Test Leader Contracts in Edinburgh
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Leader role in IT contracts advertised for the Edinburgh region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Test Leader in their job title over the 3 months to 21 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 Job Titles advertised 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
21 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Lead
Rank 48 57 59
Rank change year-on-year
+9 +2
Contract jobs requiring a Test Leader 9 8 13
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Edinburgh 1.099% 0.729% 1.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.169% 0.775% 1.058%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 6 6
Average daily rate £330 £395 £363
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-16.45% +8.96%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £313 £341 £325
10% offered a daily rate of more than £362 £435 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £340 £325 £375
% change year-on-year
+4.61% -13.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 - £42.50
All Job Titles
Edinburgh
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category		 770 1032 1229
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Edinburgh 94.02% 94.07% 94.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 324 508 608
Average daily rate £400 £350 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+14.28% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £240 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £475 £535
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 26 35
Average hourly rate £15.50 £23.00 £15.29
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-32.60% +50.42%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £11.70 £9.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £20.00 £32.00 £28.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Test Leader
Scotland

Test Leader
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Test Leader across the Edinburgh region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Edinburgh Test Leader Jobs Demand Trend

Test Leader
Daily Rate Trend

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

Edinburgh Test Leader Daily Rate Trend

Test Leader
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region that cited Test Leader 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 Test Leader in their job title.

1 6 (54.55%) Banking
1 6 (54.55%) User Acceptance Testing
2 5 (45.45%) Finance
3 4 (36.36%) HP Quality Center
4 3 (27.27%) ISTQB
4 3 (27.27%) ISEB
5 2 (18.18%) Retail Banking
5 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (18.18%) Retail
5 2 (18.18%) Test Scripting
6 1 (9.091%) Investment Management
6 1 (9.091%) Project Governance
6 1 (9.091%) Test Strategy
6 1 (9.091%) User Stories
6 1 (9.091%) Investment Banking
6 1 (9.091%) Logistics
6 1 (9.091%) MS PowerPoint
6 1 (9.091%) Credit Risk
6 1 (9.091%) TestDirector
6 1 (9.091%) Basel II
6 1 (9.091%) SQL
6 1 (9.091%) Business Objects
6 1 (9.091%) MS Project
6 1 (9.091%) COM
6 1 (9.091%) MS Excel
6 1 (9.091%) MS Access
6 1 (9.091%) Microsoft

Test Leader
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region that cited Test Leader 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 Test Leader in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (9.091%) COM
Applications
1 1 (9.091%) MS PowerPoint
1 1 (9.091%) MS Project
1 1 (9.091%) MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (9.091%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 1 (9.091%) TestDirector
General
1 6 (54.55%) Banking
2 5 (45.45%) Finance
3 2 (18.18%) Retail Banking
3 2 (18.18%) Retail
4 1 (9.091%) Investment Banking
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.091%) Credit Risk
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (54.55%) User Acceptance Testing
2 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (18.18%) Test Scripting
3 1 (9.091%) Investment Management
3 1 (9.091%) Project Governance
3 1 (9.091%) Test Strategy
3 1 (9.091%) User Stories
3 1 (9.091%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 1 (9.091%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (27.27%) ISTQB
1 3 (27.27%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.091%) Basel II
Systems Management
1 4 (36.36%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 1 (9.091%) Business Objects
1 1 (9.091%) Microsoft
Test Lead
Edinburgh, Scotland
Test Lead, Scotland, Investment Banking, £400-450 per day A leading banking client in Edinburgh urgently requires a Test Lead, to work on a 6-month rolling contract...
Orgtel
Rate: £400 - £450 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
Test Lead
Edinburgh, Midlothian
Experience of documenting test results, including faults and progress. Experience of liaising with developers to resolve faults and identify possible resolutions. Ability to understand software specifications/requirements when...
Hydrogen Group
Rate: £250.00 - £300.00 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
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