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The table below looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the Stoke-on-Trent 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 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuality Assurance (QA)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank25-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads120
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.000 %
As % of the category below63.16 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted70
Average minimum salary£28,000-
Average salary£28,536-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£29,071-
UK excluding London average salary£37,791£38,992
% change on same period last year-3.08 %
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Stoke-on-Trent
Matching permanent IT job ads191
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted141
Average minimum salary£38,588£14,000
Average salary£41,162£15,500
% change on same period last year+165.55 %
Average maximum salary£43,735£17,000
UK excluding London average salary£40,170£39,932
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
QA StaffordshireQA
Staffordshire

QA
Demand Trend

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

Stoke-on-Trent QA Demand Trend

QA
Salary Trend

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

Stoke-on-Trent QA Salary Trend

QA
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing QA across the Stoke-on-Trent region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Stoke-on-Trent QA Salary Histogram

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Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Stoke-on-Trent 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.

117 (85.00 %)SQL
117 (85.00 %)VB
117 (85.00 %)C#
216 (80.00 %)ISEB
312 (60.00 %)Performance Testing
312 (60.00 %)Test Scripting
410 (50.00 %)Project Management
58 (40.00 %)SQL Server
66 (30.00 %)MS Office
66 (30.00 %)Windows
66 (30.00 %)Windows XP
66 (30.00 %)Microsoft
66 (30.00 %)Compuware
66 (30.00 %)Software Testing
66 (30.00 %)SQL Server 2005
66 (30.00 %)Degree
75 (25.00 %)TestDirector
75 (25.00 %)TestPartner
81 (5.000 %)Java
81 (5.000 %)PL/SQL
81 (5.000 %)UNIX
81 (5.000 %).NET
81 (5.000 %)J2EE
81 (5.000 %)Oracle

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Stoke-on-Trent 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.

Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (5.000 %).NET
11 (5.000 %)J2EE
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (30.00 %)MS Office
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (40.00 %)SQL Server
26 (30.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (25.00 %)TestDirector
15 (25.00 %)TestPartner
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (80.00 %)Tester
211 (55.00 %)Software Tester
39 (45.00 %)Senior Tester
46 (30.00 %)Graduate
52 (10.00 %)Test Team Leader
52 (10.00 %)Test Manager
52 (10.00 %)Team Leader
61 (5.000 %)QA Engineer
61 (5.000 %)QA Test Analyst
61 (5.000 %)Senior Applications Developer
61 (5.000 %)QA Analyst
61 (5.000 %)Test Analyst
61 (5.000 %)Applications Developer
61 (5.000 %)Senior Developer
61 (5.000 %)Developer
61 (5.000 %)Analyst
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (30.00 %)Windows
16 (30.00 %)Windows XP
21 (5.000 %)UNIX
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (60.00 %)Performance Testing
112 (60.00 %)Test Scripting
210 (50.00 %)Project Management
36 (30.00 %)Software Testing
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (85.00 %)C#
117 (85.00 %)SQL
117 (85.00 %)VB
21 (5.000 %)Java
21 (5.000 %)PL/SQL
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (80.00 %)ISEB
26 (30.00 %)Degree
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (30.00 %)Microsoft
16 (30.00 %)Compuware
21 (5.000 %)Oracle