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This section looks at the demand for the Quality Engineer role in IT contracts within the Scotland region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Quality Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Quality Engineer
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank101-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.085 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£375-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£325-
% change on same period last year-
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£33.80£29.43
% change on same period last year+14.85 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads23443468
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.124 %3.460 %
Daily rates quoted538682
Average minimum daily rate£292£300
Average daily rate£317£317
% change on same period last year+0.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£341£334
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted156207
Average minimum hourly rate£21.32£19.42
Average hourly rate£23.36£20.57
% change on same period last year+13.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.41£21.73
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
Quality Engineer UKQuality Engineer
UK

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.

Quality Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Quality Engineer across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Scotland Quality Engineer Demand Trend

Quality Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Quality Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Quality Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Quality Engineer across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Scotland Quality Engineer Daily Rate Histogram

Quality Engineer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Quality Engineer within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
GlasgowNew entry-2£375-
Quality Engineer UKQuality Engineer
UK

Quality Engineer
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited Quality Engineer 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 Quality Engineer in their job title.

14 (100.00 %)Java
23 (75.00 %)VB
32 (50.00 %)SQL Server
32 (50.00 %)PVCS
32 (50.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
32 (50.00 %)ClearQuest
32 (50.00 %)Configuration Management
32 (50.00 %)CSQA
41 (25.00 %)QA
41 (25.00 %)CMMI
41 (25.00 %)SQL
41 (25.00 %)Progress

Quality Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited Quality Engineer 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 Quality Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (50.00 %)SQL Server
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (50.00 %)PVCS
12 (50.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
12 (50.00 %)ClearQuest
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)Configuration Management
21 (25.00 %)CMMI
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)Java
23 (75.00 %)VB
31 (25.00 %)SQL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (50.00 %)CSQA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (25.00 %)QA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Progress