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This section looks at the demand for the QA Analyst role in IT jobs within the West Midlands region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited QA Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Quality Assurance Analyst
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank218213
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads1019
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.125 %0.228 %
Salaries quoted614
Average minimum salary£26,583£27,357
Average salary£27,000£29,250
% change on same period last year-7.69 %
Average maximum salary£27,417£31,143
UK excluding London average salary£29,680£27,756
% change on same period last year+6.93 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads79858342
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.297 %3.478 %
Salaries quoted68297245
Average minimum salary£32,843£33,758
Average salary£35,744£36,540
% change on same period last year-2.17 %
Average maximum salary£38,646£39,322
UK excluding London average salary£38,072£39,428
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
QA Analyst EnglandQA Analyst
England

QA Analyst
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing QA Analyst across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

West Midlands QA Analyst Demand Trend

QA Analyst
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands QA Analyst Salary Trend

QA Analyst
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing QA Analyst across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

West Midlands QA Analyst Salary Histogram

QA Analyst
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Analyst within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 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
ShropshireDown-175£25,100-8.72 %
CoventryDown-194--
WorcestershireDown-71£36,500+23.72 %
QA Analyst EnglandQA Analyst
England

QA Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited QA Analyst 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 Analyst in their job title.

131 (100.00 %)QA
230 (96.77 %)ISEB
320 (64.52 %)Manual Testing
415 (48.39 %)SQL
415 (48.39 %)Test Scripting
511 (35.48 %)Insurance
69 (29.03 %)Finance
77 (22.58 %)Software Testing
77 (22.58 %)Client/Server
77 (22.58 %)Degree
86 (19.35 %)RDBMS
86 (19.35 %)Citrix
86 (19.35 %)Data Analysis
86 (19.35 %)Regression Testing
95 (16.13 %)Construction
95 (16.13 %)Pensions
104 (12.90 %)ISEB Practitioner
112 (6.452 %)Windows
112 (6.452 %)ISTQB
112 (6.452 %)Automated Testing
112 (6.452 %)Transact-SQL
112 (6.452 %)Oracle
112 (6.452 %)Microsoft
112 (6.452 %)NHS
112 (6.452 %)System Testing
112 (6.452 %)WFM
121 (3.226 %)Security Cleared
121 (3.226 %)SQL Server 2000
121 (3.226 %)SQLPlus
121 (3.226 %)Project Management

QA Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited QA Analyst 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 Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (3.226 %).NET
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (19.35 %)RDBMS
21 (3.226 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (3.226 %)SQLPlus
21 (3.226 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (3.226 %)SQL Server
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (3.226 %)WinRunner
11 (3.226 %)LoadRunner
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (35.48 %)Insurance
29 (29.03 %)Finance
35 (16.13 %)Construction
35 (16.13 %)Pensions
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (22.58 %)Client/Server
22 (6.452 %)NHS
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (6.452 %)Windows
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (64.52 %)Manual Testing
215 (48.39 %)Test Scripting
37 (22.58 %)Software Testing
46 (19.35 %)Regression Testing
46 (19.35 %)Data Analysis
52 (6.452 %)Automated Testing
52 (6.452 %)WFM
52 (6.452 %)System Testing
61 (3.226 %)Security Cleared
61 (3.226 %)Project Management
61 (3.226 %)Scrum
61 (3.226 %)Agile Software Development
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (48.39 %)SQL
22 (6.452 %)Transact-SQL
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
130 (96.77 %)ISEB
27 (22.58 %)Degree
34 (12.90 %)ISEB Practitioner
42 (6.452 %)ISTQB
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
131 (100.00 %)QA
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (19.35 %)Citrix
22 (6.452 %)Oracle
22 (6.452 %)Microsoft