The first table below looks at the demand for the QA Leader role in IT jobs advertised for the Surrey 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 20 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 Surrey region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Quality Assurance Lead
Rank 212 230 -
Rank change year-on-year
+18 -
Permanent jobs requiring a QA Leader 4 1 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Surrey 0.076% 0.017% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.080% 0.017% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 0
Average salary £53,750 £55,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.27% -
UK excluding London average salary £41,250 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year
-8.33% +5.88%
All Job Titles
Surrey
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
4989 5727 4985
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Surrey 95.39% 95.91% 94.52%
Number of salaries quoted 4010 5032 4357
Average salary £42,500 £45,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.55% +12.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £27,750 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £57,500 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
QA Leader
South East

QA Leader
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Surrey 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 Surrey region.

Surrey QA Leader Salary Trend

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 Surrey region over the 3 months to 20 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
Guildford - 3 £57,500 -
QA Leader
South East

QA Leader
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Surrey 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 10 (100.00%) QA
2 9 (90.00%) Java
3 7 (70.00%) Big Data
4 6 (60.00%) C#
5 5 (50.00%) OO
6 4 (40.00%) Social Network
6 4 (40.00%) UNIX
6 4 (40.00%) Linux
6 4 (40.00%) C++
6 4 (40.00%) Software Testing
6 4 (40.00%) Cloud Computing
6 4 (40.00%) Degree
7 3 (30.00%) Hadoop
7 3 (30.00%) Test Scripting
7 3 (30.00%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (30.00%) Automated Testing
8 2 (20.00%) QuickTest Pro
8 2 (20.00%) SQL Server
8 2 (20.00%) JUnit
8 2 (20.00%) .NET
8 2 (20.00%) Swing
8 2 (20.00%) Cyber Security
8 2 (20.00%) SC Cleared
8 2 (20.00%) Security Cleared
8 2 (20.00%) Load Testing
9 1 (10.00%) Integration Testing
9 1 (10.00%) Online Banking
9 1 (10.00%) .NET Framework
9 1 (10.00%) Android
9 1 (10.00%) Test Automation

QA Leader
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Surrey 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 (20.00%) Swing
1 2 (20.00%) .NET
2 1 (10.00%) J2EE
2 1 (10.00%) ASP.NET
2 1 (10.00%) .NET Framework
2 1 (10.00%) WCF
2 1 (10.00%) WPF
2 1 (10.00%) Silverlight
Application Platforms
1 1 (10.00%) IIS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (10.00%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (70.00%) Big Data
2 3 (30.00%) Hadoop
3 2 (20.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (20.00%) JUnit
1 2 (20.00%) QuickTest Pro
2 1 (10.00%) Selenium
2 1 (10.00%) MSTest
General
1 1 (10.00%) Finance
1 1 (10.00%) Banking
1 1 (10.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 4 (40.00%) Social Network
1 4 (40.00%) Cloud Computing
2 3 (30.00%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (10.00%) Mobile Banking
3 1 (10.00%) Mobile App
3 1 (10.00%) N-Tier
3 1 (10.00%) Online Banking
Operating Systems
1 4 (40.00%) UNIX
1 4 (40.00%) Linux
2 1 (10.00%) Android
2 1 (10.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (50.00%) OO
2 4 (40.00%) Software Testing
3 3 (30.00%) Test Scripting
3 3 (30.00%) Automated Testing
4 2 (20.00%) Cyber Security
4 2 (20.00%) Load Testing
5 1 (10.00%) Integration Testing
5 1 (10.00%) Test Automation
5 1 (10.00%) MVVM
5 1 (10.00%) MVC
5 1 (10.00%) Scrum
5 1 (10.00%) Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
1 9 (90.00%) Java
2 6 (60.00%) C#
3 4 (40.00%) C++
4 1 (10.00%) VBA
4 1 (10.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (40.00%) Degree
2 2 (20.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft