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The table below looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the Staffordshire 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 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuality Assurance (QA)
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank30-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.000 %
As % of the category below50.00 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£410-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£420-
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£339
% change on same period last year+3.67 %
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£30.13£27.36
% change on same period last year+10.10 %
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Staffordshire
Matching contract IT job ads105
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.005 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£400£378
Average daily rate£410£378
% change on same period last year+8.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£420£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£368£357
% change on same period last year+3.22 %
Hourly rates quoted51
Average minimum hourly rate£11.42£14.00
Average hourly rate£11.42£14.00
% change on same period last year-18.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£11.42£14.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.35£23.85
% change on same period last year+2.07 %
QA West MidlandsQA
West Midlands

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.

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Demand Trend

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

Staffordshire QA Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

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

Staffordshire QA Daily Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

Staffordshire QA Hourly Rate Trend

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Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QA within the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 20 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
Burton-upon-TrentNew entry-3--
Stoke-on-TrentNew entry-1£410-
QA West MidlandsQA
West Midlands

QA
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

13 (42.86 %)Government
22 (28.57 %)SQL Server
22 (28.57 %)Windows
31 (14.29 %)Datawarehouse
31 (14.29 %)MS Exchange
31 (14.29 %)Business Intelligence
31 (14.29 %)RDBMS
31 (14.29 %)Microsoft
31 (14.29 %)Active Directory
31 (14.29 %)TestDirector
31 (14.29 %)PRINCE
31 (14.29 %)Symantec
31 (14.29 %)Project Management
31 (14.29 %)OLAP
31 (14.29 %)XML
31 (14.29 %)PRINCE2
31 (14.29 %)UNIX
31 (14.29 %)HTML
31 (14.29 %)Java
31 (14.29 %)SQL
31 (14.29 %)VB.NET
31 (14.29 %).NET
31 (14.29 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (14.29 %)Degree
31 (14.29 %)Exchange Server 2007
31 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2008
31 (14.29 %)Firewall

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (14.29 %)HTML
11 (14.29 %).NET
11 (14.29 %)XML
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (14.29 %)MS Exchange
11 (14.29 %)Exchange Server 2003
11 (14.29 %)Exchange Server 2007
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (14.29 %)Firewall
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (28.57 %)SQL Server
21 (14.29 %)OLAP
21 (14.29 %)Datawarehouse
21 (14.29 %)RDBMS
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (14.29 %)TestDirector
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (42.86 %)Government
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (57.14 %)Technical Support
23 (42.86 %)Technical Support Officer
31 (14.29 %)Exchange Specialist
31 (14.29 %)Web Tester
31 (14.29 %)Tester
31 (14.29 %)Technical Specialist
31 (14.29 %)Technical Support Manager
31 (14.29 %)QA Tester
31 (14.29 %)Technical Manager
31 (14.29 %)Support Manager
31 (14.29 %)QA Engineer
31 (14.29 %)Applications Tester
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (28.57 %)Windows
21 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2008
21 (14.29 %)UNIX
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (14.29 %)PRINCE2
11 (14.29 %)Business Intelligence
11 (14.29 %)PRINCE
11 (14.29 %)Project Management
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (14.29 %)Java
11 (14.29 %)SQL
11 (14.29 %)VB.NET
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (14.29 %)Degree
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (14.29 %)Active Directory
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (14.29 %)Microsoft
11 (14.29 %)Symantec