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This section looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the Portsmouth 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuality Assurance (QA)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4044
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching permanent IT job ads98
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.003 %
As % of the category below32.14 %34.78 %
Salaries quoted78
Average minimum salary£32,857£27,625
Average salary£34,071£30,375
% change on same period last year+12.16 %
Average maximum salary£35,286£33,125
UK excluding London average salary£37,184£38,439
% change on same period last year-3.26 %
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Portsmouth
Matching permanent IT job ads2823
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.010 %
Salaries quoted2519
Average minimum salary£30,615£38,474
Average salary£34,615£39,947
% change on same period last year-13.34 %
Average maximum salary£38,615£41,421
UK excluding London average salary£39,636£40,082
% change on same period last year-1.11 %
QA HampshireQA
Hampshire

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Demand Trend

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

Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth region.

Portsmouth QA Salary Trend

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Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing QA across the Portsmouth region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Portsmouth QA Salary Histogram

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Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Portsmouth 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.

13 (25.00 %)Risk Management
13 (25.00 %)Software Testing
22 (16.67 %)Pensions
22 (16.67 %)Test Scripting
22 (16.67 %)SilkTest
22 (16.67 %)Banking
22 (16.67 %)Automated Testing
22 (16.67 %)Project Management
22 (16.67 %)Finance
22 (16.67 %)Electric
22 (16.67 %)HNC
22 (16.67 %)Linux
22 (16.67 %)CRM
22 (16.67 %)ISEB
31 (8.333 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (8.333 %)PRINCE2
31 (8.333 %)Java
31 (8.333 %)SQL Server
31 (8.333 %)Programme Management
31 (8.333 %)Security Cleared
31 (8.333 %)Matrix Management

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Portsmouth 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.

Portsmouth IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (8.333 %)SQL Server
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (16.67 %)SilkTest
21 (8.333 %)QuickTest Pro
Portsmouth IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (16.67 %)Finance
12 (16.67 %)Electric
12 (16.67 %)Banking
12 (16.67 %)Pensions
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (41.67 %)Tester
23 (25.00 %)Analyst
23 (25.00 %)QA Engineer
23 (25.00 %)Software Tester
31 (8.333 %)QA Tester
31 (8.333 %)Project Manager
31 (8.333 %)QA Analyst
31 (8.333 %)PRINCE2 Project Manager
31 (8.333 %)Trainee Tester
31 (8.333 %)Trainee
31 (8.333 %)Software Test Analyst
31 (8.333 %)Test Analyst
31 (8.333 %)Support Engineer
31 (8.333 %)Process Analyst
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (16.67 %)Linux
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (25.00 %)Risk Management
13 (25.00 %)Software Testing
22 (16.67 %)Automated Testing
22 (16.67 %)CRM
22 (16.67 %)Project Management
22 (16.67 %)Test Scripting
31 (8.333 %)Security Cleared
31 (8.333 %)Programme Management
31 (8.333 %)PRINCE2
31 (8.333 %)Matrix Management
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (8.333 %)Java
Portsmouth IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (16.67 %)HNC
12 (16.67 %)ISEB