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This section looks at the demand for HP TestDirector for Quality Center skills within the West Midlands 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP TestDirector for Quality Center
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank11465
Rank change on same period last yearDown-49
Matching contract IT job ads1669
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.069 %
As % of the category below6.723 %20.35 %
Daily rates quoted516
Average minimum daily rate£250£296
Average daily rate£265£305
% change on same period last year-13.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£280£314
UK excluding London average daily rate£298£317
% change on same period last year-5.76 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£26.00
Average hourly rate-£26.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£26.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£39.21£27.98
% change on same period last year+40.12 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads238339
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.314 %0.338 %
Daily rates quoted4949
Average minimum daily rate£286£287
Average daily rate£310£305
% change on same period last year+1.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£334£322
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£334
% change on same period last year-2.18 %
Hourly rates quoted1313
Average minimum hourly rate£23.95£22.89
Average hourly rate£28.00£25.84
% change on same period last year+8.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.05£28.79
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.63£33.53
% change on same period last year+0.31 %
TestDirector EnglandTestDirector
England

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

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands TestDirector Hourly Rate Trend

TestDirector
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing TestDirector within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
BirminghamUp+63£225-6.25 %
SolihullUp+42--
StaffordshireDown-181--
TestDirector EnglandTestDirector
England

TestDirector
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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.

114 (42.42 %)SQL
213 (39.39 %)Oracle
312 (36.36 %)Migration
411 (33.33 %)Finance
411 (33.33 %)Pensions
510 (30.30 %)ISEB
510 (30.30 %)Data Migration
69 (27.27 %)User Acceptance Testing
77 (21.21 %)VB
85 (15.15 %)ClearQuest
85 (15.15 %)Security Cleared
94 (12.12 %)V-Model
94 (12.12 %)Regression Testing
94 (12.12 %)WinRunner
94 (12.12 %)PL/SQL
94 (12.12 %)Manual Testing
94 (12.12 %)QA
94 (12.12 %)Health
103 (9.091 %)Java
103 (9.091 %)C
103 (9.091 %)OLAP
103 (9.091 %)UNIX
103 (9.091 %)Windows
103 (9.091 %)Datawarehouse
103 (9.091 %)QuickTest Pro
103 (9.091 %)LoadRunner
103 (9.091 %)Business Intelligence
103 (9.091 %)RDBMS
112 (6.061 %)HP
112 (6.061 %)Management Information System

TestDirector
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (6.061 %).NET
21 (3.030 %)HTML
21 (3.030 %)XML
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (3.030 %)SAS
11 (3.030 %)MQSeries
11 (3.030 %)CICS
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (6.061 %)GSM
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (9.091 %)OLAP
13 (9.091 %)Datawarehouse
13 (9.091 %)RDBMS
22 (6.061 %)SQL Server
22 (6.061 %)Oracle OLAP
31 (3.030 %)DB2
31 (3.030 %)TOAD
31 (3.030 %)Easytrieve
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (15.15 %)ClearQuest
24 (12.12 %)WinRunner
33 (9.091 %)QuickTest Pro
33 (9.091 %)LoadRunner
41 (3.030 %)PVCS
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (33.33 %)Finance
111 (33.33 %)Pensions
24 (12.12 %)Health
31 (3.030 %)Government
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (36.36 %)Analyst
211 (33.33 %)Tester
310 (30.30 %)Test Analyst
44 (12.12 %)QA Tester
53 (9.091 %)QA Engineer
53 (9.091 %)Systems Tester
62 (6.061 %)Team Leader
62 (6.061 %)UAT Analyst
62 (6.061 %)Data Migration Analyst
62 (6.061 %)Test Team Leader
62 (6.061 %)Data Analyst
62 (6.061 %)Software Tester
71 (3.030 %)Test Coordinator
71 (3.030 %)Functional Analyst
71 (3.030 %)Integration Engineer
71 (3.030 %)Applications Tester
71 (3.030 %)Technical Test Analyst
71 (3.030 %)Functional Test Analyst
71 (3.030 %)Test and Integration Engineer
71 (3.030 %)Web Tester
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (6.061 %)Management Information System
21 (3.030 %)VSAM
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (9.091 %)UNIX
13 (9.091 %)Windows
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (36.36 %)Migration
210 (30.30 %)Data Migration
39 (27.27 %)User Acceptance Testing
45 (15.15 %)Security Cleared
54 (12.12 %)V-Model
54 (12.12 %)Regression Testing
54 (12.12 %)Manual Testing
63 (9.091 %)Business Intelligence
72 (6.061 %)Test Management
72 (6.061 %)Agile Software Development
81 (3.030 %)Software Testing
81 (3.030 %)Use Case
81 (3.030 %)Test Scripting
81 (3.030 %)Load Testing
81 (3.030 %)E-Commerce
81 (3.030 %)Data Mapping
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (42.42 %)SQL
27 (21.21 %)VB
34 (12.12 %)PL/SQL
43 (9.091 %)Java
43 (9.091 %)C
51 (3.030 %)VBA
51 (3.030 %)COBOL
51 (3.030 %)JCL
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (30.30 %)ISEB
21 (3.030 %)Degree
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (12.12 %)QA
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (3.030 %)AllFusion Endevor
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (39.39 %)Oracle
22 (6.061 %)HP
31 (3.030 %)FatWire
31 (3.030 %)Ericsson
31 (3.030 %)iSOFT