The first table below looks at the demand for QA skills in IT contracts advertised for the Wiltshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited QA over the 3 months to 17 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 Wiltshire 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Quality Assurance (QA)
Rank 44 46 46
Rank change year-on-year
+2 0
Contract jobs citing QA 4 9 4
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wiltshire 0.897% 1.424% 0.726%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 6.897% 22.50% 11.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 6 4
Average daily rate £425 £363 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+17.24% +20.83%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £282 £345 £259
10% offered a daily rate of more than £492 £444 £332
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £350 £360
% change year-on-year
-7.14% -2.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Average hourly rate - £35.00 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £28.75 £17.50 £26.25
% change year-on-year
+64.28% -33.33%
All Quality Assurance & Compliance
Wiltshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Quality Assurance & Compliance category
58 40 35
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wiltshire 13.00% 6.329% 6.352%
Number of daily rates quoted 41 23 19
Average daily rate £410 £313 £320
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+31.20% -2.34%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £240 £181 £260
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £455 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £340 £350 £375
% change year-on-year
-2.85% -6.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 3 8
Average hourly rate £32.50 £35.00 £34.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-7.14% +1.44%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £16.35 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+7.03% -43.62%
QA
South West

QA
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire region.

Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire region.

Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire region over the 3 months to 17 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
Swindon +2 3 £425 +13.33%
Chippenham - 1 £220 -
QA
South West

QA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Wiltshire 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 6 (54.55%) Finance
2 4 (36.36%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (27.27%) PRINCE2
4 2 (18.18%) MS Excel
4 2 (18.18%) MS Office
4 2 (18.18%) Configuration Management
4 2 (18.18%) Test Strategy
4 2 (18.18%) MS PowerPoint
5 1 (9.091%) User Acceptance Testing
5 1 (9.091%) Integration Testing
5 1 (9.091%) Test Management
5 1 (9.091%) System Testing
5 1 (9.091%) Data Validation
5 1 (9.091%) PCI DSS
5 1 (9.091%) PCI QSA
5 1 (9.091%) SC Cleared
5 1 (9.091%) Security Cleared
5 1 (9.091%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (9.091%) Oracle EBS R12
5 1 (9.091%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (9.091%) HP Quality Center
5 1 (9.091%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (9.091%) Project Governance
5 1 (9.091%) Change Control
5 1 (9.091%) Resource Management
5 1 (9.091%) Data Quality
5 1 (9.091%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (9.091%) Validation
5 1 (9.091%) VSS/SourceSafe
5 1 (9.091%) Web Services

QA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Wiltshire 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 1 (9.091%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 1 (9.091%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (18.18%) MS Office
1 2 (18.18%) MS Excel
1 2 (18.18%) MS PowerPoint
2 1 (9.091%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (9.091%) Oracle EBS
1 1 (9.091%) Oracle HRMS
1 1 (9.091%) Oracle EBS R12
Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.091%) Firewall
Development Applications
1 1 (9.091%) VSS/SourceSafe
1 1 (9.091%) Subversion
1 1 (9.091%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 6 (54.55%) Finance
2 1 (9.091%) Banking
2 1 (9.091%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 3 (27.27%) Test Manager
2 2 (18.18%) PMO Analyst
2 2 (18.18%) Analyst
3 1 (9.091%) Project Manager
3 1 (9.091%) PMO Manager
3 1 (9.091%) PMO Administrator
3 1 (9.091%) Test Leader
3 1 (9.091%) Build Engineer
3 1 (9.091%) Portfolio Analyst
3 1 (9.091%) Consultant
3 1 (9.091%) Senior Manager
3 1 (9.091%) Support Analyst
3 1 (9.091%) Administrator
3 1 (9.091%) Functional Consultant
3 1 (9.091%) IT Project Manager
3 1 (9.091%) Project Analyst
3 1 (9.091%) Project Support Analyst
3 1 (9.091%) Senior Test Manager
3 1 (9.091%) Payroll Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.091%) NHS
1 1 (9.091%) Management Information System
1 1 (9.091%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (36.36%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (27.27%) PRINCE2
3 2 (18.18%) Configuration Management
3 2 (18.18%) Test Strategy
4 1 (9.091%) ITIL
4 1 (9.091%) Service Delivery
4 1 (9.091%) Change Management
4 1 (9.091%) Data Security
4 1 (9.091%) Validation
4 1 (9.091%) Programme Office Management
4 1 (9.091%) Programme Management
4 1 (9.091%) Document Management
4 1 (9.091%) Supplier Management
4 1 (9.091%) Resource Management
4 1 (9.091%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (9.091%) Integration Testing
4 1 (9.091%) Test Management
4 1 (9.091%) System Testing
4 1 (9.091%) Data Validation
4 1 (9.091%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 1 (9.091%) C
1 1 (9.091%) C++
1 1 (9.091%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (9.091%) ISEB
1 1 (9.091%) CISSP
1 1 (9.091%) PRINCE2 Certification
1 1 (9.091%) CISA
1 1 (9.091%) CISM
1 1 (9.091%) PCI QSA
1 1 (9.091%) SC Cleared
1 1 (9.091%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.091%) ISO 9001
1 1 (9.091%) PCI DSS
1 1 (9.091%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (9.091%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (9.091%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 1 (9.091%) Oracle
1 1 (9.091%) Microsoft
1 1 (9.091%) VMware
Swindon, South West
Ability to develop new skills quickly.*Ability to change and have a flexible approach to supporting multiple application functionsDesirable Skills: *End to End Payroll Processing, Quick Pay, Elements,...
Sand Resources
Rate: £400 - £450 per day
Posted: 9 May 2013