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This section looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the Midlands 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
Rank6459
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads2524
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.011 %
As % of the category below39.68 %23.53 %
Salaries quoted1423
Average minimum salary£47,929£39,609
Average salary£51,393£41,891
% change on same period last year+22.68 %
Average maximum salary£54,857£44,174
UK excluding London average salary£37,636£37,770
% change on same period last year-0.35 %
Quality Assurance & Compliance MidlandsQuality Assurance & Compliance
Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads63102
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.045 %
Salaries quoted4284
Average minimum salary£47,089£36,860
Average salary£51,767£43,393
% change on same period last year+19.29 %
Average maximum salary£56,444£49,927
UK excluding London average salary£38,390£40,714
% change on same period last year-5.70 %
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Demand Trend

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

Midlands QA Demand Trend

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Salary Trend

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

Midlands QA Salary Trend

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Salary Histogram

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

Midlands QA Salary Histogram

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Midlands 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.

120 (37.74 %)Finance
214 (26.42 %)Retail
312 (22.64 %)Business Intelligence
411 (20.75 %)Oracle
59 (16.98 %)SQL Server
68 (15.09 %)SAP
68 (15.09 %)Migration
77 (13.21 %)Data Analysis
77 (13.21 %)Data Mining
77 (13.21 %)ETL
77 (13.21 %)SAS
86 (11.32 %)Datawarehouse
86 (11.32 %)Oracle 9i
86 (11.32 %)Data Modelling
86 (11.32 %)ISEB
86 (11.32 %)Banking
86 (11.32 %)DataFlux
86 (11.32 %)Service Delivery
95 (9.434 %)Stakeholder Management
95 (9.434 %)Manufacturing
95 (9.434 %)Oracle EBS
95 (9.434 %)Business Analysis
95 (9.434 %)Informatica
95 (9.434 %)Project Management
95 (9.434 %)MS Excel
95 (9.434 %)PRINCE2
95 (9.434 %)Oracle 8/8i
95 (9.434 %)ITIL
95 (9.434 %)Degree
95 (9.434 %)COBIT

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Midlands 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
12 (3.774 %)J2EE
21 (1.887 %)SOAP
21 (1.887 %)WebServices
21 (1.887 %)XML
21 (1.887 %)SAP XI
21 (1.887 %).NET
Application Platforms
17 (13.21 %)SAS
23 (5.660 %)SharePoint
23 (5.660 %)SharePoint Server 2007
32 (3.774 %)Content Management Server
41 (1.887 %)NetWeaver
Applications
15 (9.434 %)MS Excel
23 (5.660 %)MS Visio
32 (3.774 %)ArcView
41 (1.887 %)MS Project
41 (1.887 %)MS Office
Business Applications
15 (9.434 %)Oracle EBS
24 (7.547 %)SAP SD
24 (7.547 %)SAP FI
33 (5.660 %)SAP HR
Communications & Networking
13 (5.660 %)WINS
21 (1.887 %)LAN
21 (1.887 %)WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
19 (16.98 %)SQL Server
27 (13.21 %)Data Mining
27 (13.21 %)ETL
36 (11.32 %)Oracle 9i
36 (11.32 %)Datawarehouse
45 (9.434 %)Oracle 8/8i
52 (3.774 %)GIS
61 (1.887 %)Data Cleansing
Development Applications
13 (5.660 %)WinRunner
13 (5.660 %)TestDirector
13 (5.660 %)QuickTest Pro
22 (3.774 %)LoadRunner
General
120 (37.74 %)Finance
214 (26.42 %)Retail
36 (11.32 %)Banking
45 (9.434 %)Manufacturing
54 (7.547 %)Billing
54 (7.547 %)Auditing
63 (5.660 %)Insurance
63 (5.660 %)Retail Banking
72 (3.774 %)Telecoms
81 (1.887 %)Aerospace
81 (1.887 %)Education
81 (1.887 %)Marketing
81 (1.887 %)Investment Banking
Job Titles
126 (49.06 %)Consultant
28 (15.09 %)Analyst
36 (11.32 %)SAS Consultant
45 (9.434 %)Informatica Consultant
45 (9.434 %)Functional Consultant
45 (9.434 %)Oracle Consultant
45 (9.434 %)Oracle Functional Consultant
54 (7.547 %)Test Analyst
54 (7.547 %)SAP Consultant
54 (7.547 %)Business Analyst
54 (7.547 %)SAP Manager
54 (7.547 %)Process Manager
63 (5.660 %)SAP Architect
63 (5.660 %)Senior Informatica Consultant
63 (5.660 %)SharePoint Consultant
63 (5.660 %)Test Manager
63 (5.660 %)Architect
63 (5.660 %)Project Manager
63 (5.660 %)Senior Consultant
63 (5.660 %)SAP HR Consultant
Miscellaneous
15 (9.434 %)Data Integration
21 (1.887 %)Client/Server
21 (1.887 %)Computer Science
Operating Systems
11 (1.887 %)Unix
Processes & Methodologies
112 (22.64 %)Business Intelligence
28 (15.09 %)Migration
37 (13.21 %)Data Analysis
46 (11.32 %)Data Modelling
46 (11.32 %)Service Delivery
55 (9.434 %)Stakeholder Management
55 (9.434 %)Project Management
55 (9.434 %)ITIL
55 (9.434 %)PRINCE2
55 (9.434 %)Business Analysis
55 (9.434 %)Data Migration
64 (7.547 %)BPM
64 (7.547 %)SSADM
73 (5.660 %)RUP
73 (5.660 %)Software Testing
82 (3.774 %)Time Management
82 (3.774 %)Test Management
82 (3.774 %)Manual Testing
82 (3.774 %)OO
82 (3.774 %)Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
13 (5.660 %)Java
13 (5.660 %)C
21 (1.887 %)C#
21 (1.887 %)Perl
21 (1.887 %)SQL
21 (1.887 %)VB.NET
21 (1.887 %)Shell Script
Qualifications
16 (11.32 %)ISEB
25 (9.434 %)Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
15 (9.434 %)COBIT
22 (3.774 %)ISO9001
31 (1.887 %)TickIT
31 (1.887 %)ISO9000
Vendors
111 (20.75 %)Oracle
28 (15.09 %)SAP
36 (11.32 %)DataFlux
45 (9.434 %)Informatica
53 (5.660 %)Microsoft
62 (3.774 %)Mapinfo
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