The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Analyst role in IT contracts advertised for the North Yorkshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Test Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the North Yorkshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Analyst
Rank 23 21 20
Rank change year-on-year
-2 -1
Contract jobs requiring a Test Analyst 3 6 9
As % of all contract IT jobs located in North Yorkshire 1.974% 3.333% 4.945%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.083% 3.509% 5.233%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 5
Average daily rate £236 £250 £250
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.50% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £308 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Average hourly rate - - £23.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £17.50 £27.50
% change year-on-year
+42.85% -36.36%
All Job Titles
North Yorkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
144 171 172
As % of all contract IT jobs located in North Yorkshire 94.74% 95.00% 94.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 63 88 64
Average daily rate £363 £320 £313
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+13.28% +2.40%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £222 £213 £175
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £425 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 18 12
Average hourly rate £15.75 £16.50 £28.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-4.54% -41.07%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.50 £12.50 £14.90
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £25.00 £19.50 £37.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Test Analyst
Yorkshire

Test Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Test Analyst across the North Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

North Yorkshire Test Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Test Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

North Yorkshire Test Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Test Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North Yorkshire Test Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Test Analyst
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Analyst within the North Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Harrogate +2 2 £243 -
Test Analyst
Yorkshire

Test Analyst
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North Yorkshire 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.

1 4 (66.67%) Test Scripting
1 4 (66.67%) User Acceptance Testing
2 3 (50.00%) Software Testing
2 3 (50.00%) Finance
2 3 (50.00%) ISEB
3 2 (33.33%) Automated Testing
3 2 (33.33%) ISTQB
3 2 (33.33%) QA
3 2 (33.33%) Compatibility Testing
3 2 (33.33%) Load Testing
3 2 (33.33%) Test Strategy
4 1 (16.67%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (16.67%) Client/Server
4 1 (16.67%) Selenium
4 1 (16.67%) FitNesse
4 1 (16.67%) Chemistry
4 1 (16.67%) Manual Testing
4 1 (16.67%) System Testing
4 1 (16.67%) HP Quality Center
4 1 (16.67%) Cucumber
4 1 (16.67%) BDD
4 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management

Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North Yorkshire 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.

Development Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Selenium
1 1 (16.67%) FitNesse
1 1 (16.67%) Cucumber
General
1 3 (50.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Enterprise Software
1 1 (16.67%) Client/Server
1 1 (16.67%) Chemistry
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Test Scripting
1 4 (66.67%) User Acceptance Testing
2 3 (50.00%) Software Testing
3 2 (33.33%) Automated Testing
3 2 (33.33%) Compatibility Testing
3 2 (33.33%) Load Testing
3 2 (33.33%) Test Strategy
4 1 (16.67%) Manual Testing
4 1 (16.67%) System Testing
4 1 (16.67%) BDD
4 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) ISEB
2 2 (33.33%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (16.67%) HP Quality Center