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The table below looks at the demand for Compuware QALoad skills within the England region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited QALoad over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCompuware QALoad
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank506-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads130
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.240 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted70
Average minimum daily rate£323-
Average daily rate£350-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£376-
UK excluding London average daily rate£369-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
England
Matching contract IT job ads54137775
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled8.526 %8.331 %
Daily rates quoted17272427
Average minimum daily rate£325£351
Average daily rate£348£373
% change on same period last year-6.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£372£395
UK excluding London average daily rate£311£326
% change on same period last year-4.49 %
Hourly rates quoted442657
Average minimum hourly rate£28.16£29.36
Average hourly rate£30.15£31.13
% change on same period last year-3.14 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.15£32.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.68£31.31
% change on same period last year-2.00 %
QALoad UKQALoad
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.

QALoad
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing QALoad across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

England QALoad Demand Trend

QALoad
Daily Rate Trend

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

England QALoad Daily Rate Trend

QALoad
Daily Rate Histogram

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

England QALoad Daily Rate Histogram

QALoad
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England QALoad Hourly Rate Trend

QALoad
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QALoad within the England region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
South WestNew entry-9£369-
LondonNew entry-3£303-
South EastNew entry-1--
QALoad UKQALoad
UK

QALoad
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing QALoad 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 QALoad.

114 (93.33 %)QA
213 (86.67 %)Compuware
37 (46.67 %)QARun
37 (46.67 %)Test Scripting
46 (40.00 %)Oracle
46 (40.00 %)Windows
55 (33.33 %)Oracle Reports
64 (26.67 %)MS Access
64 (26.67 %)TOAD
64 (26.67 %)SQL Server
64 (26.67 %)SQL Server 2005
73 (20.00 %)Performance Testing
73 (20.00 %)MS Excel
73 (20.00 %)Citrix
82 (13.33 %)WinRunner
82 (13.33 %)LoadRunner
82 (13.33 %)Electric
91 (6.667 %)Agile Software Development
91 (6.667 %)Banking
91 (6.667 %)Insurance
91 (6.667 %)Manual Testing
91 (6.667 %)System Testing
91 (6.667 %)Rational Robot
91 (6.667 %)Finance
91 (6.667 %)QuickTest Pro
91 (6.667 %)XML
91 (6.667 %)SQL
91 (6.667 %)VB

QALoad
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing QALoad 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 QALoad. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (6.667 %)XML
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (20.00 %)MS Excel
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (33.33 %)Oracle Reports
24 (26.67 %)MS Access
24 (26.67 %)TOAD
24 (26.67 %)SQL Server 2005
24 (26.67 %)SQL Server
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (46.67 %)QARun
22 (13.33 %)WinRunner
22 (13.33 %)LoadRunner
31 (6.667 %)Rational Robot
31 (6.667 %)QuickTest Pro
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (13.33 %)Electric
21 (6.667 %)Banking
21 (6.667 %)Insurance
21 (6.667 %)Finance
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (73.33 %)Analyst
111 (73.33 %)Test Analyst
29 (60.00 %)Performance Analyst
29 (60.00 %)Performance Test Analyst
33 (20.00 %)Tester
41 (6.667 %)Senior QA Tester
41 (6.667 %)Performance Tester
41 (6.667 %)Test Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Senior Tester
41 (6.667 %)QA Tester
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (40.00 %)Windows
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (46.67 %)Test Scripting
23 (20.00 %)Performance Testing
31 (6.667 %)Agile Software Development
31 (6.667 %)Manual Testing
31 (6.667 %)System Testing
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (6.667 %)SQL
11 (6.667 %)VB
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
114 (93.33 %)QA
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (86.67 %)Compuware
26 (40.00 %)Oracle
33 (20.00 %)Citrix