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This section looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the East Midlands region with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT job ads that have cited QA over the 3 months to 18 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuality Assurance (QA)
Location
3 months to 18 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank8176
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads113138
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.059 %0.057 %
As % of the category below33.83 %35.94 %
Salaries quoted104118
Average minimum salary£35,255£31,062
Average salary£37,698£33,269
% change on same period last year+13.31 %
Average maximum salary£40,142£35,475
UK excluding London average salary£37,396£37,235
% change on same period last year+0.43 %
Quality Assurance & Compliance East MidlandsQuality Assurance & Compliance
East Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads334384
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.174 %0.158 %
Salaries quoted291331
Average minimum salary£31,549£33,476
Average salary£33,570£35,139
% change on same period last year-4.46 %
Average maximum salary£35,590£36,803
UK excluding London average salary£39,295£40,007
% change on same period last year-1.78 %
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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 East Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands QA Salary Trend

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Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing QA across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 18 July 2008.

East Midlands QA Salary Histogram

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Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT job ads citing QA within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 18 July 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
NottinghamshireUp+3283£39,311+23.13 %
NorthamptonshireDown-1218£30,700-15.78 %
DerbyshireUp+1112£34,800+21.04 %
LeicestershireDown-186£40,833+18.52 %
LincolnshireNew entry-1£40,000-
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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the East Midlands 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.

180 (33.20 %)SQL
252 (21.58 %)Test Scripting
341 (17.01 %).NET
436 (14.94 %)Oracle
535 (14.52 %)Project Management
634 (14.11 %)XML
732 (13.28 %)Agile Software Development
831 (12.86 %)VB
928 (11.62 %)SQL Server
928 (11.62 %)Health
1027 (11.20 %)Degree
1125 (10.37 %)Microsoft
1224 (9.959 %)Windows
1224 (9.959 %)Banking
1224 (9.959 %)ISEB
1323 (9.544 %)Finance
1422 (9.129 %)C#
1521 (8.714 %)ASP.NET
1521 (8.714 %)Scrum
1620 (8.299 %)PRINCE2
1620 (8.299 %)UNIX
1719 (7.884 %)UML
1818 (7.469 %)J2EE
1917 (7.054 %)SQL Server 2005
2016 (6.639 %)Security Cleared
2115 (6.224 %)C++
2115 (6.224 %)ITIL
2214 (5.809 %)ISO9001
2214 (5.809 %)Government
2214 (5.809 %)Retail

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the East Midlands 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.

Application Development
141 (17.01 %).NET
234 (14.11 %)XML
321 (8.714 %)ASP.NET
418 (7.469 %)J2EE
513 (5.394 %)HTML
611 (4.564 %)AJAX
710 (4.149 %)XSD
88 (3.320 %)XSLT
88 (3.320 %)J2SE
94 (1.660 %)JavaBeans
103 (1.245 %)WebServices
103 (1.245 %)XSL
103 (1.245 %)CSS
112 (0.830 %)JSP
112 (0.830 %)Servlets
112 (0.830 %)EJB
121 (0.415 %)ATL
121 (0.415 %)COM+
121 (0.415 %)MFC
121 (0.415 %)ASP
Application Platforms
14 (1.660 %)SAS
21 (0.415 %)Apache
Applications
18 (3.320 %)MS Excel
24 (1.660 %)MS Office
31 (0.415 %)SPSS
31 (0.415 %)DOC1
Business Applications
11 (0.415 %)Navision
11 (0.415 %)SAP R/3
11 (0.415 %)Dynamics NAV
Communications & Networking
14 (1.660 %)GPRS
22 (0.830 %)VPN
22 (0.830 %)Internet
31 (0.415 %)Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
128 (11.62 %)SQL Server
217 (7.054 %)SQL Server 2005
310 (4.149 %)SQL Server 2000
310 (4.149 %)Crystal Reports
310 (4.149 %)Oracle Reports
49 (3.734 %)Oracle 8/8i
58 (3.320 %)GIS
64 (1.660 %)Datawarehouse
73 (1.245 %)MS Access
73 (1.245 %)SQLPlus
82 (0.830 %)SQL Server 7
91 (0.415 %)UniData
91 (0.415 %)TOAD
91 (0.415 %)Oracle 10g
91 (0.415 %)SAP BW
Development Applications
112 (4.979 %)Visual Studio
28 (3.320 %)TestDirector
28 (3.320 %)LoadRunner
36 (2.490 %)QARun
44 (1.660 %)QALoad
44 (1.660 %)TestPartner
53 (1.245 %)ProC
62 (0.830 %)Ant
62 (0.830 %)WinRunner
71 (0.415 %)Rational Rose
71 (0.415 %)Rational Robot
71 (0.415 %)QuickTest Pro
71 (0.415 %)WebLOAD
General
128 (11.62 %)Health
224 (9.959 %)Banking
323 (9.544 %)Finance
414 (5.809 %)Retail
414 (5.809 %)Government
513 (5.394 %)Pensions
66 (2.490 %)Education
66 (2.490 %)Auditing
74 (1.660 %)Marketing
74 (1.660 %)Pharmaceutical
74 (1.660 %)Games
83 (1.245 %)Retail Banking
92 (0.830 %)Local Government
92 (0.830 %)Publishing
92 (0.830 %)Home Office
101 (0.415 %)Legal
101 (0.415 %)Back Office
101 (0.415 %)Military
101 (0.415 %)Insurance
Job Titles
153 (21.99 %)Developer
251 (21.16 %)Analyst
335 (14.52 %)Consultant
434 (14.11 %)Tester
519 (7.884 %)Test Analyst
519 (7.884 %)Software Tester
615 (6.224 %)SQL Developer
615 (6.224 %)QA Analyst
714 (5.809 %)QA Engineer
813 (5.394 %)SQL Server Developer
911 (4.564 %)Implementation Consultant
911 (4.564 %)QA Tester
911 (4.564 %)Java Developer
911 (4.564 %)Systems Designer
911 (4.564 %)Coordinator
1010 (4.149 %)Test Engineer
119 (3.734 %)QA Test Analyst
119 (3.734 %)Team Leader
119 (3.734 %)Test Manager
128 (3.320 %)Senior Developer
Miscellaneous
113 (5.394 %)Client/Server
25 (2.075 %)NHS
25 (2.075 %)Smartcard
34 (1.660 %)Mainframe
34 (1.660 %)AS400
34 (1.660 %)N-Tier
43 (1.245 %)IBM Mainframe
52 (0.830 %)Clustering
52 (0.830 %)Mathematics
52 (0.830 %)Credit Risk
61 (0.415 %)PMI
Operating Systems
124 (9.959 %)Windows
220 (8.299 %)UNIX
35 (2.075 %)Windows Server 2003
44 (1.660 %)Windows 2000
53 (1.245 %)Windows Mobile
61 (0.415 %)Windows NT
61 (0.415 %)Windows CE
Processes & Methodologies
152 (21.58 %)Test Scripting
235 (14.52 %)Project Management
332 (13.28 %)Agile Software Development
421 (8.714 %)Scrum
520 (8.299 %)PRINCE2
619 (7.884 %)UML
716 (6.639 %)Security Cleared
815 (6.224 %)ITIL
914 (5.809 %)User Acceptance Testing
1012 (4.979 %)Configuration Management
1012 (4.979 %)OOP
1012 (4.979 %)Data Analysis
1012 (4.979 %)Software Testing
1111 (4.564 %)Stakeholder Management
1210 (4.149 %)Business Continuity
139 (3.734 %)Automated Testing
139 (3.734 %)OO
139 (3.734 %)OOD
148 (3.320 %)Service Delivery
157 (2.905 %)DSDM
Programming Languages
180 (33.20 %)SQL
231 (12.86 %)VB
322 (9.129 %)C#
415 (6.224 %)C++
513 (5.394 %)Java
513 (5.394 %)JavaScript
611 (4.564 %)PL/SQL
611 (4.564 %)C
79 (3.734 %)Fortran
79 (3.734 %)PL/1
79 (3.734 %)RPG
79 (3.734 %)COBOL
86 (2.490 %)VB.NET
95 (2.075 %)Uniface
101 (0.415 %)VBA
101 (0.415 %)Transact-SQL
Qualifications
127 (11.20 %)Degree
224 (9.959 %)ISEB
39 (3.734 %)PRINCE2 Certification
39 (3.734 %)ITIL Certification
46 (2.490 %)HNC
53 (1.245 %)ISTQB
62 (0.830 %)MCPD
62 (0.830 %)MCAD
62 (0.830 %)Microsoft Certification
71 (0.415 %)ECDL
71 (0.415 %)ISEB Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
114 (5.809 %)ISO9001
21 (0.415 %)SLA
System Software
14 (1.660 %)VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
136 (14.94 %)Oracle
225 (10.37 %)Microsoft
39 (3.734 %)VMware
43 (1.245 %)IBM
52 (0.830 %)Teradata
52 (0.830 %)Compuware
61 (0.415 %)HP
61 (0.415 %)Empirix
61 (0.415 %)Reuters
61 (0.415 %)KXEN
61 (0.415 %)SAP
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