The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Analyst role in IT contracts advertised for the Canary Wharf 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 20 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 Canary Wharf 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
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Analyst
Rank - 45 54
Contract jobs requiring a Test Analyst 0 2 4
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Canary Wharf - 0.536% 0.802%
As % of the Job Titles category - 0.583% 0.853%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 2
Average daily rate - £450 £550
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -18.18%
UK excluding London average daily rate £308 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £17.50 £28.25
% change year-on-year
+42.85% -38.05%
All Job Titles
Canary Wharf
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
365 343 469
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Canary Wharf 92.17% 91.96% 93.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 282 215 365
Average daily rate £525 £550 £575
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-4.54% -4.34%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £263 £350 £450
10% offered a daily rate of more than £650 £600 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 5 4
Average hourly rate £42.50 £35.00 £40.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+21.42% -13.58%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Test Analyst
London

Test Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Canary Wharf 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 Canary Wharf region.

Canary Wharf Test Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Test Analyst
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Canary Wharf 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 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (66.67%) Change Management
2 2 (66.67%) Financial Institution
2 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Manual Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Automation Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Banking
3 1 (33.33%) Web Development

Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Canary Wharf 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.

General
1 2 (66.67%) Financial Institution
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Banking
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (66.67%) User Acceptance Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) Manual Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Automation Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Web Development