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The table below looks at the demand for the QA Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Quality Assurance Engineer
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank247210
Rank change on same period last yearDown-37
Matching permanent IT job ads1172
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.031 %
As % of the category below0.125 %0.600 %
Salaries quoted1159
Average minimum salary£27,727£36,610
Average salary£30,000£37,924
% change on same period last year-20.89 %
Average maximum salary£32,273£39,237
UK excluding London average salary£33,022£35,070
% change on same period last year-5.83 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads879011996
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.105 %5.163 %
Salaries quoted74559787
Average minimum salary£38,653£39,267
Average salary£42,094£42,735
% change on same period last year-1.50 %
Average maximum salary£45,535£46,202
UK excluding London average salary£38,156£39,208
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
QA Engineer South EastQA Engineer
South East

QA Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire QA Engineer Demand Trend

QA Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire QA Engineer Salary Trend

QA Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing QA Engineer across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Berkshire QA Engineer Salary Histogram

QA Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Engineer within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 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
NewburyDown-106£27,500+27.90 %
SloughNo change01£40,000+14.28 %
QA Engineer South EastQA Engineer
South East

QA Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited QA Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title.

126 (100.00 %)QA
214 (53.85 %)Test Scripting
310 (38.46 %)SQL
49 (34.62 %)User Acceptance Testing
58 (30.77 %)Windows
58 (30.77 %)ISEB
67 (26.92 %)XML
67 (26.92 %)HTML
67 (26.92 %)Manual Testing
76 (23.08 %)Java
76 (23.08 %)Oracle
76 (23.08 %)TestPartner
85 (19.23 %)UNIX
85 (19.23 %)QuickTest Pro
94 (15.38 %)Mapinfo
94 (15.38 %)VB
94 (15.38 %)Regression Testing
94 (15.38 %)QADirector
94 (15.38 %)Degree
103 (11.54 %)Automated Testing
103 (11.54 %)Finance
103 (11.54 %)SQL Server
103 (11.54 %)TOAD
103 (11.54 %)WinRunner
103 (11.54 %)TestDirector
103 (11.54 %)J2EE
112 (7.692 %)IIS
112 (7.692 %)Solaris
112 (7.692 %)Linux
112 (7.692 %)JBoss

QA Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited QA Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (26.92 %)HTML
17 (26.92 %)XML
23 (11.54 %)J2EE
32 (7.692 %)WebSphere
41 (3.846 %).NET
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (7.692 %)IIS
12 (7.692 %)JBoss
12 (7.692 %)Apache
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (11.54 %)SQL Server
13 (11.54 %)TOAD
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (23.08 %)TestPartner
25 (19.23 %)QuickTest Pro
34 (15.38 %)QADirector
43 (11.54 %)WinRunner
43 (11.54 %)TestDirector
52 (7.692 %)Bugzilla
52 (7.692 %)CruiseControl
52 (7.692 %)Subversion
52 (7.692 %)JIRA
61 (3.846 %)Atlassian Bamboo
61 (3.846 %)AnthillPro
61 (3.846 %)LoadRunner
61 (3.846 %)Ant
61 (3.846 %)ClearCase
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (11.54 %)Finance
21 (3.846 %)Health
21 (3.846 %)Pharmaceutical
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (7.692 %)Physics
12 (7.692 %)Chemistry
12 (7.692 %)Biology
21 (3.846 %)Client/Server
21 (3.846 %)N-Tier
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (30.77 %)Windows
25 (19.23 %)UNIX
32 (7.692 %)Solaris
32 (7.692 %)Linux
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (53.85 %)Test Scripting
29 (34.62 %)User Acceptance Testing
37 (26.92 %)Manual Testing
44 (15.38 %)Regression Testing
53 (11.54 %)Automated Testing
62 (7.692 %)Performance Testing
62 (7.692 %)Information Management
62 (7.692 %)Revenue Management
71 (3.846 %)System Testing
71 (3.846 %)SC Cleared
71 (3.846 %)Security Cleared
71 (3.846 %)Document Management
71 (3.846 %)PRINCE2
71 (3.846 %)RUP
71 (3.846 %)Project Management
71 (3.846 %)Software Testing
71 (3.846 %)Requirements Analysis
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (38.46 %)SQL
26 (23.08 %)Java
34 (15.38 %)VB
41 (3.846 %)C
41 (3.846 %)C++
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (30.77 %)ISEB
24 (15.38 %)Degree
32 (7.692 %)ISTQB
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
126 (100.00 %)QA
21 (3.846 %)ISO9001
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (23.08 %)Oracle
24 (15.38 %)Mapinfo