HP ALM Contract Job Trends in Cheshire

HP Application Lifecycle Management (HP ALM)
North West > Cheshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cheshire requiring HP ALM skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 51 -
Rank change year-on-year -19 - -
Contract jobs citing HP ALM 3 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire 0.48% 0.47% -
As % of the Systems Management category 2.34% 3.23% -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 0
10th Percentile £266 £320 -
25th Percentile £267 £326 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £270 £346 -
Median % change year-on-year -22.02% - -
75th Percentile £273 £361 -
90th Percentile £274 £363 -
North West median daily rate £270 £346 £425
% change year-on-year -22.02% -18.53% -

All Systems Management Skills
Cheshire

HP ALM falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring systems management skills in Cheshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 128 62 84
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire 20.61% 14.49% 19.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 90 37 57
10th Percentile £284 £309 £360
25th Percentile £331 £350 £487
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £402 £425 £525
Median % change year-on-year -5.41% -19.05% +19.32%
75th Percentile £466 £550 £582
90th Percentile £612 £638 £591
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 6 3
10th Percentile - £21.05 £16.78
25th Percentile £15.50 £21.83 £17.13
Median hourly rate £16.00 £24.18 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -33.83% +36.46% -
75th Percentile £18.87 £64.17 -
90th Percentile £28.55 £82.50 -
North West median hourly rate £55.00 £44.59 £46.18
% change year-on-year +23.35% -3.44% -11.41%

HP ALM
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing HP ALM relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

HP ALM job vacancy trend in Cheshire

HP ALM
Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing HP ALM.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing HP ALM

HP ALM
Contract Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HP ALM within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 13 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Knutsford -25 3 £270 -22.02%
HP ALM
North West

HP ALM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Development Applications
1 3 (100.00%) JIRA
1 3 (100.00%) TestRail
General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Banking
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Tester
1 3 (100.00%) UAT Tester
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) SDLC
1 3 (100.00%) Test Management
1 3 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 3 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 3 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) HP