Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Test Analyst 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 Test Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Analyst
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£303£287
% change on same period last year+5.45 %
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£26.54£31.01
% change on same period last year-14.43 %
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 %
Test Analyst South EastTest Analyst
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.

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Demand Trend

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

Kent Test Analyst Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Test Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Test Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Test Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

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Top 4 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region that cited Test Analyst 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 Test Analyst in their job title.

11 (50.00 %)Insurance
11 (50.00 %)Web Testing
11 (50.00 %)ISEB
11 (50.00 %)Internet

Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region that cited Test Analyst 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 Test Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)Internet
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Insurance
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Web Testing
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)ISEB