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This section looks at the demand for the QA Analyst role in IT jobs within the Berkshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited QA Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Quality Assurance Analyst
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank250289
Rank change on same period last yearUp+39
Matching permanent IT job ads89
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.085 %0.071 %
Salaries quoted83
Average minimum salary£27,250£30,000
Average salary£31,125£33,333
% change on same period last year-6.62 %
Average maximum salary£35,000£36,667
UK excluding London average salary£29,680£27,756
% change on same period last year+6.93 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads940712639
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.062 %5.269 %
Salaries quoted797110299
Average minimum salary£38,106£39,740
Average salary£41,640£43,142
% change on same period last year-3.47 %
Average maximum salary£45,174£46,543
UK excluding London average salary£38,072£39,428
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
QA Analyst South EastQA Analyst
South East

QA Analyst
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing QA Analyst across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Berkshire QA Analyst Demand Trend

QA Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire QA Analyst Salary Trend

QA Analyst
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing QA Analyst across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Berkshire QA Analyst Salary Histogram

QA Analyst
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Analyst within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
SloughUp+66£32,333-7.61 %
NewburyNew entry-2£27,500-
QA Analyst South EastQA Analyst
South East

QA Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited QA Analyst in their job title 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 with QA Analyst in their job title.

117 (100.00 %)QA
26 (35.29 %)Finance
26 (35.29 %)Windows
35 (29.41 %)SQL Server
44 (23.53 %)IIS
44 (23.53 %).NET
44 (23.53 %)Windows XP
44 (23.53 %)Microsoft
44 (23.53 %)Windows Server 2003
44 (23.53 %)Configuration Management
44 (23.53 %)Degree
44 (23.53 %)Test Scripting
44 (23.53 %)Insurance
44 (23.53 %)Pensions
53 (17.65 %)Software Testing
53 (17.65 %)ISEB
62 (11.76 %)Compuware
62 (11.76 %)Java
62 (11.76 %)SQL
62 (11.76 %)Linux
62 (11.76 %)Legal
62 (11.76 %)VMware
62 (11.76 %)ISEB Practitioner
62 (11.76 %)Content Management
62 (11.76 %)Document Management
62 (11.76 %)TestPartner
62 (11.76 %)QADirector
62 (11.76 %)User Acceptance Testing
62 (11.76 %)Automated Testing
71 (5.882 %)Fund Management

QA Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited QA Analyst in their job title 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 with QA Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (23.53 %).NET
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (23.53 %)IIS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (29.41 %)SQL Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (11.76 %)TestPartner
12 (11.76 %)QADirector
21 (5.882 %)TestDirector
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (35.29 %)Finance
24 (23.53 %)Insurance
24 (23.53 %)Pensions
32 (11.76 %)Legal
41 (5.882 %)Banking
41 (5.882 %)Investment Banking
41 (5.882 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (5.882 %)Financial Institution
41 (5.882 %)Telecoms
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (35.29 %)Windows
24 (23.53 %)Windows XP
24 (23.53 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (11.76 %)Linux
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (23.53 %)Configuration Management
14 (23.53 %)Test Scripting
23 (17.65 %)Software Testing
32 (11.76 %)Content Management
32 (11.76 %)Document Management
32 (11.76 %)Automated Testing
32 (11.76 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (5.882 %)Fund Management
41 (5.882 %)Investment Management
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (11.76 %)Java
12 (11.76 %)SQL
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (23.53 %)Degree
23 (17.65 %)ISEB
32 (11.76 %)ISEB Practitioner
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
117 (100.00 %)QA
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (23.53 %)Microsoft
22 (11.76 %)Compuware
22 (11.76 %)VMware
31 (5.882 %)Oracle