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This section looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the Bedfordshire 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
Rank5529
Rank change on same period last yearDown-26
Matching permanent IT job ads2641
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.017 %
As % of the category below32.91 %57.75 %
Salaries quoted2541
Average minimum salary£38,120£27,683
Average salary£42,160£28,390
% change on same period last year+48.50 %
Average maximum salary£46,200£29,098
UK excluding London average salary£37,346£37,288
% change on same period last year+0.15 %
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Bedfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads7971
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.042 %0.029 %
Salaries quoted7165
Average minimum salary£39,125£33,567
Average salary£42,763£35,022
% change on same period last year+22.10 %
Average maximum salary£46,400£36,478
UK excluding London average salary£39,410£39,928
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
QA East of EnglandQA
East of England

QA
Demand Trend

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

Bedfordshire QA Demand Trend

QA
Salary Trend

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

Bedfordshire QA Salary Trend

QA
Salary Histogram

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

Bedfordshire QA Salary Histogram

QA
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BedfordDown-229£41,813+49.33 %
QA East of EnglandQA
East of England

QA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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.

19 (23.08 %)Project Management
19 (23.08 %)SQL
28 (20.51 %).NET
28 (20.51 %)C#
28 (20.51 %)Microsoft
37 (17.95 %)WinRunner
37 (17.95 %)Management Information System
37 (17.95 %)Validation
37 (17.95 %)SQL Server
37 (17.95 %)ASP.NET
46 (15.38 %)WebServices
46 (15.38 %)MS Office
46 (15.38 %)QuickTest Pro
46 (15.38 %)ISO9001
46 (15.38 %)Change Management
46 (15.38 %)Agile Software Development
46 (15.38 %).NET Framework
46 (15.38 %)Degree
55 (12.82 %)ISEB
55 (12.82 %)Visual Studio
55 (12.82 %)Transact-SQL
64 (10.26 %)Regression Testing
64 (10.26 %)Quality Management
64 (10.26 %)Automated Testing
64 (10.26 %)Asset Management
73 (7.692 %)Manufacturing
73 (7.692 %)Software Testing
73 (7.692 %)User Acceptance Testing
73 (7.692 %)QMS
73 (7.692 %)21 CFR Part 11

QA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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.

Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (20.51 %).NET
27 (17.95 %)ASP.NET
36 (15.38 %)WebServices
36 (15.38 %).NET Framework
42 (5.128 %)HTML
42 (5.128 %)CSS
51 (2.564 %)JSP
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.564 %)IIS
11 (2.564 %)Apache
11 (2.564 %)Exstream Dialogue
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (15.38 %)MS Office
22 (5.128 %)MS Excel
31 (2.564 %)DOC1
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (17.95 %)SQL Server
22 (5.128 %)TOAD
22 (5.128 %)GIS
31 (2.564 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (2.564 %)SQL Server 7
31 (2.564 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (2.564 %)SQLPlus
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (17.95 %)WinRunner
26 (15.38 %)QuickTest Pro
35 (12.82 %)Visual Studio
41 (2.564 %)LoadRunner
41 (2.564 %)Rational Robot
41 (2.564 %)TestDirector
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (7.692 %)Manufacturing
22 (5.128 %)Construction
22 (5.128 %)Government
22 (5.128 %)Local Government
31 (2.564 %)Marketing
31 (2.564 %)Auditing
31 (2.564 %)FMCG
31 (2.564 %)Finance
31 (2.564 %)Education
31 (2.564 %)Retail
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (43.59 %)Analyst
212 (30.77 %)Test Analyst
38 (20.51 %)Developer
46 (15.38 %)Senior Analyst
46 (15.38 %)C# Developer
46 (15.38 %)Senior Test Analyst
46 (15.38 %)QA Analyst
54 (10.26 %)Team Leader
63 (7.692 %)Senior C# Developer
63 (7.692 %)Senior Developer
63 (7.692 %)Software Team Leader
72 (5.128 %)QA Test Analyst
72 (5.128 %)Quality Analyst
72 (5.128 %)Software Manager
72 (5.128 %)Support Analyst
72 (5.128 %)Quality Engineer
72 (5.128 %)Software Engineer
72 (5.128 %)Consultant
72 (5.128 %)Account Manager
72 (5.128 %)IT Manager
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (17.95 %)Management Information System
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (7.692 %)Windows
22 (5.128 %)UNIX
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (23.08 %)Project Management
27 (17.95 %)Validation
36 (15.38 %)Agile Software Development
36 (15.38 %)Change Management
44 (10.26 %)Regression Testing
44 (10.26 %)Automated Testing
44 (10.26 %)Asset Management
44 (10.26 %)Quality Management
53 (7.692 %)Software Testing
53 (7.692 %)User Acceptance Testing
53 (7.692 %)QMS
62 (5.128 %)Test Scripting
62 (5.128 %)System Testing
71 (2.564 %)SC Cleared
71 (2.564 %)Security Cleared
71 (2.564 %)Release Management
71 (2.564 %)SEO
71 (2.564 %)CMMI
71 (2.564 %)CRM
71 (2.564 %)E-Commerce
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (23.08 %)SQL
28 (20.51 %)C#
35 (12.82 %)Transact-SQL
42 (5.128 %)Java
42 (5.128 %)JavaScript
51 (2.564 %)VB.NET
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (15.38 %)Degree
25 (12.82 %)ISEB
31 (2.564 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (2.564 %)HNC
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (15.38 %)ISO9001
23 (7.692 %)21 CFR Part 11
31 (2.564 %)TickIT
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (20.51 %)Microsoft
22 (5.128 %)Oracle
31 (2.564 %)Empirix
31 (2.564 %)Exstream
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