Test Analyst Contracts in Oxfordshire
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Hourly Rate Trend Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Analyst role in IT contracts advertised for the Oxfordshire 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 17 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 Oxfordshire 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
17 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Analyst
Rank 47 57 50
Rank change year-on-year
+10 -7
Contract jobs requiring a Test Analyst 2 1 2
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Oxfordshire 0.463% 0.156% 0.450%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.491% 0.163% 0.468%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 2
Average daily rate £328 - £240
90% offered a daily rate of more than £326 - £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £330 - £280
UK excluding London average daily rate £305 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+1.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £17.50 £28.25
% change year-on-year
+42.85% -38.05%
All Job Titles
Oxfordshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category		 407 612 427
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Oxfordshire 94.21% 95.63% 96.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 211 295 195
Average daily rate £340 £350 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-2.85% +16.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £225 £179
10% offered a daily rate of more than £463 £500 £394
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 83 60
Average hourly rate £14.81 £16.80 £14.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-11.84% +15.87%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 £11.00 £11.36
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £20.15 £30.00 £26.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-5.40% -7.50%
Test Analyst
South East

Test Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire Test Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Test Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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 6 (46.15%) User Acceptance Testing
2 4 (30.77%) Test Strategy
3 3 (23.08%) Integration Testing
3 3 (23.08%) QA
3 3 (23.08%) ISEB
3 3 (23.08%) 3D Graphics
3 3 (23.08%) XML
4 2 (15.38%) XSL
4 2 (15.38%) ITIL
4 2 (15.38%) PRINCE2
4 2 (15.38%) HTML
4 2 (15.38%) JavaScript
4 2 (15.38%) CSS
4 2 (15.38%) Web Services
4 2 (15.38%) UML
4 2 (15.38%) RAD
4 2 (15.38%) E-Commerce
4 2 (15.38%) Scrum
4 2 (15.38%) Regression Testing
4 2 (15.38%) Finance
4 2 (15.38%) QuickTest Pro
4 2 (15.38%) Selenium
4 2 (15.38%) FitNesse
4 2 (15.38%) JSON
4 2 (15.38%) Firebug
4 2 (15.38%) Fiddler
4 2 (15.38%) Automated Testing
4 2 (15.38%) Ajax
4 2 (15.38%) Software Testing
4 2 (15.38%) Continuous Integration

Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Application Development
1 3 (23.08%) XML
2 2 (15.38%) XSL
2 2 (15.38%) Ajax
2 2 (15.38%) JSON
2 2 (15.38%) HTML
2 2 (15.38%) CSS
2 2 (15.38%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 1 (7.692%) MS Exchange
1 1 (7.692%) Exchange Server 2007
1 1 (7.692%) Drupal
Applications
1 1 (7.692%) MS Office
Development Applications
1 2 (15.38%) QuickTest Pro
1 2 (15.38%) Selenium
1 2 (15.38%) FitNesse
1 2 (15.38%) Firebug
1 2 (15.38%) Fiddler
General
1 2 (15.38%) Finance
2 1 (7.692%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 3 (23.08%) 3D Graphics
2 1 (7.692%) Mathematics
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.692%) Windows
1 1 (7.692%) Windows Server 2003
1 1 (7.692%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (46.15%) User Acceptance Testing
2 4 (30.77%) Test Strategy
3 3 (23.08%) Integration Testing
4 2 (15.38%) Performance Testing
4 2 (15.38%) Compatibility Testing
4 2 (15.38%) Regression Testing
4 2 (15.38%) ITIL
4 2 (15.38%) PRINCE2
4 2 (15.38%) UML
4 2 (15.38%) RAD
4 2 (15.38%) E-Commerce
4 2 (15.38%) Scrum
4 2 (15.38%) Automated Testing
4 2 (15.38%) Software Testing
4 2 (15.38%) Continuous Integration
5 1 (7.692%) System Testing
5 1 (7.692%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (7.692%) Problem Management
5 1 (7.692%) Risk Analysis
5 1 (7.692%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (15.38%) JavaScript
2 1 (7.692%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (23.08%) ISEB
2 1 (7.692%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (7.692%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (7.692%) ISTQB
2 1 (7.692%) MCSE
2 1 (7.692%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (23.08%) QA
System Software
1 1 (7.692%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (15.38%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 1 (7.692%) Microsoft
1 1 (7.692%) Capita
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