The first table below looks at the demand for QA skills in IT jobs advertised for the Dudley region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited QA over the 3 months to 17 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 of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category for the Dudley region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Quality Assurance (QA)
Rank - 10 -
Permanent jobs citing QA 0 11 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Dudley - 18.03% -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category - 84.62% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 9 0
Average salary - £30,000 -
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £37,500 £39,125
% change year-on-year
+1.33% -4.15%
All Quality Assurance & Compliance
Dudley
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Quality Assurance & Compliance category
3 13 4
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Dudley 8.333% 21.31% 11.76%
Number of salaries quoted 3 11 4
Average salary £17,500 £30,000 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-41.66% -
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £41,000
% change year-on-year
- -2.43%
QA
West Midlands

QA
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing QA across the Dudley region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Dudley QA Jobs Demand Trend

QA
Salary Trend

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

Dudley QA Salary Trend

QA
Top 3 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Dudley 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.

1 3 (100.00%) Software Testing
2 1 (33.33%) ISO 9001
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management

QA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Dudley 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.

Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) Test Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Quality Manager
2 1 (33.33%) QA Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Software Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) ISO 9001