QA Contracts in West Sussex
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for QA skills in IT contracts advertised for the West Sussex region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited QA over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category for the West Sussex region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
 3 months to
23 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Quality Assurance (QA)
Rank 25 32 40
Rank change year-on-year
+7 +8
Contract jobs citing QA 14 24 13
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Sussex 3.825% 3.642% 2.876%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 35.00% 37.50% 30.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 4 5
Average daily rate £425 £425 £305
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +39.34%
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £350 £360
% change year-on-year
-7.14% -2.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
Average hourly rate - - £50.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £26.00 £18.75 £32.50
% change year-on-year
+38.66% -42.30%
All Quality Assurance & Compliance
West Sussex
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Quality Assurance & Compliance category		 40 64 42
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Sussex 10.93% 9.712% 9.292%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 26 13
Average daily rate £390 £388 £406
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+0.64% -4.61%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £330 £300 £211
10% offered a daily rate of more than £440 £425 £618
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £375
% change year-on-year
- -6.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 5
Average hourly rate £42.50 £14.13 £50.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+200.88% -71.75%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £16.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+9.37% -46.66%
QA
South East

QA
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Sussex QA Jobs Demand Trend

QA
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Sussex QA Daily Rate Trend

QA
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing QA across the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

West Sussex QA Daily Rate Histogram

QA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Sussex QA Hourly Rate Trend

QA
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 West Sussex region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)		 Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads		 Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months		 Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Horsham +8 2 - -
Gatwick -7 1 - -
Haywards Heath - 1 - -
QA
South East

QA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Sussex 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.

1 12 (36.36%) Microsoft
2 11 (33.33%) .NET
2 11 (33.33%) ASP.NET
2 11 (33.33%) Umbraco
3 10 (30.30%) Continuous Integration
3 10 (30.30%) ASP.NET MVC
3 10 (30.30%) jQuery
3 10 (30.30%) CMS
3 10 (30.30%) Scrum
3 10 (30.30%) TDD
3 10 (30.30%) NUnit
3 10 (30.30%) Subversion
3 10 (30.30%) Back Office
3 10 (30.30%) MVC
3 10 (30.30%) CSS
3 10 (30.30%) JavaScript
3 10 (30.30%) SQL
3 10 (30.30%) Microsoft Certification
3 10 (30.30%) XHTML
4 9 (27.27%) Google Maps API
4 9 (27.27%) Google
4 9 (27.27%) Bing Maps
5 7 (21.21%) Configuration Management
5 7 (21.21%) Manufacturing
6 5 (15.15%) SOAP
6 5 (15.15%) Web Services
6 5 (15.15%) XML
7 4 (12.12%) HNC
7 4 (12.12%) PRINCE2
7 4 (12.12%) CRM

QA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Sussex 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.

Application Development
1 11 (33.33%) .NET
1 11 (33.33%) ASP.NET
2 10 (30.30%) ASP.NET MVC
2 10 (30.30%) jQuery
2 10 (30.30%) CSS
2 10 (30.30%) XHTML
3 9 (27.27%) Google Maps API
3 9 (27.27%) Bing Maps
4 5 (15.15%) SOAP
4 5 (15.15%) Web Services
4 5 (15.15%) XML
5 2 (6.061%) JDBC
5 2 (6.061%) XSD
5 2 (6.061%) WSDL
5 2 (6.061%) XML Schema
5 2 (6.061%) WS-I
5 2 (6.061%) soapUI
6 1 (3.030%) HTML5
6 1 (3.030%) Software Packaging
6 1 (3.030%) WCF
Application Platforms
1 11 (33.33%) Umbraco
2 10 (30.30%) CMS
3 3 (9.091%) Sitecore CMS
4 2 (6.061%) MQSeries
4 2 (6.061%) ESB
Applications
1 3 (9.091%) MS Project
1 3 (9.091%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 1 (3.030%) SAP IS-U
Development Applications
1 10 (30.30%) NUnit
1 10 (30.30%) Subversion
2 3 (9.091%) TestComplete
3 1 (3.030%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (3.030%) Selenium
General
1 10 (30.30%) Back Office
2 7 (21.21%) Manufacturing
3 4 (12.12%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (3.030%) Finance
Job Titles
1 11 (33.33%) Developer
1 11 (33.33%) .NET Developer
2 7 (21.21%) ASP.NET Developer
3 5 (15.15%) Analyst
3 5 (15.15%) Web Developer
4 4 (12.12%) Quality Engineer
4 4 (12.12%) Quality Analyst
5 3 (9.091%) Test Leader
5 3 (9.091%) Consultant
5 3 (9.091%) QA Manager
6 2 (6.061%) Tester
6 2 (6.061%) webMethods Consultant
6 2 (6.061%) Technical Leader
6 2 (6.061%) Designer
6 2 (6.061%) SOA Designer
7 1 (3.030%) Senior Project Officer
7 1 (3.030%) Senior Project Support Officer
7 1 (3.030%) Project Officer
7 1 (3.030%) Senior Project Coordinator
7 1 (3.030%) Functional Tester
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (30.30%) Continuous Integration
1 10 (30.30%) Scrum
1 10 (30.30%) TDD
1 10 (30.30%) MVC
2 7 (21.21%) Configuration Management
3 4 (12.12%) PRINCE2
3 4 (12.12%) CRM
3 4 (12.12%) SOA
3 4 (12.12%) Automated Testing
3 4 (12.12%) CAPA
4 3 (9.091%) Test Scripting
4 3 (9.091%) QMS
4 3 (9.091%) Software Testing
4 3 (9.091%) Quality Management
5 2 (6.061%) EAI
5 2 (6.061%) Data Modelling
5 2 (6.061%) Change Management
5 2 (6.061%) Project Management
5 2 (6.061%) Data Architecture
5 2 (6.061%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 10 (30.30%) JavaScript
1 10 (30.30%) SQL
2 2 (6.061%) Java
Qualifications
1 10 (30.30%) Microsoft Certification
2 4 (12.12%) HNC
3 3 (9.091%) Degree
3 3 (9.091%) ISEB
3 3 (9.091%) HND
4 1 (3.030%) SC Cleared
4 1 (3.030%) Security Cleared
4 1 (3.030%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (9.091%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 1 (3.030%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 1 (3.030%) SCCM
1 1 (3.030%) OpenView Configuration Management
Vendors
1 12 (36.36%) Microsoft
2 9 (27.27%) Google
3 3 (9.091%) Sitecore
4 2 (6.061%) SAP
4 2 (6.061%) webMethods
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