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The table below looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the Buckinghamshire 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuality Assurance (QA)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank10376
Rank change on same period last yearDown-27
Matching permanent IT job ads48103
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.044 %
As % of the category below28.57 %52.28 %
Salaries quoted4692
Average minimum salary£33,745£36,946
Average salary£36,789£39,495
% change on same period last year-6.84 %
Average maximum salary£39,833£42,043
UK excluding London average salary£37,571£38,775
% change on same period last year-3.10 %
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Buckinghamshire
Matching permanent IT job ads168197
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.098 %0.085 %
Salaries quoted139167
Average minimum salary£32,643£36,473
Average salary£35,660£38,985
% change on same period last year-8.52 %
Average maximum salary£38,677£41,497
UK excluding London average salary£39,864£39,927
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
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 Buckinghamshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Buckinghamshire QA Demand Trend

QA
Salary Trend

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

Buckinghamshire QA Salary Trend

QA
Salary Histogram

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

Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire 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
Milton KeynesUp+226£34,594-2.39 %
AylesburyDown-137£32,357-20.56 %
BuckinghamNew entry-5£34,000-
MarlowUp+73£47,167+14.57 %
High WycombeUp+92£37,000+64.44 %
QA South EastQA
South East

QA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire 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.

133 (27.05 %)Java
232 (26.23 %)SQL
232 (26.23 %)UNIX
331 (25.41 %)Windows
428 (22.95 %)Oracle
527 (22.13 %)Linux
626 (21.31 %)Finance
724 (19.67 %)C++
821 (17.21 %)Project Management
920 (16.39 %)Test Scripting
1019 (15.57 %)Perl
1118 (14.75 %)C
1216 (13.11 %)J2EE
1216 (13.11 %)XML
1315 (12.30 %)UML
1315 (12.30 %)Microsoft
1414 (11.48 %)Government
1513 (10.66 %)OO
1513 (10.66 %).NET
1612 (9.836 %)Degree
1612 (9.836 %)User Acceptance Testing
1612 (9.836 %)TestDirector
1612 (9.836 %)Computer Security
1711 (9.016 %)Firewall
1711 (9.016 %)MS Office
1810 (8.197 %)C#
1810 (8.197 %)Eclipse
199 (7.377 %)RUP
199 (7.377 %)CRM
199 (7.377 %)N-Tier

QA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire 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.

Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (13.11 %)J2EE
116 (13.11 %)XML
213 (10.66 %).NET
37 (5.738 %)EJB
45 (4.098 %)WebServices
54 (3.279 %)Servlets
54 (3.279 %)SOAP
63 (2.459 %)Struts
63 (2.459 %)HTML
63 (2.459 %)Software Packaging
63 (2.459 %)WebSphere
72 (1.639 %)ASP.NET
81 (0.820 %)CSS
81 (0.820 %)JSP
81 (0.820 %).NET Framework
81 (0.820 %)Application Packaging
81 (0.820 %)XHTML
81 (0.820 %)EJB 3.0
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (4.918 %)WebLogic
25 (4.098 %)Apache
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (9.016 %)MS Office
24 (3.279 %)MS Excel
24 (3.279 %)MS Project
32 (1.639 %)MS Visio
32 (1.639 %)MS PowerPoint
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.639 %)Oracle 11i
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (9.016 %)Firewall
22 (1.639 %)IP Telephony
22 (1.639 %)VoIP
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (6.557 %)TOAD
24 (3.279 %)MS Access
24 (3.279 %)Oracle 10g
33 (2.459 %)SQL Server
33 (2.459 %)DB2
42 (1.639 %)Oracle Reports
42 (1.639 %)MySQL
42 (1.639 %)Data Mining
42 (1.639 %)SQLPlus
42 (1.639 %)Data Cleansing
51 (0.820 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (0.820 %)BusinessObjects
51 (0.820 %)RDBMS
51 (0.820 %)Datawarehouse
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (9.836 %)TestDirector
210 (8.197 %)Eclipse
39 (7.377 %)WinRunner
39 (7.377 %)Rational Robot
46 (4.918 %)JMeter
46 (4.918 %)ClearCase
46 (4.918 %)ClearQuest
54 (3.279 %)MSI
54 (3.279 %)InstallShield
63 (2.459 %)AdminStudio
63 (2.459 %)LoadRunner
71 (0.820 %)JIRA
71 (0.820 %)QARun
71 (0.820 %)Selenium
71 (0.820 %)QuickTest Pro
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
126 (21.31 %)Finance
214 (11.48 %)Government
39 (7.377 %)Manufacturing
48 (6.557 %)Telecoms
55 (4.098 %)Education
64 (3.279 %)Multimedia
64 (3.279 %)Pensions
73 (2.459 %)Marketing
73 (2.459 %)Billing
73 (2.459 %)Police
73 (2.459 %)Retail
82 (1.639 %)Health
91 (0.820 %)Electric
91 (0.820 %)Electronics
91 (0.820 %)Insurance
91 (0.820 %)Auditing
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
145 (36.89 %)Analyst
226 (21.31 %)Tester
320 (16.39 %)Developer
416 (13.11 %)QA Analyst
515 (12.30 %)Software Engineer
613 (10.66 %)Business Analyst
613 (10.66 %)Software Tester
711 (9.016 %)C++ Developer
88 (6.557 %)Software Designer
97 (5.738 %)QA Engineer
97 (5.738 %)Java Developer
106 (4.918 %)Test Analyst
106 (4.918 %)Systems Analyst
106 (4.918 %)Applications Tester
106 (4.918 %)QA Tester
106 (4.918 %)Financial Analyst
115 (4.098 %)Team Leader
115 (4.098 %)J2EE Developer
124 (3.279 %)Test Engineer
124 (3.279 %)Test Team Leader
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (7.377 %)N-Tier
27 (5.738 %)IVR
36 (4.918 %)Mainframe
42 (1.639 %)Data Conversion
42 (1.639 %)Physics
51 (0.820 %)Computer Science
51 (0.820 %)Credit Risk
51 (0.820 %)Photography
51 (0.820 %)Mathematics
51 (0.820 %)EPoS
51 (0.820 %)Firmware
51 (0.820 %)Smartcard
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
132 (26.23 %)UNIX
231 (25.41 %)Windows
327 (22.13 %)Linux
43 (2.459 %)Windows 2000
43 (2.459 %)Windows NT
43 (2.459 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (0.820 %)SUSE
51 (0.820 %)Debian
51 (0.820 %)Windows Vista
51 (0.820 %)Red Hat Linux
51 (0.820 %)NetWare
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (17.21 %)Project Management
220 (16.39 %)Test Scripting
315 (12.30 %)UML
413 (10.66 %)OO
512 (9.836 %)User Acceptance Testing
512 (9.836 %)Computer Security
69 (7.377 %)RUP
69 (7.377 %)CRM
78 (6.557 %)E-Commerce
78 (6.557 %)Data Management
78 (6.557 %)Automated Testing
87 (5.738 %)Regression Testing
87 (5.738 %)Test Management
96 (4.918 %)Security Cleared
96 (4.918 %)V-Model
96 (4.918 %)CMMI
105 (4.098 %)Project Planning
114 (3.279 %)Programme Management
123 (2.459 %)Software Testing
123 (2.459 %)Load Testing
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
133 (27.05 %)Java
232 (26.23 %)SQL
324 (19.67 %)C++
419 (15.57 %)Perl
518 (14.75 %)C
610 (8.197 %)C#
72 (1.639 %)JavaScript
81 (0.820 %)VBScript
81 (0.820 %)VB
81 (0.820 %)Ruby
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (9.836 %)Degree
28 (6.557 %)ISEB
32 (1.639 %)HNC
41 (0.820 %)PhD
41 (0.820 %)PMP
41 (0.820 %)PMI Certification
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.820 %)SLA
11 (0.820 %)PCI DSS
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (1.639 %)Active Directory
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
128 (22.95 %)Oracle
215 (12.30 %)Microsoft
38 (6.557 %)IBM
46 (4.918 %)JD Edwards
46 (4.918 %)Empirix
51 (0.820 %)Red Hat
51 (0.820 %)Baan
51 (0.820 %)HP
51 (0.820 %)Dell
51 (0.820 %)Business Objects
51 (0.820 %)PeopleSoft
51 (0.820 %)SAP
51 (0.820 %)Siebel