Test Leader Contracts in the West Midlands
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Leader role in IT contracts advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Test Leader in their job title over the 3 months to 24 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 Job Titles advertised for the West Midlands 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
24 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Lead
Rank 85 89 91
Rank change year-on-year
+4 +2
Contract jobs requiring a Test Leader 10 14 11
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.612% 0.624% 0.581%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.663% 0.676% 0.629%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 7 7
Average daily rate £280 £301 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-6.82% -33.22%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £218 £272 £343
10% offered a daily rate of more than £388 £374 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £345 £325 £375
% change year-on-year
+6.15% -13.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Average hourly rate £30.00 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 - £42.50
All Job Titles
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category		 1508 2071 1748
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 92.35% 92.37% 92.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 682 946 791
Average daily rate £325 £325 £325
90% offered a daily rate of more than £205 £215 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £463 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 129 167 154
Average hourly rate £20.00 £16.10 £18.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+24.22% -11.78%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 £10.00 £10.99
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.80 £33.00 £37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Test Leader
England

Test Leader
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Test Leader across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

West Midlands Test Leader Jobs Demand Trend

Test Leader
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Test Leader across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Test Leader Daily Rate Trend

Test Leader
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Test Leader across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

West Midlands Test Leader Daily Rate Histogram

Test Leader
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Test Leader across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Test Leader Hourly Rate Trend

Test Leader
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Leader within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 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
Birmingham +11 4 £350 +27.27%
Staffordshire +17 3 £220 -26.78%
Coventry - 2 - -
Test Leader
England

Test Leader
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Test Leader 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 Leader in their job title.

1 10 (43.48%) Finance
2 9 (39.13%) SAP
3 7 (30.43%) User Acceptance Testing
4 5 (21.74%) QA
4 5 (21.74%) Software Testing
5 4 (17.39%) Test Scripting
5 4 (17.39%) CMS
5 4 (17.39%) E-Commerce
5 4 (17.39%) hybris
6 3 (13.04%) ISEB
6 3 (13.04%) SQL
6 3 (13.04%) Automotive
6 3 (13.04%) Risk Management
6 3 (13.04%) JD Edwards
6 3 (13.04%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (13.04%) Retail
7 2 (8.696%) Data Analysis
7 2 (8.696%) Logistics
7 2 (8.696%) Migration
7 2 (8.696%) Degree
7 2 (8.696%) Manual Testing
7 2 (8.696%) Reference Data
7 2 (8.696%) Data Architecture
7 2 (8.696%) QlikView
7 2 (8.696%) Use Case
7 2 (8.696%) SAP HR
7 2 (8.696%) Business Objects
7 2 (8.696%) Business Intelligence
7 2 (8.696%) ERP
7 2 (8.696%) Cognos

Test Leader
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Test Leader 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 Leader in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 4 (17.39%) CMS
Business Applications
1 2 (8.696%) SAP HR
2 1 (4.348%) SAP CRM
2 1 (4.348%) SAP HCM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (8.696%) QlikView
2 1 (4.348%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 1 (4.348%) TestDirector
1 1 (4.348%) QuickTest Pro
1 1 (4.348%) Selenium
General
1 10 (43.48%) Finance
2 3 (13.04%) Automotive
2 3 (13.04%) Retail
3 1 (4.348%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.696%) Reference Data
1 2 (8.696%) Smart Meter
2 1 (4.348%) Mainframe
2 1 (4.348%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.348%) Windows
1 1 (4.348%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (30.43%) User Acceptance Testing
2 5 (21.74%) Software Testing
3 4 (17.39%) Test Scripting
3 4 (17.39%) E-Commerce
4 3 (13.04%) Risk Management
4 3 (13.04%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (8.696%) Data Analysis
5 2 (8.696%) Logistics
5 2 (8.696%) Migration
5 2 (8.696%) Manual Testing
5 2 (8.696%) Data Architecture
5 2 (8.696%) Use Case
5 2 (8.696%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (8.696%) ERP
5 2 (8.696%) Infrastructure Management
6 1 (4.348%) Test Strategy
6 1 (4.348%) Business Transformation
6 1 (4.348%) ETL
6 1 (4.348%) CRM
6 1 (4.348%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (13.04%) SQL
2 1 (4.348%) JavaScript
2 1 (4.348%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 3 (13.04%) ISEB
2 2 (8.696%) Degree
3 1 (4.348%) SC Cleared
3 1 (4.348%) Security Cleared
3 1 (4.348%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (21.74%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (4.348%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 9 (39.13%) SAP
2 4 (17.39%) hybris
3 3 (13.04%) JD Edwards
4 2 (8.696%) Business Objects
4 2 (8.696%) Cognos
5 1 (4.348%) IBM
5 1 (4.348%) Oracle
5 1 (4.348%) Capita
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