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The table below looks at the demand for the QA Analyst role in IT contracts within the East of England 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Quality Assurance Analyst
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank127153
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching contract IT job ads77
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.205 %0.150 %
Daily rates quoted34
Average minimum daily rate£250£300
Average daily rate£250£300
% change on same period last year-16.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£250£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£282£293
% change on same period last year-3.68 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£31.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£32.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.00£25.19
% change on same period last year+23.07 %
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads34164654
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.618 %4.589 %
Daily rates quoted10591422
Average minimum daily rate£329£322
Average daily rate£351£340
% change on same period last year+3.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£373£359
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted469660
Average minimum hourly rate£22.22£25.65
Average hourly rate£23.69£26.85
% change on same period last year-11.77 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.15£28.05
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
QA Analyst EnglandQA Analyst
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 East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

East of England 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 East of England region.

East of England 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 East of England region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

East of England 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 East of England region.

East of England QA Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

QA Analyst
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QA Analyst within the East of England region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
CambridgeshireNew entry-6£250-
EssexUp+11--
QA Analyst EnglandQA Analyst
England

QA Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

120 (100.00 %)QA
210 (50.00 %)Finance
36 (30.00 %)Microsoft
36 (30.00 %)ISEB
45 (25.00 %)Service Delivery
45 (25.00 %)ITIL
45 (25.00 %)MS Office
45 (25.00 %)MS Excel
45 (25.00 %)Software Testing
45 (25.00 %)MS PowerPoint
45 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
45 (25.00 %)Manual Testing
54 (20.00 %)Quality Management
63 (15.00 %)TestDirector
63 (15.00 %)Agile Software Development
63 (15.00 %)J2EE
72 (10.00 %)C
72 (10.00 %).NET
72 (10.00 %)Performance Testing
81 (5.000 %)Load Testing
81 (5.000 %).NET Framework
81 (5.000 %)Degree
81 (5.000 %)Selenium
81 (5.000 %)Use Case
81 (5.000 %)User Acceptance Testing
81 (5.000 %)C#
81 (5.000 %)C++
81 (5.000 %)Java
81 (5.000 %)SQL Server
81 (5.000 %)Ant

QA Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (15.00 %)J2EE
22 (10.00 %).NET
31 (5.000 %).NET Framework
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (25.00 %)MS Office
15 (25.00 %)MS Excel
15 (25.00 %)MS PowerPoint
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (5.000 %)SQL Server
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (15.00 %)TestDirector
21 (5.000 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (5.000 %)NUnit
21 (5.000 %)CruiseControl
21 (5.000 %)Selenium
21 (5.000 %)Ant
21 (5.000 %)JUnit
21 (5.000 %)Visual Studio
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (50.00 %)Finance
21 (5.000 %)Insurance
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (5.000 %)Windows
11 (5.000 %)Linux
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (25.00 %)ITIL
15 (25.00 %)Service Delivery
15 (25.00 %)Software Testing
15 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
15 (25.00 %)Manual Testing
24 (20.00 %)Quality Management
33 (15.00 %)Agile Software Development
42 (10.00 %)Performance Testing
51 (5.000 %)Load Testing
51 (5.000 %)Data Analysis
51 (5.000 %)Use Case
51 (5.000 %)User Acceptance Testing
51 (5.000 %)Change Management
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (10.00 %)C
21 (5.000 %)C#
21 (5.000 %)C++
21 (5.000 %)Java
21 (5.000 %)Python
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (30.00 %)ISEB
21 (5.000 %)Degree
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
120 (100.00 %)QA
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (30.00 %)Microsoft
21 (5.000 %)IBM