The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Architect role in IT contracts advertised for the Bedfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Test Architect 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 Bedfordshire 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 Architect
Rank - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Test Architect 0 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Bedfordshire - - -
As % of the Job Titles category - - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate - £486 £455
% change year-on-year
- +6.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Job Titles
Bedfordshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
182 252 269
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Bedfordshire 95.79% 92.65% 92.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 115 124 127
Average daily rate £350 £363 £323
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.44% +12.40%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £188 £225 £195
10% offered a daily rate of more than £520 £450 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 14 12
Average hourly rate £20.70 £29.00 £13.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-28.63% +114.81%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.96 £12.00 £10.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £42.50 £47.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Test Architect
East of England