The first table below looks at the demand for QA skills in IT contracts advertised for the Northern Ireland region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited QA over the 3 months to 22 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 of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category for the Northern Ireland 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Quality Assurance (QA)
Rank 32 25 29
Rank change year-on-year
-7 +4
Contract jobs citing QA 4 4 18
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Northern Ireland 1.626% 2.000% 5.000%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 44.44% 28.57% 75.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 9
Average daily rate £238 £350 £220
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-32.14% +59.09%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £228 £294 £208
10% offered a daily rate of more than £248 £350 £315
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £350 £360
% change year-on-year
-7.14% -2.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £26.75 £18.75 £28.25
% change year-on-year
+42.66% -33.62%
All Quality Assurance & Compliance
Northern Ireland
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Quality Assurance & Compliance category
9 14 24
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Northern Ireland 3.659% 7.000% 6.667%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 11 11
Average daily rate £238 £400 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-40.62% +33.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £228 £350 £210
10% offered a daily rate of more than £248 £400 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £375
% change year-on-year
- -6.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £16.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+9.37% -46.66%
QA
UK

QA
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing QA across the Northern Ireland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Northern Ireland QA Jobs Demand Trend

QA
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing QA across the Northern Ireland region.

Northern Ireland QA Daily Rate Trend

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Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QA within the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 22 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
County Antrim -3 3 £250 -28.57%
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UK

QA
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Northern Ireland region citing QA also 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 that cited QA.

1 2 (40.00%) Java
1 2 (40.00%) Web Services
1 2 (40.00%) Web Design
2 1 (20.00%) Automated Testing
2 1 (20.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (20.00%) Ruby
2 1 (20.00%) Software Testing
2 1 (20.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (20.00%) QlikView
2 1 (20.00%) Integration Testing
2 1 (20.00%) Test Management
2 1 (20.00%) Test Scripting
2 1 (20.00%) Groovy
2 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (20.00%) HTML5
2 1 (20.00%) Finance
2 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (20.00%) XML
2 1 (20.00%) Python
2 1 (20.00%) TCP/IP
2 1 (20.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (20.00%) .NET
2 1 (20.00%) SAP
2 1 (20.00%) CSS
2 1 (20.00%) C#
2 1 (20.00%) HTML

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Northern Ireland region citing QA also 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 that cited QA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (40.00%) Web Services
2 1 (20.00%) HTML5
2 1 (20.00%) XML
2 1 (20.00%) .NET
2 1 (20.00%) CSS
2 1 (20.00%) HTML
Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) QlikView
General
1 1 (20.00%) Finance
1 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Developer
2 1 (20.00%) Test Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Test Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Developer
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Business Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Software Developer
2 1 (20.00%) Business Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Computer Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Web Design
2 1 (20.00%) Automated Testing
2 1 (20.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (20.00%) Software Testing
2 1 (20.00%) Integration Testing
2 1 (20.00%) Test Management
2 1 (20.00%) Test Scripting
2 1 (20.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (40.00%) Java
2 1 (20.00%) Ruby
2 1 (20.00%) Groovy
2 1 (20.00%) Python
2 1 (20.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (20.00%) C#
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
1 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) SAP