HP ALM Contract Job Trends in the North West

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

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North West 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 143 120 133
Rank change year-on-year -23 +13 +39
Contract jobs citing HP ALM 3 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 0.12% 0.098% 0.074%
As % of the Systems Management category 0.76% 0.68% 0.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 1
10th Percentile £266 £320 -
25th Percentile £267 £326 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £270 £346 £425
Median % change year-on-year -22.02% -18.53% -
75th Percentile £273 £361 £438
90th Percentile £274 £363 -
England median daily rate £400 £488 £514
% change year-on-year -17.95% -5.07% +14.12%

All Systems Management Skills
North West

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 the North West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 395 292 385
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 15.91% 14.27% 14.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 262 167 269
10th Percentile £300 £250 £295
25th Percentile £358 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £569 £575 £583
90th Percentile £650 £656 £678
England median daily rate £512 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -2.57% -2.78% -8.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 10 41
10th Percentile £15.50 £21.05 £17.72
25th Percentile £18.87 £24.18 £37.55
Median hourly rate £55.00 £44.59 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +23.35% -3.44% -11.41%
75th Percentile £59.38 £62.68 £61.25
90th Percentile £71.70 £78.50 £78.75
England median hourly rate £52.50 £26.50 £46.18
% change year-on-year +98.11% -42.62% +21.53%

HP ALM
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

HP ALM job vacancy trend in the North West

HP ALM
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing HP ALM.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing HP ALM

HP ALM
Contract Job Locations in the North West

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 North West 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
Cheshire -19 3 £270 -22.02% 1
HP ALM
England

HP ALM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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