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

LinkQuality Assurance (QA)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank6-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads90
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.000 %
As % of the category below90.00 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£338
% change on same period last year+4.20 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£28.75-
Average hourly rate£31.63-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£34.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.13£27.26
% change on same period last year+10.52 %
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Stevenage
Matching contract IT job ads100
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£369£357
% change on same period last year+3.43 %
Hourly rates quoted50
Average minimum hourly rate£29.86-
Average hourly rate£33.21-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£36.57-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.30£23.74
% change on same period last year+2.35 %
QA HertfordshireQA
Hertfordshire

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 Stevenage region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Stevenage QA Demand Trend

QA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Stevenage 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 Stevenage region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Stevenage QA Hourly Rate Histogram

QA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage 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.

18 (57.14 %)Security Cleared
25 (35.71 %)SC Cleared
25 (35.71 %)BC Cleared
34 (28.57 %)Project Management
43 (21.43 %)Software Engineering
43 (21.43 %)Degree
43 (21.43 %)Electronics
52 (14.29 %)Risk Management
52 (14.29 %)TickIT
52 (14.29 %)ISO9001
61 (7.143 %)Performance Testing
61 (7.143 %)Web Testing
61 (7.143 %)WinRunner
61 (7.143 %)TestDirector
61 (7.143 %)QuickTest Pro
61 (7.143 %)LoadRunner
61 (7.143 %)Six Sigma
61 (7.143 %)Quality Management
61 (7.143 %)Pharmaceutical
61 (7.143 %)HTML
61 (7.143 %)Java
61 (7.143 %)JavaScript
61 (7.143 %).NET
61 (7.143 %)CSS
61 (7.143 %)SOAP
61 (7.143 %)WebServices
61 (7.143 %)HNC
61 (7.143 %)HND
61 (7.143 %)XHTML
61 (7.143 %)JMeter

QA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage 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.

Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (7.143 %)HTML
11 (7.143 %).NET
11 (7.143 %)CSS
11 (7.143 %)SOAP
11 (7.143 %)WebServices
11 (7.143 %)XHTML
11 (7.143 %)AJAX
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (7.143 %)WinRunner
11 (7.143 %)TestDirector
11 (7.143 %)QuickTest Pro
11 (7.143 %)LoadRunner
11 (7.143 %)JMeter
11 (7.143 %)Selenium
11 (7.143 %)FitNesse
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (21.43 %)Electronics
21 (7.143 %)Aerospace
21 (7.143 %)Government
21 (7.143 %)Manufacturing
21 (7.143 %)Pharmaceutical
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (42.86 %)Software Engineer
24 (28.57 %)Quality Engineer
24 (28.57 %)QA Engineer
32 (14.29 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
41 (7.143 %)Tester
41 (7.143 %)Systems Tester
41 (7.143 %)Product Manager
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (57.14 %)Security Cleared
25 (35.71 %)SC Cleared
25 (35.71 %)BC Cleared
34 (28.57 %)Project Management
43 (21.43 %)Software Engineering
52 (14.29 %)Risk Management
61 (7.143 %)Validation
61 (7.143 %)Scrum
61 (7.143 %)Extreme Programming
61 (7.143 %)Agile Software Development
61 (7.143 %)Automated Testing
61 (7.143 %)Performance Testing
61 (7.143 %)Web Testing
61 (7.143 %)Quality Management
61 (7.143 %)Six Sigma
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (7.143 %)Java
11 (7.143 %)JavaScript
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (21.43 %)Degree
21 (7.143 %)HNC
21 (7.143 %)HND
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (14.29 %)ISO9001
12 (14.29 %)TickIT