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This section looks at the demand for the Test 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 Test Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Analyst
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5534
Rank change on same period last yearDown-21
Matching contract IT job ads2340
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.040 %
As % of the category below2.021 %3.964 %
Daily rates quoted77
Average minimum daily rate£274£269
Average daily rate£277£299
% change on same period last year-7.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£280£329
UK excluding London average daily rate£289£293
% change on same period last year-1.26 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£35.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.25£32.41
% change on same period last year-9.77 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads11381009
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.517 %1.021 %
Daily rates quoted292194
Average minimum daily rate£324£312
Average daily rate£344£332
% change on same period last year+3.52 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£352
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted5474
Average minimum hourly rate£22.29£22.09
Average hourly rate£24.13£23.54
% change on same period last year+2.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.97£24.99
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Test Analyst West YorkshireTest 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.

Test Analyst
Demand Trend

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

Leeds Test Analyst Demand Trend

Test Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

Leeds Test Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Test Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Test Analyst across the Leeds region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Leeds Test Analyst Daily Rate Histogram

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 Leeds region.

Leeds Test Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Test Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

114 (35.00 %)NHS
211 (27.50 %)ISEB
310 (25.00 %)Health
48 (20.00 %)Test Scripting
57 (17.50 %)Finance
66 (15.00 %)Quality Management
66 (15.00 %)Systems Analysis
75 (12.50 %)TestDirector
75 (12.50 %)MS Excel
84 (10.00 %)MS Access
84 (10.00 %)MS Office
84 (10.00 %)XML
84 (10.00 %)Government
84 (10.00 %)QA
84 (10.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
84 (10.00 %)Manual Testing
93 (7.500 %)Data Validation
93 (7.500 %)Reference Data
93 (7.500 %)Software Testing
93 (7.500 %)Banking
93 (7.500 %)Validation
102 (5.000 %)IVR
102 (5.000 %)Programme Management
102 (5.000 %)Data Analysis
102 (5.000 %)PRINCE2
102 (5.000 %)Windows
102 (5.000 %)C
102 (5.000 %)Oracle
102 (5.000 %)Compuware
111 (2.500 %)IBM Mainframe

Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (10.00 %)XML
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.500 %)SharePoint
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (12.50 %)MS Excel
24 (10.00 %)MS Office
31 (2.500 %)Spreadsheet
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.500 %)Oracle Applications
11 (2.500 %)InvestOne
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (10.00 %)MS Access
23 (7.500 %)Reference Data
31 (2.500 %)SQL Server
31 (2.500 %)DB2
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (12.50 %)TestDirector
21 (2.500 %)LoadRunner
21 (2.500 %)FitNesse
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (25.00 %)Health
27 (17.50 %)Finance
34 (10.00 %)Government
43 (7.500 %)Banking
51 (2.500 %)Pensions
51 (2.500 %)International Banking
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (35.00 %)NHS
22 (5.000 %)IVR
31 (2.500 %)PDA
31 (2.500 %)IBM Mainframe
31 (2.500 %)Blackberry
31 (2.500 %)Mainframe
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (5.000 %)Windows
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (20.00 %)Test Scripting
26 (15.00 %)Systems Analysis
26 (15.00 %)Quality Management
34 (10.00 %)Manual Testing
34 (10.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
43 (7.500 %)Data Validation
43 (7.500 %)Software Testing
43 (7.500 %)Validation
52 (5.000 %)Programme Management
52 (5.000 %)PRINCE2
52 (5.000 %)Data Analysis
61 (2.500 %)Automated Testing
61 (2.500 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
61 (2.500 %)Requirements Analysis
61 (2.500 %)Use Case
61 (2.500 %)Time Management
61 (2.500 %)Project Management
61 (2.500 %)Disaster Recovery
61 (2.500 %)Agile Software Development
61 (2.500 %)TDD
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (5.000 %)C
21 (2.500 %)C#
21 (2.500 %)Java
21 (2.500 %)VB
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (27.50 %)ISEB
21 (2.500 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (2.500 %)Degree
21 (2.500 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (10.00 %)QA
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (5.000 %)Oracle
12 (5.000 %)Compuware
21 (2.500 %)HP
21 (2.500 %)IBM
21 (2.500 %)Microsoft
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