Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the Berkshire 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuality Assurance (QA)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank9558
Rank change on same period last yearDown-37
Matching permanent IT job ads187368
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.121 %0.165 %
As % of the category below36.52 %47.61 %
Salaries quoted125311
Average minimum salary£38,557£38,815
Average salary£40,870£41,588
% change on same period last year-1.72 %
Average maximum salary£43,183£44,360
UK excluding London average salary£37,902£38,867
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads512773
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.330 %0.346 %
Salaries quoted396591
Average minimum salary£42,739£37,706
Average salary£45,621£40,558
% change on same period last year+12.48 %
Average maximum salary£48,502£43,411
UK excluding London average salary£40,178£39,780
% change on same period last year+0.99 %
QA South EastQA
South East

QA
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire 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 Berkshire region.

Berkshire QA Salary Trend

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Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire QA Salary Histogram

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Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA 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
ReadingDown-951£40,595+6.84 %
NewburyDown-812£29,833+8.48 %
SloughDown-2312£37,542-6.88 %
BracknellUp+169£31,429-34.69 %
MaidenheadDown-15£51,400+8.09 %
WokinghamDown-53£21,500-48.19 %
HungerfordNew entry-1£30,000-
QA South EastQA
South East

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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.

182 (20.40 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
278 (19.40 %)SAP
369 (17.16 %)C
458 (14.43 %)Finance
557 (14.18 %)SAP BW
655 (13.68 %)FMCG
655 (13.68 %)SAP XI
753 (13.18 %)Windows
844 (10.95 %)Degree
943 (10.70 %)Java
1041 (10.20 %)UNIX
1138 (9.453 %)SQL
1138 (9.453 %)Test Scripting
1235 (8.706 %)Oracle
1334 (8.458 %)Automated Testing
1433 (8.209 %)Linux
1433 (8.209 %)ISEB
1433 (8.209 %)Project Management
1531 (7.711 %)SQL Server
1630 (7.463 %)Telecoms
1630 (7.463 %)Software Testing
1728 (6.965 %)WebSphere
1728 (6.965 %)Internet
1825 (6.219 %)COBIT
1924 (5.970 %)IIS
1924 (5.970 %)QuickTest Pro
2023 (5.721 %).NET
2122 (5.473 %)Security Cleared
2221 (5.224 %)Microsoft
2320 (4.975 %)Handset

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
155 (13.68 %)SAP XI
228 (6.965 %)WebSphere
323 (5.721 %).NET
419 (4.726 %)J2EE
517 (4.229 %)WebServices
612 (2.985 %)XML
612 (2.985 %)Servlets
79 (2.239 %)MIDP
79 (2.239 %)BREW
88 (1.990 %)Spring
88 (1.990 %)Hibernate
88 (1.990 %)J2SE
88 (1.990 %)HTML
95 (1.244 %)Java EE
104 (0.995 %).NET Framework
104 (0.995 %)SOAP
104 (0.995 %)EJB
113 (0.746 %)JMS
113 (0.746 %)JRules
113 (0.746 %)AJAX
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
124 (5.970 %)IIS
215 (3.731 %)Tomcat
314 (3.483 %)WebLogic
413 (3.234 %)Apache
511 (2.736 %)Lotus Notes
68 (1.990 %)JBoss
77 (1.741 %)WebSphere Application Server
77 (1.741 %)SAS
82 (0.498 %)CICS
91 (0.249 %)Commerce Server
91 (0.249 %)Content Management Server
91 (0.249 %)CMS
91 (0.249 %)LiveLink
91 (0.249 %)Exchange Server 2003
91 (0.249 %)SharePoint Server 2007
91 (0.249 %)SharePoint
91 (0.249 %)MS Exchange
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (2.736 %)MS Visio
25 (1.244 %)MS Excel
34 (0.995 %)MS Office
42 (0.498 %)MS Project
51 (0.249 %)Spreadsheet
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (1.741 %)Navision
17 (1.741 %)Movex
17 (1.741 %)SAP Retail
25 (1.244 %)SAP FI/CO
25 (1.244 %)SAP CO
25 (1.244 %)SAP FI
32 (0.498 %)Singl.eView
32 (0.498 %)SAP CRM
41 (0.249 %)SAP HR
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
128 (6.965 %)Internet
219 (4.726 %)TCP/IP
317 (4.229 %)Firewall
416 (3.980 %)Intrusion Detection
416 (3.980 %)WAN
416 (3.980 %)LAN
514 (3.483 %)3G
613 (3.234 %)Intranet
712 (2.985 %)DNS
810 (2.488 %)SAN
97 (1.741 %)GSM
97 (1.741 %)BSS
106 (1.493 %)Broadband
106 (1.493 %)3GPP
106 (1.493 %)HSPA
112 (0.498 %)DHCP
112 (0.498 %)Network Security
112 (0.498 %)DVB
112 (0.498 %)Wireless
121 (0.249 %)WiMAX
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
157 (14.18 %)SAP BW
231 (7.711 %)SQL Server
37 (1.741 %)DB2
45 (1.244 %)MySQL
45 (1.244 %)PostgreSQL
54 (0.995 %)TOAD
62 (0.498 %)BusinessObjects
62 (0.498 %)Oracle 8/8i
71 (0.249 %)Oracle 9i
71 (0.249 %)MS Access
71 (0.249 %)Datawarehouse
71 (0.249 %)Oracle 10g
71 (0.249 %)SQL Server 2005
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
124 (5.970 %)QuickTest Pro
210 (2.488 %)LoadRunner
38 (1.990 %)TestPartner
38 (1.990 %)TestDirector
47 (1.741 %)Selenium
47 (1.741 %)QALoad
55 (1.244 %)QADirector
64 (0.995 %)JIRA
64 (0.995 %)Visual Studio
73 (0.746 %)JUnit
73 (0.746 %)WinRunner
73 (0.746 %)MSI
73 (0.746 %)CruiseControl
81 (0.249 %)Rational Robot
81 (0.249 %)Eclipse
81 (0.249 %)QARun
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
158 (14.43 %)Finance
255 (13.68 %)FMCG
330 (7.463 %)Telecoms
417 (4.229 %)Billing
510 (2.488 %)Pensions
69 (2.239 %)Banking
69 (2.239 %)Retail
69 (2.239 %)Government
76 (1.493 %)Electronics
85 (1.244 %)Health
85 (1.244 %)Marketing
85 (1.244 %)Insurance
85 (1.244 %)Education
94 (0.995 %)Manufacturing
94 (0.995 %)Games
103 (0.746 %)Interactive Media
112 (0.498 %)Back Office
121 (0.249 %)Pharmaceutical
121 (0.249 %)Legal
121 (0.249 %)Automotive
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
177 (19.15 %)Analyst
268 (16.92 %)Project Manager
356 (13.93 %)Build Manager
356 (13.93 %)SAP Manager
455 (13.68 %)SAP Project Manager
546 (11.44 %)Tester
628 (6.965 %)Test Manager
628 (6.965 %)Test Analyst
628 (6.965 %)QA Manager
727 (6.716 %)QA Analyst
821 (5.224 %)QA Tester
920 (4.975 %)Business Analyst
1019 (4.726 %)Support Engineer
1118 (4.478 %)Software Engineer
1118 (4.478 %)Senior Analyst
1118 (4.478 %)Test Engineer
1118 (4.478 %)QA Engineer
1216 (3.980 %)Technical Support
1216 (3.980 %)Consultant
1216 (3.980 %)QA Test Manager
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
120 (4.975 %)Handset
210 (2.488 %)Web 2.0
38 (1.990 %)Computer Science
46 (1.493 %)Artificial Intelligence
55 (1.244 %)Mathematics
55 (1.244 %)DTV
64 (0.995 %)German Language
73 (0.746 %)Clustering
73 (0.746 %)Physics
73 (0.746 %)Chemistry
73 (0.746 %)Biology
82 (0.498 %)IVR
82 (0.498 %)Mainframe
82 (0.498 %)Management Information System
82 (0.498 %)Client/Server
82 (0.498 %)N-Tier
91 (0.249 %)MPEG
91 (0.249 %)PMI
91 (0.249 %)ASIC
91 (0.249 %)VHDL
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
153 (13.18 %)Windows
241 (10.20 %)UNIX
333 (8.209 %)Linux
413 (3.234 %)Windows Server 2003
512 (2.985 %)Windows 2000
512 (2.985 %)Windows XP
611 (2.736 %)Windows NT
710 (2.488 %)HPUX
710 (2.488 %)Solaris
87 (1.741 %)AIX
92 (0.498 %)Windows Vista
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
138 (9.453 %)Test Scripting
234 (8.458 %)Automated Testing
333 (8.209 %)Project Management
430 (7.463 %)Software Testing
522 (5.473 %)Security Cleared
620 (4.975 %)Business Analysis
719 (4.726 %)Manual Testing
719 (4.726 %)User Acceptance Testing
814 (3.483 %)Change Management
814 (3.483 %)CRM
913 (3.234 %)OO
913 (3.234 %)Performance Testing
913 (3.234 %)Requirements Analysis
1012 (2.985 %)PRINCE2
1012 (2.985 %)Six Sigma
1111 (2.736 %)Configuration Management
1111 (2.736 %)Risk Management
1111 (2.736 %)Test Management
1210 (2.488 %)Release Management
1210 (2.488 %)ETRM
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
169 (17.16 %)C
243 (10.70 %)Java
338 (9.453 %)SQL
420 (4.975 %)C++
512 (2.985 %)C#
69 (2.239 %)VB
76 (1.493 %)Fortran
85 (1.244 %)VB.NET
93 (0.746 %)VBA
93 (0.746 %)COBOL
102 (0.498 %)Perl
102 (0.498 %)JCL
111 (0.249 %)Ruby
111 (0.249 %)Tcl
111 (0.249 %)PL/1
111 (0.249 %)Python
111 (0.249 %)PL/SQL
111 (0.249 %)JavaScript
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
144 (10.95 %)Degree
233 (8.209 %)ISEB
34 (0.995 %)ISTQB
43 (0.746 %)MCP
43 (0.746 %)Postgraduate
43 (0.746 %)Citrix Certification
43 (0.746 %)Microsoft Certification
52 (0.498 %)ISEB Practitioner
61 (0.249 %)PhD
61 (0.249 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
182 (20.40 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
225 (6.219 %)COBIT
34 (0.995 %)ISO9001
43 (0.746 %)TickIT
43 (0.746 %)ISO27001
52 (0.498 %)ISO9000
52 (0.498 %)GxP
61 (0.249 %)SLA
61 (0.249 %)21 CFR Part 11
61 (0.249 %)GCP
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
116 (3.980 %)NFS
116 (3.980 %)Nmap
24 (0.995 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (0.498 %)Active Directory
41 (0.249 %)VMware ESX
41 (0.249 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
111 (2.736 %)Nessus
23 (0.746 %)OpenView Configuration Management
23 (0.746 %)HP Data Protector
31 (0.249 %)Legato
31 (0.249 %)EMC NetWorker
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
178 (19.40 %)SAP
235 (8.706 %)Oracle
321 (5.224 %)Microsoft
418 (4.478 %)IBM
517 (4.229 %)HP
612 (2.985 %)PeopleSoft
711 (2.736 %)Novell
711 (2.736 %)Lotus
810 (2.488 %)Sybase
99 (2.239 %)Symbian
108 (1.990 %)Sun
117 (1.741 %)i2
117 (1.741 %)JDA
117 (1.741 %)Manugistics
117 (1.741 %)VMware
117 (1.741 %)BEA
126 (1.493 %)Yahoo!
126 (1.493 %)Google
126 (1.493 %)Siebel
134 (0.995 %)Citrix