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The table below looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the High Wycombe 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuality Assurance (QA)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3739
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads25
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.002 %
As % of the category below33.33 %31.25 %
Salaries quoted24
Average minimum salary£36,000£20,000
Average salary£37,000£22,500
% change on same period last year+64.44 %
Average maximum salary£38,000£25,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,453£38,683
% change on same period last year-3.17 %
High Wycombe IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
High Wycombe
Matching permanent IT job ads616
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.007 %
Salaries quoted615
Average minimum salary£31,500£25,733
Average salary£33,083£27,633
% change on same period last year+19.72 %
Average maximum salary£34,667£29,533
UK excluding London average salary£39,835£39,942
% change on same period last year-0.26 %
QA BuckinghamshireQA
Buckinghamshire

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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 High Wycombe region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

High Wycombe 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 High Wycombe region.

High Wycombe QA Salary Trend

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Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the High Wycombe 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.

16 (60.00 %)Test Management
24 (40.00 %)Test Scripting
24 (40.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
33 (30.00 %)Finance
33 (30.00 %)Automated Testing
42 (20.00 %)Electronics
42 (20.00 %)WinRunner
42 (20.00 %)LoadRunner
51 (10.00 %)Firmware
51 (10.00 %)JavaScript
51 (10.00 %)VBScript
51 (10.00 %)SQL Server
51 (10.00 %)XML
51 (10.00 %)PhD
51 (10.00 %)Microsoft
51 (10.00 %)Telecoms
51 (10.00 %)Manufacturing
51 (10.00 %)Software Testing
51 (10.00 %)Degree
51 (10.00 %)Physics

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the High Wycombe 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.

High Wycombe IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (10.00 %)XML
High Wycombe IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (10.00 %)SQL Server
High Wycombe IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (20.00 %)WinRunner
12 (20.00 %)LoadRunner
High Wycombe IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (30.00 %)Finance
22 (20.00 %)Electronics
31 (10.00 %)Telecoms
31 (10.00 %)Manufacturing
High Wycombe IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (50.00 %)Test Engineer
22 (20.00 %)Integration Engineer
31 (10.00 %)Instrumentation Engineer
31 (10.00 %)Tester
31 (10.00 %)Systems Engineer
31 (10.00 %)Support Technician
High Wycombe IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (10.00 %)Firmware
11 (10.00 %)Physics
High Wycombe IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (60.00 %)Test Management
24 (40.00 %)Test Scripting
24 (40.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
33 (30.00 %)Automated Testing
41 (10.00 %)Software Testing
High Wycombe IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (10.00 %)JavaScript
11 (10.00 %)VBScript
High Wycombe IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (10.00 %)PhD
11 (10.00 %)Degree
High Wycombe IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (10.00 %)Microsoft