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The table below looks at the demand for the Quality Engineer role in IT contracts within the Hertfordshire 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 Quality Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Quality Engineer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6793
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching contract IT job ads42
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.434 %0.125 %
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-£375
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£35.00
Average hourly rate£31.50£35.00
% change on same period last year-10.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.00£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.50£25.37
% change on same period last year+43.84 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads9211599
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.480 %1.717 %
Daily rates quoted284619
Average minimum daily rate£337£324
Average daily rate£357£344
% change on same period last year+3.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£378£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted112194
Average minimum hourly rate£26.57£23.77
Average hourly rate£27.67£24.98
% change on same period last year+10.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.76£26.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Quality Engineer East of EnglandQuality Engineer
East of England

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.

Quality Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Quality Engineer Demand Trend

Quality Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Quality Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Quality Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Quality Engineer within the Hertfordshire 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
StevenageUp+12--
Quality Engineer East of EnglandQuality Engineer
East of England

Quality Engineer
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Quality Engineer 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 Quality Engineer in their job title.

16 (100.00 %)QA
24 (66.67 %)SC Cleared
24 (66.67 %)BC Cleared
24 (66.67 %)Security Cleared
33 (50.00 %)Project Management
42 (33.33 %)HNC
51 (16.67 %)Software Engineering
51 (16.67 %)Auditing
51 (16.67 %)Degree
51 (16.67 %)HND
51 (16.67 %)C
51 (16.67 %)Risk Management
51 (16.67 %)Electronics
51 (16.67 %)Electric
51 (16.67 %)Government

Quality Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Quality Engineer 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 Quality Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (16.67 %)Electronics
11 (16.67 %)Electric
11 (16.67 %)Government
11 (16.67 %)Auditing
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (66.67 %)SC Cleared
14 (66.67 %)BC Cleared
14 (66.67 %)Security Cleared
23 (50.00 %)Project Management
31 (16.67 %)Risk Management
31 (16.67 %)Software Engineering
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (16.67 %)C
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (33.33 %)HNC
21 (16.67 %)HND
21 (16.67 %)Degree
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (100.00 %)QA