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The table below looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the Bracknell 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuality Assurance (QA)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4356
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching permanent IT job ads819
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.008 %
As % of the category below40.00 %47.50 %
Salaries quoted819
Average minimum salary£29,375£48,684
Average salary£30,313£51,053
% change on same period last year-40.62 %
Average maximum salary£31,250£53,421
UK excluding London average salary£37,531£38,871
% change on same period last year-3.44 %
Bracknell IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Bracknell
Matching permanent IT job ads2040
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.017 %
Salaries quoted1836
Average minimum salary£35,850£40,931
Average salary£37,725£43,306
% change on same period last year-12.88 %
Average maximum salary£39,600£45,681
UK excluding London average salary£39,882£39,897
% change on same period last year-0.03 %
QA BerkshireQA
Berkshire

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Demand Trend

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

Bracknell 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 Bracknell region.

Bracknell QA Salary Trend

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Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing QA across the Bracknell region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Bracknell QA Salary Histogram

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bracknell 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.

111 (47.83 %)Automated Testing
210 (43.48 %)QuickTest Pro
36 (26.09 %)IBM
36 (26.09 %)Intranet
36 (26.09 %)Software Testing
36 (26.09 %)Content Management
36 (26.09 %)Time Management
45 (21.74 %)Test Scripting
45 (21.74 %)Manual Testing
54 (17.39 %)Service Delivery
54 (17.39 %)Finance
63 (13.04 %)Change Management
63 (13.04 %)ISEB
63 (13.04 %)Citrix Certification
63 (13.04 %)Use Case
63 (13.04 %)Release Management
63 (13.04 %)Regression Testing
72 (8.696 %)Degree
81 (4.348 %)Fund Management
81 (4.348 %)Load Testing
81 (4.348 %)Investment Management
81 (4.348 %)Revenue Management
81 (4.348 %)Telecoms
81 (4.348 %)Investment Banking
81 (4.348 %)Pensions
81 (4.348 %)SAN
81 (4.348 %)TestDirector
81 (4.348 %)Oracle
81 (4.348 %)SQL Server
81 (4.348 %)B2B

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bracknell 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.

Bracknell IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (26.09 %)Intranet
21 (4.348 %)SAN
Bracknell IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (4.348 %)SQL Server
Bracknell IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (43.48 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (4.348 %)TestDirector
Bracknell IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (17.39 %)Finance
21 (4.348 %)Education
21 (4.348 %)Health
21 (4.348 %)Banking
21 (4.348 %)Investment Banking
21 (4.348 %)Pensions
21 (4.348 %)Financial Institution
21 (4.348 %)Telecoms
Bracknell IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (56.52 %)Tester
28 (34.78 %)QA Tester
34 (17.39 %)Delivery Manager
34 (17.39 %)Account Manager
34 (17.39 %)Services Delivery Manager
34 (17.39 %)Service Manager
34 (17.39 %)Manual Tester
43 (13.04 %)Software Tester
51 (4.348 %)QA Analyst
51 (4.348 %)Quality Analyst
51 (4.348 %)Project Consultant
51 (4.348 %)Analyst
51 (4.348 %)Consultant
51 (4.348 %)Project Manager
Bracknell IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (47.83 %)Automated Testing
26 (26.09 %)Software Testing
26 (26.09 %)Time Management
26 (26.09 %)Content Management
35 (21.74 %)Test Scripting
35 (21.74 %)Manual Testing
44 (17.39 %)Service Delivery
53 (13.04 %)Change Management
53 (13.04 %)Regression Testing
53 (13.04 %)Use Case
53 (13.04 %)Release Management
61 (4.348 %)Load Testing
61 (4.348 %)Fund Management
61 (4.348 %)Investment Management
61 (4.348 %)Revenue Management
61 (4.348 %)Scrum
61 (4.348 %)Agile Software Development
61 (4.348 %)B2B
61 (4.348 %)B2C
61 (4.348 %)PRINCE
Bracknell IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (13.04 %)ISEB
13 (13.04 %)Citrix Certification
22 (8.696 %)Degree
Bracknell IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (26.09 %)IBM
21 (4.348 %)Microsoft
21 (4.348 %)Oracle