Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the QA Tester 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 Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Quality Assurance Tester
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank236269
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching permanent IT job ads417
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.053 %0.149 %
Salaries quoted415
Average minimum salary£32,500£31,267
Average salary£35,750£34,700
% change on same period last year+3.02 %
Average maximum salary£39,000£38,133
UK excluding London average salary£32,156£34,026
% change on same period last year-5.49 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads761011412
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.910 %5.108 %
Salaries quoted63699337
Average minimum salary£38,871£38,405
Average salary£42,272£42,054
% change on same period last year+0.51 %
Average maximum salary£45,673£45,703
UK excluding London average salary£38,468£39,125
% change on same period last year-1.68 %
QA Tester South EastQA Tester
South East

QA Tester
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire QA Tester Demand Trend

QA Tester
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire QA Tester Salary Trend

QA Tester
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire QA Tester Salary Histogram

QA Tester
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Tester within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
ReadingNew entry-1£44,000-
NewburyNew entry-1£27,500-
QA Tester South EastQA Tester
South East

QA Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

121 (100.00 %)QA
210 (47.62 %)QuickTest Pro
38 (38.10 %)Software Testing
38 (38.10 %)Automated Testing
38 (38.10 %)Manual Testing
46 (28.57 %)Test Scripting
46 (28.57 %)ISEB
55 (23.81 %)Finance
64 (19.05 %)TestDirector
73 (14.29 %)Degree
82 (9.524 %)Health
82 (9.524 %)Scrum
82 (9.524 %)Agile Software Development
82 (9.524 %)LoadRunner
82 (9.524 %)SQL
91 (4.762 %).NET
91 (4.762 %)Oracle
91 (4.762 %)SQL Server
91 (4.762 %)UNIX
91 (4.762 %)Windows
91 (4.762 %)Linux
91 (4.762 %)UML
91 (4.762 %)N-Tier
91 (4.762 %)B2B
91 (4.762 %)B2C
91 (4.762 %)HP
91 (4.762 %)Regression Testing
91 (4.762 %)Back Office
91 (4.762 %)Project Management
91 (4.762 %)Education

QA Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (4.762 %).NET
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (4.762 %)SQL Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (47.62 %)QuickTest Pro
24 (19.05 %)TestDirector
32 (9.524 %)LoadRunner
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (23.81 %)Finance
22 (9.524 %)Health
31 (4.762 %)Pensions
31 (4.762 %)Education
31 (4.762 %)Back Office
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.762 %)N-Tier
11 (4.762 %)Physics
11 (4.762 %)Chemistry
11 (4.762 %)Biology
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (4.762 %)UNIX
11 (4.762 %)Windows
11 (4.762 %)Linux
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (38.10 %)Automated Testing
18 (38.10 %)Software Testing
18 (38.10 %)Manual Testing
26 (28.57 %)Test Scripting
32 (9.524 %)Scrum
32 (9.524 %)Agile Software Development
41 (4.762 %)Business Analysis
41 (4.762 %)UML
41 (4.762 %)B2B
41 (4.762 %)B2C
41 (4.762 %)Project Management
41 (4.762 %)Regression Testing
41 (4.762 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (4.762 %)Performance Testing
41 (4.762 %)Web Testing
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (9.524 %)SQL
21 (4.762 %)C
21 (4.762 %)C++
21 (4.762 %)Java
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (28.57 %)ISEB
23 (14.29 %)Degree
31 (4.762 %)ISEB Practitioner
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
121 (100.00 %)QA
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (4.762 %)Oracle
11 (4.762 %)HP