The first table below looks at the demand for the QA Leader role in IT jobs advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited QA Leader in their job title over the 3 months to 17 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 Job Titles advertised for the South West region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Quality Assurance Lead
Rank 203 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs requiring a QA Leader 7 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 0.133% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.138% - -
Number of salaries quoted 7 0 0
Average salary £55,000 - -
UK excluding London average salary £41,250 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year
-8.33% +5.88%
All Job Titles
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
5066 5265 5574
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 96.57% 95.45% 95.09%
Number of salaries quoted 4462 4544 4772
Average salary £35,500 £36,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.38% +2.85%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £24,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
QA Leader
England

QA Leader
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing QA Leader across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South West QA Leader Jobs Demand Trend

QA Leader
Salary Trend

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

South West QA Leader Salary Trend

QA Leader
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing QA Leader across the South West region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

South West QA Leader Salary Histogram

QA Leader
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Leader within the South West region over the 3 months to 17 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
Dorset - 4 £60,000 -
Somerset - 1 £38,500 -
QA Leader
England

QA Leader
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region that cited QA Leader 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 Leader in their job title.

1 13 (100.00%) QA
2 6 (46.15%) Java
2 6 (46.15%) ISEB
2 6 (46.15%) Finance
3 4 (30.77%) ISTQB
4 3 (23.08%) TDD
4 3 (23.08%) UNIX
4 3 (23.08%) Selenium
4 3 (23.08%) HP Quality Center
4 3 (23.08%) SWIFT
4 3 (23.08%) Test Strategy
5 2 (15.38%) FitNesse
5 2 (15.38%) User Acceptance Testing
5 2 (15.38%) Manual Testing
5 2 (15.38%) Test Automation
5 2 (15.38%) Linux
5 2 (15.38%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (15.38%) SQL
5 2 (15.38%) .NET
5 2 (15.38%) ETL
5 2 (15.38%) IBM
5 2 (15.38%) Rational Robot
5 2 (15.38%) Project Management
5 2 (15.38%) Agile Software Development
5 2 (15.38%) Scrum
5 2 (15.38%) Marketing
5 2 (15.38%) Telerik
5 2 (15.38%) Software Testing
6 1 (7.692%) ISEB Practitioner
6 1 (7.692%) Stakeholder Management

QA Leader
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region that cited QA Leader 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 Leader in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (15.38%) .NET
2 1 (7.692%) Middleware
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (15.38%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 3 (23.08%) Selenium
2 2 (15.38%) FitNesse
2 2 (15.38%) Rational Robot
3 1 (7.692%) QuickTest Pro
General
1 6 (46.15%) Finance
2 2 (15.38%) Marketing
3 1 (7.692%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 3 (23.08%) SWIFT
2 1 (7.692%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 3 (23.08%) UNIX
2 2 (15.38%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (23.08%) TDD
1 3 (23.08%) Test Strategy
2 2 (15.38%) Software Testing
2 2 (15.38%) User Acceptance Testing
2 2 (15.38%) Manual Testing
2 2 (15.38%) Test Automation
2 2 (15.38%) ETL
2 2 (15.38%) Project Management
2 2 (15.38%) Scrum
2 2 (15.38%) Agile Software Development
3 1 (7.692%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (46.15%) Java
2 2 (15.38%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (46.15%) ISEB
2 4 (30.77%) ISTQB
3 1 (7.692%) ISEB Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (100.00%) QA
Systems Management
1 3 (23.08%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 2 (15.38%) IBM
1 2 (15.38%) Telerik
2 1 (7.692%) HP
Taunton, Somerset
Extensive knowledge of Software Testing... Exposure to automated test tools such as Telerik TestStudio, IBM/SQA/Rational Robot, or Fitnesse .NET would be an advantage. ISEB certification. Knowledge...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 35,000 - 42,000 Excellent benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013