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The table below looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the York 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 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuality Assurance (QA)
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1633
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.002 %
As % of the category below50.00 %66.67 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£550-
Average daily rate£575-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£600-
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£339
% change on same period last year+6.66 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.11£27.84
% change on same period last year+11.76 %
York IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
York
Matching contract IT job ads23
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£438-
Average daily rate£463-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£488-
UK excluding London average daily rate£370£358
% change on same period last year+3.14 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.04£23.19
% change on same period last year+7.95 %
QA North YorkshireQA
North Yorkshire

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.

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Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing QA across the York region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

York QA Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

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

York QA Daily Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

York QA Hourly Rate Trend

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Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the York 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.

14 (100.00 %)Finance
23 (75.00 %)PRINCE2
23 (75.00 %)Insurance
23 (75.00 %)QMS
32 (50.00 %)Project Planning
32 (50.00 %)PRINCE
32 (50.00 %)Stakeholder Management
32 (50.00 %)Programme Management
41 (25.00 %)Project Management
41 (25.00 %)ITIL

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the York 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.

York IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (100.00 %)Finance
23 (75.00 %)Insurance
York IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Programme Manager
21 (25.00 %)Consultant
21 (25.00 %)Senior Manager
21 (25.00 %)Senior Project Manager
21 (25.00 %)Project Manager
York IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)PRINCE2
13 (75.00 %)QMS
22 (50.00 %)PRINCE
22 (50.00 %)Stakeholder Management
22 (50.00 %)Programme Management
22 (50.00 %)Project Planning
31 (25.00 %)Project Management
31 (25.00 %)ITIL