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This section looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the Milton Keynes 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuality Assurance (QA)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank7285
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching permanent IT job ads2514
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.006 %
As % of the category below28.74 %28.57 %
Salaries quoted2113
Average minimum salary£31,905£30,923
Average salary£35,036£33,000
% change on same period last year+6.16 %
Average maximum salary£38,167£35,077
UK excluding London average salary£37,184£38,439
% change on same period last year-3.26 %
Milton Keynes IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Milton Keynes
Matching permanent IT job ads8749
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.021 %
Salaries quoted7843
Average minimum salary£32,902£31,209
Average salary£35,613£34,070
% change on same period last year+4.52 %
Average maximum salary£38,323£36,930
UK excluding London average salary£39,636£40,082
% change on same period last year-1.11 %
QA BuckinghamshireQA
Buckinghamshire

QA
Demand Trend

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

Milton Keynes 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 Milton Keynes region.

Milton Keynes QA Salary Trend

QA
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing QA across the Milton Keynes region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Milton Keynes QA Salary Histogram

QA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Milton Keynes 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.

123 (39.66 %)Oracle
222 (37.93 %)Java
321 (36.21 %)SQL
415 (25.86 %)UML
415 (25.86 %)Test Scripting
513 (22.41 %)C
612 (20.69 %)UNIX
612 (20.69 %)Microsoft
711 (18.97 %)Finance
810 (17.24 %)Project Management
99 (15.52 %)Windows
99 (15.52 %)OO
99 (15.52 %)N-Tier
99 (15.52 %)J2EE
99 (15.52 %)XML
108 (13.79 %)MS Office
108 (13.79 %)C++
108 (13.79 %)TOAD
108 (13.79 %)TestDirector
108 (13.79 %)Degree
117 (12.07 %)User Acceptance Testing
117 (12.07 %)Rational Robot
117 (12.07 %).NET
117 (12.07 %)CRM
126 (10.34 %)ClearCase
126 (10.34 %)Eclipse
126 (10.34 %)Linux
126 (10.34 %)RUP
126 (10.34 %)WebLogic
126 (10.34 %)ClearQuest

QA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Milton Keynes 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.

Milton Keynes IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (15.52 %)J2EE
19 (15.52 %)XML
27 (12.07 %).NET
34 (6.897 %)WebServices
43 (5.172 %)Software Packaging
51 (1.724 %)Application Packaging
51 (1.724 %)HTML
51 (1.724 %)CSS
51 (1.724 %)JSP
Milton Keynes IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (10.34 %)WebLogic
22 (3.448 %)Apache
Milton Keynes IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (13.79 %)MS Office
23 (5.172 %)MS Excel
32 (3.448 %)MS Visio
32 (3.448 %)MS PowerPoint
32 (3.448 %)MS Project
Milton Keynes IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (3.448 %)Oracle 11i
Milton Keynes IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (3.448 %)VoIP
12 (3.448 %)IP Telephony
Milton Keynes IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (13.79 %)TOAD
24 (6.897 %)Oracle 10g
32 (3.448 %)SQLPlus
32 (3.448 %)Oracle Reports
32 (3.448 %)MS Access
41 (1.724 %)RDBMS
Milton Keynes IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (13.79 %)TestDirector
27 (12.07 %)Rational Robot
36 (10.34 %)ClearCase
36 (10.34 %)Eclipse
36 (10.34 %)JMeter
36 (10.34 %)ClearQuest
45 (8.621 %)MSI
45 (8.621 %)InstallShield
53 (5.172 %)AdminStudio
62 (3.448 %)WinRunner
62 (3.448 %)QuickTest Pro
71 (1.724 %)JIRA
71 (1.724 %)QARun
71 (1.724 %)Selenium
Milton Keynes IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (18.97 %)Finance
24 (6.897 %)Education
24 (6.897 %)Manufacturing
24 (6.897 %)Multimedia
33 (5.172 %)Pensions
33 (5.172 %)Police
33 (5.172 %)Health
42 (3.448 %)Billing
51 (1.724 %)Insurance
51 (1.724 %)Marketing
51 (1.724 %)Retail
51 (1.724 %)Electric
Milton Keynes IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
133 (56.90 %)Analyst
215 (25.86 %)Tester
313 (22.41 %)QA Analyst
411 (18.97 %)Business Analyst
58 (13.79 %)Software Designer
67 (12.07 %)Software Tester
76 (10.34 %)Test Analyst
76 (10.34 %)Applications Tester
85 (8.621 %)Team Leader
85 (8.621 %)Software Engineer
94 (6.897 %)Test Team Leader
94 (6.897 %)Systems Analyst
94 (6.897 %)Financial Analyst
102 (3.448 %)Test Consultant
102 (3.448 %)C Software Engineer
102 (3.448 %)Coordinator
102 (3.448 %)C++ Software Engineer
102 (3.448 %)Consultant
102 (3.448 %)Applications Packager
111 (1.724 %)Field Engineer
Milton Keynes IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (15.52 %)N-Tier
24 (6.897 %)Mainframe
32 (3.448 %)Data Conversion
41 (1.724 %)EPoS
41 (1.724 %)Smartcard
Milton Keynes IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (20.69 %)UNIX
29 (15.52 %)Windows
36 (10.34 %)Linux
Milton Keynes IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (25.86 %)UML
115 (25.86 %)Test Scripting
210 (17.24 %)Project Management
39 (15.52 %)OO
47 (12.07 %)CRM
47 (12.07 %)User Acceptance Testing
56 (10.34 %)Security Cleared
56 (10.34 %)V-Model
56 (10.34 %)RUP
56 (10.34 %)CMMI
56 (10.34 %)Regression Testing
64 (6.897 %)Automated Testing
73 (5.172 %)PRINCE2
82 (3.448 %)ITIL
82 (3.448 %)E-Commerce
82 (3.448 %)E-business
82 (3.448 %)GAP Analysis
91 (1.724 %)Risk Management
91 (1.724 %)SEO
91 (1.724 %)Business Continuity
Milton Keynes IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
122 (37.93 %)Java
221 (36.21 %)SQL
313 (22.41 %)C
48 (13.79 %)C++
54 (6.897 %)C#
61 (1.724 %)JavaScript
61 (1.724 %)Perl
61 (1.724 %)Ruby
Milton Keynes IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (13.79 %)Degree
24 (6.897 %)ISEB
32 (3.448 %)HNC
32 (3.448 %)ITIL Certification
41 (1.724 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Milton Keynes IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.724 %)SLA
Milton Keynes IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
123 (39.66 %)Oracle
212 (20.69 %)Microsoft
36 (10.34 %)Empirix
45 (8.621 %)IBM
54 (6.897 %)JD Edwards
61 (1.724 %)HP
61 (1.724 %)Dell