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This section looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the Guildford 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuality Assurance (QA)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2575
Rank change on same period last yearUp+50
Matching permanent IT job ads4621
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.009 %
As % of the category below70.77 %29.58 %
Salaries quoted4321
Average minimum salary£30,372£31,333
Average salary£33,035£32,429
% change on same period last year+1.86 %
Average maximum salary£35,698£33,524
UK excluding London average salary£37,346£37,288
% change on same period last year+0.15 %
Guildford IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Guildford
Matching permanent IT job ads6571
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.029 %
Salaries quoted5969
Average minimum salary£30,729£39,878
Average salary£33,119£42,743
% change on same period last year-22.51 %
Average maximum salary£35,508£45,608
UK excluding London average salary£39,410£39,928
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
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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 Guildford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Guildford 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 Guildford region.

Guildford QA Salary Trend

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Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing QA across the Guildford region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Guildford QA Salary Histogram

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Guildford 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.

131 (40.79 %)Insurance
229 (38.16 %)Pensions
326 (34.21 %)ISEB
424 (31.58 %)C#
424 (31.58 %)SQL
521 (27.63 %)Health
620 (26.32 %)Publishing
620 (26.32 %)Java
719 (25.00 %)C++
719 (25.00 %)XML
818 (23.68 %)SQL Server
917 (22.37 %)MySQL
917 (22.37 %)STL
1016 (21.05 %)Microsoft
1115 (19.74 %)Degree
1212 (15.79 %)MS Excel
1311 (14.47 %)User Acceptance Testing
1311 (14.47 %)MS Office
1410 (13.16 %)SAS
1410 (13.16 %)System Testing
1410 (13.16 %)Base SAS
1410 (13.16 %)Computer Science
1410 (13.16 %)Finance
158 (10.53 %)Datawarehouse
158 (10.53 %)Education
167 (9.211 %).NET
176 (7.895 %)ASP.NET
176 (7.895 %)UNIX
185 (6.579 %)Windows
185 (6.579 %)Configuration Management

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Guildford 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.

Guildford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
119 (25.00 %)XML
217 (22.37 %)STL
37 (9.211 %).NET
46 (7.895 %)ASP.NET
52 (2.632 %)COM+
52 (2.632 %)WebServices
52 (2.632 %)HTML
52 (2.632 %)SOAP
52 (2.632 %)Middleware
52 (2.632 %).NET Framework
52 (2.632 %)WCF
52 (2.632 %)WPF
61 (1.316 %)WinForms
61 (1.316 %)CSS
61 (1.316 %)J2EE
Guildford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (13.16 %)SAS
22 (2.632 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (2.632 %)SharePoint
Guildford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (15.79 %)MS Excel
211 (14.47 %)MS Office
31 (1.316 %)MS PowerPoint
Guildford IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.316 %)Summit
Guildford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (5.263 %)Internet
22 (2.632 %)HTTP
31 (1.316 %)TCP/IP
31 (1.316 %)VoIP
Guildford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (23.68 %)SQL Server
217 (22.37 %)MySQL
310 (13.16 %)Base SAS
48 (10.53 %)Datawarehouse
Guildford IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (2.632 %)QADirector
21 (1.316 %)Visual Studio
21 (1.316 %)Flash
21 (1.316 %)TestDirector
21 (1.316 %)Bugzilla
Guildford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
131 (40.79 %)Insurance
229 (38.16 %)Pensions
321 (27.63 %)Health
420 (26.32 %)Publishing
510 (13.16 %)Finance
68 (10.53 %)Education
74 (5.263 %)Telecoms
74 (5.263 %)Games
74 (5.263 %)Banking
81 (1.316 %)Investment Banking
81 (1.316 %)Financial Institution
Guildford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
125 (32.89 %)Developer
224 (31.58 %)Tester
318 (23.68 %)Analyst
413 (17.11 %)Junior
512 (15.79 %)Junior Tester
512 (15.79 %)Junior Analyst
611 (14.47 %)Test Manager
710 (13.16 %)Software Engineer
89 (11.84 %)Software Developer
89 (11.84 %)C++ Developer
98 (10.53 %)C++/CSharp Developer
105 (6.579 %)Analyst Programmer
105 (6.579 %)Programmer
114 (5.263 %)Integration Engineer
114 (5.263 %)SAS Developer
114 (5.263 %)Software Integration Engineer
123 (3.947 %)SAS Analyst Programmer
123 (3.947 %)SAS Analyst
123 (3.947 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
123 (3.947 %)QA Engineer
Guildford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (13.16 %)Computer Science
23 (3.947 %)Data Protection Act
23 (3.947 %)Management Information System
32 (2.632 %)Replication
41 (1.316 %)CCTV
41 (1.316 %)Handset
Guildford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (7.895 %)UNIX
25 (6.579 %)Windows
31 (1.316 %)Windows XP
Guildford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (14.47 %)User Acceptance Testing
210 (13.16 %)System Testing
35 (6.579 %)Configuration Management
35 (6.579 %)Business Analysis
44 (5.263 %)Project Management
44 (5.263 %)Software Engineering
44 (5.263 %)Requirements Analysis
44 (5.263 %)Data Protection
53 (3.947 %)Software Testing
53 (3.947 %)Test Scripting
62 (2.632 %)Web Development
62 (2.632 %)PRINCE2
62 (2.632 %)Risk Management
62 (2.632 %)Migration
62 (2.632 %)Information Security
71 (1.316 %)Supplier Management
71 (1.316 %)OOP
71 (1.316 %)Benchmarking
71 (1.316 %)Change Management
71 (1.316 %)Time Management
Guildford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (31.58 %)C#
124 (31.58 %)SQL
220 (26.32 %)Java
319 (25.00 %)C++
44 (5.263 %)ActionScript
53 (3.947 %)JavaScript
61 (1.316 %)DHTML
61 (1.316 %)SAS Macro
Guildford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
126 (34.21 %)ISEB
215 (19.74 %)Degree
31 (1.316 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Guildford IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.632 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Guildford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (21.05 %)Microsoft
21 (1.316 %)Planview
21 (1.316 %)SAP
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