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This section looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the South West 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuality Assurance (QA)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008		Same period last year
Rank114108
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching contract IT job ads3862
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.050 %0.062 %
As % of the category below24.20 %27.80 %
Daily rates quoted1223
Average minimum daily rate£327£352
Average daily rate£347£371
% change on same period last year-6.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£368£389
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£342
% change on same period last year+3.24 %
Hourly rates quoted34
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£32.25
Average hourly rate£29.17£35.50
% change on same period last year-17.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.33£38.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.38£30.98
% change on same period last year+7.77 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
South West
Matching contract IT job ads157223
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.207 %0.222 %
Daily rates quoted5269
Average minimum daily rate£356£363
Average daily rate£396£382
% change on same period last year+3.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£435£401
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£361
% change on same period last year+5.11 %
Hourly rates quoted1346
Average minimum hourly rate£21.43£20.07
Average hourly rate£23.59£22.67
% change on same period last year+4.06 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.74£25.26
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.98£24.91
% change on same period last year-3.72 %
QA EnglandQA
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.

QA
Demand Trend

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

South West QA Demand Trend

QA
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West QA Daily Rate Trend

QA
Daily Rate Histogram

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

South West QA Daily Rate Histogram

QA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West QA Hourly Rate Trend

QA
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing QA across the South West region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

South West QA Hourly Rate Histogram

QA
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QA within the South West region over the 3 months to 21 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
GloucestershireUp+1214£316-
WiltshireDown-117£495+16.19 %
BristolUp+76£200-33.93 %
SomersetUp+13--
DorsetDown-32£463+12.12 %
DevonUp+21£390+35.24 %
QA EnglandQA
England

QA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

118 (19.35 %)Aerospace
215 (16.13 %)Automotive
312 (12.90 %)Security Cleared
411 (11.83 %)HTML
510 (10.75 %)Microsoft
510 (10.75 %)Migration
69 (9.677 %)Finance
78 (8.602 %)ISEB
87 (7.527 %)MS Project
87 (7.527 %)XML
87 (7.527 %)MS Visio
87 (7.527 %)Validation
87 (7.527 %)Test Scripting
87 (7.527 %)Software Testing
87 (7.527 %)MS PowerPoint
95 (5.376 %)RoboHelp
95 (5.376 %)Adobe
95 (5.376 %)Dreamweaver
95 (5.376 %)Visual Studio
95 (5.376 %)SAP
95 (5.376 %)Oracle
95 (5.376 %)Telecoms
95 (5.376 %)FrameMaker
95 (5.376 %)Scrum
95 (5.376 %)GoLive
95 (5.376 %)Agile Software Development
95 (5.376 %)FrontPage
95 (5.376 %)Pensions
95 (5.376 %)Automated Testing
95 (5.376 %)User Acceptance Testing

QA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (11.83 %)HTML
27 (7.527 %)XML
34 (4.301 %)WebServices
42 (2.151 %).NET Framework
42 (2.151 %).NET
42 (2.151 %)Middleware
51 (1.075 %)JSP
51 (1.075 %)Application Packaging
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (2.151 %)ArcSDE
12 (2.151 %)ArcGIS
12 (2.151 %)ArcIMS
12 (2.151 %)Documentum
12 (2.151 %)BizTalk Server
21 (1.075 %)Live Communications Server
21 (1.075 %)Office Communications Server
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (7.527 %)MS Project
17 (7.527 %)MS Visio
17 (7.527 %)MS PowerPoint
25 (5.376 %)RoboHelp
25 (5.376 %)FrameMaker
33 (3.226 %)MS Office
42 (2.151 %)MS Excel
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.075 %)Oracle EBS
11 (1.075 %)Oracle ERP
11 (1.075 %)Summit
11 (1.075 %)SAP ERP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (2.151 %)Internet
21 (1.075 %)Extranet
21 (1.075 %)Intranet
21 (1.075 %)SMS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (4.301 %)RDBMS
23 (3.226 %)SAP BW
32 (2.151 %)GIS
32 (2.151 %)SQL Server
32 (2.151 %)MS Access
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (5.376 %)Dreamweaver
15 (5.376 %)Visual Studio
15 (5.376 %)GoLive
15 (5.376 %)FrontPage
23 (3.226 %)PVCS
31 (1.075 %)Rational Robot
31 (1.075 %)MSI
31 (1.075 %)SilkPerformer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (19.35 %)Aerospace
215 (16.13 %)Automotive
39 (9.677 %)Finance
45 (5.376 %)Telecoms
45 (5.376 %)Pensions
54 (4.301 %)Avionics
54 (4.301 %)Insurance
63 (3.226 %)Auditing
72 (2.151 %)Banking
72 (2.151 %)Health
72 (2.151 %)Manufacturing
72 (2.151 %)Education
72 (2.151 %)Pharmaceutical
81 (1.075 %)Government
81 (1.075 %)Military
81 (1.075 %)Retail
81 (1.075 %)Retail Banking
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (22.58 %)Analyst
216 (17.20 %)Quality Engineer
37 (7.527 %)Test Analyst
46 (6.452 %)Test Manager
46 (6.452 %)Technical Author
46 (6.452 %)Author
55 (5.376 %)Project Manager
55 (5.376 %)Business Analyst
55 (5.376 %)Tester
55 (5.376 %)Test Engineer
55 (5.376 %)Technical Writer
55 (5.376 %)QA Engineer
64 (4.301 %)Senior Analyst
64 (4.301 %)Consultant
64 (4.301 %)Senior Business Analyst
64 (4.301 %)Coordinator
73 (3.226 %)Architect
73 (3.226 %)Data Architect
73 (3.226 %)QA Tester
73 (3.226 %)Applications Architect
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (2.151 %)Client/Server
12 (2.151 %)NHS
12 (2.151 %)Mainframe
21 (1.075 %)W3C
21 (1.075 %)Management Information System
21 (1.075 %)Freedom of Information
21 (1.075 %)Data Conversion
21 (1.075 %)Data Integration
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (2.151 %)Windows
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (12.90 %)Security Cleared
210 (10.75 %)Migration
37 (7.527 %)Validation
37 (7.527 %)Test Scripting
37 (7.527 %)Software Testing
45 (5.376 %)Scrum
45 (5.376 %)Agile Software Development
45 (5.376 %)Automated Testing
45 (5.376 %)User Acceptance Testing
54 (4.301 %)Data Migration
54 (4.301 %)DV Cleared
54 (4.301 %)Change Management
63 (3.226 %)Project Management
63 (3.226 %)Data Modelling
63 (3.226 %)Data Management
63 (3.226 %)Test Management
63 (3.226 %)System Testing
72 (2.151 %)Performance Testing
72 (2.151 %)Load Testing
72 (2.151 %)Manual Testing
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (4.301 %)SQL
23 (3.226 %)JavaScript
32 (2.151 %)Ada
41 (1.075 %)VBScript
41 (1.075 %)VB
41 (1.075 %)C
41 (1.075 %)Java
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (8.602 %)ISEB
22 (2.151 %)Degree
22 (2.151 %)ISTQB
22 (2.151 %)HND
31 (1.075 %)ITIL Certification
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (4.301 %)GMP
22 (2.151 %)GLP
22 (2.151 %)GCP
31 (1.075 %)ISO9002
31 (1.075 %)WAI
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.075 %)Active Directory
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (4.301 %)OVSD
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (10.75 %)Microsoft
25 (5.376 %)Adobe
25 (5.376 %)SAP
25 (5.376 %)Oracle
34 (4.301 %)Citrix
42 (2.151 %)ESRI
51 (1.075 %)Remedy
51 (1.075 %)HP
51 (1.075 %)NCR
51 (1.075 %)Novell
51 (1.075 %)Borland
51 (1.075 %)Computacenter
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