Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the Belfast 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 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuality Assurance (QA)
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank24-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads10
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below7.692 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted10
Average minimum salary£17,000-
Average salary£17,000-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£17,000-
UK excluding London average salary£37,688£38,920
% change on same period last year-3.16 %
Belfast IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Belfast
Matching permanent IT job ads137
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.003 %
Salaries quoted96
Average minimum salary£22,222£25,833
Average salary£24,111£27,917
% change on same period last year-13.63 %
Average maximum salary£26,000£30,000
UK excluding London average salary£40,184£39,930
% change on same period last year+0.63 %
QA County AntrimQA
County Antrim

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

Belfast 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 Belfast region.

Belfast QA Salary Trend

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Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Belfast 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 (83.33 %)Java
15 (83.33 %)Wireless
21 (16.67 %)MS Excel
21 (16.67 %)Microsoft
21 (16.67 %)Internet
21 (16.67 %)Project Management

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Belfast 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.

Belfast IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (16.67 %)MS Excel
Belfast IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (83.33 %)Wireless
21 (16.67 %)Internet
Belfast IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (83.33 %)Senior Developer
15 (83.33 %)Java Developer
15 (83.33 %)Senior Java Developer
15 (83.33 %)Developer
21 (16.67 %)Analyst
21 (16.67 %)Tester
21 (16.67 %)QA Analyst
Belfast IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)Project Management
Belfast IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (83.33 %)Java
Belfast IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (16.67 %)Microsoft