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This section looks at the demand for the QA Engineer role in IT jobs within the South West 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 Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Quality Assurance Engineer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank235252
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching permanent IT job ads233
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.213 %0.030 %
Salaries quoted173
Average minimum salary£26,647£27,000
Average salary£28,912£32,667
% change on same period last year-11.49 %
Average maximum salary£31,176£38,333
UK excluding London average salary£34,085£33,392
% change on same period last year+2.07 %
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads1081210107
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.708 %4.139 %
Salaries quoted92618523
Average minimum salary£31,813£31,893
Average salary£34,972£35,032
% change on same period last year-0.17 %
Average maximum salary£38,131£38,170
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
QA Engineer EnglandQA Engineer
England

QA Engineer
Demand Trend

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

South West QA Engineer Demand Trend

QA Engineer
Salary Trend

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

South West QA Engineer Salary Trend

QA Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing QA Engineer across the South West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

South West QA Engineer Salary Histogram

QA Engineer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Engineer within the South West region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
SomersetNew entry-9£32,611-
BristolNew entry-8£24,750-
GloucestershireNew entry-6--
QA Engineer EnglandQA Engineer
England

QA Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South West region that cited QA Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title.

155 (100.00 %)QA
218 (32.73 %)ISEB
314 (25.45 %)Aerospace
412 (21.82 %)Java
510 (18.18 %)Usability Testing
69 (16.36 %)XML
78 (14.55 %)SQL
78 (14.55 %)Telecoms
78 (14.55 %)Broadband
78 (14.55 %)Manual Testing
87 (12.73 %)Pensions
87 (12.73 %)Windows
96 (10.91 %)OO
96 (10.91 %)VC++
96 (10.91 %)VB
96 (10.91 %)WebServices
96 (10.91 %)TestDirector
96 (10.91 %)SOA
96 (10.91 %)JIRA
105 (9.091 %)User Acceptance Testing
105 (9.091 %)Risk Analysis
105 (9.091 %)Security Cleared
105 (9.091 %)Retail
105 (9.091 %)Automotive
105 (9.091 %)Health
105 (9.091 %)MSI
105 (9.091 %)JSP
105 (9.091 %)MFC
114 (7.273 %)C
114 (7.273 %)UML

QA Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South West region that cited QA Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (16.36 %)XML
26 (10.91 %)WebServices
35 (9.091 %)MFC
35 (9.091 %)JSP
41 (1.818 %)HTML
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (14.55 %)Broadband
24 (7.273 %)ISDN
24 (7.273 %)DSL
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (1.818 %)MS Access
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (10.91 %)TestDirector
16 (10.91 %)JIRA
25 (9.091 %)MSI
31 (1.818 %)WinRunner
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (25.45 %)Aerospace
28 (14.55 %)Telecoms
37 (12.73 %)Pensions
45 (9.091 %)Retail
45 (9.091 %)Automotive
45 (9.091 %)Health
51 (1.818 %)Manufacturing
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (7.273 %)W3C
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (12.73 %)Windows
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (18.18 %)Usability Testing
28 (14.55 %)Manual Testing
36 (10.91 %)OO
36 (10.91 %)SOA
45 (9.091 %)Risk Analysis
45 (9.091 %)User Acceptance Testing
45 (9.091 %)Security Cleared
54 (7.273 %)Compatibility Testing
54 (7.273 %)B2C
54 (7.273 %)UML
54 (7.273 %)Project Management
63 (5.455 %)ITIL
72 (3.636 %)Test Scripting
72 (3.636 %)Agile Software Development
72 (3.636 %)Software Testing
72 (3.636 %)System Testing
81 (1.818 %)Requirements Management
81 (1.818 %)Automated Testing
81 (1.818 %)Scrum
81 (1.818 %)Configuration Management
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (21.82 %)Java
28 (14.55 %)SQL
36 (10.91 %)VB
36 (10.91 %)VC++
44 (7.273 %)C
51 (1.818 %)Ada
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
118 (32.73 %)ISEB
22 (3.636 %)ISEB Practitioner
31 (1.818 %)ISTQB
31 (1.818 %)Degree
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
155 (100.00 %)QA
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (1.818 %)Oracle
11 (1.818 %)ATG
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