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The table below looks at the demand for the Quality Engineer role in IT contracts within the Kent 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Quality Engineer
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
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-£383
% 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£37.21£23.42
% change on same period last year+58.89 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads387555
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.610 %0.595 %
Daily rates quoted116125
Average minimum daily rate£292£321
Average daily rate£305£341
% change on same period last year-10.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£318£360
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted5585
Average minimum hourly rate£17.67£20.72
Average hourly rate£19.11£22.40
% change on same period last year-14.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.55£24.09
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Quality Engineer South EastQuality Engineer
South East

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 Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Kent Quality Engineer Demand Trend

Quality Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Quality Engineer Daily Rate Trend