The first table below looks at the demand for the QA Analyst role in IT jobs advertised for the Cambridge region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited QA Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Cambridge region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Quality Assurance Analyst
Rank 122 122 -
Rank change year-on-year
0 -
Permanent jobs requiring a QA Analyst 2 5 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 0.107% 0.250% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.113% 0.259% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 5 0
Average salary £30,000 £37,500 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-20.00% -
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £34,000 £31,750
% change year-on-year
+2.94% +7.08%
All Job Titles
Cambridge
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1774 1927 2029
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 95.33% 96.25% 94.46%
Number of salaries quoted 1572 1639 1849
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +14.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £53,150 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
QA Analyst
Cambridgeshire

QA Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing QA Analyst across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Cambridge QA Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

QA Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Cambridge QA Analyst Salary Trend

QA Analyst
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge region that cited QA Analyst 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 Analyst in their job title.

1 11 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 11 (100.00%) QA
2 4 (36.36%) Test Automation
2 4 (36.36%) Degree
2 4 (36.36%) UNIX
2 4 (36.36%) Postgraduate
3 3 (27.27%) Windows
3 3 (27.27%) Linux
4 2 (18.18%) Automated Testing

QA Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge region that cited QA Analyst 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 Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Operating Systems
1 4 (36.36%) UNIX
2 3 (27.27%) Windows
2 3 (27.27%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Software Testing
2 4 (36.36%) Test Automation
3 2 (18.18%) Automated Testing
Qualifications
1 4 (36.36%) Degree
1 4 (36.36%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (100.00%) QA