Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the QA Tester role in IT jobs within the Bournemouth 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 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Quality Assurance Tester
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-88
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads01
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.126 %
Salaries quoted01
Average minimum salary-£20,000
Average salary-£22,500
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary-£25,000
UK excluding London average salary£32,522£34,044
% change on same period last year-4.47 %
Bournemouth IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Bournemouth
Matching permanent IT job ads363796
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.238 %0.353 %
Salaries quoted345702
Average minimum salary£34,495£43,019
Average salary£36,693£44,937
% change on same period last year-18.34 %
Average maximum salary£38,890£46,856
UK excluding London average salary£38,471£39,077
% change on same period last year-1.55 %
QA Tester DorsetQA Tester
Dorset

QA Tester
Demand Trend

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

Bournemouth 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 Bournemouth region.

Bournemouth QA Tester Salary Trend

QA Tester
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bournemouth 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.

12 (100.00 %)QA
21 (50.00 %)Test Scripting
21 (50.00 %)Manual Testing
21 (50.00 %)ISEB
21 (50.00 %)Finance
21 (50.00 %)Automated Testing
21 (50.00 %)Software Testing

QA Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bournemouth 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.

Bournemouth IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Finance
Bournemouth IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Automated Testing
11 (50.00 %)Software Testing
11 (50.00 %)Test Scripting
11 (50.00 %)Manual Testing
Bournemouth IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)ISEB
Bournemouth IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (100.00 %)QA