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This section looks at the demand for the QA Analyst role in IT contracts within the Cambridgeshire 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 QA Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Quality Assurance Analyst
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank56-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads60
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.857 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£250-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£250-
UK excluding London average daily rate£270£295
% change on same period last year-8.54 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00-
Average hourly rate£22.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£24.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.00£23.22
% change on same period last year+33.51 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads700938
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.924 %0.934 %
Daily rates quoted140192
Average minimum daily rate£301£316
Average daily rate£324£332
% change on same period last year-2.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£347£349
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted120146
Average minimum hourly rate£17.19£26.05
Average hourly rate£18.73£27.53
% change on same period last year-31.95 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.27£29.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
QA Analyst East of EnglandQA Analyst
East of England

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.

QA Analyst
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire QA Analyst Demand Trend

QA Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire QA Analyst Daily Rate Trend

QA Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Cambridgeshire QA Analyst Daily Rate Histogram

QA Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire QA Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

QA Analyst
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QA Analyst within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
PeterboroughNew entry-3£250-
CambridgeNew entry-1--
QA Analyst East of EnglandQA Analyst
East of England

QA Analyst
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region that cited QA 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 QA Analyst in their job title.

19 (100.00 %)QA
26 (66.67 %)ISEB
35 (55.56 %)Finance
35 (55.56 %)Test Scripting
35 (55.56 %)Software Testing
44 (44.44 %)Manual Testing
52 (22.22 %)Agile Software Development
61 (11.11 %)NUnit
61 (11.11 %)CruiseControl
61 (11.11 %)Data Analysis
61 (11.11 %)Insurance
61 (11.11 %)Degree
61 (11.11 %)Change Management
61 (11.11 %)Selenium
61 (11.11 %)Load Testing
61 (11.11 %)QuickTest Pro
61 (11.11 %)C++
61 (11.11 %)Java
61 (11.11 %).NET
61 (11.11 %)SQL Server
61 (11.11 %)Ant
61 (11.11 %)JUnit
61 (11.11 %)Visual Studio
61 (11.11 %)Windows
61 (11.11 %)Linux
61 (11.11 %)Python
61 (11.11 %)IBM
61 (11.11 %)Microsoft

QA Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (11.11 %).NET
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (11.11 %)SQL Server
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (11.11 %)NUnit
11 (11.11 %)CruiseControl
11 (11.11 %)Selenium
11 (11.11 %)QuickTest Pro
11 (11.11 %)Ant
11 (11.11 %)JUnit
11 (11.11 %)Visual Studio
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (55.56 %)Finance
21 (11.11 %)Insurance
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (11.11 %)Windows
11 (11.11 %)Linux
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (55.56 %)Test Scripting
15 (55.56 %)Software Testing
24 (44.44 %)Manual Testing
32 (22.22 %)Agile Software Development
41 (11.11 %)Data Analysis
41 (11.11 %)Change Management
41 (11.11 %)Load Testing
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (11.11 %)C++
11 (11.11 %)Java
11 (11.11 %)Python
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (66.67 %)ISEB
21 (11.11 %)Degree
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (100.00 %)QA
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (11.11 %)IBM
11 (11.11 %)Microsoft