The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Analyst role in IT contracts advertised for the Shropshire 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 20 June 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 Shropshire 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
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Analyst
Rank 18 21 21
Rank change year-on-year
+3 0
Contract jobs requiring a Test Analyst 3 8 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Shropshire 2.542% 6.107% 2.679%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.030% 6.504% 2.885%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 5 0
Average daily rate - £268 -
UK excluding London average daily rate £310 £290 £300
% change year-on-year
+6.89% -3.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £20.00 £19.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+5.26% -34.48%
All Job Titles
Shropshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
99 123 104
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Shropshire 83.90% 93.89% 92.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 70 33
Average daily rate £288 £325 £348
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-11.53% -6.47%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £257 £284
10% offered a daily rate of more than £532 £500 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 4
Average hourly rate £25.59 £10.00 £10.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+155.90% -2.43%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Test Analyst
West Midlands

Test Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Shropshire 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 Shropshire region.

Shropshire Test Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Test Analyst
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Analyst within the Shropshire region over the 3 months to 20 June 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
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Vacancies
Telford +2 2 - -
Test Analyst
West Midlands

Test Analyst
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire 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 (75.00%) Java
1 6 (75.00%) SQL
1 6 (75.00%) UNIX
1 6 (75.00%) Windows
1 6 (75.00%) Test Scripting
2 5 (62.50%) ISEB
3 3 (37.50%) Oracle
3 3 (37.50%) Software Testing
3 3 (37.50%) Retail
4 2 (25.00%) ISTQB
4 2 (25.00%) XML
4 2 (25.00%) webMethods
5 1 (12.50%) QuickTest Pro
5 1 (12.50%) Finance
5 1 (12.50%) WebLogic
5 1 (12.50%) VBScript
5 1 (12.50%) MS Excel
5 1 (12.50%) TOAD
5 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
5 1 (12.50%) WCAG
5 1 (12.50%) BC Cleared
5 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
5 1 (12.50%) Test Strategy
5 1 (12.50%) Automation Testing

Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire 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 2 (25.00%) XML
Application Platforms
1 1 (12.50%) WebLogic
Applications
1 1 (12.50%) MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) TOAD
Development Applications
1 1 (12.50%) QuickTest Pro
General
1 3 (37.50%) Retail
2 1 (12.50%) Finance
Operating Systems
1 6 (75.00%) UNIX
1 6 (75.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) Test Scripting
2 3 (37.50%) Software Testing
3 1 (12.50%) Test Strategy
3 1 (12.50%) Automation Testing
Programming Languages
1 6 (75.00%) Java
1 6 (75.00%) SQL
2 1 (12.50%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 5 (62.50%) ISEB
2 2 (25.00%) ISTQB
3 1 (12.50%) BC Cleared
3 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) WCAG
Vendors
1 3 (37.50%) Oracle
2 2 (25.00%) webMethods
3 1 (12.50%) Microsoft