The first table below looks at the demand for HP Quality Center skills in IT jobs advertised for the Berkshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited HP Quality Center over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Systems Management category for the Berkshire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
HP Quality Center (HP QC)
Rank 152 129 147
Rank change year-on-year
-23 +18
Permanent jobs citing HP Quality Center 68 94 64
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Berkshire 1.305% 1.526% 1.231%
As % of the Systems Management category 16.87% 24.93% 20.00%
Number of salaries quoted 32 71 56
Average salary £40,000 £45,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.11% +20.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,050 £37,500 £11,600
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £48,500 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £37,500 £38,500
% change year-on-year
+6.66% -2.59%
All Systems Management
Berkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Systems Management category
403 377 320
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Berkshire 7.735% 6.119% 6.153%
Number of salaries quoted 270 307 228
Average salary £45,000 £42,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.88% +6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £30,000 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £41,500 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+3.75% -
HP Quality Center
South East

HP Quality Center
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing HP Quality Center across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Systems Management category.

Berkshire HP Quality Center Jobs Demand Trend

HP Quality Center
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing HP Quality Center across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire HP Quality Center Salary Trend

HP Quality Center
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing HP Quality Center across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Berkshire HP Quality Center Salary Histogram

HP Quality Center
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HP Quality Center within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Reading -28 26 £32,500 -27.77%
Slough +10 19 £47,000 -1.05%
Bracknell -18 13 £40,000 -12.08%
Newbury +10 3 £35,000 +22.80%
Hungerford - 1 £33,500 -
HP Quality Center
South East

HP Quality Center
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing HP Quality Center 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 HP Quality Center.

1 80 (62.99%) Oracle
2 69 (54.33%) HP
3 66 (51.97%) Finance
4 61 (48.03%) Regression Testing
5 56 (44.09%) SQL Server
6 52 (40.94%) MS Office
6 52 (40.94%) Test Scripting
7 44 (34.65%) ISEB
8 40 (31.50%) UNIX
9 39 (30.71%) Windows
9 39 (30.71%) MS Project
9 39 (30.71%) User Acceptance Testing
10 38 (29.92%) Client/Server
11 36 (28.35%) Document Management
12 35 (27.56%) Workflow
12 35 (27.56%) Oracle Workflow
13 34 (26.77%) Change Management
14 33 (25.98%) Test Automation
15 31 (24.41%) SC Cleared
15 31 (24.41%) Security Cleared
15 31 (24.41%) Telecoms
16 27 (21.26%) QuickTest Pro
17 26 (20.47%) Windows Server 2003
17 26 (20.47%) SQL
17 26 (20.47%) Management Information System
18 25 (19.69%) Active Directory
19 24 (18.90%) Business Analysis
20 22 (17.32%) LoadRunner
20 22 (17.32%) WAN
20 22 (17.32%) Windows XP

HP Quality Center
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing HP Quality Center 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 HP Quality Center. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 12 (9.449%) HTML
2 8 (6.299%) CGI
3 4 (3.150%) SOAP
4 3 (2.362%) soapUI
4 3 (2.362%) REST
4 3 (2.362%) Web Services
4 3 (2.362%) XML
5 2 (1.575%) WebSphere
Application Platforms
1 35 (27.56%) Oracle Workflow
2 14 (11.02%) Tomcat
2 14 (11.02%) IIS
3 11 (8.661%) Lotus Notes
4 7 (5.512%) SharePoint
5 5 (3.937%) SharePoint Server
6 2 (1.575%) WebSphere Application Server
7 1 (0.787%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.787%) MS Exchange
Applications
1 52 (40.94%) MS Office
2 39 (30.71%) MS Project
3 9 (7.087%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 22 (17.32%) WAN
2 20 (15.75%) LAN
3 16 (12.60%) TCP/IP
4 12 (9.449%) VLAN
5 9 (7.087%) NAS
5 9 (7.087%) IPv6
6 7 (5.512%) SMS
7 6 (4.724%) 3G
7 6 (4.724%) Firewall
8 4 (3.150%) VPN
8 4 (3.150%) LDAP
8 4 (3.150%) SS7
8 4 (3.150%) 2G
8 4 (3.150%) SIGTRAN
9 3 (2.362%) ATM
10 2 (1.575%) UMTS
10 2 (1.575%) SDH
10 2 (1.575%) GSM
10 2 (1.575%) Frame Relay
10 2 (1.575%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (44.09%) SQL Server
2 16 (12.60%) Oracle 8/8i
3 12 (9.449%) DB2
4 3 (2.362%) TOAD
5 1 (0.787%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 27 (21.26%) QuickTest Pro
2 22 (17.32%) LoadRunner
3 14 (11.02%) ClearQuest
3 14 (11.02%) ClearCase
4 10 (7.874%) TestDirector
5 8 (6.299%) Ant
5 8 (6.299%) Maven
5 8 (6.299%) Jenkins
6 7 (5.512%) WinRunner
7 5 (3.937%) SilkPerformer
7 5 (3.937%) SilkTest
8 2 (1.575%) FitNesse
9 1 (0.787%) Visual Studio
General
1 66 (51.97%) Finance
2 31 (24.41%) Telecoms
3 22 (17.32%) Retail
4 4 (3.150%) Automotive
5 1 (0.787%) Retail Banking
5 1 (0.787%) Legal
5 1 (0.787%) Manufacturing
5 1 (0.787%) Financial Institution
5 1 (0.787%) Banking
Job Titles
1 86 (67.72%) Analyst
2 48 (37.80%) Test Analyst
3 38 (29.92%) Business Analyst
4 15 (11.81%) Software Manager
4 15 (11.81%) Systems Analyst
5 13 (10.24%) Business Systems Analyst
6 12 (9.449%) Senior Analyst
6 12 (9.449%) Security Analyst
6 12 (9.449%) Senior Test Analyst
7 11 (8.661%) Software Configuration Manager
7 11 (8.661%) Configuration Manager
8 10 (7.874%) Test Leader
9 9 (7.087%) Performance Test Consultant
9 9 (7.087%) Consultant
9 9 (7.087%) Tester
9 9 (7.087%) Test Consultant
10 8 (6.299%) QA Engineer
11 6 (4.724%) Test Engineer
12 4 (3.150%) Security Consultant
12 4 (3.150%) Senior Tester
Miscellaneous
1 38 (29.92%) Client/Server
2 26 (20.47%) Management Information System
3 5 (3.937%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
4 3 (2.362%) Handset
5 1 (0.787%) Mobile Payment
Operating Systems
1 40 (31.50%) UNIX
2 39 (30.71%) Windows
3 26 (20.47%) Windows Server 2003
4 22 (17.32%) Windows XP
5 18 (14.17%) Windows Server 2008
5 18 (14.17%) Windows 7
6 14 (11.02%) AIX
6 14 (11.02%) Solaris
7 13 (10.24%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (48.03%) Regression Testing
2 52 (40.94%) Test Scripting
3 39 (30.71%) User Acceptance Testing
4 36 (28.35%) Document Management
5 35 (27.56%) Workflow
6 34 (26.77%) Change Management
7 33 (25.98%) Test Automation
8 24 (18.90%) Business Analysis
9 22 (17.32%) Automated Testing
10 20 (15.75%) Migration
11 17 (13.39%) Validation
11 17 (13.39%) Agile Software Development
12 16 (12.60%) Non-Functional Testing
13 14 (11.02%) System Testing
14 12 (9.449%) SSADM
15 10 (7.874%) Product Management
16 9 (7.087%) Performance Testing
17 8 (6.299%) ITIL
18 6 (4.724%) Manual Testing
19 5 (3.937%) Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 26 (20.47%) SQL
2 14 (11.02%) Shell Script
2 14 (11.02%) Perl
3 6 (4.724%) VB
4 4 (3.150%) Java
5 2 (1.575%) C
6 1 (0.787%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.787%) C#
6 1 (0.787%) C++
Qualifications
1 44 (34.65%) ISEB
2 31 (24.41%) SC Cleared
2 31 (24.41%) Security Cleared
3 21 (16.54%) ISTQB
4 12 (9.449%) Degree
5 1 (0.787%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (12.60%) QA
2 2 (1.575%) ISO 8583
System Software
1 25 (19.69%) Active Directory
2 17 (13.39%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (12.60%) VMware ESX
3 16 (12.60%) VMware Workstation
4 10 (7.874%) NFS
Systems Management
1 10 (7.874%) Legato
2 5 (3.937%) Netcool
2 5 (3.937%) OpenView Configuration Management
Vendors
1 80 (62.99%) Oracle
2 69 (54.33%) HP
3 21 (16.54%) Fujitsu
4 19 (14.96%) Microsoft
5 17 (13.39%) VMware
6 14 (11.02%) IBM
7 11 (8.661%) Lotus
8 10 (7.874%) Veritas
9 9 (7.087%) Ericsson
10 8 (6.299%) Remedy
11 7 (5.512%) Cisco
12 6 (4.724%) BT
13 5 (3.937%) Borland
14 4 (3.150%) Hitachi
15 1 (0.787%) Ab Initio
15 1 (0.787%) Teradata
15 1 (0.787%) Alcatel-Lucent
Berkshire, Thames Valley
The position requires good HP Quality Centre/ QTP and reasonable Visual Basic experience... We are looking for knowledge of SQL, Toad (or any Oracle database query tool) and...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary: £30000.00 - £40000.00 per annum + Excellent
Posted: 1 May 2013
Berkshire
As part of the Product delivery team they are looking for a QA Analyst with experience of Quality Center (QTP) to introduce this product into the business... You...
F5 IT Recruitment Ltd
Salary: From £30,000 to £37,000 per annum plus bonus & benefits incl. private
Posted: 20 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
You will have qualifications in: ISEB or ISTQB accreditation. Security cleared to at least SC level... Mercury TestDirector/HP Quality Center. Desirable skills include: Testing on MOSS (Sharepoint).....
Capita Resourcing - IT Resourcing
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
You will have qualifications in: ISEB or ISTQB accreditation. Security cleared to at least SC level... Mercury TestDirector/HP Quality Center. Desirable skills include: Testing on MOSS (Sharepoint).....
Capita Resourcing Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Berkshire Wilts Oxon Newbury Swindon, Thames...
To develop and maintain some Manual test scripts in HP QC to supplement the test AUTOMATION scripts. - Mentor other QA staff in the use of HP QTP, test...
Questor Resourcing
Salary: up to £37,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Hungerford, Berkshire, South East
With through on-going training and career management, the Company offers opportunities for individual growth and development.Responsibilities: To develop and maintain automated test scripts in HP QTP...
Xperian Recruitment Limited
Salary: £0 - £37,000 per year + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Skills: Current Security Clearance to SC level, proficient with Quality Centre/Test Director, LoadRunner, Winrunner or QTP, Knowledge of Windows server 2003, Lifecycle test management experience. Desirable: Defence /...
Lorien Resourcing
Salary: Negotiable on Application
Posted: 20 May 2013
Slough, Berkshire
Carry out functional and regression testing and also assist with UAT in conjunction with the business... Experience of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Quality Centre and Lotus Notes. Exposure...
MAPP Ltd - IT & Business Management Recruitment Specialists
Salary: Up to £47,000 per annum plus benefits packages as below
Posted: 22 May 2013