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This section looks at the demand for the QA Analyst role in IT contracts within the Leeds 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 QA Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Quality Assurance Analyst
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank71-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads90
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.770 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£190-
Average daily rate£190-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£190-
UK excluding London average daily rate£270£295
% change on same period last year-8.69 %
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£31.00£23.22
% change on same period last year+33.51 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads11691110
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.558 %1.107 %
Daily rates quoted291188
Average minimum daily rate£322£335
Average daily rate£344£359
% change on same period last year-4.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£365£382
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted6392
Average minimum hourly rate£22.34£27.49
Average hourly rate£24.49£28.77
% change on same period last year-14.87 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.64£30.05
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
QA Analyst West YorkshireQA Analyst
West Yorkshire

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 Analyst
Demand Trend

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

Leeds QA Analyst Demand Trend

QA Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

Leeds QA Analyst Daily Rate Trend

QA Analyst
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds region that cited QA 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 QA Analyst in their job title.

112 (100.00 %)QA
28 (66.67 %)ISEB
35 (41.67 %)SQL
44 (33.33 %)Manual Testing
53 (25.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
62 (16.67 %)V-Model
62 (16.67 %)Software Testing
62 (16.67 %)Test Scripting
62 (16.67 %)Oracle
62 (16.67 %)UNIX
62 (16.67 %)Agile Software Development
71 (8.333 %)TDD
71 (8.333 %)Blackberry
71 (8.333 %)CMMI
71 (8.333 %)Finance
71 (8.333 %)Linux
71 (8.333 %)MS Excel
71 (8.333 %)MS Access
71 (8.333 %)Client/Server
71 (8.333 %)N-Tier
71 (8.333 %)MS Office
71 (8.333 %)XML
71 (8.333 %)Java
71 (8.333 %)PDA
71 (8.333 %)Integration Testing

QA Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds region that cited QA 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 QA Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (8.333 %)XML
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (8.333 %)MS Office
11 (8.333 %)MS Excel
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (8.333 %)MS Access
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (8.333 %)Finance
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (8.333 %)Client/Server
11 (8.333 %)N-Tier
11 (8.333 %)Blackberry
11 (8.333 %)PDA
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (16.67 %)UNIX
21 (8.333 %)Linux
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (33.33 %)Manual Testing
23 (25.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
32 (16.67 %)V-Model
32 (16.67 %)Agile Software Development
32 (16.67 %)Software Testing
32 (16.67 %)Test Scripting
41 (8.333 %)CMMI
41 (8.333 %)TDD
41 (8.333 %)Integration Testing
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (41.67 %)SQL
21 (8.333 %)Java
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (66.67 %)ISEB
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
112 (100.00 %)QA
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (16.67 %)Oracle