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The table below looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the Oxfordshire 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 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuality Assurance (QA)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6491
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching permanent IT job ads7152
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.023 %
As % of the category below48.97 %50.98 %
Salaries quoted6541
Average minimum salary£33,647£32,322
Average salary£37,574£35,792
% change on same period last year+4.97 %
Average maximum salary£41,500£39,261
UK excluding London average salary£37,791£38,992
% change on same period last year-3.08 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads145102
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.097 %0.046 %
Salaries quoted13484
Average minimum salary£34,019£35,016
Average salary£38,110£37,866
% change on same period last year+0.64 %
Average maximum salary£42,201£40,715
UK excluding London average salary£40,170£39,932
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
QA South EastQA
South East

QA
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire QA Demand Trend

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Salary Trend

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

Oxfordshire QA Salary Trend

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Salary Histogram

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

Oxfordshire QA Salary Histogram

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Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA 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+1023£38,545+8.14 %
ThameNew entry-5£35,400-
AbingdonUp+125£38,000+16.92 %
BanburyUp+24£37,501-46.50 %
BicesterNew entry-2£43,750-
CartertonNew entry-1--
QA South EastQA
South East

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

142 (28.57 %)Software Testing
230 (20.41 %)Test Scripting
329 (19.73 %)Perl
428 (19.05 %)UNIX
526 (17.69 %)Automated Testing
625 (17.01 %)Degree
625 (17.01 %)Python
722 (14.97 %).NET
821 (14.29 %)VBScript
920 (13.61 %)SQL
920 (13.61 %)ISEB
920 (13.61 %)Lua
1018 (12.24 %)Marketing
1117 (11.56 %)Music
1215 (10.20 %)Email Marketing
1215 (10.20 %)Database Marketing
1215 (10.20 %)Validation
1314 (9.524 %)User Acceptance Testing
1314 (9.524 %)Music Industry
1413 (8.844 %)Pharmaceutical
1512 (8.163 %)21 CFR Part 11
1512 (8.163 %)SEO
1611 (7.483 %)LoadRunner
1611 (7.483 %)Java
1611 (7.483 %)SQL Server
1710 (6.803 %)C#
1710 (6.803 %)TestDirector
1710 (6.803 %)System Testing
189 (6.122 %)XML
198 (5.442 %)Windows

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing QA 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 QA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
122 (14.97 %).NET
29 (6.122 %)XML
38 (5.442 %)WebServices
47 (4.762 %)ASP.NET
56 (4.082 %)SOAP
64 (2.721 %)WinForms
72 (1.361 %)OpenGL
81 (0.680 %)XSL
81 (0.680 %)ODBC
81 (0.680 %)HTML
81 (0.680 %)CSS
81 (0.680 %)WCF
81 (0.680 %)WPF
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (4.082 %)SharePoint
16 (4.082 %)SharePoint Server 2007
23 (2.041 %)CMS
31 (0.680 %)MS Exchange
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (2.721 %)MS Excel
23 (2.041 %)MS Office
31 (0.680 %)Adobe Illustrator
31 (0.680 %)Photoshop
31 (0.680 %)MS Project
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (0.680 %)NetScreen
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (10.20 %)Database Marketing
211 (7.483 %)SQL Server
32 (1.361 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (0.680 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
41 (0.680 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (0.680 %)Crystal Reports
41 (0.680 %)MS Access
41 (0.680 %)RDBMS
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (7.483 %)LoadRunner
210 (6.803 %)TestDirector
38 (5.442 %)QuickTest Pro
38 (5.442 %)WinRunner
43 (2.041 %)Bugzilla
51 (0.680 %)Flash
51 (0.680 %)Dreamweaver
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (12.24 %)Marketing
217 (11.56 %)Music
314 (9.524 %)Music Industry
413 (8.844 %)Pharmaceutical
57 (4.762 %)Finance
66 (4.082 %)Health
73 (2.041 %)Education
73 (2.041 %)Games
73 (2.041 %)Pensions
82 (1.361 %)Aerospace
91 (0.680 %)Electronics
91 (0.680 %)Electric
91 (0.680 %)Manufacturing
91 (0.680 %)Insurance
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
137 (25.17 %)Tester
236 (24.49 %)Test Engineer
236 (24.49 %)QA Engineer
321 (14.29 %)Analyst
419 (12.93 %)Test Analyst
518 (12.24 %)Software Engineer
611 (7.483 %)QA Manager
79 (6.122 %)Software Test Engineer
79 (6.122 %)Project Manager
88 (5.442 %)Software Tester
88 (5.442 %)Technical Manager
97 (4.762 %)QA Tester
97 (4.762 %)Technical Project Manager
106 (4.082 %)Integration Engineer
106 (4.082 %)QA Analyst
106 (4.082 %)Software Test Analyst
106 (4.082 %)Online Project Manager
115 (3.401 %)Computer Engineer
115 (3.401 %)QA Test Analyst
115 (3.401 %)Systems Engineer
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (4.082 %)Computer Science
25 (3.401 %)Client/Server
34 (2.721 %)PDA
43 (2.041 %)Physics
43 (2.041 %)Chemistry
43 (2.041 %)Biology
43 (2.041 %)NHS
43 (2.041 %)Handset
52 (1.361 %)NPfIT
61 (0.680 %)Management Information System
61 (0.680 %)Economics
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
128 (19.05 %)UNIX
28 (5.442 %)Windows
34 (2.721 %)Linux
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
142 (28.57 %)Software Testing
230 (20.41 %)Test Scripting
326 (17.69 %)Automated Testing
415 (10.20 %)Email Marketing
415 (10.20 %)Validation
514 (9.524 %)User Acceptance Testing
612 (8.163 %)SEO
710 (6.803 %)System Testing
88 (5.442 %)ITIL
96 (4.082 %)Internet Marketing
96 (4.082 %)Incident Management
105 (3.401 %)UML
105 (3.401 %)Performance Testing
105 (3.401 %)Integration Testing
105 (3.401 %)Test Management
105 (3.401 %)Manual Testing
114 (2.721 %)Business Analysis
114 (2.721 %)Agile Software Development
123 (2.041 %)Information Security
123 (2.041 %)E-Commerce
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
129 (19.73 %)Perl
225 (17.01 %)Python
321 (14.29 %)VBScript
420 (13.61 %)Lua
420 (13.61 %)SQL
511 (7.483 %)Java
610 (6.803 %)C#
78 (5.442 %)C
86 (4.082 %)JavaScript
95 (3.401 %)C++
102 (1.361 %)Shell Script
111 (0.680 %)ActionScript
111 (0.680 %)VBA
111 (0.680 %)PHP
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
125 (17.01 %)Degree
220 (13.61 %)ISEB
31 (0.680 %)ISEB Practitioner
31 (0.680 %)HNC
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
112 (8.163 %)21 CFR Part 11
24 (2.721 %)ISO9001
33 (2.041 %)TickIT
33 (2.041 %)ISO27001
42 (1.361 %)GMP
42 (1.361 %)ISO9000
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.680 %)Active Directory
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (2.041 %)Microsoft
21 (0.680 %)Dell
21 (0.680 %)Juniper
21 (0.680 %)Quark
21 (0.680 %)McAfee Security
21 (0.680 %)Blue Coat
21 (0.680 %)Oracle