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This section looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the Hertfordshire 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuality Assurance (QA)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank5887
Rank change on same period last yearUp+29
Matching permanent IT job ads13680
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.067 %0.035 %
As % of the category below33.58 %37.38 %
Salaries quoted11753
Average minimum salary£36,050£39,491
Average salary£39,586£41,226
% change on same period last year-3.97 %
Average maximum salary£43,122£42,962
UK excluding London average salary£37,636£37,770
% change on same period last year-0.35 %
Quality Assurance & Compliance HertfordshireQuality Assurance & Compliance
Hertfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads405214
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.199 %0.095 %
Salaries quoted353162
Average minimum salary£38,622£42,343
Average salary£41,504£44,439
% change on same period last year-6.60 %
Average maximum salary£44,386£46,535
UK excluding London average salary£38,390£40,714
% change on same period last year-5.70 %
QA East of EnglandQA
East of England

QA
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire QA Demand Trend

QA
Salary Trend

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

Hertfordshire QA Salary Trend

QA
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing QA across the Hertfordshire region over the past 3 months.

Hertfordshire QA Salary Histogram

QA
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA within the Hertfordshire region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1Welwyn Garden CityNew entry-10£29,275-
2StevenageUp+39£31,222+5.44 %
3WatfordDown-146£48,600+27.89 %
4LetchworthNew entry-4£29,125-
5St AlbansDown-122£29,000-4.91 %
6WareNew entry-1--
6Bishop's StortfordDown-51£23,500-41.25 %
6BerkhamstedDown-21£23,000-
6HertfordNew entry-1£40,500-
6HoddesdonNew entry-1£37,500-
QA East of EnglandQA
East of England

QA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing QA also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing QA.

161 (24.30 %)SQL
259 (23.51 %)Windows
349 (19.52 %)SQL Server
439 (15.54 %)C++
533 (13.15 %)OO
630 (11.95 %)Unix
729 (11.55 %)Finance
826 (10.36 %)ERP
826 (10.36 %)SAP
925 (9.960 %)Software Testing
1023 (9.163 %)HTML
1122 (8.765 %)Mainframe
1221 (8.367 %)Degree
1221 (8.367 %)Java
1221 (8.367 %)Oracle
1221 (8.367 %)XML
1221 (8.367 %)Retalix
1320 (7.968 %)C#
1320 (7.968 %)Microsoft
1320 (7.968 %)Active Directory
1320 (7.968 %)ISEB
1419 (7.570 %)Application Packaging
1518 (7.171 %)Test Scripting
1518 (7.171 %)BusinessObjects
1518 (7.171 %)WinRunner
1518 (7.171 %)Business Objects
1518 (7.171 %)System Testing
1616 (6.375 %).NET
1616 (6.375 %)Datawarehouse
1616 (6.375 %)MSI

QA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing QA also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing QA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
123 (9.163 %)HTML
221 (8.367 %)XML
319 (7.570 %)Application Packaging
416 (6.375 %).NET
513 (5.179 %)ASP
610 (3.984 %).NET Framework
610 (3.984 %)WinForms
78 (3.187 %)JDBC
86 (2.390 %)ActiveX
93 (1.195 %)ASP.NET
102 (0.797 %)ODBC
111 (0.398 %)J2EE
111 (0.398 %)Documentum Webtop
111 (0.398 %)ISPF
Application Platforms
113 (5.179 %)NetWeaver
28 (3.187 %)IIS
32 (0.797 %)SAS
41 (0.398 %)MS Exchange
41 (0.398 %)Documentum
Applications
16 (2.390 %)MS Office
25 (1.992 %)MS Excel
32 (0.797 %)AutoCAD
41 (0.398 %)MS Project
Business Applications
113 (5.179 %)SAP ERP
Communications & Networking
114 (5.578 %)ISDN
114 (5.578 %)X.25
211 (4.382 %)Internet
38 (3.187 %)ATM
46 (2.390 %)PSTN
55 (1.992 %)Intranet
61 (0.398 %)FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
149 (19.52 %)SQL Server
218 (7.171 %)BusinessObjects
316 (6.375 %)Datawarehouse
49 (3.586 %)MS Access
58 (3.187 %)MySQL
58 (3.187 %)SQL Server 2000
63 (1.195 %)RDBMS
72 (0.797 %)VLDB
72 (0.797 %)Oracle 10g
72 (0.797 %)Oracle 9i
81 (0.398 %)SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
118 (7.171 %)WinRunner
216 (6.375 %)MSI
313 (5.179 %)QuickTest Pro
45 (1.992 %)TestDirector
52 (0.797 %)VSS/SourceSafe
52 (0.797 %)InstallShield
52 (0.797 %)TeamTrack
52 (0.797 %)TestPartner
61 (0.398 %)LoadRunner
61 (0.398 %)NUnit
61 (0.398 %)Ant
General
129 (11.55 %)Finance
212 (4.781 %)Pensions
212 (4.781 %)Marketing
311 (4.382 %)Retail
311 (4.382 %)Publishing
311 (4.382 %)Telecoms
410 (3.984 %)Insurance
59 (3.586 %)Banking
67 (2.789 %)Back Office
75 (1.992 %)Electric
84 (1.594 %)Aerospace
84 (1.594 %)Financial Institution
93 (1.195 %)Health
93 (1.195 %)Auditing
102 (0.797 %)Military
102 (0.797 %)Electronics
111 (0.398 %)Government
111 (0.398 %)Investment Banking
111 (0.398 %)General Ledger
Job Titles
145 (17.93 %)Analyst
235 (13.94 %)Test Manager
328 (11.16 %)QA Analyst
427 (10.76 %)Architect
522 (8.765 %)Tester
522 (8.765 %)Quality Engineer
522 (8.765 %)Technical Engineer
621 (8.367 %)Test Analyst
621 (8.367 %)Developer
719 (7.570 %)Applications Packager
818 (7.171 %)QA Manager
818 (7.171 %)QA Engineer
916 (6.375 %)Quality Manager
1015 (5.976 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
1114 (5.578 %)Senior Analyst
1114 (5.578 %)Solutions Architect
1114 (5.578 %)QA Test Analyst
1114 (5.578 %)MSI Packager
1213 (5.179 %)SAP Technical Architect
1213 (5.179 %)Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
122 (8.765 %)Mainframe
211 (4.382 %)Computer Science
39 (3.586 %)EFT
48 (3.187 %)Client/Server
54 (1.594 %)EFTPOS
63 (1.195 %)EPoS
72 (0.797 %)PMI
81 (0.398 %)Data Extraction
Operating Systems
159 (23.51 %)Windows
230 (11.95 %)Unix
315 (5.976 %)Windows 2000
413 (5.179 %)Linux
512 (4.781 %)Windows NT
69 (3.586 %)Solaris
72 (0.797 %)Windows XP
81 (0.398 %)zOS
81 (0.398 %)AIX
81 (0.398 %)HPUX
Processes & Methodologies
133 (13.15 %)OO
226 (10.36 %)ERP
325 (9.960 %)Software Testing
418 (7.171 %)Test Scripting
418 (7.171 %)System Testing
514 (5.578 %)Software Engineering
613 (5.179 %)Project Planning
613 (5.179 %)Release Management
712 (4.781 %)Performance Testing
712 (4.781 %)Automated Testing
712 (4.781 %)UML
712 (4.781 %)Project Management
810 (3.984 %)CMMI
98 (3.187 %)Benchmarking
107 (2.789 %)Regression Testing
116 (2.390 %)Business Analysis
125 (1.992 %)Change Management
125 (1.992 %)Configuration Management
125 (1.992 %)Business Intelligence
125 (1.992 %)ITIL
Programming Languages
161 (24.30 %)SQL
239 (15.54 %)C++
321 (8.367 %)Java
420 (7.968 %)C#
512 (4.781 %)C
512 (4.781 %)Perl
512 (4.781 %)VB
69 (3.586 %)JavaScript
78 (3.187 %)PHP
87 (2.789 %)VBScript
96 (2.390 %)DHTML
105 (1.992 %)Shell Script
112 (0.797 %)VBA
121 (0.398 %)REXX
121 (0.398 %)PL/1
121 (0.398 %)JCL
121 (0.398 %)COBOL
Qualifications
121 (8.367 %)Degree
220 (7.968 %)ISEB
33 (1.195 %)ISTQB
42 (0.797 %)PhD
42 (0.797 %)ISEB Practitioner
51 (0.398 %)PRINCE2 Certification
51 (0.398 %)ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
15 (1.992 %)SLA
23 (1.195 %)COBIT
32 (0.797 %)ISO9001
32 (0.797 %)BS7799
32 (0.797 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
32 (0.797 %)ISO8583
System Software
120 (7.968 %)Active Directory
23 (1.195 %)Terminal Server
Systems Management
12 (0.797 %)Legato
12 (0.797 %)Tivoli
12 (0.797 %)EMC NetWorker
21 (0.398 %)ServiceCenter
21 (0.398 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Vendors
126 (10.36 %)SAP
221 (8.367 %)Oracle
221 (8.367 %)Retalix
320 (7.968 %)Microsoft
418 (7.171 %)Business Objects
514 (5.578 %)Ab Initio
514 (5.578 %)Teradata
68 (3.187 %)Cisco
74 (1.594 %)Citrix
83 (1.195 %)Compuware
92 (0.797 %)Symantec
101 (0.398 %)Remedy
101 (0.398 %)MKS
101 (0.398 %)Segue
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