The first table below looks at the demand for QA skills in IT contracts advertised for the East Yorkshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited QA over the 3 months to 22 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 of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category for the East Yorkshire 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Quality Assurance (QA)
Rank - - -
Contract jobs citing QA 0 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in East Yorkshire - - -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category - - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £350 £360
% change year-on-year
-7.14% -2.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £26.75 £18.75 £28.25
% change year-on-year
+42.66% -33.62%
All Quality Assurance & Compliance
East Yorkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Quality Assurance & Compliance category
4 3 5
As % of all contract IT jobs located in East Yorkshire 8.696% 16.67% 19.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 1
Average daily rate £120 £215 £345
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-44.18% -37.68%
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £375
% change year-on-year
- -6.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Average hourly rate £9.50 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £16.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+9.37% -46.66%
QA
Yorkshire

QA
Jobs Demand Trend

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

East Yorkshire QA Jobs Demand Trend

QA
Daily Rate Trend

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

East Yorkshire QA Daily Rate Trend

QA
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing QA across the East Yorkshire region.

East Yorkshire QA Hourly Rate Trend

QA
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East Yorkshire 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.

1 3 (75.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) UML
2 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (50.00%) Finance
2 2 (50.00%) Migration
2 2 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 2 (50.00%) Test Scripting
2 2 (50.00%) Data Cleansing
3 1 (25.00%) Portfolio Management
3 1 (25.00%) Change Control
3 1 (25.00%) MS Project
3 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
3 1 (25.00%) Information Management
3 1 (25.00%) Business Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Project Planning
3 1 (25.00%) Degree
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (25.00%) ISEB
3 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 1 (25.00%) PMP
3 1 (25.00%) PMI Certification
3 1 (25.00%) Primavera
3 1 (25.00%) Quality Management

QA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East Yorkshire 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.

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) MS Project
General
1 2 (50.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Business Analyst
1 2 (50.00%) Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) UML
2 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (50.00%) Migration
2 2 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 2 (50.00%) Test Scripting
2 2 (50.00%) Data Cleansing
3 1 (25.00%) Portfolio Management
3 1 (25.00%) Change Control
3 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
3 1 (25.00%) Information Management
3 1 (25.00%) Business Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Project Planning
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Quality Management
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
1 1 (25.00%) ISEB
1 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
1 1 (25.00%) PMP
1 1 (25.00%) PMI Certification
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (25.00%) Primavera