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This section looks at the demand for Compuware QARun skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited QARun over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCompuware QARun
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank228-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads280
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.335 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted280
Average minimum salary£31,607-
Average salary£33,893-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£36,179-
UK excluding London average salary£31,482£32,276
% change on same period last year-2.45 %
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads11991038
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.645 %0.433 %
Salaries quoted1034885
Average minimum salary£31,103£30,379
Average salary£34,232£33,645
% change on same period last year+1.74 %
Average maximum salary£37,362£36,912
UK excluding London average salary£34,999£36,000
% change on same period last year-2.78 %
QARun EnglandQARun
England

QARun
Demand Trend

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

South West QARun Demand Trend

QARun
Salary Trend

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

South West QARun Salary Trend

QARun
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing QARun across the South West region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

South West QARun Salary Histogram

QARun
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QARun within the South West region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
BristolNew entry-28£33,893-
QARun EnglandQARun
England

QARun
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the South West region citing QARun 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 QARun.

142 (93.33 %).NET
142 (93.33 %)WinRunner
142 (93.33 %)QuickTest Pro
142 (93.33 %)LoadRunner
142 (93.33 %)NUnit
240 (88.89 %)WATIR
338 (84.44 %)FitNesse
417 (37.78 %)Agile Software Development
511 (24.44 %)SQL Server
511 (24.44 %)XML
610 (22.22 %)Internet
79 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
87 (15.56 %)Project Management
94 (8.889 %)Software Testing
94 (8.889 %)Test Scripting
103 (6.667 %)QA
103 (6.667 %)Compuware
103 (6.667 %)SQL
103 (6.667 %)MS Office
103 (6.667 %)Military
112 (4.444 %)C#
112 (4.444 %)Music
121 (2.222 %)SQL Server 2000
121 (2.222 %)ASP.NET

QARun
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the South West region citing QARun 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 QARun. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
142 (93.33 %).NET
211 (24.44 %)XML
31 (2.222 %)ASP.NET
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (6.667 %)MS Office
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (22.22 %)Internet
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (24.44 %)SQL Server
29 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (2.222 %)SQL Server 2000
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
142 (93.33 %)WinRunner
142 (93.33 %)QuickTest Pro
142 (93.33 %)LoadRunner
142 (93.33 %)NUnit
240 (88.89 %)WATIR
338 (84.44 %)FitNesse
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (6.667 %)Military
22 (4.444 %)Music
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (35.56 %)Software Engineer
214 (31.11 %)Design Engineer
214 (31.11 %)Software Design Engineer
311 (24.44 %)Tester
410 (22.22 %)Analyst
410 (22.22 %)Test Analyst
54 (8.889 %)Test Manager
63 (6.667 %)Technical Tester
72 (4.444 %)Senior Analyst
72 (4.444 %)Senior Test Analyst
72 (4.444 %)Junior
81 (2.222 %)Change Manager
81 (2.222 %)Software Tester
81 (2.222 %)Technical Analyst
81 (2.222 %)Senior Tester
81 (2.222 %)Senior Technical Analyst
81 (2.222 %)Junior Tester
81 (2.222 %)Technical Test Analyst
81 (2.222 %)Junior Test Analyst
81 (2.222 %)Senior Technical Test Analyst
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (37.78 %)Agile Software Development
27 (15.56 %)Project Management
34 (8.889 %)Software Testing
34 (8.889 %)Test Scripting
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (6.667 %)SQL
22 (4.444 %)C#
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (6.667 %)QA
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (6.667 %)Compuware