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This section looks at the demand for HP QuickTest Professional (QTP) skills within the Watford region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited QuickTest Pro over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP QuickTest Professional (QTP)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank28-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.333 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£318
% change on same period last year+1.17 %
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£31.39£32.08
% change on same period last year-2.15 %
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Watford
Matching contract IT job ads3043
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.040 %0.044 %
Daily rates quoted823
Average minimum daily rate£313£281
Average daily rate£329£286
% change on same period last year+15.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£346£292
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£331
% 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£32.89£34.13
% change on same period last year-3.63 %
QuickTest Pro HertfordshireQuickTest Pro
Hertfordshire

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.

QuickTest Pro
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing QuickTest Pro across the Watford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Watford QuickTest Pro Demand Trend

QuickTest Pro
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing QuickTest Pro across the Watford region.

Watford QuickTest Pro Daily Rate Trend

QuickTest Pro
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Watford region citing QuickTest Pro 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 QuickTest Pro.

13 (100.00 %)TestDirector
13 (100.00 %)LoadRunner
22 (66.67 %)SAP
22 (66.67 %)PRINCE2
31 (33.33 %)Retail
31 (33.33 %)Automated Testing
31 (33.33 %)Polish Language
31 (33.33 %)System Testing
31 (33.33 %)SQL
31 (33.33 %)DB2
31 (33.33 %)UNIX
31 (33.33 %)AIX
31 (33.33 %)E-Commerce
31 (33.33 %)HP
31 (33.33 %)Regression Testing
31 (33.33 %)Games

QuickTest Pro
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Watford region citing QuickTest Pro 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 QuickTest Pro. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (33.33 %)DB2
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (100.00 %)TestDirector
13 (100.00 %)LoadRunner
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Games
11 (33.33 %)Retail
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Analyst
13 (100.00 %)Test Analyst
22 (66.67 %)Senior Analyst
22 (66.67 %)Senior Test Analyst
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (33.33 %)Polish Language
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (33.33 %)UNIX
11 (33.33 %)AIX
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)PRINCE2
21 (33.33 %)E-Commerce
21 (33.33 %)Regression Testing
21 (33.33 %)Automated Testing
21 (33.33 %)System Testing
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (33.33 %)SQL
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (66.67 %)SAP
21 (33.33 %)HP
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