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This section looks at the demand for the Senior Test Analyst role in IT contracts within the South East 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 Senior Test Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Senior Test Analyst
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank223273
Rank change on same period last yearUp+50
Matching contract IT job ads2126
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.026 %
As % of the category below0.181 %0.162 %
Daily rates quoted313
Average minimum daily rate£313£337
Average daily rate£315£356
% change on same period last year-11.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£317£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£324
% change on same period last year-0.67 %
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£44.67£31.67
% change on same period last year+41.05 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South East
Matching contract IT job ads1163016073
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled15.50 %16.03 %
Daily rates quoted30094118
Average minimum daily rate£338£338
Average daily rate£358£356
% change on same period last year+0.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£378£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted14002016
Average minimum hourly rate£22.38£25.60
Average hourly rate£23.87£27.03
% change on same period last year-11.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.35£28.46
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
Senior Test Analyst EnglandSenior Test Analyst
England

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.

Senior Test Analyst
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Senior Test Analyst across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South East Senior Test Analyst Demand Trend

Senior Test Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Senior Test Analyst across the South East region.

South East Senior Test Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Senior Test Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Senior Test Analyst across the South East region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

South East Senior Test Analyst Daily Rate Histogram

Senior Test Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Senior Test Analyst across the South East region.

South East Senior Test Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Senior Test Analyst
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Test Analyst within the South East 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
SurreyUp+145£255-23.88 %
Thames ValleyUp+184--
HampshireUp+263--
BerkshireUp+293--
East SussexNew entry-1--
BuckinghamshireNew entry-1--
SussexNew entry-1--
West SussexNew entry-1£240-
Senior Test Analyst EnglandSenior Test Analyst
England

Senior Test Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited Senior 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 Senior Test Analyst in their job title.

116 (45.71 %)ISEB
212 (34.29 %)Software Testing
37 (20.00 %)Finance
37 (20.00 %)Government
46 (17.14 %)Oracle
46 (17.14 %)SQL
46 (17.14 %)Security Cleared
55 (14.29 %)SC Cleared
55 (14.29 %)User Acceptance Testing
55 (14.29 %)Test Scripting
55 (14.29 %)QuickTest Pro
55 (14.29 %)Agile Software Development
64 (11.43 %)LoadRunner
64 (11.43 %)TestDirector
73 (8.571 %)SOA
73 (8.571 %)Java
73 (8.571 %)UNIX
73 (8.571 %)Windows
73 (8.571 %)ISEB Practitioner
73 (8.571 %)QA
82 (5.714 %)System Testing
82 (5.714 %)Performance Testing
82 (5.714 %)Risk Analysis
82 (5.714 %)Configuration Management
82 (5.714 %)CMS
82 (5.714 %)Technical Architecture
82 (5.714 %)Pensions
82 (5.714 %)Content Management
82 (5.714 %)Automated Testing
82 (5.714 %)Insurance

Senior Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited Senior 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 Senior Test Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (5.714 %).NET
21 (2.857 %)ASP.NET
21 (2.857 %)COM
21 (2.857 %)XML
21 (2.857 %)ISPF
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (5.714 %)CMS
21 (2.857 %)Lotus Notes
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (5.714 %)MS Excel
21 (2.857 %)MS Office
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.857 %)LAN
11 (2.857 %)WAN
11 (2.857 %)IPX
11 (2.857 %)Wireless
11 (2.857 %)IP Telephony
11 (2.857 %)VLAN
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (5.714 %)SQL Server
21 (2.857 %)DB2
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (14.29 %)QuickTest Pro
24 (11.43 %)LoadRunner
24 (11.43 %)TestDirector
31 (2.857 %)Visual Studio
31 (2.857 %)Selenium
31 (2.857 %)WebLOAD
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (20.00 %)Finance
17 (20.00 %)Government
22 (5.714 %)Insurance
22 (5.714 %)Pensions
31 (2.857 %)Construction
31 (2.857 %)Telecoms
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.857 %)Mainframe
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (8.571 %)UNIX
13 (8.571 %)Windows
22 (5.714 %)Windows 2000
22 (5.714 %)Windows XP
31 (2.857 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (2.857 %)Windows 2000 Server
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (34.29 %)Software Testing
26 (17.14 %)Security Cleared
35 (14.29 %)SC Cleared
35 (14.29 %)Test Scripting
35 (14.29 %)User Acceptance Testing
35 (14.29 %)Agile Software Development
43 (8.571 %)SOA
52 (5.714 %)Configuration Management
52 (5.714 %)Content Management
52 (5.714 %)Automated Testing
52 (5.714 %)Performance Testing
52 (5.714 %)System Testing
52 (5.714 %)Technical Architecture
52 (5.714 %)Risk Analysis
61 (2.857 %)Load Testing
61 (2.857 %)Integration Testing
61 (2.857 %)Web Testing
61 (2.857 %)Test Management
61 (2.857 %)Supplier Management
61 (2.857 %)Regression Testing
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (17.14 %)SQL
23 (8.571 %)Java
32 (5.714 %)C
32 (5.714 %)VB
41 (2.857 %)REXX
41 (2.857 %)JCL
41 (2.857 %)Perl
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (45.71 %)ISEB
23 (8.571 %)ISEB Practitioner
31 (2.857 %)ISTQB
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (8.571 %)QA
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.857 %)Active Directory
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (17.14 %)Oracle
22 (5.714 %)Microsoft
31 (2.857 %)Citrix
31 (2.857 %)Lotus