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This section looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the Bicester region with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited QA over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuality Assurance (QA)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank11-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below100.00 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£342
% change on same period last year+3.19 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£18.00-
Average hourly rate£19.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.50£30.98
% change on same period last year+8.15 %
Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Bicester
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£361
% change on same period last year+5.17 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£18.00-
Average hourly rate£19.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.03£24.95
% change on same period last year-3.68 %
QA OxfordshireQA
Oxfordshire

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.

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Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing QA across the Bicester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Bicester QA Demand Trend

QA
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing QA across the Bicester region.

Bicester QA Hourly Rate Trend

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Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bicester region citing QA 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 QA.

14 (100.00 %)Economics
14 (100.00 %)Project Planning
14 (100.00 %)Matrix Management
14 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
23 (75.00 %)SC Cleared
23 (75.00 %)Logistics
32 (50.00 %)Government
32 (50.00 %)BC Cleared
41 (25.00 %)CMMI
41 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
41 (25.00 %)PRINCE

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bicester region citing QA 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 QA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Government
Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Analyst
13 (75.00 %)Project Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Project Support Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Support Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Project Manager
Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (100.00 %)Economics
Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (100.00 %)Project Planning
14 (100.00 %)Matrix Management
14 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
23 (75.00 %)SC Cleared
23 (75.00 %)Logistics
32 (50.00 %)BC Cleared
41 (25.00 %)CMMI
41 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
41 (25.00 %)PRINCE