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The table below looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the Peterborough 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 9 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuality Assurance (QA)
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank2020
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.002 %
As % of the category below12.50 %50.00 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£354
% change on same period last year+0.15 %
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£29.98£26.94
% change on same period last year+11.30 %
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Peterborough
Matching contract IT job ads84
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.005 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£371£369
% change on same period last year+0.62 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£22.33-
Average hourly rate£24.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£25.67-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.08£19.88
% change on same period last year+11.09 %
QA CambridgeshireQA
Cambridgeshire

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.

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Demand Trend

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

Peterborough QA Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

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

Peterborough QA Daily Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

Peterborough QA Hourly Rate Trend

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Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Peterborough 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.

12 (50.00 %)ISEB
12 (50.00 %)Finance
12 (50.00 %)Software Testing
12 (50.00 %)Test Scripting
12 (50.00 %)Manual Testing
21 (25.00 %)Pensions
21 (25.00 %)MOM
21 (25.00 %)ITIL
21 (25.00 %)Windows
21 (25.00 %)LAN
21 (25.00 %)SMS
21 (25.00 %)WAN
21 (25.00 %)Asset Management
21 (25.00 %)Telecoms

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Peterborough 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.

Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)LAN
11 (25.00 %)SMS
11 (25.00 %)WAN
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Finance
21 (25.00 %)Pensions
21 (25.00 %)Telecoms
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Analyst
22 (50.00 %)Test Analyst
22 (50.00 %)QA Test Analyst
22 (50.00 %)QA Analyst
31 (25.00 %)Business Project Manager
31 (25.00 %)Business Manager
31 (25.00 %)Project Manager
31 (25.00 %)Business Analyst
31 (25.00 %)Server Support
31 (25.00 %)Project Analyst
31 (25.00 %)PC Support
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)Windows
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)Software Testing
12 (50.00 %)Test Scripting
12 (50.00 %)Manual Testing
21 (25.00 %)ITIL
21 (25.00 %)Asset Management
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (50.00 %)ISEB
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (25.00 %)MOM