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This section looks at the demand for the QA Engineer role in IT jobs within the North West region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited QA Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Quality Assurance Engineer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank272290
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching permanent IT job ads11
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.009 %0.008 %
Salaries quoted11
Average minimum salary£35,000£21,000
Average salary£35,000£23,000
% change on same period last year+52.17 %
Average maximum salary£35,000£25,000
UK excluding London average salary£34,085£33,392
% change on same period last year+2.07 %
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads1114812772
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.885 %5.230 %
Salaries quoted940710740
Average minimum salary£32,555£34,146
Average salary£36,431£37,829
% change on same period last year-3.69 %
Average maximum salary£40,307£41,512
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
QA Engineer EnglandQA Engineer
England

QA Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing QA Engineer across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

North West QA Engineer Demand Trend

QA Engineer
Salary Trend

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

North West QA Engineer Salary Trend

QA Engineer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Engineer within the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ManchesterUp+321£35,000+52.17 %
QA Engineer EnglandQA Engineer
England

QA Engineer
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North West region that cited QA Engineer in their job title 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 with QA Engineer in their job title.

12 (100.00 %)QA
21 (50.00 %)ISEB
21 (50.00 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (50.00 %)Electronics
21 (50.00 %)Validation
21 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
21 (50.00 %)TDD
21 (50.00 %)Automated Testing
21 (50.00 %)Software Testing

QA Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North West region that cited QA Engineer in their job title 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 with QA Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)QuickTest Pro
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Electronics
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Validation
11 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
11 (50.00 %)TDD
11 (50.00 %)Automated Testing
11 (50.00 %)Software Testing
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)ISEB
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (100.00 %)QA
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