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The table below looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the Herefordshire 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
Rank1521
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.001 %
As % of the category below12.50 %33.33 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£362£338
% change on same period last year+7.18 %
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£31.11£27.96
% change on same period last year+11.26 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads83
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.003 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£450-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£600-
UK excluding London average daily rate£370£358
% change on same period last year+3.62 %
Hourly rates quoted31
Average minimum hourly rate£14.67£18.00
Average hourly rate£14.83£18.00
% change on same period last year-17.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.00£18.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.11£23.27
% change on same period last year+7.86 %
QA West MidlandsQA
West Midlands

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
Demand Trend

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

Herefordshire QA Demand Trend

QA
Daily Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire QA Daily Rate Trend

QA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire QA Hourly Rate Trend

QA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QA within the Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
Hemel HempsteadUp+51--
QA West MidlandsQA
West Midlands

QA
Top 16 Related IT Skills

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

11 (50.00 %)PL/SQL
11 (50.00 %)SQL
11 (50.00 %)Oracle
11 (50.00 %)MS Office
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Lotus Notes
11 (50.00 %)Datawarehouse
11 (50.00 %)TOAD
11 (50.00 %)Oracle 10g
11 (50.00 %)Active Directory
11 (50.00 %)Citrix
11 (50.00 %)TestDirector
11 (50.00 %)Lotus
11 (50.00 %)Health
11 (50.00 %)Test Management
11 (50.00 %)Security Cleared

QA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)Lotus Notes
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Office
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)Datawarehouse
11 (50.00 %)TOAD
11 (50.00 %)Oracle 10g
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)TestDirector
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Health
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Developer
11 (50.00 %)Test Manager
11 (50.00 %)SQL Developer
11 (50.00 %)PL/SQL Developer
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Test Management
11 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)PL/SQL
11 (50.00 %)SQL
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Oracle
11 (50.00 %)Citrix
11 (50.00 %)Lotus