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This section looks at the demand for the Test Analyst role in IT contracts within the Leicester 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 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Analyst
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1622
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads26
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.006 %
As % of the category below1.653 %3.571 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£100-
Average daily rate£100-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£100-
UK excluding London average daily rate£282£294
% change on same period last year-3.99 %
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£33.02£31.85
% change on same period last year+3.67 %
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Leicester
Matching contract IT job ads121168
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.160 %0.167 %
Daily rates quoted2441
Average minimum daily rate£296£390
Average daily rate£325£410
% change on same period last year-20.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£353£431
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted1425
Average minimum hourly rate£15.67£18.15
Average hourly rate£16.92£19.08
% change on same period last year-11.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.17£20.02
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Test Analyst LeicestershireTest Analyst
Leicestershire

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

Leicester 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 Leicester region.

Leicester 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 Leicester region.

Leicester Test Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Test Analyst
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicester 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.

18 (100.00 %)Banking
18 (100.00 %)Test Scripting
26 (75.00 %)Rational Performance Tester
26 (75.00 %)Performance Testing
26 (75.00 %)Mainframe
26 (75.00 %)COBOL
26 (75.00 %)Java
26 (75.00 %)JavaScript
26 (75.00 %)SQL
26 (75.00 %)DB2
26 (75.00 %)SOAP
32 (25.00 %)ClearCase
41 (12.50 %)IBM
41 (12.50 %)ISEB
41 (12.50 %)ClearQuest
41 (12.50 %)Finance
41 (12.50 %)Retail
41 (12.50 %)Retail Banking

Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicester 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.

Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (75.00 %)SOAP
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (75.00 %)DB2
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (75.00 %)Rational Performance Tester
22 (25.00 %)ClearCase
31 (12.50 %)ClearQuest
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (100.00 %)Banking
21 (12.50 %)Finance
21 (12.50 %)Retail
21 (12.50 %)Retail Banking
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (75.00 %)Mainframe
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (100.00 %)Test Scripting
26 (75.00 %)Performance Testing
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (75.00 %)COBOL
16 (75.00 %)Java
16 (75.00 %)JavaScript
16 (75.00 %)SQL
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (12.50 %)ISEB
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (12.50 %)IBM