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This section looks at the demand for HP TestDirector for Quality Center skills within the Yorkshire 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP TestDirector for Quality Center
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank10240
Rank change on same period last yearDown-62
Matching contract IT job ads20110
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.111 %
As % of the category below6.734 %27.92 %
Daily rates quoted721
Average minimum daily rate£291£261
Average daily rate£297£270
% change on same period last year+10.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£303£279
UK excluding London average daily rate£307£318
% change on same period last year-3.52 %
Hourly rates quoted17
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£31.43
Average hourly rate£30.00£32.86
% change on same period last year-8.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£34.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.23£33.84
% change on same period last year-1.79 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads297394
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.396 %0.399 %
Daily rates quoted6255
Average minimum daily rate£288£285
Average daily rate£297£298
% change on same period last year-0.27 %
Average maximum daily rate£306£311
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£331
% change on same period last year-0.66 %
Hourly rates quoted2028
Average minimum hourly rate£27.00£25.94
Average hourly rate£29.26£27.05
% change on same period last year+8.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.52£28.16
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.89£34.13
% change on same period last year-3.63 %
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 Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
West YorkshireDown-3511£305+17.25 %
North YorkshireDown-84£250-14.73 %
South YorkshireDown-152£250+42.85 %
TestDirector EnglandTestDirector
England

TestDirector
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

118 (48.65 %)Finance
29 (24.32 %)Oracle
37 (18.92 %)UNIX
46 (16.22 %)Oracle Reports
55 (13.51 %)TOAD
55 (13.51 %)Oracle Forms
55 (13.51 %)COBOL
55 (13.51 %)SQL
55 (13.51 %)Sun
55 (13.51 %)QA
55 (13.51 %)Test Scripting
64 (10.81 %).NET
64 (10.81 %)SAS
73 (8.108 %)RAD
73 (8.108 %)Banking
73 (8.108 %)ISEB
73 (8.108 %)QuickTest Pro
73 (8.108 %)Regression Testing
73 (8.108 %)Pensions
82 (5.405 %)International Banking
82 (5.405 %)FitNesse
82 (5.405 %)User Acceptance Testing
82 (5.405 %)Automated Testing
82 (5.405 %)Security Cleared
82 (5.405 %)HP
82 (5.405 %)PL/SQL
82 (5.405 %)J2EE
82 (5.405 %)Java
91 (2.703 %)JavaScript
91 (2.703 %)HTML

TestDirector
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (10.81 %).NET
22 (5.405 %)J2EE
31 (2.703 %)CSS
31 (2.703 %)Struts
31 (2.703 %)XML
31 (2.703 %)XSLT
31 (2.703 %)JMX
31 (2.703 %)Hibernate
31 (2.703 %)Spring
31 (2.703 %)AJAX
31 (2.703 %)JSTL
31 (2.703 %)HTML
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (10.81 %)SAS
21 (2.703 %)JBoss
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.703 %)Oracle 11i
11 (2.703 %)Oracle EBS
11 (2.703 %)Oracle Applications
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.703 %)Intranet
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (16.22 %)Oracle Reports
25 (13.51 %)TOAD
31 (2.703 %)DB2
31 (2.703 %)Crystal Reports
31 (2.703 %)Informix
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (13.51 %)Oracle Forms
23 (8.108 %)QuickTest Pro
32 (5.405 %)FitNesse
41 (2.703 %)LoadRunner
41 (2.703 %)CheckStyle
41 (2.703 %)HttpUnit
41 (2.703 %)JIRA
41 (2.703 %)Eclipse
41 (2.703 %)Ant
41 (2.703 %)JUnit
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (48.65 %)Finance
23 (8.108 %)Banking
23 (8.108 %)Pensions
32 (5.405 %)International Banking
41 (2.703 %)Telecoms
41 (2.703 %)Insurance
41 (2.703 %)Health
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (56.76 %)Analyst
219 (51.35 %)Test Analyst
35 (13.51 %)Tester
35 (13.51 %)Developer
35 (13.51 %)Oracle Developer
44 (10.81 %)Oracle Forms Developer
44 (10.81 %)Oracle Reports Developer
44 (10.81 %)COBOL Developer
44 (10.81 %)Report Developer
52 (5.405 %)Systems Tester
52 (5.405 %)Test Manager
61 (2.703 %)Systems Analyst
61 (2.703 %)Senior Manager
61 (2.703 %)Senior Analyst
61 (2.703 %)Test Coordinator
61 (2.703 %)Data Analyst
61 (2.703 %)Senior Test Analyst
61 (2.703 %)SQL Developer
61 (2.703 %)PL/SQL Developer
61 (2.703 %)Systems Test Analyst
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.703 %)Mainframe
11 (2.703 %)IBM Mainframe
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (18.92 %)UNIX
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (13.51 %)Test Scripting
23 (8.108 %)Regression Testing
23 (8.108 %)RAD
32 (5.405 %)Automated Testing
32 (5.405 %)User Acceptance Testing
32 (5.405 %)Security Cleared
41 (2.703 %)UML
41 (2.703 %)Performance Testing
41 (2.703 %)Web Testing
41 (2.703 %)Test Management
41 (2.703 %)Manual Testing
41 (2.703 %)Data Migration
41 (2.703 %)SC Cleared
41 (2.703 %)Software Testing
41 (2.703 %)RUP
41 (2.703 %)E-Commerce
41 (2.703 %)Risk Management
41 (2.703 %)Migration
41 (2.703 %)Programme Management
41 (2.703 %)Agile Software Development
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (13.51 %)SQL
15 (13.51 %)COBOL
22 (5.405 %)Java
22 (5.405 %)PL/SQL
31 (2.703 %)JavaScript
31 (2.703 %)VBScript
31 (2.703 %)VB
31 (2.703 %)VB.NET
31 (2.703 %)VB6
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (8.108 %)ISEB
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (13.51 %)QA
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (24.32 %)Oracle
25 (13.51 %)Sun
32 (5.405 %)HP
41 (2.703 %)IBM
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