Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Test Analyst role in IT contracts within the M4 Corridor 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 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Analyst
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1512
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads210
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.011 %
As % of the category below1.961 %5.650 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£335
Average daily rate-£338
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£342
UK excluding London average daily rate£301£288
% change on same period last year+4.53 %
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£26.69£30.69
% change on same period last year-13.02 %
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
M4 Corridor
Matching contract IT job ads102177
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.162 %0.188 %
Daily rates quoted2150
Average minimum daily rate£415£378
Average daily rate£448£400
% change on same period last year+12.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£481£421
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted31
Average minimum hourly rate£17.33£35.00
Average hourly rate£20.00£40.00
% change on same period last year-50.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.67£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.14£24.11
% change on same period last year-4.03 %
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.

Test Analyst
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Test Analyst across the M4 Corridor region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

M4 Corridor 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 M4 Corridor region.

M4 Corridor 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 M4 Corridor region.

M4 Corridor Test Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Test Analyst
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the M4 Corridor 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.

13 (75.00 %)Oracle
13 (75.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
22 (50.00 %)TestDirector
22 (50.00 %)Oracle EBS R12
22 (50.00 %)HP
22 (50.00 %)Oracle EBS
22 (50.00 %)Finance
22 (50.00 %)Oracle Applications
31 (25.00 %)BPEL
31 (25.00 %)Pensions
31 (25.00 %)Oracle BPEL
31 (25.00 %)ISEB
31 (25.00 %)E-business
31 (25.00 %)Oracle Financials
31 (25.00 %)Oracle 11i
31 (25.00 %)C
31 (25.00 %)SQL
31 (25.00 %)Test Scripting

Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the M4 Corridor 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.

M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)Oracle BPEL
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (50.00 %)Oracle EBS
12 (50.00 %)Oracle Applications
12 (50.00 %)Oracle EBS R12
21 (25.00 %)Oracle Financials
21 (25.00 %)Oracle 11i
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (50.00 %)TestDirector
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Finance
21 (25.00 %)Pensions
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
21 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
21 (25.00 %)E-business
21 (25.00 %)BPEL
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)C
11 (25.00 %)SQL
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)ISEB
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)Oracle
22 (50.00 %)HP