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This section looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the Bath region with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited QA over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuality Assurance (QA)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6144
Rank change on same period last yearDown-17
Matching permanent IT job ads59
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.004 %
As % of the category below27.78 %56.25 %
Salaries quoted59
Average minimum salary£29,064£27,778
Average salary£31,964£31,728
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Average maximum salary£34,864£35,678
UK excluding London average salary£37,346£37,288
% change on same period last year+0.15 %
Bath IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Bath
Matching permanent IT job ads1816
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.007 %
Salaries quoted1416
Average minimum salary£34,020£29,118
Average salary£35,583£32,238
% change on same period last year+10.37 %
Average maximum salary£37,145£35,359
UK excluding London average salary£39,410£39,928
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
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Demand Trend

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

Bath QA Demand Trend

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Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing QA across the Bath region.

Bath QA Salary Trend

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Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing QA across the Bath region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Bath QA Salary Histogram

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Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Bath 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 IT job ads sampled that cited QA.

15 (55.56 %)SQL
24 (44.44 %)Windows
24 (44.44 %)Test Scripting
24 (44.44 %)Data Integration
24 (44.44 %)HTML
33 (33.33 %)Automated Testing
33 (33.33 %)Software Testing
33 (33.33 %)QARun
33 (33.33 %)Military
33 (33.33 %)MS Office
33 (33.33 %)Compuware
33 (33.33 %)ISEB
42 (22.22 %)QuickTest Pro
42 (22.22 %)User Acceptance Testing
51 (11.11 %)Integration Testing
51 (11.11 %)Web Testing
51 (11.11 %)Business Analysis
51 (11.11 %)XML
51 (11.11 %)VBScript
51 (11.11 %)Agile Software Development
51 (11.11 %)DSDM
51 (11.11 %)Process Management
51 (11.11 %)Finance
51 (11.11 %)Scrum

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Bath 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 IT job ads sampled that cited QA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bath IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (44.44 %)HTML
21 (11.11 %)XML
Bath IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (33.33 %)MS Office
Bath IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (33.33 %)QARun
22 (22.22 %)QuickTest Pro
Bath IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (33.33 %)Military
21 (11.11 %)Finance
Bath IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (66.67 %)Analyst
25 (55.56 %)Test Analyst
31 (11.11 %)Manual Test Analyst
31 (11.11 %)Business Analyst
Bath IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (44.44 %)Data Integration
Bath IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (44.44 %)Windows
Bath IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (44.44 %)Test Scripting
23 (33.33 %)Automated Testing
23 (33.33 %)Software Testing
32 (22.22 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (11.11 %)Integration Testing
41 (11.11 %)Web Testing
41 (11.11 %)DSDM
41 (11.11 %)Process Management
41 (11.11 %)Scrum
41 (11.11 %)Agile Software Development
41 (11.11 %)Business Analysis
Bath IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (55.56 %)SQL
21 (11.11 %)VBScript
Bath IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (33.33 %)ISEB
Bath IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (33.33 %)Compuware
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