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This section looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the East of England 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuality Assurance (QA)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank9480
Rank change on same period last yearDown-14
Matching contract IT job ads5376
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.071 %0.077 %
As % of the category below20.95 %32.62 %
Daily rates quoted1514
Average minimum daily rate£338£322
Average daily rate£367£336
% change on same period last year+9.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£397£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£338
% change on same period last year-1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted153
Average minimum hourly rate£33.20£28.33
Average hourly rate£34.03£30.00
% change on same period last year+13.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.87£31.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.07£30.86
% change on same period last year-5.79 %
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads253233
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.337 %0.236 %
Daily rates quoted7754
Average minimum daily rate£344£355
Average daily rate£375£383
% change on same period last year-2.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£406£411
UK excluding London average daily rate£368£371
% change on same period last year-0.67 %
Hourly rates quoted4734
Average minimum hourly rate£23.10£27.81
Average hourly rate£24.32£29.26
% change on same period last year-16.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.53£30.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.31£24.73
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
QA EnglandQA
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 of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

East of England 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 of England region.

East of England QA Daily Rate Trend

QA
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing QA across the East of England region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

East of England QA Daily Rate Histogram

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 of England region.

East of England QA Hourly Rate Trend

QA
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing QA across the East of England region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

East of England QA Hourly Rate Histogram

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Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QA within the East of England region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
HertfordshireUp+325£408+8.66 %
CambridgeshireUp+714£250-15.78 %
EssexUp+1014£344+12.24 %
East AngliaDown-51--
QA EnglandQA
England

QA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

123 (22.33 %)Configuration Management
123 (22.33 %)TestDirector
218 (17.48 %)J2EE
317 (16.50 %).NET
317 (16.50 %)Performance Testing
416 (15.53 %)Windows
515 (14.56 %)MS Excel
614 (13.59 %)User Acceptance Testing
713 (12.62 %)Games
812 (11.65 %)Finance
911 (10.68 %)VB
911 (10.68 %)MS Office
1010 (9.709 %)Continuous Integration
1010 (9.709 %)PowerShell
1010 (9.709 %)SQL
1010 (9.709 %)PRINCE2
1010 (9.709 %)Microsoft
1010 (9.709 %)Internet
1010 (9.709 %)Shell Script
119 (8.738 %)ISEB
119 (8.738 %)Java
119 (8.738 %)Oracle
128 (7.767 %)HTML
128 (7.767 %)Project Management
128 (7.767 %)Retail
137 (6.796 %)InstallShield
137 (6.796 %)Software Testing
137 (6.796 %)Risk Management
137 (6.796 %)C++
137 (6.796 %)ITIL

QA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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 of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (17.48 %)J2EE
217 (16.50 %).NET
38 (7.767 %)HTML
45 (4.854 %)CSS
53 (2.913 %)WebServices
53 (2.913 %)XML
53 (2.913 %)XHTML
53 (2.913 %)Middleware
53 (2.913 %)AJAX
62 (1.942 %)JSP
71 (0.971 %)SOAP
71 (0.971 %)STL
71 (0.971 %)Struts
71 (0.971 %)ASP
71 (0.971 %)ASP.NET
71 (0.971 %)MVC
71 (0.971 %)EDI
71 (0.971 %)XSLT
71 (0.971 %)ActiveX
71 (0.971 %).NET Framework
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (3.883 %)IBM HTTP Server
23 (2.913 %)Oracle HTTP Server
32 (1.942 %)IIS
32 (1.942 %)MS Exchange
41 (0.971 %)SharePoint
41 (0.971 %)Content Management Server
41 (0.971 %)CMS
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (14.56 %)MS Excel
211 (10.68 %)MS Office
35 (4.854 %)MS PowerPoint
44 (3.883 %)MS Project
51 (0.971 %)Photoshop
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.971 %)BASE24
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (9.709 %)Internet
24 (3.883 %)HTTP
31 (0.971 %)TCP/IP
31 (0.971 %)ATM
31 (0.971 %)PSTN
31 (0.971 %)X.25
31 (0.971 %)X.509
31 (0.971 %)IPsec
31 (0.971 %)Wireshark
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (0.971 %)SQL Server
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
123 (22.33 %)TestDirector
27 (6.796 %)InstallShield
34 (3.883 %)Ant
34 (3.883 %)JUnit
34 (3.883 %)PVCS
34 (3.883 %)QuickTest Pro
34 (3.883 %)Selenium
34 (3.883 %)WinRunner
43 (2.913 %)FitNesse
43 (2.913 %)LoadRunner
43 (2.913 %)JMeter
51 (0.971 %)NUnit
51 (0.971 %)CruiseControl
51 (0.971 %)Flash
51 (0.971 %)Eclipse
51 (0.971 %)Visual Studio
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (12.62 %)Games
212 (11.65 %)Finance
38 (7.767 %)Retail
45 (4.854 %)Electronics
54 (3.883 %)Government
62 (1.942 %)Automotive
62 (1.942 %)Electric
62 (1.942 %)Telecoms
62 (1.942 %)Pharmaceutical
62 (1.942 %)Online Games
71 (0.971 %)Insurance
71 (0.971 %)Pensions
71 (0.971 %)Marketing
71 (0.971 %)Back Office
71 (0.971 %)Health
71 (0.971 %)Manufacturing
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
130 (29.13 %)Analyst
220 (19.42 %)QA Analyst
313 (12.62 %)Quality Analyst
411 (10.68 %)Software Engineer
411 (10.68 %)QA Engineer
510 (9.709 %)Test Analyst
69 (8.738 %)Team Leader
78 (7.767 %)Tester
87 (6.796 %)Developer
87 (6.796 %)Quality Engineer
96 (5.825 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
105 (4.854 %)QA Test Analyst
112 (1.942 %)Release Manager
112 (1.942 %)Systems Tester
112 (1.942 %)Technical Analyst
112 (1.942 %)QA Tester
112 (1.942 %)Technical Manager
112 (1.942 %)Programme Manager
112 (1.942 %)Junior
112 (1.942 %)Project Manager
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (4.854 %)Client/Server
21 (0.971 %)N-Tier
21 (0.971 %)W3C
21 (0.971 %)ASIC
21 (0.971 %)DTV
21 (0.971 %)STB
21 (0.971 %)IPTV
21 (0.971 %)Copywriting
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (15.53 %)Windows
24 (3.883 %)Linux
32 (1.942 %)UNIX
41 (0.971 %)Windows XP
41 (0.971 %)Solaris
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (22.33 %)Configuration Management
217 (16.50 %)Performance Testing
314 (13.59 %)User Acceptance Testing
410 (9.709 %)PRINCE2
410 (9.709 %)Continuous Integration
58 (7.767 %)Project Management
67 (6.796 %)ITIL
67 (6.796 %)Software Testing
67 (6.796 %)Risk Management
76 (5.825 %)Agile Software Development
76 (5.825 %)Service Delivery
76 (5.825 %)Test Scripting
76 (5.825 %)Security Cleared
85 (4.854 %)Manual Testing
94 (3.883 %)SC Cleared
94 (3.883 %)BC Cleared
94 (3.883 %)Quality Management
94 (3.883 %)CMMI
103 (2.913 %)Change Management
103 (2.913 %)Scrum
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (10.68 %)VB
210 (9.709 %)Shell Script
210 (9.709 %)PowerShell
210 (9.709 %)SQL
39 (8.738 %)Java
47 (6.796 %)C++
55 (4.854 %)C
64 (3.883 %)C#
64 (3.883 %)JavaScript
71 (0.971 %)Python
71 (0.971 %)Delphi
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (8.738 %)ISEB
25 (4.854 %)Degree
33 (2.913 %)Microsoft Certification
33 (2.913 %)MCSE
42 (1.942 %)HNC
42 (1.942 %)HND
51 (0.971 %)MCP
51 (0.971 %)ITIL Certification
51 (0.971 %)ISEB Practitioner
51 (0.971 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (4.854 %)ISO9001
22 (1.942 %)ISO9000
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (1.942 %)Active Directory
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.971 %)SCOM
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (9.709 %)Microsoft
29 (8.738 %)Oracle
35 (4.854 %)IBM
41 (0.971 %)Sybase
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