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The table below looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the Bedford 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 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
Rank2434
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching permanent IT job ads181
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.000 %
As % of the category below50.00 %10.00 %
Salaries quoted181
Average minimum salary£38,167£35,000
Average salary£39,194£37,500
% change on same period last year+4.51 %
Average maximum salary£40,222£40,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,715£38,920
% change on same period last year-3.09 %
Bedford IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Bedford
Matching permanent IT job ads3610
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.005 %
Salaries quoted2910
Average minimum salary£34,344£24,750
Average salary£36,328£27,531
% change on same period last year+31.95 %
Average maximum salary£38,313£30,313
UK excluding London average salary£40,162£39,927
% change on same period last year+0.58 %
QA BedfordshireQA
Bedfordshire

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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 Bedford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Bedford 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 Bedford region.

Bedford QA Salary Trend

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Salary Histogram

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

Bedford QA Salary Histogram

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Top 23 Related IT Skills

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

123 (88.46 %)Oracle
216 (61.54 %)SQL
312 (46.15 %)Windows
410 (38.46 %).NET
59 (34.62 %)SQL Server
59 (34.62 %)IIS
59 (34.62 %)WebServices
59 (34.62 %)VMware
59 (34.62 %)Resource Management
68 (30.77 %)MS Excel
68 (30.77 %)Microsoft
77 (26.92 %)Internet
77 (26.92 %)UNIX
83 (11.54 %)Service Delivery
91 (3.846 %)XML
91 (3.846 %)SQL Server 2000
91 (3.846 %)Microsoft Certification
91 (3.846 %)ASP.NET
91 (3.846 %)CSS
91 (3.846 %)C#
91 (3.846 %)HTML
91 (3.846 %)JavaScript
91 (3.846 %)SQL Server 2005

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Bedford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (38.46 %).NET
29 (34.62 %)WebServices
31 (3.846 %)XML
31 (3.846 %)ASP.NET
31 (3.846 %)CSS
31 (3.846 %)HTML
Bedford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (34.62 %)IIS
Bedford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (30.77 %)MS Excel
Bedford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (26.92 %)Internet
Bedford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (34.62 %)SQL Server
21 (3.846 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (3.846 %)SQL Server 2005
Bedford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (50.00 %)IT Manager
24 (15.38 %)Configuration Manager
24 (15.38 %)QA Manager
24 (15.38 %)Release Manager
24 (15.38 %)Service Manager
24 (15.38 %)Technical Manager
24 (15.38 %)Software Manager
33 (11.54 %)Infrastructure Manager
33 (11.54 %)Delivery Manager
33 (11.54 %)Applications Manager
33 (11.54 %)Web Manager
33 (11.54 %)Services Delivery Manager
42 (7.692 %)Change Manager
42 (7.692 %)Change Control Manager
51 (3.846 %)Junior Developer
51 (3.846 %)Junior
51 (3.846 %)Developer
51 (3.846 %)Analyst
51 (3.846 %)Business Manager
51 (3.846 %)QA Analyst
Bedford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (46.15 %)Windows
27 (26.92 %)UNIX
Bedford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (34.62 %)Resource Management
23 (11.54 %)Service Delivery
Bedford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (61.54 %)SQL
21 (3.846 %)C#
21 (3.846 %)JavaScript
Bedford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (3.846 %)Microsoft Certification
Bedford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
123 (88.46 %)Oracle
29 (34.62 %)VMware
38 (30.77 %)Microsoft