Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the QA Engineer role in IT jobs within the Oxfordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Quality Assurance Engineer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank115138
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching permanent IT job ads123
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.527 %0.104 %
Salaries quoted123
Average minimum salary£33,571£31,667
Average salary£38,393£33,333
% change on same period last year+15.17 %
Average maximum salary£43,214£35,000
UK excluding London average salary£31,261£34,492
% change on same period last year-9.36 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads22752895
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.522 %1.292 %
Salaries quoted20502641
Average minimum salary£33,230£31,504
Average salary£36,476£34,914
% change on same period last year+4.47 %
Average maximum salary£39,722£38,323
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,074
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
QA Engineer South EastQA Engineer
South East

QA Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire QA Engineer Salary Trend

QA Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing QA Engineer across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Oxfordshire QA Engineer Salary Histogram

QA Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Engineer within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
OxfordUp+2112£37,708+13.12 %
BicesterNew entry-1£42,500-
BanburyNew entry-1£42,500-
QA Engineer South EastQA Engineer
South East

QA Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

136 (100.00 %)QA
224 (66.67 %)Software Testing
224 (66.67 %)Test Scripting
322 (61.11 %)Automated Testing
421 (58.33 %)UNIX
520 (55.56 %)VBScript
520 (55.56 %)Perl
520 (55.56 %)Python
520 (55.56 %)Lua
612 (33.33 %)Music
612 (33.33 %)Music Industry
79 (25.00 %)SQL
87 (19.44 %)ISEB
95 (13.89 %)QuickTest Pro
104 (11.11 %).NET
104 (11.11 %)Degree
104 (11.11 %)User Acceptance Testing
113 (8.333 %)Business Analysis
113 (8.333 %)Finance
113 (8.333 %)Validation
113 (8.333 %)WinForms
113 (8.333 %)Client/Server
113 (8.333 %)Linux
113 (8.333 %)UML
122 (5.556 %)Physics
122 (5.556 %)Chemistry
122 (5.556 %)Biology
122 (5.556 %)Use Case
131 (2.778 %)Performance Testing
131 (2.778 %)Manual Testing

QA Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (11.11 %).NET
23 (8.333 %)WinForms
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.778 %)RDBMS
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (13.89 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (2.778 %)TestDirector
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (33.33 %)Music
112 (33.33 %)Music Industry
23 (8.333 %)Finance
31 (2.778 %)Aerospace
31 (2.778 %)Health
31 (2.778 %)Pharmaceutical
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (8.333 %)Client/Server
22 (5.556 %)Physics
22 (5.556 %)Chemistry
22 (5.556 %)Biology
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
121 (58.33 %)UNIX
23 (8.333 %)Linux
31 (2.778 %)Windows
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
124 (66.67 %)Software Testing
124 (66.67 %)Test Scripting
222 (61.11 %)Automated Testing
34 (11.11 %)User Acceptance Testing
43 (8.333 %)Business Analysis
43 (8.333 %)UML
43 (8.333 %)Validation
52 (5.556 %)Use Case
61 (2.778 %)Performance Testing
61 (2.778 %)Regression Testing
61 (2.778 %)Manual Testing
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (55.56 %)Perl
120 (55.56 %)VBScript
120 (55.56 %)Python
120 (55.56 %)Lua
29 (25.00 %)SQL
31 (2.778 %)C
31 (2.778 %)C++
31 (2.778 %)Java
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (19.44 %)ISEB
24 (11.11 %)Degree
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
136 (100.00 %)QA