The first table below looks at the demand for ISO 9000 skills in IT contracts advertised for the Edinburgh region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited ISO 9000 over the 3 months to 17 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 Edinburgh 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
ISO 9000
Rank 55 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing ISO 9000 1 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Edinburgh 0.123% - -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 3.333% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £350 £325
% change year-on-year
+21.42% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £35.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year
- -11.25%
All Quality Assurance & Compliance
Edinburgh
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Quality Assurance & Compliance category
30 58 71
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Edinburgh 3.704% 5.244% 5.302%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 27 34
Average daily rate £350 £320 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+9.37% -28.88%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £279 £225 £320
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £422 £538
UK excluding London average daily rate £340 £350 £375
% change year-on-year
-2.85% -6.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Average hourly rate £11.07 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £16.35 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+7.03% -43.62%
ISO 9000
Scotland

ISO 9000
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing ISO 9000 across the Edinburgh region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Edinburgh ISO 9000 Jobs Demand Trend

ISO 9000
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing ISO 9000 across the Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh ISO 9000 Daily Rate Trend

ISO 9000
Top 2 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region citing ISO 9000 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 ISO 9000.

1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) QA

ISO 9000
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region citing ISO 9000 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 ISO 9000. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Tester
1 1 (100.00%) Hardware Tester
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Edinburgh, Scotland
Experience Required: Testing of Devices (ie not software) A background in hardware device testing and / or hardware design experience Preferences: 2+ years experience in a Test / QA role...
Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013