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The table below looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the Cheltenham 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuality Assurance (QA)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank33-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below50.00 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£425-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£334
% change on same period last year+7.57 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.60£29.50
% change on same period last year+3.72 %
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Cheltenham
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£425-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£374£351
% change on same period last year+6.57 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£9.00-
Average hourly rate£10.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£11.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.19£25.66
% change on same period last year-1.81 %
QA GloucestershireQA
Gloucestershire

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
Demand Trend

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

Cheltenham QA Demand Trend

QA
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheltenham QA Daily Rate 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 Cheltenham region.

Cheltenham QA Hourly Rate Trend

QA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheltenham 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.

19 (69.23 %)Migration
27 (53.85 %)Security Cleared
36 (46.15 %)HTML
36 (46.15 %)MS Visio
45 (38.46 %)Dreamweaver
45 (38.46 %)Microsoft
45 (38.46 %)Adobe
45 (38.46 %)MS Project
45 (38.46 %)GoLive
45 (38.46 %)RoboHelp
45 (38.46 %)MS PowerPoint
45 (38.46 %)FrontPage
45 (38.46 %)FrameMaker
45 (38.46 %)Data Migration
54 (30.77 %)DV Cleared
54 (30.77 %)Pensions
54 (30.77 %)OVSD
63 (23.08 %)Data Analysis
63 (23.08 %)PVCS
72 (15.38 %)HND
72 (15.38 %)PRINCE2
72 (15.38 %)Documentum
72 (15.38 %)PRINCE
72 (15.38 %)Telecoms
72 (15.38 %)Education
72 (15.38 %)Degree
72 (15.38 %)Data Conversion
72 (15.38 %)Data Mapping
81 (7.692 %)Project Planning
81 (7.692 %)HP

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheltenham 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.

Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (46.15 %)HTML
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (15.38 %)Documentum
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (46.15 %)MS Visio
25 (38.46 %)RoboHelp
25 (38.46 %)FrameMaker
25 (38.46 %)MS PowerPoint
25 (38.46 %)MS Project
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (7.692 %)ETL
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (38.46 %)Dreamweaver
15 (38.46 %)GoLive
15 (38.46 %)FrontPage
23 (23.08 %)PVCS
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (30.77 %)Pensions
22 (15.38 %)Telecoms
22 (15.38 %)Education
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (46.15 %)Author
16 (46.15 %)Technical Author
25 (38.46 %)Analyst
25 (38.46 %)Senior Business Analyst
25 (38.46 %)Senior Analyst
25 (38.46 %)Technical Writer
25 (38.46 %)Business Analyst
32 (15.38 %)Project Consultant
32 (15.38 %)Support Consultant
32 (15.38 %)Consultant
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (15.38 %)Data Conversion
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (69.23 %)Migration
27 (53.85 %)Security Cleared
35 (38.46 %)Data Migration
44 (30.77 %)DV Cleared
53 (23.08 %)Data Analysis
62 (15.38 %)PRINCE2
62 (15.38 %)PRINCE
62 (15.38 %)Data Mapping
71 (7.692 %)Project Planning
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (7.692 %)SQL
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (15.38 %)HND
12 (15.38 %)Degree
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (30.77 %)OVSD
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (38.46 %)Microsoft
15 (38.46 %)Adobe
21 (7.692 %)HP
21 (7.692 %)Informatica