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This section looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the Oxford 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
Rank4853
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching permanent IT job ads6743
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.019 %
As % of the category below73.63 %70.49 %
Salaries quoted6642
Average minimum salary£36,561£33,976
Average salary£41,864£35,571
% change on same period last year+17.68 %
Average maximum salary£47,167£37,167
UK excluding London average salary£37,636£37,770
% change on same period last year-0.35 %
Quality Assurance & Compliance OxfordQuality Assurance & Compliance
Oxford
Matching permanent IT job ads9161
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.027 %
Salaries quoted8960
Average minimum salary£35,857£35,400
Average salary£39,901£37,158
% change on same period last year+7.38 %
Average maximum salary£43,945£38,917
UK excluding London average salary£38,390£40,714
% change on same period last year-5.70 %
QA OxfordshireQA
Oxfordshire

QA
Demand Trend

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

Oxford QA Demand Trend

QA
Salary Trend

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

Oxford QA Salary Trend

QA
Salary Histogram

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

Oxford QA Salary Histogram

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

136 (33.03 %)QuickTest Pro
228 (25.69 %)Microsoft
327 (24.77 %)SQL
327 (24.77 %)SQL Server
425 (22.94 %)ISEB
524 (22.02 %)Test Scripting
621 (19.27 %)Java
719 (17.43 %)JSP
818 (16.51 %).NET
818 (16.51 %)Project Management
917 (15.60 %)J2EE
917 (15.60 %)XML
917 (15.60 %)JBoss
917 (15.60 %)XHTML
1016 (14.68 %)TestDirector
1115 (13.76 %)LoadRunner
1115 (13.76 %)Windows
1214 (12.84 %)Workflow
1313 (11.93 %)Windows Mobile
1313 (11.93 %)OO
1313 (11.93 %)C#
1411 (10.09 %)RDBMS
1411 (10.09 %)TCP/IP
1411 (10.09 %)Linux
1411 (10.09 %)Penetration Testing
1510 (9.174 %)Pensions
1510 (9.174 %)Health
169 (8.257 %)DB2
169 (8.257 %)Oracle
178 (7.339 %)Games

QA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Oxford 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
119 (17.43 %)JSP
218 (16.51 %).NET
317 (15.60 %)J2EE
317 (15.60 %)XML
317 (15.60 %)XHTML
47 (6.422 %)HTML
47 (6.422 %)CSS
54 (3.670 %)EJB
62 (1.835 %)ASP
62 (1.835 %)Servlets
62 (1.835 %)WebServices
71 (0.917 %)OpenGL
71 (0.917 %)DirectX
Application Platforms
117 (15.60 %)JBoss
22 (1.835 %)Tomcat
Applications
17 (6.422 %)Photoshop
17 (6.422 %)Adobe Illustrator
22 (1.835 %)MS Excel
31 (0.917 %)ArcView
31 (0.917 %)MS Office
Communications & Networking
111 (10.09 %)TCP/IP
21 (0.917 %)Intranet
21 (0.917 %)Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
127 (24.77 %)SQL Server
211 (10.09 %)RDBMS
39 (8.257 %)DB2
42 (1.835 %)MySQL
51 (0.917 %)GIS
Development Applications
136 (33.03 %)QuickTest Pro
216 (14.68 %)TestDirector
315 (13.76 %)LoadRunner
47 (6.422 %)Flash
47 (6.422 %)Dreamweaver
53 (2.752 %)TestPartner
General
110 (9.174 %)Health
110 (9.174 %)Pensions
28 (7.339 %)Games
31 (0.917 %)Manufacturing
31 (0.917 %)Publishing
31 (0.917 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (0.917 %)Electronics
31 (0.917 %)Government
Job Titles
119 (17.43 %)QA Engineer
218 (16.51 %)Team Leader
218 (16.51 %)Tester
218 (16.51 %)Developer
218 (16.51 %)Test Team Leader
317 (15.60 %)Software Developer
317 (15.60 %)Test Engineer
414 (12.84 %)QA Manager
513 (11.93 %)Programmer
513 (11.93 %)Software Programmer
612 (11.01 %)Test Manager
711 (10.09 %)Analyst
88 (7.339 %)QA Test Manager
96 (5.505 %)SAP Business Analyst
96 (5.505 %)Business Analyst
105 (4.587 %)Senior Test Engineer
105 (4.587 %)QA Analyst
114 (3.670 %)Senior QA Engineer
114 (3.670 %)Software Team Leader
114 (3.670 %)Java Software Developer
Miscellaneous
12 (1.835 %)Client/Server
21 (0.917 %)Management Information System
Operating Systems
115 (13.76 %)Windows
213 (11.93 %)Windows Mobile
311 (10.09 %)Linux
Processes & Methodologies
124 (22.02 %)Test Scripting
218 (16.51 %)Project Management
314 (12.84 %)Workflow
413 (11.93 %)OO
511 (10.09 %)Penetration Testing
66 (5.505 %)Stakeholder Management
66 (5.505 %)Software Testing
66 (5.505 %)GAP Analysis
73 (2.752 %)Regression Testing
73 (2.752 %)UML
73 (2.752 %)Use Case
82 (1.835 %)Automated Testing
82 (1.835 %)ITIL
82 (1.835 %)Manual Testing
91 (0.917 %)System Testing
91 (0.917 %)BCP
91 (0.917 %)Risk Management
91 (0.917 %)Business Continuity
91 (0.917 %)Performance Testing
91 (0.917 %)Web Testing
Programming Languages
127 (24.77 %)SQL
221 (19.27 %)Java
313 (11.93 %)C#
47 (6.422 %)PHP
47 (6.422 %)ActionScript
51 (0.917 %)C++
Qualifications
125 (22.94 %)ISEB
28 (7.339 %)Degree
31 (0.917 %)HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
14 (3.670 %)ISO9001
23 (2.752 %)TickIT
Vendors
128 (25.69 %)Microsoft
29 (8.257 %)Oracle
37 (6.422 %)Quark
46 (5.505 %)SAP
53 (2.752 %)Compuware
61 (0.917 %)Mapinfo
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