Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Test Analyst role in IT contracts within the Bristol region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Analyst
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank4928
Rank change on same period last yearDown-21
Matching contract IT job ads1038
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.041 %
As % of the category below1.364 %3.850 %
Daily rates quoted222
Average minimum daily rate£215£255
Average daily rate£230£264
% change on same period last year-12.94 %
Average maximum daily rate£245£274
UK excluding London average daily rate£303£287
% change on same period last year+5.45 %
Hourly rates quoted04
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£36.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£38.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.54£31.01
% change on same period last year-14.43 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads733987
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.155 %1.058 %
Daily rates quoted214319
Average minimum daily rate£311£330
Average daily rate£336£345
% change on same period last year-2.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£362£360
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted140160
Average minimum hourly rate£25.19£23.62
Average hourly rate£26.08£26.05
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.96£28.49
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Test Analyst South WestTest Analyst
South West

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.

Test Analyst
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Test Analyst across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Bristol Test Analyst Demand Trend

Test Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Test Analyst across the Bristol region.

Bristol Test Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Test Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Test Analyst across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Bristol Test Analyst Daily Rate Histogram

Test Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol Test Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Test Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region that cited Test Analyst in their job title 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 with Test Analyst in their job title.

120 (46.51 %)Finance
215 (34.88 %)Pensions
311 (25.58 %)Insurance
410 (23.26 %)ISEB
58 (18.60 %)User Acceptance Testing
67 (16.28 %)Test Scripting
67 (16.28 %)TestDirector
76 (13.95 %)SQL Server
85 (11.63 %)Regression Testing
94 (9.302 %)Agile Software Development
94 (9.302 %)SQL
94 (9.302 %)QuickTest Pro
94 (9.302 %)LoadRunner
103 (6.977 %).NET
103 (6.977 %)Oracle
103 (6.977 %)Datawarehouse
103 (6.977 %)E-Commerce
103 (6.977 %)Banking
103 (6.977 %)Retail
103 (6.977 %)Software Testing
103 (6.977 %)Telecoms
103 (6.977 %)V-Model
112 (4.651 %)Manual Testing
112 (4.651 %)Oracle BRM
112 (4.651 %)Integration Testing
112 (4.651 %)Web Testing
112 (4.651 %)Test Management
112 (4.651 %)QA
112 (4.651 %)Validation
112 (4.651 %)Migration

Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region that cited Test Analyst in their job title 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 with Test Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (6.977 %).NET
22 (4.651 %)XML
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (4.651 %)Portal Infranet
21 (2.326 %)WebLogic
21 (2.326 %)Apache
21 (2.326 %)CMS
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.326 %)MS Excel
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (4.651 %)Oracle BRM
21 (2.326 %)WebTrends
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (13.95 %)SQL Server
23 (6.977 %)Datawarehouse
31 (2.326 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (2.326 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (2.326 %)OLAP
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (16.28 %)TestDirector
24 (9.302 %)QuickTest Pro
24 (9.302 %)LoadRunner
31 (2.326 %)ClearQuest
31 (2.326 %)NUnit
31 (2.326 %)QARun
31 (2.326 %)WATIR
31 (2.326 %)Selenium
31 (2.326 %)FitNesse
31 (2.326 %)Visual Studio
31 (2.326 %)WinRunner
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (46.51 %)Finance
215 (34.88 %)Pensions
311 (25.58 %)Insurance
43 (6.977 %)Telecoms
43 (6.977 %)Banking
43 (6.977 %)Retail
52 (4.651 %)Billing
61 (2.326 %)Investment Banking
61 (2.326 %)Publishing
61 (2.326 %)Games
61 (2.326 %)Pharmaceutical
61 (2.326 %)Back Office
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (2.326 %)UNIX
11 (2.326 %)Windows
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (18.60 %)User Acceptance Testing
27 (16.28 %)Test Scripting
35 (11.63 %)Regression Testing
44 (9.302 %)Agile Software Development
53 (6.977 %)E-Commerce
53 (6.977 %)Software Testing
53 (6.977 %)V-Model
62 (4.651 %)Project Management
62 (4.651 %)Validation
62 (4.651 %)Migration
62 (4.651 %)Manual Testing
62 (4.651 %)Integration Testing
62 (4.651 %)Web Testing
62 (4.651 %)Test Management
71 (2.326 %)Performance Testing
71 (2.326 %)System Testing
71 (2.326 %)Security Cleared
71 (2.326 %)Document Management
71 (2.326 %)Automated Testing
71 (2.326 %)SEO
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (9.302 %)SQL
22 (4.651 %)C#
31 (2.326 %)C
31 (2.326 %)VB
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (23.26 %)ISEB
21 (2.326 %)ISTQB
21 (2.326 %)Degree
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (4.651 %)QA
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (6.977 %)Oracle
22 (4.651 %)Microsoft
22 (4.651 %)Nokia
22 (4.651 %)Siemens
31 (2.326 %)HP
31 (2.326 %)Sybase