The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Analyst role in IT contracts advertised for the Cambridge region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Test Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 21 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 Cambridge 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Analyst
Rank 35 43 28
Rank change year-on-year
+8 -15
Contract jobs requiring a Test Analyst 4 7 5
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridge 1.190% 1.687% 2.066%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.325% 1.790% 2.119%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 6 4
Average daily rate £345 £368 £318
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-6.12% +15.74%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £315 £281 £265
10% offered a daily rate of more than £375 £385 £335
UK excluding London average daily rate £308 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Average hourly rate - - £12.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £17.50 £27.50
% change year-on-year
+42.85% -36.36%
All Job Titles
Cambridge
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
302 391 236
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridge 89.88% 94.22% 97.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 142 192 124
Average daily rate £350 £308 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+13.82% +2.50%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £230 £200 £242
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £435 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 49 56 43
Average hourly rate £37.25 £35.00 £13.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+6.42% +159.25%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.00 £10.33 £11.33
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £50.00 £52.50 £34.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Test Analyst
Cambridgeshire

Test Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Test Analyst across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Cambridge Test Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Test Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridge Test Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Test Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridge Test Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Test Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge 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.

1 9 (64.29%) ISEB
2 8 (57.14%) HP
2 8 (57.14%) Java
2 8 (57.14%) HP Quality Center
3 7 (50.00%) UNIX
3 7 (50.00%) Software Testing
3 7 (50.00%) Test Scripting
4 6 (42.86%) JIRA
4 6 (42.86%) Finance
5 5 (35.71%) Selenium
5 5 (35.71%) HTML
5 5 (35.71%) XML
6 3 (21.43%) Shell Script
6 3 (21.43%) QuickTest Pro
6 3 (21.43%) Windows
6 3 (21.43%) Python
6 3 (21.43%) SQL
6 3 (21.43%) C#
7 2 (14.29%) Agile Software Development
7 2 (14.29%) ISTQB
7 2 (14.29%) C++
7 2 (14.29%) SAP
7 2 (14.29%) SAP HR
7 2 (14.29%) HTTP
7 2 (14.29%) WebDriver
7 2 (14.29%) Regression Testing
8 1 (7.143%) Test Automation
8 1 (7.143%) Kindle
8 1 (7.143%) Twitter
8 1 (7.143%) Non-Functional Testing

Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge 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.

Application Development
1 5 (35.71%) HTML
1 5 (35.71%) XML
Business Applications
1 2 (14.29%) SAP HR
Communications & Networking
1 2 (14.29%) HTTP
2 1 (7.143%) HTTPS
Development Applications
1 6 (42.86%) JIRA
2 5 (35.71%) Selenium
3 3 (21.43%) QuickTest Pro
4 2 (14.29%) WebDriver
General
1 6 (42.86%) Finance
2 1 (7.143%) Financial Institution
2 1 (7.143%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.143%) Kindle
Operating Systems
1 7 (50.00%) UNIX
2 3 (21.43%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (50.00%) Software Testing
1 7 (50.00%) Test Scripting
2 2 (14.29%) Agile Software Development
2 2 (14.29%) Regression Testing
3 1 (7.143%) Test Automation
3 1 (7.143%) Non-Functional Testing
Programming Languages
1 8 (57.14%) Java
2 3 (21.43%) Shell Script
2 3 (21.43%) Python
2 3 (21.43%) SQL
2 3 (21.43%) C#
3 2 (14.29%) C++
Qualifications
1 9 (64.29%) ISEB
2 2 (14.29%) ISTQB
3 1 (7.143%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.143%) ISO 9001
1 1 (7.143%) QA
Systems Management
1 8 (57.14%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 8 (57.14%) HP
2 2 (14.29%) SAP
3 1 (7.143%) Twitter