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The table below looks at the demand for Quality Management System (QMS) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited QMS over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuality Management System (QMS)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank249270
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching permanent IT job ads110
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.016 %0.127 %
Salaries quoted16
Average minimum salary£23,000£33,167
Average salary£24,500£36,667
% change on same period last year-33.18 %
Average maximum salary£26,000£40,167
UK excluding London average salary£37,975£38,932
% change on same period last year-2.46 %
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads60707882
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.543 %3.379 %
Salaries quoted53026535
Average minimum salary£36,155£40,116
Average salary£40,019£44,227
% change on same period last year-9.51 %
Average maximum salary£43,883£48,339
UK excluding London average salary£42,638£44,224
% change on same period last year-3.58 %
QMS EnglandQMS
England

QMS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing QMS across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

North West QMS Demand Trend

QMS
Salary Trend

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

North West QMS Salary Trend

QMS
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QMS within the North West region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
CheshireUp+11£24,500-
QMS EnglandQMS
England

QMS
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing QMS 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 QMS.

15 (83.33 %)Quality Management
24 (66.67 %)QA
33 (50.00 %)Telecoms
33 (50.00 %)MS PowerPoint
33 (50.00 %)Service Management
33 (50.00 %)Auditing
42 (33.33 %)ISO9001
51 (16.67 %)ISEB
51 (16.67 %)ITIL
51 (16.67 %)PRINCE2
51 (16.67 %)ISO9000
51 (16.67 %)Statistics
51 (16.67 %)Test Scripting

QMS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing QMS 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 QMS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (50.00 %)MS PowerPoint
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (50.00 %)Telecoms
13 (50.00 %)Auditing
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (16.67 %)Test Manager
11 (16.67 %)Systems Administrator
11 (16.67 %)Administrator
11 (16.67 %)QA Manager
11 (16.67 %)QA Test Manager
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)Statistics
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (83.33 %)Quality Management
23 (50.00 %)Service Management
31 (16.67 %)Test Scripting
31 (16.67 %)ITIL
31 (16.67 %)PRINCE2
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (16.67 %)ISEB
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (66.67 %)QA
22 (33.33 %)ISO9001
31 (16.67 %)ISO9000