Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the QA Tester 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 Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Quality Assurance Tester
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank123137
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching permanent IT job ads44
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.176 %0.138 %
Salaries quoted44
Average minimum salary£30,833£30,750
Average salary£36,667£32,000
% change on same period last year+14.58 %
Average maximum salary£42,500£33,250
UK excluding London average salary£32,516£33,737
% change on same period last year-3.62 %
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 Tester South EastQA Tester
South East

QA Tester
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire QA Tester Demand Trend

QA Tester
Salary Trend

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

Oxfordshire QA Tester Salary Trend

QA Tester
Salary Histogram

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

Oxfordshire QA Tester Salary Histogram

QA Tester
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Tester 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+134£33,750+1.25 %
BicesterNew entry-1£42,500-
BanburyNew entry-1£42,500-
QA Tester South EastQA Tester
South East

QA Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region that cited QA Tester 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 Tester in their job title.

17 (100.00 %)QA
24 (57.14 %)UNIX
24 (57.14 %)Automated Testing
33 (42.86 %)Windows
33 (42.86 %)Manual Testing
42 (28.57 %)Health
42 (28.57 %)Test Scripting
42 (28.57 %)Perl
42 (28.57 %)VBScript
42 (28.57 %)ISEB
42 (28.57 %)TestDirector
42 (28.57 %)QuickTest Pro
42 (28.57 %)Software Testing
42 (28.57 %)Degree
51 (14.29 %)Physics
51 (14.29 %)Chemistry
51 (14.29 %)Biology
51 (14.29 %)Pensions
51 (14.29 %)Music
51 (14.29 %)Music Industry
51 (14.29 %)Insurance
51 (14.29 %)WinRunner
51 (14.29 %)Regression Testing
51 (14.29 %)Aerospace
51 (14.29 %)Education
51 (14.29 %).NET
51 (14.29 %)C
51 (14.29 %)C++
51 (14.29 %)Java
51 (14.29 %)Linux

QA Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region that cited QA Tester 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 Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (14.29 %).NET
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (14.29 %)MS Exchange
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (28.57 %)TestDirector
12 (28.57 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (14.29 %)WinRunner
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (28.57 %)Health
21 (14.29 %)Insurance
21 (14.29 %)Pensions
21 (14.29 %)Music
21 (14.29 %)Music Industry
21 (14.29 %)Aerospace
21 (14.29 %)Education
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (14.29 %)Physics
11 (14.29 %)Chemistry
11 (14.29 %)Biology
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (57.14 %)UNIX
23 (42.86 %)Windows
31 (14.29 %)Linux
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (57.14 %)Automated Testing
23 (42.86 %)Manual Testing
32 (28.57 %)Software Testing
32 (28.57 %)Test Scripting
41 (14.29 %)Regression Testing
41 (14.29 %)User Acceptance Testing
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (28.57 %)Perl
12 (28.57 %)VBScript
21 (14.29 %)Python
21 (14.29 %)Lua
21 (14.29 %)C
21 (14.29 %)C++
21 (14.29 %)Java
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (28.57 %)ISEB
12 (28.57 %)Degree
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (100.00 %)QA
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (14.29 %)Active Directory
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (14.29 %)Dell