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The table below looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the Eastleigh 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuality Assurance (QA)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1110
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads18
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.009 %
As % of the category below100.00 %88.89 %
Daily rates quoted17
Average minimum daily rate£350£356
Average daily rate£350£356
% change on same period last year-1.76 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£356
UK excluding London average daily rate£362£338
% change on same period last year+7.18 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£37.00
Average hourly rate-£37.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£37.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.11£27.96
% change on same period last year+11.26 %
Eastleigh IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Eastleigh
Matching contract IT job ads19
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.010 %
Daily rates quoted17
Average minimum daily rate£350£356
Average daily rate£350£356
% change on same period last year-1.76 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£356
UK excluding London average daily rate£370£358
% change on same period last year+3.62 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£26.00
Average hourly rate-£26.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£26.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.11£23.27
% change on same period last year+7.86 %
QA HampshireQA
Hampshire

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.

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Demand Trend

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

Eastleigh QA Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

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

Eastleigh QA Daily Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

Eastleigh QA Hourly Rate Trend

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Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Eastleigh 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.

12 (100.00 %)Retail
21 (50.00 %)SAP Retail
21 (50.00 %)Compiere
21 (50.00 %)SAP
21 (50.00 %)ERP
21 (50.00 %)SAP Certification
21 (50.00 %)EPoS
21 (50.00 %)Extreme Programming
21 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Eastleigh 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.

Eastleigh IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (50.00 %)SAP Retail
11 (50.00 %)Compiere
Eastleigh IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (100.00 %)Retail
Eastleigh IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Test Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Consultant
11 (50.00 %)Senior Analyst
11 (50.00 %)SAP Consultant
11 (50.00 %)Senior Test Analyst
11 (50.00 %)QA Test Analyst
11 (50.00 %)QA Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Senior QA Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Senior QA Test Analyst
11 (50.00 %)SAP Retail Consultant
Eastleigh IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)EPoS
Eastleigh IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)ERP
11 (50.00 %)Extreme Programming
11 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
Eastleigh IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)SAP Certification
Eastleigh IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)SAP