The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Analyst role 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 Test Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 24 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 Job Titles advertised 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Analyst
Rank 26 40 49
Rank change year-on-year
+14 +9
Contract jobs requiring a Test Analyst 14 19 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Sussex 3.784% 2.888% 0.679%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.035% 3.016% 0.737%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 6 2
Average daily rate £309 £319 £275
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.13% +15.90%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £293 £300 £195
10% offered a daily rate of more than £343 £345 £355
UK excluding London average daily rate £300 £300 £300
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £17.50 £27.50
% change year-on-year
+42.85% -36.36%
All Job Titles
West Sussex
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
347 630 407
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Sussex 93.78% 95.74% 92.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 217 372 198
Average daily rate £375 £350 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.14% -6.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £240 £275 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £490 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 25 46
Average hourly rate £24.00 £22.00 £21.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+9.09% +4.76%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £11.75 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £43.50 £32.70 £35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Test Analyst
South East

Test Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Test Analyst across the West Sussex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

West Sussex Test Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Test Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Sussex Test Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Test Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Test Analyst across the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

West Sussex Test Analyst Daily Rate Histogram

Test Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Sussex Test Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Test Analyst
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Analyst within the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 24 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
Crawley +3 7 £300 -11.11%
Gatwick +6 4 £309 -
Test Analyst
South East

Test Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Sussex region that cited Test 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 Test Analyst in their job title.

1 9 (36.00%) Test Scripting
2 7 (28.00%) HP Quality Center
3 6 (24.00%) Selenium
4 5 (20.00%) Performance Testing
4 5 (20.00%) Web Services
5 4 (16.00%) SQL
5 4 (16.00%) SAP
5 4 (16.00%) SOAP
5 4 (16.00%) ETL
5 4 (16.00%) HP
5 4 (16.00%) Web Testing
5 4 (16.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (16.00%) Data Analysis
5 4 (16.00%) soapUI
5 4 (16.00%) User Stories
6 3 (12.00%) Team Foundation Server
6 3 (12.00%) Automated Testing
6 3 (12.00%) Integration Testing
6 3 (12.00%) User Acceptance Testing
6 3 (12.00%) ISEB
6 3 (12.00%) XML
6 3 (12.00%) XSLT
7 2 (8.000%) SQL Server
7 2 (8.000%) CA
7 2 (8.000%) BizTalk Server
7 2 (8.000%) HTTP
7 2 (8.000%) HTTPS
7 2 (8.000%) Regression Testing
7 2 (8.000%) Finance
7 2 (8.000%) Billing

Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Sussex region that cited Test 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 Test Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 5 (20.00%) Web Services
2 4 (16.00%) SOAP
2 4 (16.00%) soapUI
3 3 (12.00%) XML
3 3 (12.00%) XSLT
4 1 (4.000%) SAP PI
4 1 (4.000%) WCF
4 1 (4.000%) SAP XI
Application Platforms
1 2 (8.000%) BizTalk Server
2 1 (4.000%) IIS
Applications
1 1 (4.000%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (8.000%) SAP CRM
1 2 (8.000%) SAP IS-U
2 1 (4.000%) SAP FI-CA
2 1 (4.000%) SAP FI
2 1 (4.000%) HiPortfolio
Communications & Networking
1 2 (8.000%) HTTP
1 2 (8.000%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (16.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 2 (8.000%) SQL Server
3 1 (4.000%) SQL Server 2008
Development Applications
1 6 (24.00%) Selenium
2 3 (12.00%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (4.000%) JIRA
General
1 2 (8.000%) Finance
1 2 (8.000%) Billing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.000%) Smart Meter
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (36.00%) Test Scripting
2 5 (20.00%) Performance Testing
3 4 (16.00%) ETL
3 4 (16.00%) Web Testing
3 4 (16.00%) Data Analysis
3 4 (16.00%) User Stories
4 3 (12.00%) Automated Testing
4 3 (12.00%) Integration Testing
4 3 (12.00%) User Acceptance Testing
5 2 (8.000%) Regression Testing
5 2 (8.000%) CRM
5 2 (8.000%) Load Testing
5 2 (8.000%) Project Planning
5 2 (8.000%) Manual Testing
5 2 (8.000%) Test Strategy
6 1 (4.000%) System Testing
6 1 (4.000%) Investment Management
6 1 (4.000%) Software Testing
6 1 (4.000%) Agile Software Development
6 1 (4.000%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 4 (16.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (12.00%) ISEB
2 1 (4.000%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.000%) QA
Systems Management
1 7 (28.00%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 4 (16.00%) SAP
1 4 (16.00%) HP
2 2 (8.000%) CA
3 1 (4.000%) Oracle
Crawley, West Sussex
The Test Analyst will be focused on the testing of business change projects using leading technologies and agile methodologies... This role includes the execution of tests, reviewing and...
Clearwater People Solutions
Rate: £28000 - 30000 Per Annum Holiday pay
Posted: 21 May 2013
Crawley, West Sussex
Essential Skills and Experience: At least 2 years’ experience in manual software testing... Excellent knowledge of software testing methodologies and best practice. Desirable: ISEB Foundation Certificate... Automated testing...
Coal IT Services
Rate: From £200 to £255 per day
Posted: 23 May 2013