 %)TestDirector
5144 (20.14 %)User Acceptance Testing
681 (11.33 %)Migration
773 (10.21 %)SAP
872 (10.07 %)Test Scripting
970 (9.790 %)Security Cleared
1067 (9.371 %)QA
1166 (9.231 %)Investment Banking
1262 (8.671 %)Government
1361 (8.531 %)Project Management
1460 (8.392 %)Software Testing
1556 (7.832 %)Derivative
1653 (7.413 %)PRINCE2
1746 (6.434 %)Integration Testing
1840 (5.594 %)SQL
1938 (5.315 %)Performance Testing
1938 (5.315 %)SC Cleared
1938 (5.315 %)HP
2035 (4.895 %)Oracle
2134 (4.755 %)Configuration Management
2233 (4.615 %)UNIX
2332 (4.476 %)Equities
2431 (4.336 %)Fixed Income
2431 (4.336 %)LoadRunner
2530 (4.196 %)Microsoft
2530 (4.196 %)Stakeholder Management
2530 (4.196 %)ISEB Practitioner

Test Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (2.098 %).NET
210 (1.399 %)WebServices
210 (1.399 %)XML
35 (0.699 %)Middleware
43 (0.420 %)EDI
43 (0.420 %).NET Framework
52 (0.280 %)SAP ALE
52 (0.280 %)ebXML
52 (0.280 %)SAP XI
52 (0.280 %)JSP
52 (0.280 %)SOAP
52 (0.280 %)FIX Protocol
52 (0.280 %)SAP Business Workflow
52 (0.280 %)HTML
61 (0.140 %)J2EE
61 (0.140 %)ASP
61 (0.140 %)XSLT
61 (0.140 %)CORBA
61 (0.140 %)UIQ
61 (0.140 %)WebSphere
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (1.119 %)SharePoint
26 (0.839 %)Documentum
26 (0.839 %)CMS
34 (0.559 %)Content Management Server
43 (0.420 %)NetWeaver
52 (0.280 %)CICS
52 (0.280 %)MS Exchange
52 (0.280 %)Gentran
52 (0.280 %)Portal Infranet
61 (0.140 %)SAP EP
61 (0.140 %)WebLogic
61 (0.140 %)IIS
61 (0.140 %)Apache
61 (0.140 %)BizTalk Server
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
122 (3.077 %)MS Project
122 (3.077 %)MS Office
221 (2.937 %)MS Excel
316 (2.238 %)MS Visio
47 (0.979 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (0.140 %)CA Clarity
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
115 (2.098 %)SAP HR
26 (0.839 %)Loan IQ
35 (0.699 %)SAP Payroll
35 (0.699 %)Oracle HRMS
44 (0.559 %)SalesLogix
44 (0.559 %)MAXIMO
44 (0.559 %)Oracle Financials
53 (0.420 %)Endur
53 (0.420 %)Oracle EBS
53 (0.420 %)VisionPLUS
53 (0.420 %)Oracle Applications
62 (0.280 %)SAP CRM
62 (0.280 %)Cerner Millennium
62 (0.280 %)Oracle BRM
62 (0.280 %)SAP PLM
62 (0.280 %)SAP ERP
62 (0.280 %)SAP R/3
71 (0.140 %)SAP FI
71 (0.140 %)HiInvest
71 (0.140 %)HiPortfolio
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (0.699 %)LAN
15 (0.699 %)WAN
15 (0.699 %)Internet
24 (0.559 %)HTTP
24 (0.559 %)Intranet
33 (0.420 %)Broadband
33 (0.420 %)GSM
42 (0.280 %)TCP/IP
42 (0.280 %)Ethernet
42 (0.280 %)BGP
51 (0.140 %)CHAP
51 (0.140 %)DVB
51 (0.140 %)Firewall
51 (0.140 %)TETRA
51 (0.140 %)BSS
51 (0.140 %)LLU
51 (0.140 %)VoIP
51 (0.140 %)ATM
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
123 (3.217 %)SQL Server
220 (2.797 %)Datawarehouse
311 (1.538 %)SQL Server 2000
311 (1.538 %)SQL Server 2005
47 (0.979 %)ETL
56 (0.839 %)BusinessObjects
56 (0.839 %)SAP BW
64 (0.559 %)MS Access
73 (0.420 %)DB2
73 (0.420 %)Data Cleansing
82 (0.280 %)TOAD
82 (0.280 %)RDBMS
82 (0.280 %)Oracle 10g
82 (0.280 %)SAP BI
91 (0.140 %)GIS
91 (0.140 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
91 (0.140 %)MySQL
91 (0.140 %)OLTP
91 (0.140 %)Oracle Discoverer
91 (0.140 %)OLAP
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1151 (21.12 %)TestDirector
231 (4.336 %)LoadRunner
329 (4.056 %)QuickTest Pro
418 (2.517 %)WinRunner
514 (1.958 %)Visual Studio
67 (0.979 %)ClearQuest
74 (0.559 %)Telelogic DOORS
74 (0.559 %)Visual Studio Team System
83 (0.420 %)JIRA
83 (0.420 %)PVCS
83 (0.420 %)RequisitePro
92 (0.280 %)ClearCase
92 (0.280 %)Bugzilla
101 (0.140 %)CruiseControl
101 (0.140 %)Subversion
101 (0.140 %)QARun
101 (0.140 %)eCATT
101 (0.140 %)Rational Robot
101 (0.140 %)Rational Rose
101 (0.140 %)Eclipse
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1227 (31.75 %)Finance
2152 (21.26 %)Banking
366 (9.231 %)Investment Banking
462 (8.671 %)Government
527 (3.776 %)Retail
624 (3.357 %)Financial Institution
624 (3.357 %)Front Office
624 (3.357 %)Telecoms
714 (1.958 %)Back Office
813 (1.818 %)Health
911 (1.538 %)Billing
109 (1.259 %)Automotive
109 (1.259 %)Pensions
109 (1.259 %)Retail Banking
118 (1.119 %)Education
127 (0.979 %)Insurance
134 (0.559 %)Police
143 (0.420 %)International Banking
152 (0.280 %)Local Government
152 (0.280 %)General Ledger
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1394 (55.10 %)Test Manager
2154 (21.54 %)Analyst
398 (13.71 %)Test Analyst
445 (6.294 %)SAP Manager
543 (6.014 %)SAP Test Manager
642 (5.874 %)Business Analyst
740 (5.594 %)Test Specialist
834 (4.755 %)Project Manager
930 (4.196 %)Tester
1027 (3.776 %)Senior Manager
1122 (3.077 %)UAT Test Manager
1220 (2.797 %)Senior Analyst
1318 (2.517 %)Test Engineer
1417 (2.378 %)Senior Test Manager
1515 (2.098 %)Senior Test Analyst
1614 (1.958 %)Programme Manager
1712 (1.678 %)Programme Test Manager
1810 (1.399 %)Team Leader
199 (1.259 %)Consultant
208 (1.119 %)QA Manager
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
156 (7.832 %)Derivative
232 (4.476 %)Equities
331 (4.336 %)Fixed Income
416 (2.238 %)NHS
515 (2.098 %)Equity Derivative
610 (1.399 %)Mainframe
79 (1.259 %)Interest Rate Derivative
87 (0.979 %)Credit Risk
96 (0.839 %)DTV
96 (0.839 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
105 (0.699 %)Client/Server
114 (0.559 %)Management Information System
114 (0.559 %)Data Integration
123 (0.420 %)IBM Mainframe
123 (0.420 %)STB
123 (0.420 %)Credit Derivative
132 (0.280 %)EPoS
141 (0.140 %)Smartcard
141 (0.140 %)N-Tier
141 (0.140 %)MPEG
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
133 (4.615 %)UNIX
227 (3.776 %)Windows
314 (1.958 %)Windows XP
411 (1.538 %)Windows Server 2003
411 (1.538 %)Windows 2000 Server
510 (1.399 %)Windows 2000
65 (0.699 %)Linux
74 (0.559 %)MVS
82 (0.280 %)Solaris
91 (0.140 %)Symbian OS
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1144 (20.14 %)User Acceptance Testing
281 (11.33 %)Migration
372 (10.07 %)Test Scripting
470 (9.790 %)Security Cleared
561 (8.531 %)Project Management
660 (8.392 %)Software Testing
753 (7.413 %)PRINCE2
846 (6.434 %)Integration Testing
938 (5.315 %)SC Cleared
938 (5.315 %)Performance Testing
1034 (4.755 %)Configuration Management
1130 (4.196 %)Stakeholder Management
1229 (4.056 %)Business Analysis
1327 (3.776 %)CRM
1426 (3.636 %)Change Management
1523 (3.217 %)V-Model
1618 (2.517 %)Data Migration
1717 (2.378 %)RUP
1815 (2.098 %)ITIL
1815 (2.098 %)Asset Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
140 (5.594 %)SQL
213 (1.818 %)C
37 (0.979 %)Java
43 (0.420 %)C#
43 (0.420 %)PL/SQL
52 (0.280 %)COBOL
61 (0.140 %)C++
61 (0.140 %)Perl
61 (0.140 %)VBScript
61 (0.140 %)VB
61 (0.140 %)VB.NET
61 (0.140 %)VBA
61 (0.140 %)Python
61 (0.140 %)PL/1
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1199 (27.83 %)ISEB
230 (4.196 %)ISEB Practitioner
320 (2.797 %)ISTQB
414 (1.958 %)Degree
54 (0.559 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
54 (0.559 %)PRINCE2 Certification
63 (0.420 %)ITIL Certification
72 (0.280 %)Cisco Certification
72 (0.280 %)CCNP
81 (0.140 %)CCNA
81 (0.140 %)Citrix Certification
81 (0.140 %)CISSP
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
167 (9.371 %)QA
25 (0.699 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
34 (0.559 %)ISO9001
34 (0.559 %)HL7
42 (0.280 %)ISO9000
42 (0.280 %)GxP
42 (0.280 %)SNOMED CT
42 (0.280 %)Basel II
51 (0.140 %)ISO27001
51 (0.140 %)COBIT
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (0.420 %)Active Directory
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.140 %)Tivoli
11 (0.140 %)MIIS
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
173 (10.21 %)SAP
238 (5.315 %)HP
335 (4.895 %)Oracle
430 (4.196 %)Microsoft
511 (1.538 %)Citrix
67 (0.979 %)IBM
76 (0.839 %)EMC
76 (0.839 %)Business Objects
85 (0.699 %)Calypso
94 (0.559 %)Sybase
94 (0.559 %)Borland
94 (0.559 %)Telelogic
103 (0.420 %)OpenLink
103 (0.420 %)MetaSolv
103 (0.420 %)Patsystems
103 (0.420 %)GL TRADE
103 (0.420 %)Murex
103 (0.420 %)Cisco
112 (0.280 %)Siebel
112 (0.280 %)webMethods
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