Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Business Test Analyst role in IT contracts within the South West 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 Business Test Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Business Test Analyst
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank133160
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching contract IT job ads23
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.051 %0.056 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£300£325
Average daily rate£300£363
% change on same period last year-17.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£313£317
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
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£32.00-
% change on same period last year-
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South West
Matching contract IT job ads39505371
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled6.222 %5.755 %
Daily rates quoted11381373
Average minimum daily rate£346£342
Average daily rate£367£362
% change on same period last year+1.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted557675
Average minimum hourly rate£23.34£25.38
Average hourly rate£24.90£27.00
% change on same period last year-7.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.46£28.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Business Test Analyst EnglandBusiness 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.

Business Test Analyst
Demand Trend

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

South West Business Test Analyst Demand Trend

Business Test Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Business Test Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Business Test Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Test Analyst across the South West region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

South West Business Test Analyst Daily Rate Histogram

Business 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 Business Test Analyst within the South West region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
GloucestershireNew entry-2£300-
Business Test Analyst EnglandBusiness Test Analyst
England

Business Test Analyst
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited Business 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 Business Test Analyst in their job title.

13 (75.00 %)Pensions
13 (75.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
21 (25.00 %)System Testing
21 (25.00 %)ISTQB
21 (25.00 %)ISEB
21 (25.00 %)Financial Institution
21 (25.00 %)Workflow
21 (25.00 %)Finance
21 (25.00 %)Insurance

Business Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited Business 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 Business Test Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (75.00 %)Pensions
21 (25.00 %)Financial Institution
21 (25.00 %)Finance
21 (25.00 %)Insurance
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
21 (25.00 %)System Testing
21 (25.00 %)Workflow
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)ISEB
11 (25.00 %)ISTQB