Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Job Type
Source

The table below looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the East Anglia 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuality Assurance (QA)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank17-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below37.50 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£334
% change on same period last year+7.11 %
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£30.03
% change on same period last year+1.91 %
East Anglia IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
East Anglia
Matching contract IT job ads81
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.001 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£350
Average daily rate-£350
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£372£348
% change on same period last year+6.91 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£30.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.12£25.92
% change on same period last year-3.07 %
QA East of EnglandQA
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
Demand Trend

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

East Anglia 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 East Anglia region.

East Anglia 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 East Anglia region.

East Anglia QA Hourly Rate Trend

QA
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Anglia 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.

13 (75.00 %)C++
13 (75.00 %)HTML
13 (75.00 %)Java
13 (75.00 %)ISEB
13 (75.00 %)Internet
13 (75.00 %)Games
13 (75.00 %)Online Games
13 (75.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
13 (75.00 %)Stress Testing
21 (25.00 %)Risk Analysis
21 (25.00 %)Validation

QA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Anglia 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.

East Anglia IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (75.00 %)HTML
East Anglia IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (75.00 %)Internet
East Anglia IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (75.00 %)Games
13 (75.00 %)Online Games
East Anglia IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Tester
13 (75.00 %)QA Tester
21 (25.00 %)QA Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Quality Engineer
East Anglia IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
13 (75.00 %)Stress Testing
21 (25.00 %)Validation
21 (25.00 %)Risk Analysis
East Anglia IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (75.00 %)C++
13 (75.00 %)Java
East Anglia IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (75.00 %)ISEB