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This section looks at the demand for the QA Manager role in IT contracts within the England region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited QA Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Quality Assurance Manager
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank530600
Rank change on same period last yearUp+70
Matching contract IT job ads3544
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.046 %0.044 %
As % of the category below0.055 %0.051 %
Daily rates quoted1117
Average minimum daily rate£457£394
Average daily rate£493£411
% change on same period last year+19.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£530£429
UK excluding London average daily rate£419£392
% change on same period last year+6.89 %
Hourly rates quoted31
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£40.00
Average hourly rate£38.17£42.50
% change on same period last year-10.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£41.33£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£45.00£42.50
% change on same period last year+5.88 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
England
Matching contract IT job ads6329785877
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled83.53 %85.53 %
Daily rates quoted2168126543
Average minimum daily rate£379£390
Average daily rate£405£415
% change on same period last year-2.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£432£441
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted54057221
Average minimum hourly rate£22.35£24.34
Average hourly rate£23.97£25.90
% change on same period last year-7.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.59£27.46
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
QA Manager UKQA Manager
UK

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 Manager
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing QA Manager across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

England QA Manager Demand Trend

QA Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

England QA Manager Daily Rate Trend

QA Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing QA Manager across the England region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

England QA Manager Daily Rate Histogram

QA Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England QA Manager Hourly Rate Trend

QA Manager
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing QA Manager across the England region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

England QA Manager Hourly Rate Histogram

QA Manager
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QA Manager within the England region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
LondonUp+6620£536+22.97 %
South EastUp+439£425+30.76 %
North WestNew entry-3--
YorkshireUp+191£400-
West MidlandsUp+91£325-18.75 %
East MidlandsDown-101£525+75.00 %
QA Manager UKQA Manager
UK

QA Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region that cited QA Manager 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 QA Manager in their job title.

164 (100.00 %)QA
214 (21.88 %)Finance
312 (18.75 %)Banking
411 (17.19 %)User Acceptance Testing
510 (15.63 %)Government
69 (14.06 %)Investment Banking
69 (14.06 %)TestDirector
78 (12.50 %)HTML
78 (12.50 %)PRINCE2
78 (12.50 %)XML
78 (12.50 %)Test Management
87 (10.94 %)MS Excel
96 (9.375 %)C
96 (9.375 %)JavaScript
96 (9.375 %)Perl
96 (9.375 %)SQL
96 (9.375 %)C++
96 (9.375 %)Microsoft
96 (9.375 %)CMMI
96 (9.375 %)Agile Software Development
96 (9.375 %)OpenTV
105 (7.813 %)Regression Testing
105 (7.813 %)Interactive TV
105 (7.813 %)IPTV
105 (7.813 %)Quality Management
105 (7.813 %).NET
114 (6.250 %)SharePoint
114 (6.250 %)Datawarehouse
114 (6.250 %)UNIX
114 (6.250 %)GIS

QA Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region that cited QA Manager 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 QA Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (12.50 %)HTML
18 (12.50 %)XML
25 (7.813 %).NET
32 (3.125 %)JSP
32 (3.125 %)Servlets
32 (3.125 %)WebServices
32 (3.125 %)XSL
32 (3.125 %)WebSphere
41 (1.563 %)Middleware
41 (1.563 %)EDI
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (6.250 %)SharePoint
14 (6.250 %)Content Management Server
14 (6.250 %)CMS
22 (3.125 %)JBoss
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (10.94 %)MS Excel
23 (4.688 %)MS Office
31 (1.563 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (1.563 %)MS Visio
31 (1.563 %)MS Project
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (6.250 %)Loan IQ
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (3.125 %)Internet
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (6.250 %)Datawarehouse
14 (6.250 %)GIS
23 (4.688 %)BusinessObjects
32 (3.125 %)DB2
32 (3.125 %)MySQL
32 (3.125 %)MS Access
41 (1.563 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (1.563 %)SQL Server
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (14.06 %)TestDirector
23 (4.688 %)LoadRunner
32 (3.125 %)QuickTest Pro
41 (1.563 %)WinRunner
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (21.88 %)Finance
212 (18.75 %)Banking
310 (15.63 %)Government
49 (14.06 %)Investment Banking
52 (3.125 %)Corporate Banking
52 (3.125 %)Auditing
52 (3.125 %)Criminal Justice
52 (3.125 %)Front Office
52 (3.125 %)Insurance
61 (1.563 %)Pensions
61 (1.563 %)Back Office
61 (1.563 %)Telecoms
61 (1.563 %)Health
61 (1.563 %)Financial Institution
61 (1.563 %)Pharmaceutical
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (7.813 %)Interactive TV
15 (7.813 %)IPTV
24 (6.250 %)DTV
32 (3.125 %)NHS
32 (3.125 %)Derivative
41 (1.563 %)STB
41 (1.563 %)BBC
41 (1.563 %)Equities
41 (1.563 %)PMI
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (6.250 %)UNIX
22 (3.125 %)Windows
22 (3.125 %)AIX
22 (3.125 %)Linux
22 (3.125 %)Windows 2000
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (17.19 %)User Acceptance Testing
28 (12.50 %)PRINCE2
28 (12.50 %)Test Management
36 (9.375 %)CMMI
36 (9.375 %)Agile Software Development
45 (7.813 %)Regression Testing
45 (7.813 %)Quality Management
54 (6.250 %)Project Management
54 (6.250 %)Content Management
62 (3.125 %)UML
62 (3.125 %)OO
62 (3.125 %)OOD
62 (3.125 %)Service Delivery
62 (3.125 %)Change Management
62 (3.125 %)Security Cleared
62 (3.125 %)Automated Testing
71 (1.563 %)Software Testing
71 (1.563 %)TDD
71 (1.563 %)Risk Management
71 (1.563 %)Performance Testing
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (9.375 %)C
16 (9.375 %)JavaScript
16 (9.375 %)Perl
16 (9.375 %)SQL
16 (9.375 %)C++
23 (4.688 %)Java
32 (3.125 %)C#
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (6.250 %)IRCA
23 (4.688 %)ISEB
32 (3.125 %)Degree
41 (1.563 %)ISEB Practitioner
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
164 (100.00 %)QA
24 (6.250 %)TickIT
31 (1.563 %)GMP
31 (1.563 %)ISO9000
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (9.375 %)Microsoft
16 (9.375 %)OpenTV
23 (4.688 %)Cognos
23 (4.688 %)Business Objects
32 (3.125 %)Oracle
32 (3.125 %)Atlassian
41 (1.563 %)HP
41 (1.563 %)SAP