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The table below looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the Street 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
Rank-17
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads04
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.000 %66.67 %
Salaries quoted04
Average minimum salary-£52,500
Average salary-£56,750
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary-£61,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,791£38,992
% change on same period last year-3.08 %
Street IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Street
Matching permanent IT job ads16
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.003 %
Salaries quoted16
Average minimum salary£35,000£37,250
Average salary£40,000£39,375
% change on same period last year+1.58 %
Average maximum salary£45,000£41,500
UK excluding London average salary£40,170£39,932
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
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Demand Trend

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

Street QA Demand Trend

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Salary Trend

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

Street QA Salary Trend

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Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Street 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.

12 (100.00 %)C#
12 (100.00 %)SQL
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
12 (100.00 %)WebServices
12 (100.00 %)XML
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)UML
12 (100.00 %)OO
12 (100.00 %)Finance
12 (100.00 %)WinForms

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Street 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.

Street IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)WebServices
12 (100.00 %)XML
12 (100.00 %)WinForms
Street IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
Street IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (100.00 %)Finance
Street IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Developer
12 (100.00 %)Senior Developer
12 (100.00 %)Team Leader
Street IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Windows
Street IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)UML
12 (100.00 %)OO
Street IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)C#
12 (100.00 %)SQL