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The table below looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the Nottinghamshire region with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited QA over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuality Assurance (QA)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3439
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads53
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.003 %
As % of the category below41.67 %42.86 %
Daily rates quoted31
Average minimum daily rate£388£200
Average daily rate£392£200
% change on same period last year+95.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£395£200
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£336
% change on same period last year+6.32 %
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£30.22£29.25
% change on same period last year+3.32 %
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Nottinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads127
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.007 %
Daily rates quoted32
Average minimum daily rate£388£197
Average daily rate£392£203
% change on same period last year+92.62 %
Average maximum daily rate£395£210
UK excluding London average daily rate£367£346
% change on same period last year+6.00 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00£15.00
Average hourly rate£11.00£15.00
% change on same period last year-26.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£12.00£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.05£25.23
% change on same period last year-0.73 %
QA East MidlandsQA
East Midlands

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.

QA
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing QA across the Nottinghamshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Nottinghamshire QA Demand Trend

QA
Daily Rate Trend

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

Nottinghamshire QA Daily Rate Trend

QA
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing QA across the Nottinghamshire region.

Nottinghamshire QA Hourly Rate Trend

QA
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 Nottinghamshire region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
NottinghamDown-34£325+62.50 %
QA East MidlandsQA
East Midlands

QA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Nottinghamshire 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.

14 (33.33 %)Oracle
14 (33.33 %)SQL Server
14 (33.33 %)Ant
14 (33.33 %)Java
14 (33.33 %)JDBC
14 (33.33 %)Windows
14 (33.33 %)UML
14 (33.33 %)Swing
14 (33.33 %)J2SE
14 (33.33 %)Java RMI
14 (33.33 %)Oracle 10g
14 (33.33 %)Subversion
14 (33.33 %)Multithreading
23 (25.00 %)Microsoft
23 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
32 (16.67 %)Agile Software Development
32 (16.67 %)Mathematics
32 (16.67 %)GIS
32 (16.67 %)3D Graphics
32 (16.67 %)Citrix
32 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (16.67 %)Project Management
32 (16.67 %)Active Directory
32 (16.67 %)HP
32 (16.67 %)Intel
41 (8.333 %)ISEB
41 (8.333 %)DNA
41 (8.333 %)PRINCE2
41 (8.333 %)SQL
41 (8.333 %).NET

QA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Nottinghamshire 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.

Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (33.33 %)JDBC
14 (33.33 %)Swing
14 (33.33 %)J2SE
14 (33.33 %)Java RMI
21 (8.333 %).NET
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (8.333 %)SAP HR
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (33.33 %)SQL Server
14 (33.33 %)Oracle 10g
22 (16.67 %)GIS
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (33.33 %)Ant
14 (33.33 %)Subversion
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (16.67 %)3D Graphics
21 (8.333 %)Finance
21 (8.333 %)Health
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (33.33 %)Developer
14 (33.33 %)Java Developer
22 (16.67 %)Infrastructure Specialist
22 (16.67 %)Tester
31 (8.333 %)Programme Manager
31 (8.333 %)Software Developer
31 (8.333 %)Architect
31 (8.333 %)Java Software Developer
31 (8.333 %)SAP Manager
31 (8.333 %)SAP Test Manager
31 (8.333 %)Analyst
31 (8.333 %)Test Manager
31 (8.333 %)Technical Architect
31 (8.333 %)Process Analyst
31 (8.333 %)Quality Manager
31 (8.333 %)QA Manager
31 (8.333 %)Performance Tester
31 (8.333 %)Software Tester
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (33.33 %)Multithreading
22 (16.67 %)Mathematics
31 (8.333 %)PMI
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (33.33 %)Windows
22 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (33.33 %)UML
23 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
32 (16.67 %)Project Management
32 (16.67 %)Agile Software Development
41 (8.333 %)Software Testing
41 (8.333 %)Performance Testing
41 (8.333 %)Load Testing
41 (8.333 %)Stress Testing
41 (8.333 %)Service Management
41 (8.333 %)Risk Management
41 (8.333 %)DNA
41 (8.333 %)PRINCE2
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (33.33 %)Java
21 (8.333 %)SQL
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (8.333 %)ISEB
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (8.333 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (16.67 %)Active Directory
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (33.33 %)Oracle
23 (25.00 %)Microsoft
32 (16.67 %)HP
32 (16.67 %)Intel
32 (16.67 %)Citrix
41 (8.333 %)Sun
41 (8.333 %)SAP