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The table below looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the Cambridgeshire 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
Rank4258
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching permanent IT job ads169118
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.098 %0.051 %
As % of the category below61.68 %64.48 %
Salaries quoted15392
Average minimum salary£30,160£30,424
Average salary£33,506£33,261
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Average maximum salary£36,852£36,098
UK excluding London average salary£37,531£38,871
% change on same period last year-3.44 %
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Cambridgeshire
Matching permanent IT job ads274183
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.159 %0.079 %
Salaries quoted246146
Average minimum salary£34,253£31,957
Average salary£37,183£34,347
% change on same period last year+8.25 %
Average maximum salary£40,114£36,736
UK excluding London average salary£39,882£39,897
% change on same period last year-0.03 %
QA East of EnglandQA
East of England

QA
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire QA Salary Trend

QA
Salary Histogram

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

Cambridgeshire QA Salary Histogram

QA
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 Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 10 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
CambridgeUp+21147£32,958-3.14 %
PeterboroughDown-109£35,888+36.59 %
HuntingdonDown-17£38,000-
MarchNew entry-1£60,000-
QA East of EnglandQA
East of England

QA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1109 (28.53 %)Degree
291 (23.82 %)Windows
384 (21.99 %)Python
472 (18.85 %)Linux
567 (17.54 %)Automated Testing
665 (17.02 %)Java
762 (16.23 %)Internet
861 (15.97 %)Perl
861 (15.97 %)Software Testing
959 (15.45 %)Games
1054 (14.14 %)Computer Science
1152 (13.61 %)UNIX
1243 (11.26 %)Test Scripting
1341 (10.73 %)Finance
1341 (10.73 %)C++
1437 (9.686 %)HTML
1437 (9.686 %)SQL
1437 (9.686 %).NET
1535 (9.162 %)ISEB
1629 (7.592 %)C
1723 (6.021 %)C#
1822 (5.759 %)JavaScript
1822 (5.759 %)Project Management
1822 (5.759 %)Agile Software Development
1822 (5.759 %)Health
1920 (5.236 %)Mathematics
1920 (5.236 %)TestDirector
2019 (4.974 %)QuickTest Pro
2019 (4.974 %)CAD
2118 (4.712 %)WinRunner

QA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
137 (9.686 %)HTML
137 (9.686 %).NET
215 (3.927 %)XML
313 (3.403 %)CSS
47 (1.832 %)JSP
47 (1.832 %)Struts
47 (1.832 %)J2EE
47 (1.832 %)ASP
47 (1.832 %)ASP.NET
55 (1.309 %)Software Packaging
64 (1.047 %)JSTL
64 (1.047 %)ActiveX
73 (0.785 %)JMS
73 (0.785 %)Middleware
82 (0.524 %)EDI
91 (0.262 %)EJB
91 (0.262 %)WebSphere
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (1.309 %)Apache
22 (0.524 %)Oracle 9iAS
31 (0.262 %)ColdFusion
31 (0.262 %)CICS
31 (0.262 %)CMS
31 (0.262 %)IIS
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (2.094 %)MS Excel
22 (0.524 %)CATIA
22 (0.524 %)Pro/ENGINEER
31 (0.262 %)MS Visio
31 (0.262 %)MATLAB
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.524 %)Oracle EBS
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
162 (16.23 %)Internet
216 (4.188 %)HTTP
34 (1.047 %)FTP
43 (0.785 %)TCP/IP
43 (0.785 %)Intranet
43 (0.785 %)Wireless
52 (0.524 %)VLAN
61 (0.262 %)TETRA
61 (0.262 %)UMTS
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (2.356 %)SQL Server
24 (1.047 %)Cognos Powerplay
24 (1.047 %)ReportNet
32 (0.524 %)RDBMS
32 (0.524 %)MySQL
32 (0.524 %)Crystal Reports
41 (0.262 %)DB2
41 (0.262 %)BusinessObjects
41 (0.262 %)Datawarehouse
41 (0.262 %)PostgreSQL
41 (0.262 %)Text Mining
41 (0.262 %)SQL Server 2005
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
120 (5.236 %)TestDirector
219 (4.974 %)QuickTest Pro
318 (4.712 %)WinRunner
414 (3.665 %)Selenium
512 (3.141 %)LoadRunner
611 (2.880 %)JUnit
77 (1.832 %)TestPartner
85 (1.309 %)QARun
85 (1.309 %)CruiseControl
85 (1.309 %)Rational Robot
92 (0.524 %)Visual Studio
101 (0.262 %)Flash
101 (0.262 %)Eclipse
101 (0.262 %)PowerBuilder
101 (0.262 %)LabVIEW
101 (0.262 %)Bugzilla
101 (0.262 %)Ant
101 (0.262 %)Subversion
101 (0.262 %)TestComplete
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
159 (15.45 %)Games
241 (10.73 %)Finance
322 (5.759 %)Health
417 (4.450 %)Pharmaceutical
514 (3.665 %)Online Games
610 (2.618 %)3D Graphics
610 (2.618 %)Electronics
610 (2.618 %)Insurance
77 (1.832 %)Education
77 (1.832 %)Retail
86 (1.571 %)Animation
95 (1.309 %)Pensions
104 (1.047 %)Advertising
113 (0.785 %)Banking
113 (0.785 %)Telecoms
113 (0.785 %)Manufacturing
113 (0.785 %)Multimedia
122 (0.524 %)Aerospace
122 (0.524 %)Automotive
131 (0.262 %)Chemicals
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1136 (35.60 %)Tester
2119 (31.15 %)QA Engineer
383 (21.73 %)QA Tester
463 (16.49 %)Test Engineer
543 (11.26 %)Analyst
633 (8.639 %)Software Engineer
633 (8.639 %)Software Tester
728 (7.330 %)Team Leader
728 (7.330 %)QA Analyst
824 (6.283 %)Test Manager
824 (6.283 %)Test Analyst
922 (5.759 %)Developer
1017 (4.450 %)Junior
1017 (4.450 %)QA Test Analyst
1115 (3.927 %)Graduate
1212 (3.141 %)Software Developer
1212 (3.141 %)Software Test Engineer
1212 (3.141 %)Systems Tester
1212 (3.141 %)Senior Manager
1212 (3.141 %)Senior Test Manager
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
154 (14.14 %)Computer Science
220 (5.236 %)Mathematics
316 (4.188 %)Life Science
43 (0.785 %)French Language
43 (0.785 %)Portuguese Language
43 (0.785 %)Statistics
43 (0.785 %)Client/Server
43 (0.785 %)STB
43 (0.785 %)IPTV
52 (0.524 %)Cryptography
52 (0.524 %)Artificial Intelligence
52 (0.524 %)IVR
52 (0.524 %)Physics
61 (0.262 %)Biology
61 (0.262 %)Social Network
61 (0.262 %)Web 2.0
61 (0.262 %)W3C
61 (0.262 %)Firmware
61 (0.262 %)Management Information System
61 (0.262 %)Handset
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
191 (23.82 %)Windows
272 (18.85 %)Linux
352 (13.61 %)UNIX
48 (2.094 %)Windows XP
55 (1.309 %)Solaris
64 (1.047 %)Windows 2000
64 (1.047 %)Windows Vista
72 (0.524 %)Windows 2000 Server
72 (0.524 %)Windows Server 2003
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
167 (17.54 %)Automated Testing
261 (15.97 %)Software Testing
343 (11.26 %)Test Scripting
422 (5.759 %)Agile Software Development
422 (5.759 %)Project Management
519 (4.974 %)CAD
618 (4.712 %)Validation
618 (4.712 %)Software Engineering
716 (4.188 %)Web Development
812 (3.141 %)E-Commerce
910 (2.618 %)User Acceptance Testing
109 (2.356 %)Manual Testing
116 (1.571 %)Test Management
125 (1.309 %)Stress Testing
125 (1.309 %)Unit Testing
125 (1.309 %)Project Planning
125 (1.309 %)Knowledge Management
125 (1.309 %)RUP
125 (1.309 %)Configuration Management
125 (1.309 %)Change Management
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
184 (21.99 %)Python
265 (17.02 %)Java
361 (15.97 %)Perl
441 (10.73 %)C++
537 (9.686 %)SQL
629 (7.592 %)C
723 (6.021 %)C#
822 (5.759 %)JavaScript
916 (4.188 %)RPG
105 (1.309 %)Shell Script
114 (1.047 %)Embedded C
123 (0.785 %)DHTML
123 (0.785 %)VB
123 (0.785 %)PHP
132 (0.524 %)PL/SQL
132 (0.524 %)VBA
141 (0.262 %)COBOL
141 (0.262 %)Delphi
141 (0.262 %)ActionScript
141 (0.262 %)Embedded C++
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1109 (28.53 %)Degree
235 (9.162 %)ISEB
37 (1.832 %)ISTQB
45 (1.309 %)ISEB Practitioner
53 (0.785 %)PhD
61 (0.262 %)Postgraduate
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (0.785 %)WAI
22 (0.524 %)SLA
31 (0.262 %)TickIT
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (3.665 %)Microsoft
25 (1.309 %)Oracle
34 (1.047 %)Cognos
34 (1.047 %)Compuware
43 (0.785 %)HP
43 (0.785 %)EMC
43 (0.785 %)Cisco
43 (0.785 %)IBM
43 (0.785 %)SolidWorks
52 (0.524 %)Citrix
61 (0.262 %)Business Objects
61 (0.262 %)Greenplum