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The table below looks at the demand for the Quality Analyst role in IT contracts across the UK compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Quality Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Quality Analyst
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008		Same period last year
Rank517613
Rank change on same period last yearUp+96
Matching contract IT job ads5459
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.075 %0.059 %
As % of the category below0.085 %0.065 %
Daily rates quoted1216
Average minimum daily rate£254£365
Average daily rate£283£372
% change on same period last year-24.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£312£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£215£303
% change on same period last year-28.92 %
Hourly rates quoted83
Average minimum hourly rate£17.31£22.67
Average hourly rate£18.31£23.00
% change on same period last year-20.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.31£23.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.31£25.00
% change on same period last year-26.75 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching contract IT job ads6350091029
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled88.71 %91.46 %
Daily rates quoted2058627389
Average minimum daily rate£373£388
Average daily rate£398£413
% change on same period last year-3.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£424£437
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Hourly rates quoted56647945
Average minimum hourly rate£22.67£23.82
Average hourly rate£24.20£25.38
% change on same period last year-4.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.74£26.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.74£25.24
% change on same period last year-5.93 %

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.

Quality Analyst
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Quality Analyst within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Quality Analyst Demand Trend

Quality Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Quality Analyst within the UK.

Quality Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Quality Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Quality Analyst within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Quality Analyst Daily Rate Histogram

Quality Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Quality Analyst within the UK.

Quality Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Quality Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Quality Analyst within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Quality Analyst Hourly Rate Histogram

Quality Analyst
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Quality Analyst within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 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
EnglandUp+8854£283-24.01 %
LondonUp+6019£351-20.65 %
South EastUp+4113£228-28.90 %
North WestNew entry-6--
ChesterNew entry-6--
CheshireNew entry-6--
HampshireUp+346£300-
West MidlandsUp+195--
East of EnglandUp+295--
CambridgeshireNew entry-5--
South WestNew entry-4--
CambridgeNew entry-4--
BasingstokeNew entry-4--
City of LondonDown-123£475+18.75 %
AmershamNew entry-3£203-
WorcesterNew entry-3--
BerkshireUp+373--
BuckinghamshireNew entry-3£203-
WiltshireNew entry-3--
WorcestershireNew entry-3--
West YorkshireUp+62£190-
LeedsNew entry-2£190-
YorkshireUp+112£190-24.00 %
SwindonNew entry-1--
SalisburyNew entry-1--
SouthamptonNew entry-1£300-
UxbridgeNew entry-1--
ReadingDown-21--
BracknellNew entry-1--
M4 CorridorNew entry-1--

Quality Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Quality 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 Quality Analyst in their job title.

148 (52.75 %)QA
216 (17.58 %)Quality Management
312 (13.19 %)SQL
411 (12.09 %)MS Excel
411 (12.09 %)ISEB
411 (12.09 %)Project Management
411 (12.09 %)Data Analysis
59 (9.890 %)Health
68 (8.791 %)ITIL
77 (7.692 %)MS Access
77 (7.692 %)MS Visio
77 (7.692 %)Microsoft
77 (7.692 %)Business Analysis
77 (7.692 %)Software Testing
77 (7.692 %)User Acceptance Testing
77 (7.692 %)Test Scripting
86 (6.593 %)PRINCE2
86 (6.593 %)MS Project
95 (5.495 %)Oracle
95 (5.495 %)Service Delivery
95 (5.495 %)Finance
95 (5.495 %)NHS
95 (5.495 %)QMS
95 (5.495 %)ISTQB
104 (4.396 %)Auditing
104 (4.396 %)Data Management
104 (4.396 %)Automated Testing
104 (4.396 %)Government
104 (4.396 %)WinRunner
104 (4.396 %)CMMI

Quality Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Quality 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 Quality Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (3.297 %)J2EE
21 (1.099 %)Mason
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (4.396 %)SAS
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (12.09 %)MS Excel
27 (7.692 %)MS Visio
36 (6.593 %)MS Project
43 (3.297 %)MS Office
51 (1.099 %)Spreadsheet
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.099 %)FTP
11 (1.099 %)TCP/IP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (7.692 %)MS Access
23 (3.297 %)BusinessObjects
32 (2.198 %)SQL Server
41 (1.099 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (1.099 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (1.099 %)Data Cleansing
41 (1.099 %)Datawarehouse
41 (1.099 %)Data Mining
41 (1.099 %)ETL
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (4.396 %)WinRunner
23 (3.297 %)TestDirector
32 (2.198 %)QuickTest Pro
41 (1.099 %)Bugzilla
41 (1.099 %)Selenium
41 (1.099 %)Rational Rose
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (9.890 %)Health
25 (5.495 %)Finance
34 (4.396 %)Government
34 (4.396 %)Auditing
43 (3.297 %)Banking
43 (3.297 %)Front Office
43 (3.297 %)Telecoms
52 (2.198 %)Retail
52 (2.198 %)Insurance
52 (2.198 %)Retail Banking
61 (1.099 %)Marketing
61 (1.099 %)Electric
61 (1.099 %)Pharmaceutical
61 (1.099 %)Games
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (5.495 %)NHS
23 (3.297 %)Fixed Income
32 (2.198 %)Derivative
32 (2.198 %)Equity Derivative
32 (2.198 %)Management Information System
41 (1.099 %)EPoS
41 (1.099 %)Statistics
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (3.297 %)UNIX
13 (3.297 %)Windows
22 (2.198 %)Linux
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (17.58 %)Quality Management
211 (12.09 %)Project Management
211 (12.09 %)Data Analysis
38 (8.791 %)ITIL
47 (7.692 %)Business Analysis
47 (7.692 %)Software Testing
47 (7.692 %)User Acceptance Testing
47 (7.692 %)Test Scripting
56 (6.593 %)PRINCE2
65 (5.495 %)Service Delivery
65 (5.495 %)QMS
74 (4.396 %)Data Management
74 (4.396 %)Automated Testing
74 (4.396 %)CMMI
83 (3.297 %)Data Validation
83 (3.297 %)SC Cleared
83 (3.297 %)Security Cleared
83 (3.297 %)Validation
83 (3.297 %)Process Management
83 (3.297 %)Web Testing
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (13.19 %)SQL
24 (4.396 %)VBA
32 (2.198 %)Shell Script
41 (1.099 %)C
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (12.09 %)ISEB
25 (5.495 %)ISTQB
32 (2.198 %)CFA
41 (1.099 %)Degree
41 (1.099 %)ITIL Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
148 (52.75 %)QA
24 (4.396 %)ISO9001
32 (2.198 %)SLA
41 (1.099 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
41 (1.099 %)BS15000
41 (1.099 %)TickIT
41 (1.099 %)EFQM
41 (1.099 %)21 CFR Part 11
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (7.692 %)Microsoft
25 (5.495 %)Oracle
34 (4.396 %)Trillium
43 (3.297 %)Business Objects
52 (2.198 %)Sybase
61 (1.099 %)IBM
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