The first table below looks at the demand for QA skills in IT jobs advertised for the South Wales region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited QA over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category for the South Wales region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Quality Assurance (QA)
Rank 53 65 46
Rank change year-on-year
+12 -19
Permanent jobs citing QA 35 25 40
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Wales 3.346% 2.530% 4.391%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 33.65% 26.60% 47.06%
Number of salaries quoted 33 15 40
Average salary £33,500 £32,500 £38,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.07% -15.58%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,250 £28,500 £33,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £37,500 £39,000
% change year-on-year
+1.33% -3.84%
All Quality Assurance & Compliance
South Wales
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Quality Assurance & Compliance category
104 94 85
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Wales 9.943% 9.514% 9.330%
Number of salaries quoted 88 60 75
Average salary £42,500 £32,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+30.76% -13.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,680 £25,500 £28,300
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £47,500 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £41,000
% change year-on-year
- -2.43%
QA
Wales

QA
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing QA across the South Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

South Wales QA Jobs Demand Trend

QA
Salary Trend

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

South Wales QA Salary Trend

QA
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing QA across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

South Wales QA Salary Histogram

QA
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 South Wales region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Bridgend - 16 £39,250 -
Cardiff -15 8 £30,500 -10.29%
Torfaen +8 7 £32,500 +8.33%
Newport -3 2 £30,000 -7.69%
QA
Wales

QA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the South Wales 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.

1 23 (42.59%) Software Testing
2 13 (24.07%) .NET
3 12 (22.22%) ISEB
4 11 (20.37%) C++
4 11 (20.37%) Test Strategy
5 10 (18.52%) Agile Software Development
6 9 (16.67%) Automated Testing
6 9 (16.67%) SQL
7 8 (14.81%) JavaScript
7 8 (14.81%) HTML
7 8 (14.81%) CSS
7 8 (14.81%) XML
7 8 (14.81%) Informatics
8 7 (12.96%) MS Excel
8 7 (12.96%) SQL Server
9 6 (11.11%) Microsoft
9 6 (11.11%) C#
9 6 (11.11%) Automation Testing
9 6 (11.11%) User Acceptance Testing
10 5 (9.259%) Manual Testing
10 5 (9.259%) OO
10 5 (9.259%) Change Management
11 4 (7.407%) MVC
11 4 (7.407%) Finance
11 4 (7.407%) WinForms
11 4 (7.407%) Programme Management
11 4 (7.407%) C
11 4 (7.407%) Oracle
11 4 (7.407%) Test Scripting
11 4 (7.407%) Product Management

QA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the South Wales 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.

Application Development
1 13 (24.07%) .NET
2 8 (14.81%) HTML
2 8 (14.81%) CSS
2 8 (14.81%) XML
3 4 (7.407%) WinForms
3 4 (7.407%) WCF
3 4 (7.407%) .NET Framework
4 3 (5.556%) Ajax
5 2 (3.704%) JSP
6 1 (1.852%) ASP.NET MVC
6 1 (1.852%) HTML5
6 1 (1.852%) ASP.NET
6 1 (1.852%) Web Services
6 1 (1.852%) Middleware
Application Platforms
1 4 (7.407%) Windows Azure
2 1 (1.852%) MS Exchange
Applications
1 7 (12.96%) MS Excel
2 2 (3.704%) MS Office
3 1 (1.852%) MS Project
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.704%) Internet
2 1 (1.852%) LAN
2 1 (1.852%) VoIP
2 1 (1.852%) WAN
2 1 (1.852%) DHCP
2 1 (1.852%) Ethernet
2 1 (1.852%) DNS
2 1 (1.852%) MPLS
2 1 (1.852%) Firewall
2 1 (1.852%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (12.96%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.852%) SQL Server 2005
2 1 (1.852%) SQL Server 2008
2 1 (1.852%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 2 (3.704%) Visual Studio
1 2 (3.704%) WebDriver
1 2 (3.704%) Selenium
General
1 4 (7.407%) Finance
Job Titles
1 33 (61.11%) Analyst
2 20 (37.04%) Test Analyst
3 11 (20.37%) Senior Analyst
3 11 (20.37%) Developer
4 9 (16.67%) Senior Test Analyst
5 8 (14.81%) Automated Test Analyst
6 7 (12.96%) C++ Developer
7 6 (11.11%) Release Analyst
8 4 (7.407%) Business Analyst
9 3 (5.556%) Software Manager
9 3 (5.556%) QA Analyst
9 3 (5.556%) Software Development Manager
9 3 (5.556%) Product Specialist
9 3 (5.556%) Development Manager
10 2 (3.704%) Senior Business Analyst
10 2 (3.704%) C# Developer
10 2 (3.704%) Test Manager
10 2 (3.704%) Change Analyst
10 2 (3.704%) QA Test Analyst
11 1 (1.852%) Functional Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 8 (14.81%) Informatics
2 3 (5.556%) Web 2.0
2 3 (5.556%) Client/Server
2 3 (5.556%) DTV
2 3 (5.556%) E-Learning
3 2 (3.704%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (1.852%) Firmware
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.852%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (42.59%) Software Testing
2 11 (20.37%) Test Strategy
3 10 (18.52%) Agile Software Development
4 9 (16.67%) Automated Testing
5 6 (11.11%) Automation Testing
5 6 (11.11%) User Acceptance Testing
6 5 (9.259%) Manual Testing
6 5 (9.259%) OO
6 5 (9.259%) Change Management
7 4 (7.407%) MVC
7 4 (7.407%) Programme Management
7 4 (7.407%) Test Scripting
7 4 (7.407%) Product Management
7 4 (7.407%) Change Control
8 3 (5.556%) Requirements Analysis
8 3 (5.556%) Project Planning
8 3 (5.556%) Performance Testing
8 3 (5.556%) Release Management
8 3 (5.556%) Business Analysis
8 3 (5.556%) Test Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (20.37%) C++
2 9 (16.67%) SQL
3 8 (14.81%) JavaScript
4 6 (11.11%) C#
5 4 (7.407%) C
6 3 (5.556%) Ruby
6 3 (5.556%) Perl
7 2 (3.704%) VB.NET
7 2 (3.704%) Python
7 2 (3.704%) RPG
7 2 (3.704%) Java
8 1 (1.852%) T-SQL
8 1 (1.852%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 12 (22.22%) ISEB
2 3 (5.556%) Degree
2 3 (5.556%) ISEB Practitioner
3 2 (3.704%) ISTQB
Systems Management
1 2 (3.704%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 6 (11.11%) Microsoft
2 4 (7.407%) Oracle
3 2 (3.704%) Intel
4 1 (1.852%) Freescale
4 1 (1.852%) Cisco
4 1 (1.852%) Nortel
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