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QA Jobs in the West Midlands

Browse 20 QA job vacancies in the West Midlands

The first table below looks at the demand for QA skills in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited QA over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category for the West Midlands region.

3 months to
19 Jun 2013

Same period 2012

Same period 2011

Quality Assurance (QA)

Rank

Rank change year-on-year

+19

-31

Permanent jobs citing QA

209

146

170

As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands

3.963%

3.054%

3.927%

As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category

38.07%

43.32%

44.97%

Number of salaries quoted

174

125

127

Average salary

£37,500

£35,000

£44,000

Average salary % change year-on-year

+7.14%

-20.45%

90% offered a salary of more than

£27,500

£24,500

£30,000

10% offered a salary of more than

£60,000

£67,500

UK excluding London average salary

£38,000

£40,000

% change year-on-year

-5.00%

All Quality Assurance & Compliance
West Midlands

Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Quality Assurance & Compliance category

549

337

378

As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands

10.41%

7.049%

8.732%

Number of salaries quoted

431

300

304

Average salary

£42,500

£39,000

£40,000

Average salary % change year-on-year

+8.97%

-2.50%

90% offered a salary of more than

£27,000

£25,000

10% offered a salary of more than

£60,000

£67,500

£62,500

UK excluding London average salary

£40,000

£41,153

£41,000

% change year-on-year

-2.80%

+0.37%

QA
England

QA
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing QA across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

QA
Salary Trend

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

QA
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing QA across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

QA
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 19 June 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	Find Job Vacancies
Birmingham	+5	73	£42,500	-	7
Warwickshire	+16	31	£37,000	+5.71%	5
Coventry	+1	28	£41,250	-36.53%	1
Staffordshire	+9	27	£52,500	+7.69%	2
Worcestershire	+22	23	£36,000	+19.00%
Shropshire	-4	5	£45,000	-21.73%
West Bromwich	-1	4	£36,250	-54.68%
Sutton Coldfield	-4	3	£35,000	+45.83%
Solihull	-8	3	£37,500	+50.00%
Walsall	-13	3	£30,000	-36.84%
Wolverhampton	0	2	£53,750	-4.44%
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QA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

1	125 (33.97%)	SQL
2	106 (28.80%)	Finance
3	83 (22.55%)	SQL Server
4	79 (21.47%)	.NET
5	72 (19.57%)	Automated Testing
6	66 (17.93%)	Windows
7	63 (17.12%)	Microsoft
8	61 (16.58%)	Oracle
9	60 (16.30%)	C#
10	59 (16.03%)	ISEB
10	59 (16.03%)	Selenium
11	58 (15.76%)	Java
12	52 (14.13%)	Test Scripting
12	52 (14.13%)	Manual Testing
13	49 (13.32%)	E-Commerce

14	47 (12.77%)	Degree
15	46 (12.50%)	User Acceptance Testing
16	45 (12.23%)	Project Management
17	44 (11.96%)	Agile Software Development
18	41 (11.14%)	PRINCE2
19	40 (10.87%)	XML
20	38 (10.33%)	HTML
21	37 (10.05%)	MS Excel
22	34 (9.239%)	MS Office
23	31 (8.424%)	JavaScript
23	31 (8.424%)	Scrum
24	29 (7.880%)	PL/SQL
25	28 (7.609%)	Software Testing
26	27 (7.337%)	Computer Science
27	26 (7.065%)	Business Intelligence

QA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

Application Development
1	79 (21.47%)	.NET
2	40 (10.87%)	XML
3	38 (10.33%)	HTML
4	25 (6.793%)	CSS
5	24 (6.522%)	ASP.NET
6	21 (5.707%)	jQuery
7	17 (4.620%)	WCF
8	14 (3.804%)	SOAP
9	13 (3.533%)	Ajax
10	10 (2.717%)	.NET Framework
11	9 (2.446%)	HTML5
11	9 (2.446%)	Web Services
12	8 (2.174%)	JMX
12	8 (2.174%)	Hibernate
12	8 (2.174%)	JMS
12	8 (2.174%)	Spring
12	8 (2.174%)	ActiveMQ
12	8 (2.174%)	Java EE
12	8 (2.174%)	Spring MVC
13	7 (1.902%)	COM

Application Platforms
1	18 (4.891%)	Oracle Workflow
2	14 (3.804%)	Tomcat
3	13 (3.533%)	SharePoint
4	9 (2.446%)	CMS
5	7 (1.902%)	IIS
6	6 (1.630%)	MS Exchange
6	6 (1.630%)	WebLogic
6	6 (1.630%)	Lync
7	5 (1.359%)	IBM Notes
8	4 (1.087%)	SAS
9	2 (0.543%)	BizTalk Server
10	1 (0.272%)	SharePoint 2010
10	1 (0.272%)	Exchange Server 2007
10	1 (0.272%)	WorkSite
10	1 (0.272%)	Office Communications Server
10	1 (0.272%)	MQSeries

Applications
1	37 (10.05%)	MS Excel
2	34 (9.239%)	MS Office
3	20 (5.435%)	MS Visio
4	17 (4.620%)	MS Project
5	4 (1.087%)	Photoshop
5	4 (1.087%)	Spreadsheet
6	2 (0.543%)	Fireworks
6	2 (0.543%)	Adobe Illustrator

Business Applications
1	22 (5.978%)	Oracle Applications
2	18 (4.891%)	Oracle EBS R12
3	17 (4.620%)	Oracle Financials
4	8 (2.174%)	SAP PS
5	5 (1.359%)	Bond Adapt
5	5 (1.359%)	Oracle General Ledger
5	5 (1.359%)	Dynamics CRM
6	4 (1.087%)	SAP FI
6	4 (1.087%)	SAP FI/CO
6	4 (1.087%)	SAP CO
6	4 (1.087%)	SAP FI-GL
6	4 (1.087%)	SAP FI-AP
6	4 (1.087%)	SAP FI-AR
6	4 (1.087%)	SuccessFactors
7	3 (0.815%)	SAP R/3
8	1 (0.272%)	SAP SD
8	1 (0.272%)	SAP MM

Communications & Networking
1	7 (1.902%)	LAN
1	7 (1.902%)	WAN
2	5 (1.359%)	Internet
3	4 (1.087%)	DNS
3	4 (1.087%)	VoIP
4	3 (0.815%)	Cisco ASA
4	3 (0.815%)	Cisco IOS
4	3 (0.815%)	Cisco PIX
4	3 (0.815%)	NAS
4	3 (0.815%)	VLAN
4	3 (0.815%)	VPN
4	3 (0.815%)	Ethernet
4	3 (0.815%)	Firewall
5	2 (0.543%)	Wireless
5	2 (0.543%)	Unified Communications
6	1 (0.272%)	iSCSI
6	1 (0.272%)	HTTP
6	1 (0.272%)	DHCP
6	1 (0.272%)	GSM
6	1 (0.272%)	SAN

Database & Business Intelligence
1	83 (22.55%)	SQL Server
2	19 (5.163%)	Oracle Reports
3	17 (4.620%)	Oracle Discoverer
4	16 (4.348%)	SQL Server 2005
5	15 (4.076%)	SQL Server 2008
6	12 (3.261%)	SQL Server Analysis Services
7	11 (2.989%)	RDBMS
8	9 (2.446%)	SQL Server Integration Services
8	9 (2.446%)	Data Warehouse
9	8 (2.174%)	SQLPlus
9	8 (2.174%)	TOAD
9	8 (2.174%)	JasperReports
10	7 (1.902%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
11	6 (1.630%)	OLTP
11	6 (1.630%)	Oracle 8/8i
12	4 (1.087%)	SQL Server 2000
12	4 (1.087%)	SAS Enterprise Guide
13	3 (0.815%)	Oracle OLAP
13	3 (0.815%)	DB2
13	3 (0.815%)	OLAP

Development Applications
1	59 (16.03%)	Selenium
2	19 (5.163%)	Oracle Forms
3	13 (3.533%)	Subversion
4	12 (3.261%)	QuickTest Pro
4	12 (3.261%)	Visual Studio
5	9 (2.446%)	TestComplete
6	8 (2.174%)	Eclipse
6	8 (2.174%)	Maven
6	8 (2.174%)	Team Foundation Server
6	8 (2.174%)	TeamCity
6	8 (2.174%)	JIRA
6	8 (2.174%)	FitNesse
6	8 (2.174%)	Apache Continuum
7	6 (1.630%)	LoadRunner
8	4 (1.087%)	SilkTest
8	4 (1.087%)	LSMW
9	3 (0.815%)	VSS/SourceSafe
9	3 (0.815%)	WinRunner
9	3 (0.815%)	TestDirector
10	2 (0.543%)	Dreamweaver

General
1	106 (28.80%)	Finance
2	24 (6.522%)	Retail
3	14 (3.804%)	Manufacturing
4	13 (3.533%)	Games
5	11 (2.989%)	General Ledger
6	8 (2.174%)	Advertising
7	7 (1.902%)	Telecoms
8	5 (1.359%)	Banking
8	5 (1.359%)	Automotive
9	4 (1.087%)	Legal
9	4 (1.087%)	Investment Banking
9	4 (1.087%)	Marketing
10	3 (0.815%)	Publishing
11	2 (0.543%)	Electronics
11	2 (0.543%)	Back Office
12	1 (0.272%)	German Language
12	1 (0.272%)	Law

Job Titles
1	105 (28.53%)	Analyst
2	52 (14.13%)	Test Analyst
3	51 (13.86%)	Developer
4	41 (11.14%)	Tester
5	27 (7.337%)	Project Manager
6	21 (5.707%)	Oracle Analyst
6	21 (5.707%)	Functional Analyst
6	21 (5.707%)	Test Manager
7	20 (5.435%)	QA Tester
8	16 (4.348%)	QA Engineer
9	15 (4.076%)	Business Analyst
10	14 (3.804%)	Systems Analyst
10	14 (3.804%)	Systems Test Analyst
11	13 (3.533%)	Technical Analyst
11	13 (3.533%)	Web Developer
12	12 (3.261%)	Programme Manager
12	12 (3.261%)	Software Engineer
12	12 (3.261%)	Coordinator
12	12 (3.261%)	.NET Developer
12	12 (3.261%)	Systems Tester

Miscellaneous
1	27 (7.337%)	Computer Science
2	14 (3.804%)	Management Information System
3	13 (3.533%)	Firmware
4	8 (2.174%)	Mathematics
5	7 (1.902%)	Mobile App
5	7 (1.902%)	Replication
6	6 (1.630%)	Mobile Games
6	6 (1.630%)	Clustering
6	6 (1.630%)	NHS
7	4 (1.087%)	Economics
8	3 (0.815%)	Online Games
8	3 (0.815%)	Inversion of Control
8	3 (0.815%)	Client/Server
9	2 (0.543%)	E-Learning
9	2 (0.543%)	EPoS
9	2 (0.543%)	SaaS
9	2 (0.543%)	Mobile Payment
10	1 (0.272%)	Enterprise Software
10	1 (0.272%)	Market Risk
10	1 (0.272%)	Credit Risk

Operating Systems
1	66 (17.93%)	Windows
2	19 (5.163%)	UNIX
3	14 (3.804%)	Windows 2000
4	10 (2.717%)	Linux
5	7 (1.902%)	Apple iOS
6	6 (1.630%)	Windows 7
6	6 (1.630%)	Android
7	5 (1.359%)	Solaris
8	3 (0.815%)	Windows Mobile
9	2 (0.543%)	Windows Vista
10	1 (0.272%)	Windows Phone 7
10	1 (0.272%)	Windows Phone
10	1 (0.272%)	Windows Server 2008
10	1 (0.272%)	Mac OS X
10	1 (0.272%)	Windows Server 2003

Processes & Methodologies
1	72 (19.57%)	Automated Testing
2	52 (14.13%)	Test Scripting
2	52 (14.13%)	Manual Testing
3	49 (13.32%)	E-Commerce
4	46 (12.50%)	User Acceptance Testing
5	45 (12.23%)	Project Management
6	44 (11.96%)	Agile Software Development
7	41 (11.14%)	PRINCE2
8	31 (8.424%)	Scrum
9	28 (7.609%)	Software Testing
10	26 (7.065%)	Business Intelligence
11	25 (6.793%)	Data Modelling
12	24 (6.522%)	Migration
13	23 (6.250%)	Change Management
14	22 (5.978%)	MVC
14	22 (5.978%)	Stakeholder Management
14	22 (5.978%)	Workflow
14	22 (5.978%)	Project Planning
15	21 (5.707%)	Data Migration
16	19 (5.163%)	Test Automation

Programming Languages
1	125 (33.97%)	SQL
2	60 (16.30%)	C#
3	58 (15.76%)	Java
4	31 (8.424%)	JavaScript
5	29 (7.880%)	PL/SQL
6	23 (6.250%)	VB
7	19 (5.163%)	C++
8	16 (4.348%)	T-SQL
9	14 (3.804%)	VB.NET
10	8 (2.174%)	ABAP
10	8 (2.174%)	PHP
11	7 (1.902%)	VB6
12	4 (1.087%)	Python
12	4 (1.087%)	VBScript
12	4 (1.087%)	Perl
12	4 (1.087%)	PowerShell
13	2 (0.543%)	PowerHouse
13	2 (0.543%)	C
14	1 (0.272%)	PHP5
14	1 (0.272%)	COBOL

Qualifications
1	59 (16.03%)	ISEB
2	47 (12.77%)	Degree
3	16 (4.348%)	ISTQB
4	9 (2.446%)	ITIL Certification
5	7 (1.902%)	PRINCE2 Certification
6	6 (1.630%)	CCA
6	6 (1.630%)	Security Cleared
7	5 (1.359%)	PRINCE2 Practitioner
7	5 (1.359%)	PMP
7	5 (1.359%)	PMI Certification
8	4 (1.087%)	ISEB Practitioner
9	3 (0.815%)	CCNP
9	3 (0.815%)	Cisco Certification
10	2 (0.543%)	SC Cleared
11	1 (0.272%)	HND
11	1 (0.272%)	CCNA

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	3 (0.815%)	ISO/IEC 27001
1	3 (0.815%)	BS25999
1	3 (0.815%)	GMP
1	3 (0.815%)	ISO 9000
2	2 (0.543%)	ISO 9001
2	2 (0.543%)	PCI DSS
2	2 (0.543%)	Data Quality
3	1 (0.272%)	SLA

System Software
1	12 (3.261%)	Active Directory
2	5 (1.359%)	VMware Infrastructure
3	4 (1.087%)	ISA Server
4	1 (0.272%)	Terminal Services
4	1 (0.272%)	Tivoli Workload Scheduler

Systems Management
1	17 (4.620%)	HP Quality Center
2	3 (0.815%)	SolarWinds Orion
3	2 (0.543%)	SCCM
4	1 (0.272%)	Tivoli
4	1 (0.272%)	Tivoli Monitoring

Vendors
1	63 (17.12%)	Microsoft
2	61 (16.58%)	Oracle
3	20 (5.435%)	SAP
4	14 (3.804%)	JBoss
5	10 (2.717%)	HP
5	10 (2.717%)	hybris
6	8 (2.174%)	Twitter
7	7 (1.902%)	Sun
8	5 (1.359%)	Lotus
8	5 (1.359%)	VMware
9	4 (1.087%)	Adobe
9	4 (1.087%)	Citrix
9	4 (1.087%)	Cisco
9	4 (1.087%)	IBM
10	3 (0.815%)	Red Gate
10	3 (0.815%)	IronPort
10	3 (0.815%)	SolarWinds
10	3 (0.815%)	Riverbed
10	3 (0.815%)	Nokia
10	3 (0.815%)	CheckPoint

Solutions Architect - Birmingham, West Midlands £60k

Birmingham, West Midlands

You will have a solid understanding of the Application Lifecycle and a solid understanding of Quality Assurance, Database Engineering, Build and deployment whilst be able to articulate to...

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Salary: £60000 - £61000 per annum + Bonus & Benefits

Posted: 18 June 2013

Solutions Architect - Birmingham, West Midlands £60k

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Net 3.5/4, ASP.NET, WCF, SQL (T-SQL, Database Design), HTML, CSS, JavaScript, IIS, JQuery, Visual Studio, TFS Software design patterns and Software Testing... You will...

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Salary: £60000 - £61000 per annum + Bonus & Benefits

Posted: 18 June 2013

UAT Manager 3 - GBP50,000

Warwickshire

We are looking to recruit a UAT Manager to join a successful, growing Financial Services organisation based in the West Midlands... As the UAT Manager you will be...

Big Red Recruitment

Salary: £30000 - £50000 per annum + Bens and Bonus

Posted: 18 June 2013

Lead Developer

Coventry, Midlands, East Midlands

Oracle, SQL, IngresExperience with retail/pharmacy based systems Essential Competencies:Managing codeChallenging the need for process/requirement to improve the outcomeTesting/RegressionApplication architecture and...

Celesio

Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 per year

Posted: 13 June 2013

Test Analyst - Business Test Analyst / QA Analyst/ Insurance

Birmingham, West Midlands (County)

Testing, Planning, Scripts, Business Testing, ISTQB Test Analyst with strong experience of system testing internal systems and applications including Client, Claims, Policy, and Accounts. You will have organised...

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Salary: £25000 - 30000 Per Annum Competitive package and benefits

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Senior Web Developer C# .Net

West Midlands

Amoria Bond

Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Pension, Bonus, Healthcare and PMI

Posted: 1 June 2013

Senior Web Developer - ASP.Net / C# / MVC / WPF / WCF / SQL

West Midlands

Amoria Bond

Salary: £38000 - £45000 per annum + Pension, Healthcare and various perks