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The table below looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the West Sussex 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuality Assurance (QA)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4181
Rank change on same period last yearUp+40
Matching permanent IT job ads5030
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.013 %
As % of the category below59.52 %44.12 %
Salaries quoted4229
Average minimum salary£40,833£29,724
Average salary£42,226£31,259
% change on same period last year+35.08 %
Average maximum salary£43,619£32,793
UK excluding London average salary£37,531£38,871
% change on same period last year-3.44 %
West Sussex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
West Sussex
Matching permanent IT job ads8468
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.049 %0.029 %
Salaries quoted7265
Average minimum salary£38,772£31,804
Average salary£40,228£33,355
% change on same period last year+20.60 %
Average maximum salary£41,684£34,905
UK excluding London average salary£39,882£39,897
% change on same period last year-0.03 %
QA South EastQA
South East

QA
Demand Trend

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

West Sussex 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 West Sussex region.

West Sussex QA Salary Trend

QA
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing QA across the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

West Sussex QA Salary Histogram

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 Sussex region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
CrawleyUp+2112£43,250+44.16 %
East GrinsteadNew entry-7£33,500-
WorthingDown-102£24,250-1.12 %
HorshamDown-41£30,000-13.49 %
GatwickUp+51£45,000-
QA South EastQA
South East

QA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the West Sussex 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.

119 (24.05 %)ISEB
215 (18.99 %)Software Testing
314 (17.72 %)WinRunner
314 (17.72 %)QuickTest Pro
413 (16.46 %)Degree
512 (15.19 %)Police
512 (15.19 %)Project Management
512 (15.19 %)Change Management
512 (15.19 %)ITIL Certification
512 (15.19 %)ITIL
611 (13.92 %)Strategic Planning
79 (11.39 %).NET
79 (11.39 %)ASP.NET
88 (10.13 %)SQL Server
96 (7.595 %)Auditing
96 (7.595 %)SQL
96 (7.595 %)C#
96 (7.595 %)Windows
96 (7.595 %)User Acceptance Testing
105 (6.329 %)Test Scripting
105 (6.329 %)JavaScript
105 (6.329 %)Oracle
114 (5.063 %)XHTML
114 (5.063 %)CSS
114 (5.063 %)MySQL
114 (5.063 %)Linux
114 (5.063 %)WebServices
114 (5.063 %)ASP
114 (5.063 %)Manufacturing
114 (5.063 %)Publishing

QA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the West Sussex 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.

West Sussex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (11.39 %)ASP.NET
19 (11.39 %).NET
24 (5.063 %)ASP
24 (5.063 %)CSS
24 (5.063 %)WebServices
24 (5.063 %)XHTML
24 (5.063 %)Silverlight
33 (3.797 %)XML
33 (3.797 %)SOAP
42 (2.532 %)XSLT
42 (2.532 %)AJAX
42 (2.532 %)JSON
51 (1.266 %)ASP.NET 2.0
51 (1.266 %)Struts
51 (1.266 %)JSP
51 (1.266 %)Servlets
West Sussex IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (3.797 %)Content Management Server
13 (3.797 %)CMS
13 (3.797 %)SharePoint
22 (2.532 %)BizTalk Server
22 (2.532 %)Umbraco
22 (2.532 %)Sitecore CMS
31 (1.266 %)Commerce Server
31 (1.266 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (1.266 %)Commerce Server 2007
West Sussex IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (3.797 %)MS Excel
21 (1.266 %)MS Office
West Sussex IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.266 %)Endur
11 (1.266 %)Findur
West Sussex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (3.797 %)Intranet
21 (1.266 %)LAN
21 (1.266 %)WAN
21 (1.266 %)DHCP
21 (1.266 %)TCP/IP
West Sussex IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (10.13 %)SQL Server
24 (5.063 %)MySQL
33 (3.797 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (1.266 %)GIS
West Sussex IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (17.72 %)WinRunner
114 (17.72 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (1.266 %)LoadRunner
West Sussex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (15.19 %)Police
26 (7.595 %)Auditing
34 (5.063 %)Manufacturing
34 (5.063 %)Publishing
43 (3.797 %)Health
43 (3.797 %)Legal
43 (3.797 %)Pharmaceutical
43 (3.797 %)Back Office
52 (2.532 %)Government
52 (2.532 %)Pensions
61 (1.266 %)Finance
61 (1.266 %)Front Office
West Sussex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (25.32 %)Analyst
216 (20.25 %)Test Analyst
315 (18.99 %)Senior Analyst
414 (17.72 %)Senior Test Analyst
512 (15.19 %)Change Manager
512 (15.19 %)IT Manager
611 (13.92 %)Test Manager
710 (12.66 %)Developer
88 (10.13 %)Tester
96 (7.595 %)Quality Manager
96 (7.595 %)QA Manager
96 (7.595 %).NET Developer
96 (7.595 %)ASP.NET Developer
105 (6.329 %)Web Developer
114 (5.063 %)QA Engineer
114 (5.063 %)C# Developer
114 (5.063 %)Software Tester
114 (5.063 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
123 (3.797 %)VB.NET Developer
123 (3.797 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
West Sussex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (3.797 %)Client/Server
13 (3.797 %)Chemistry
13 (3.797 %)Biology
21 (1.266 %)Computer Science
21 (1.266 %)Mathematics
21 (1.266 %)Physics
West Sussex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (7.595 %)Windows
24 (5.063 %)Linux
33 (3.797 %)UNIX
41 (1.266 %)Windows 2000
41 (1.266 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (1.266 %)Windows Vista
41 (1.266 %)Windows 2000 Server
West Sussex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (18.99 %)Software Testing
212 (15.19 %)ITIL
212 (15.19 %)Project Management
212 (15.19 %)Change Management
311 (13.92 %)Strategic Planning
46 (7.595 %)User Acceptance Testing
55 (6.329 %)Test Scripting
64 (5.063 %)Regression Testing
73 (3.797 %)E-Commerce
73 (3.797 %)Workflow
73 (3.797 %)Validation
73 (3.797 %)Manual Testing
82 (2.532 %)Business Development
82 (2.532 %)Agile Software Development
91 (1.266 %)Data Management
91 (1.266 %)Information Management
91 (1.266 %)Performance Testing
91 (1.266 %)Integration Testing
91 (1.266 %)Test Management
91 (1.266 %)CAD
West Sussex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (7.595 %)C#
16 (7.595 %)SQL
25 (6.329 %)JavaScript
33 (3.797 %)VB.NET
41 (1.266 %)VB
41 (1.266 %)Perl
41 (1.266 %)PHP
41 (1.266 %)C++
41 (1.266 %)Java
West Sussex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
119 (24.05 %)ISEB
213 (16.46 %)Degree
312 (15.19 %)ITIL Certification
41 (1.266 %)ISTQB
41 (1.266 %)Cisco Certification
41 (1.266 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (1.266 %)MCSE
41 (1.266 %)MCSA
41 (1.266 %)CCNP
41 (1.266 %)CCNA
West Sussex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.797 %)GMP
13 (3.797 %)GLP
West Sussex IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.266 %)Active Directory
West Sussex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (6.329 %)Oracle
23 (3.797 %)Microsoft
32 (2.532 %)SAP
32 (2.532 %)Sitecore
41 (1.266 %)Cisco
41 (1.266 %)OpenLink