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The table below looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the Middlesex 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuality Assurance (QA)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5964
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching permanent IT job ads2947
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.020 %
As % of the category below29.59 %38.52 %
Salaries quoted2634
Average minimum salary£37,500£34,279
Average salary£41,308£37,750
% change on same period last year+9.42 %
Average maximum salary£45,115£41,221
UK excluding London average salary£37,175£38,598
% change on same period last year-3.68 %
Middlesex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Middlesex
Matching permanent IT job ads98122
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.054 %0.051 %
Salaries quoted8997
Average minimum salary£42,382£37,798
Average salary£44,775£41,952
% change on same period last year+6.72 %
Average maximum salary£47,167£46,105
UK excluding London average salary£39,754£40,146
% change on same period last year-0.97 %
QA South EastQA
South East

QA
Demand Trend

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

Middlesex QA Demand Trend

QA
Salary Trend

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

Middlesex QA Salary Trend

QA
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing QA across the Middlesex region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Middlesex QA Salary Histogram

QA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Middlesex 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.

110 (15.87 %)Software Testing
110 (15.87 %)Manual Testing
29 (14.29 %)PRINCE2
29 (14.29 %)ISEB
38 (12.70 %)Auditing
47 (11.11 %)User Acceptance Testing
47 (11.11 %)Streaming Media
47 (11.11 %)QMS
47 (11.11 %)Quality Management
47 (11.11 %)Streaming Video
47 (11.11 %)Six Sigma
47 (11.11 %)Windows
47 (11.11 %)Flash
56 (9.524 %)ISO9001
56 (9.524 %)ITIL
65 (7.937 %)Adobe
65 (7.937 %)MS Excel
65 (7.937 %)Security Cleared
65 (7.937 %)Automated Testing
65 (7.937 %)Test Scripting
65 (7.937 %)Document Management
65 (7.937 %)Health
74 (6.349 %)Degree
74 (6.349 %)IPTV
74 (6.349 %)Project Management
74 (6.349 %)EDMS
74 (6.349 %)Acrobat
83 (4.762 %)Electronics
83 (4.762 %)Regression Testing
83 (4.762 %)Handset

QA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Middlesex 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.

Middlesex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (3.175 %).NET
21 (1.587 %)ASP.NET
21 (1.587 %)CSS
21 (1.587 %)XML
21 (1.587 %)XHTML
21 (1.587 %)HTML
Middlesex IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (7.937 %)MS Excel
24 (6.349 %)Acrobat
31 (1.587 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (1.587 %)Spreadsheet
31 (1.587 %)Photoshop
31 (1.587 %)MS Office
Middlesex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (3.175 %)TCP/IP
21 (1.587 %)Wireless
Middlesex IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (6.349 %)EDMS
22 (3.175 %)SQL Server
31 (1.587 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (1.587 %)SQL Server 2005
Middlesex IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (11.11 %)Flash
22 (3.175 %)WinRunner
22 (3.175 %)TestDirector
31 (1.587 %)LoadRunner
31 (1.587 %)TestPartner
31 (1.587 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Middlesex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (12.70 %)Auditing
25 (7.937 %)Health
33 (4.762 %)Government
33 (4.762 %)Electronics
42 (3.175 %)Finance
42 (3.175 %)Marketing
42 (3.175 %)Retail
51 (1.587 %)Billing
51 (1.587 %)Pensions
51 (1.587 %)Aerospace
51 (1.587 %)Telecoms
51 (1.587 %)Pharmaceutical
51 (1.587 %)Publishing
Middlesex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (25.40 %)Analyst
29 (14.29 %)QA Analyst
38 (12.70 %)Quality Engineer
47 (11.11 %)Quality Analyst
55 (7.937 %)Tester
55 (7.937 %)Author
55 (7.937 %)Technical Author
64 (6.349 %)QA Engineer
73 (4.762 %)QA Tester
73 (4.762 %)Administrator
73 (4.762 %)Project Manager
82 (3.175 %)Developer
82 (3.175 %)Test Analyst
82 (3.175 %)Consultant
91 (1.587 %)Senior Manager
91 (1.587 %)Quality Manager
91 (1.587 %)QA Manager
91 (1.587 %)Senior Programme Manager
91 (1.587 %)QA Test Analyst
91 (1.587 %)Billing Analyst
Middlesex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (11.11 %)Streaming Video
17 (11.11 %)Streaming Media
24 (6.349 %)IPTV
33 (4.762 %)Handset
42 (3.175 %)EPoS
51 (1.587 %)Management Information System
Middlesex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (11.11 %)Windows
22 (3.175 %)Linux
22 (3.175 %)UNIX
Middlesex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (15.87 %)Software Testing
110 (15.87 %)Manual Testing
29 (14.29 %)PRINCE2
37 (11.11 %)Six Sigma
37 (11.11 %)Quality Management
37 (11.11 %)User Acceptance Testing
37 (11.11 %)QMS
46 (9.524 %)ITIL
55 (7.937 %)Security Cleared
55 (7.937 %)Test Scripting
55 (7.937 %)Document Management
55 (7.937 %)Automated Testing
64 (6.349 %)Project Management
73 (4.762 %)Regression Testing
73 (4.762 %)SC Cleared
82 (3.175 %)Risk Management
82 (3.175 %)Content Management
82 (3.175 %)Project Planning
91 (1.587 %)Risk Analysis
91 (1.587 %)Software Engineering
Middlesex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (3.175 %)Perl
12 (3.175 %)SQL
21 (1.587 %)Transact-SQL
21 (1.587 %)VB
21 (1.587 %)C#
21 (1.587 %)JavaScript
Middlesex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (14.29 %)ISEB
24 (6.349 %)Degree
31 (1.587 %)ITIL Certification
Middlesex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (9.524 %)ISO9001
22 (3.175 %)ISO9000
Middlesex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (7.937 %)Adobe
22 (3.175 %)Oracle
31 (1.587 %)Microsoft