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This section looks at the demand for the QA Engineer role in IT jobs within the Guildford region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited QA Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Quality Assurance Engineer
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-86
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads05
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.459 %
Salaries quoted05
Average minimum salary-£23,000
Average salary-£26,500
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary-£30,000
UK excluding London average salary£34,181£33,771
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Guildford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Guildford
Matching permanent IT job ads5661090
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.305 %0.454 %
Salaries quoted480956
Average minimum salary£32,244£33,167
Average salary£35,647£36,466
% change on same period last year-2.24 %
Average maximum salary£39,050£39,765
UK excluding London average salary£38,072£39,428
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
QA Engineer SurreyQA Engineer
Surrey

QA Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing QA Engineer across the Guildford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Guildford QA Engineer Demand Trend

QA Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Guildford QA Engineer Salary Trend

QA Engineer
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Guildford region that cited QA Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title.

13 (100.00 %)QA
22 (66.67 %)Test Scripting
22 (66.67 %)Software Testing
22 (66.67 %)Windows
22 (66.67 %)Microsoft
22 (66.67 %)ISEB
22 (66.67 %)Configuration Management
31 (33.33 %)MS Excel
31 (33.33 %)Bugzilla
31 (33.33 %)CCTV
31 (33.33 %)Software Engineering

QA Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Guildford region that cited QA Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Guildford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (33.33 %)MS Excel
Guildford IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (33.33 %)Bugzilla
Guildford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (33.33 %)CCTV
Guildford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (66.67 %)Windows
Guildford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)Configuration Management
12 (66.67 %)Software Testing
12 (66.67 %)Test Scripting
21 (33.33 %)Software Engineering
Guildford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (66.67 %)ISEB
Guildford IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (100.00 %)QA
Guildford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (66.67 %)Microsoft