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This section looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the Reading 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
Rank5348
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads112113
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.055 %0.050 %
As % of the category below50.68 %53.05 %
Salaries quoted10590
Average minimum salary£44,867£38,285
Average salary£46,843£40,594
% change on same period last year+15.39 %
Average maximum salary£48,819£42,904
UK excluding London average salary£37,636£37,770
% change on same period last year-0.35 %
Quality Assurance & Compliance ReadingQuality Assurance & Compliance
Reading
Matching permanent IT job ads221213
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.108 %0.094 %
Salaries quoted190183
Average minimum salary£39,604£40,184
Average salary£42,551£42,663
% change on same period last year-0.26 %
Average maximum salary£45,498£45,141
UK excluding London average salary£38,390£40,714
% change on same period last year-5.70 %
QA BerkshireQA
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Demand Trend

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

Reading QA Demand Trend

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Salary Trend

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

Reading QA Salary Trend

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Salary Histogram

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

Reading QA Salary Histogram

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

144 (23.16 %)Linux
243 (22.63 %)Java
338 (20.00 %)Project Management
437 (19.47 %)Internet
437 (19.47 %)SQL
531 (16.32 %)Unix
531 (16.32 %)Interactive Media
628 (14.74 %)TestDirector
726 (13.68 %)C++
825 (13.16 %)Test Scripting
924 (12.63 %)Marketing
924 (12.63 %)Billing
924 (12.63 %)Windows
1023 (12.11 %)DTV
1122 (11.58 %)ISEB
1122 (11.58 %)C
1122 (11.58 %)Games
1220 (10.53 %)Finance
1220 (10.53 %)Degree
1318 (9.474 %)PRINCE2
1417 (8.947 %)XML
1417 (8.947 %)Microsoft
1417 (8.947 %)Risk Management
1516 (8.421 %)Oracle
1516 (8.421 %)SQL Server
1615 (7.895 %).NET
1714 (7.368 %)C#
1813 (6.842 %)PHP
1813 (6.842 %)ITIL
1912 (6.316 %)Use Case

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Reading 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
117 (8.947 %)XML
215 (7.895 %).NET
38 (4.211 %)J2EE
38 (4.211 %)ASP.NET
46 (3.158 %)SOAP
55 (2.632 %)MAPI
62 (1.053 %)Hibernate
62 (1.053 %)Spring
62 (1.053 %)JMS
62 (1.053 %)HTML
62 (1.053 %)Servlets
71 (0.526 %)WebServices
71 (0.526 %)JSP
71 (0.526 %)J2ME
71 (0.526 %)AJAX
Application Platforms
17 (3.684 %)Apache
17 (3.684 %)MS Exchange
25 (2.632 %)Lotus Domino
33 (1.579 %)Lotus Notes
41 (0.526 %)JBoss
41 (0.526 %)Tomcat
41 (0.526 %)SharePoint
41 (0.526 %)SAS
41 (0.526 %)Content Management Server
41 (0.526 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Applications
18 (4.211 %)MS Excel
21 (0.526 %)MS Project
21 (0.526 %)MS Office
Business Applications
15 (2.632 %)SAP HR
22 (1.053 %)Singl.eView
31 (0.526 %)SAP CRM
Communications & Networking
137 (19.47 %)Internet
27 (3.684 %)LDAP
27 (3.684 %)SMTP
36 (3.158 %)TCP/IP
36 (3.158 %)Intranet
44 (2.105 %)Firewall
52 (1.053 %)LAN
52 (1.053 %)WAN
61 (0.526 %)DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
116 (8.421 %)SQL Server
28 (4.211 %)DB2
32 (1.053 %)Oracle 9i
32 (1.053 %)RDBMS
32 (1.053 %)BusinessObjects
41 (0.526 %)SQL Server 7
41 (0.526 %)Oracle 10g
41 (0.526 %)Datawarehouse
41 (0.526 %)Data Mining
41 (0.526 %)ETL
41 (0.526 %)Informix
41 (0.526 %)Oracle Reports
Development Applications
128 (14.74 %)TestDirector
29 (4.737 %)Visual Studio
35 (2.632 %)QuickTest Pro
43 (1.579 %)Selenium
52 (1.053 %)JUnit
52 (1.053 %)WinRunner
61 (0.526 %)Oracle Forms
61 (0.526 %)LoadRunner
61 (0.526 %)NUnit
61 (0.526 %)CruiseControl
61 (0.526 %)QARun
General
131 (16.32 %)Interactive Media
224 (12.63 %)Billing
224 (12.63 %)Marketing
322 (11.58 %)Games
420 (10.53 %)Finance
55 (2.632 %)Back Office
55 (2.632 %)Retail
64 (2.105 %)Banking
64 (2.105 %)Investment Banking
64 (2.105 %)Financial Institution
73 (1.579 %)Telecoms
73 (1.579 %)Health
82 (1.053 %)Insurance
82 (1.053 %)Pensions
91 (0.526 %)Advertising
91 (0.526 %)Government
91 (0.526 %)Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
126 (13.68 %)Analyst
220 (10.53 %)QA Engineer
317 (8.947 %)Tester
416 (8.421 %)Test Manager
416 (8.421 %)Software Engineer
416 (8.421 %)Developer
514 (7.368 %)Test Analyst
613 (6.842 %)Project Manager
613 (6.842 %)Team Leader
712 (6.316 %)Quality Manager
811 (5.789 %)QA Manager
99 (4.737 %)Senior Analyst
99 (4.737 %)Development Team Leader
99 (4.737 %)PRINCE2 Project Manager
108 (4.211 %)DBA
117 (3.684 %)Test Engineer
117 (3.684 %)Product Manager
117 (3.684 %)DB2 DBA
117 (3.684 %)Development DBA
126 (3.158 %)Software Manager
Miscellaneous
123 (12.11 %)DTV
28 (4.211 %)Computer Science
37 (3.684 %)Client/Server
42 (1.053 %)Mathematics
51 (0.526 %)N-Tier
51 (0.526 %)Fund Management
51 (0.526 %)Data Integration
51 (0.526 %)Streaming Video
51 (0.526 %)Clustering
51 (0.526 %)Cryptography
51 (0.526 %)IPTV
Operating Systems
144 (23.16 %)Linux
231 (16.32 %)Unix
324 (12.63 %)Windows
41 (0.526 %)Windows 2000
41 (0.526 %)Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
138 (20.00 %)Project Management
225 (13.16 %)Test Scripting
318 (9.474 %)PRINCE2
417 (8.947 %)Risk Management
513 (6.842 %)ITIL
612 (6.316 %)Use Case
711 (5.789 %)Software Testing
89 (4.737 %)Data Modelling
89 (4.737 %)Performance Management
98 (4.211 %)Automated Testing
107 (3.684 %)Software Engineering
107 (3.684 %)Requirements Analysis
107 (3.684 %)Validation
116 (3.158 %)OO
116 (3.158 %)Unit Testing
125 (2.632 %)Scrum
125 (2.632 %)Agile Software Development
134 (2.105 %)Programme Management
134 (2.105 %)Workflow
134 (2.105 %)Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
143 (22.63 %)Java
237 (19.47 %)SQL
326 (13.68 %)C++
422 (11.58 %)C
514 (7.368 %)C#
613 (6.842 %)PHP
712 (6.316 %)Perl
712 (6.316 %)VC++
86 (3.158 %)Python
86 (3.158 %)Tcl
91 (0.526 %)Fortran
91 (0.526 %)VBScript
91 (0.526 %)VB
91 (0.526 %)PL/SQL
91 (0.526 %)JavaScript
Qualifications
122 (11.58 %)ISEB
220 (10.53 %)Degree
312 (6.316 %)ITIL Certification
45 (2.632 %)MCTS
45 (2.632 %)Microsoft Certification
45 (2.632 %)MCSE
45 (2.632 %)MCT
54 (2.105 %)ISEB Practitioner
62 (1.053 %)PRINCE2 Certification
71 (0.526 %)Cisco Certification
71 (0.526 %)CCNP
71 (0.526 %)CCNA
71 (0.526 %)Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
14 (2.105 %)ISO9001
23 (1.579 %)TickIT
31 (0.526 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
12 (1.053 %)Active Directory
Vendors
117 (8.947 %)Microsoft
216 (8.421 %)Oracle
38 (4.211 %)SAP
45 (2.632 %)Lotus
54 (2.105 %)Cisco
62 (1.053 %)Business Objects
62 (1.053 %)PeopleSoft
62 (1.053 %)Remedy
71 (0.526 %)DataFlux
71 (0.526 %)Informatica
71 (0.526 %)IBM
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