Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Skill Sets
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The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for QA skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited QA over the 6 months to 29 June 2022 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Quality Assurance (QA)
North West > Manchester
6 months to
29 Jun 2022		 Same period 2021 Same period 2020
Rank 58 75 54
Rank change year-on-year +17 -21 +4
Permanent jobs citing QA 305 180 176
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 5.02% 3.98% 4.83%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 26.52% 33.71% 39.55%
Number of salaries quoted 152 148 150
10th Percentile £32,525 £31,250 £33,700
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,960 £48,750 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.53% -7.14% +10.53%
75th Percentile £62,813 £59,063 £61,250
90th Percentile £74,750 £72,500 £70,125
North West median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £50,940
% change year-on-year +11.11% -11.66% +13.20%

QA is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Manchester
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 1,150 534 445
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester 18.92% 11.80% 12.21%
Number of salaries quoted 590 370 347
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,500 £36,250 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £48,250 £51,880
Median % change year-on-year +8.81% -7.00% +11.57%
75th Percentile £68,283 £60,938 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £70,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £48,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -1.04% +6.67%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings citing QA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for QA in Manchester

QA
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA in Manchester.

Salary trend for QA in Manchester

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Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing QA in Manchester over the 6 months to 29 June 2022.

Salary histogram for QA in Manchester

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Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 29 June 2022. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
Stockport -5 14 £49,500 +32.00% 3
Oldham -5 11 £45,000 - 2
Cheadle -5 4 - - 4
Bolton - 2 - -
Bury +3 1 - -
QA
North West

For the 6 months to 29 June 2022, IT jobs citing QA also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Manchester region with a requirement for QA.

1 172 (56.39%) Agile
2 98 (32.13%) DevOps
3 90 (29.51%) AWS
4 89 (29.18%) Microsoft
5 76 (24.92%) Azure
6 72 (23.61%) Java
7 71 (23.28%) Mentoring
8 68 (22.30%) Python
9 67 (21.97%) Analytics
10 61 (20.00%) Test Automation
11 57 (18.69%) Analytical Skills
11 57 (18.69%) Social Skills
12 55 (18.03%) GCP
13 52 (17.05%) Finance
14 51 (16.72%) Games
15 49 (16.07%) JavaScript
15 49 (16.07%) Cybersecurity
16 47 (15.41%) Big Data
17 46 (15.08%) SQL
17 46 (15.08%) Retail
18 45 (14.75%) Spring
18 45 (14.75%) Data Analytics
19 44 (14.43%) Software Testing
19 44 (14.43%) Scrum
20 41 (13.44%) Machine Learning
21 40 (13.11%) Information Security
22 39 (12.79%) Data Engineering
22 39 (12.79%) Data Science
23 38 (12.46%) Project Delivery
23 38 (12.46%) Threat Analysis

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Co-occurring IT Skills in Manchester by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 12 (3.93%) Confluence
2 8 (2.62%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.33%) CICS
3 1 (0.33%) IIS
Applications
1 20 (6.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (2.95%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (2.30%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (1.31%) Maple
4 4 (1.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.31%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (2.30%) SessionCam
1 7 (2.30%) WebTrends
2 6 (1.97%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.33%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.33%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.33%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 90 (29.51%) AWS
2 76 (24.92%) Azure
3 55 (18.03%) GCP
4 14 (4.59%) GitHub
5 9 (2.95%) Azure DevOps
5 9 (2.95%) Google Analytics
6 8 (2.62%) Amplience
7 7 (2.30%) Google Ads
7 7 (2.30%) Google Tag Manager
7 7 (2.30%) SaaS
8 5 (1.64%) AWS Lambda
8 5 (1.64%) Google Data Studio
8 5 (1.64%) Google Sheets
8 5 (1.64%) npm
8 5 (1.64%) Serverless
9 4 (1.31%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (1.31%) NuGet
9 4 (1.31%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
9 4 (1.31%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 2 (0.66%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 13 (4.26%) HTTP
2 9 (2.95%) TCP/IP
3 6 (1.97%) Intranet
4 4 (1.31%) Network Security
5 1 (0.33%) Bluetooth
5 1 (0.33%) Broadband
5 1 (0.33%) FTP
5 1 (0.33%) Internet
5 1 (0.33%) LoRaWAN
5 1 (0.33%) MQTT
5 1 (0.33%) Radio Access Network
5 1 (0.33%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (15.41%) Big Data
2 17 (5.57%) NoSQL
3 14 (4.59%) SQL Server
4 8 (2.62%) Elasticsearch
5 7 (2.30%) MySQL
5 7 (2.30%) Relational Database
5 7 (2.30%) Tableau
6 5 (1.64%) BigQuery
7 4 (1.31%) Hadoop
7 4 (1.31%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.98%) Oracle Database
8 3 (0.98%) Oracle Reports
9 2 (0.66%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.33%) Amazon RDS
10 1 (0.33%) Apache Cassandra
10 1 (0.33%) DB2
10 1 (0.33%) DynamoDB
10 1 (0.33%) LogicBlox
10 1 (0.33%) Redis
10 1 (0.33%) SQL Anywhere
Development Applications
1 25 (8.20%) JIRA
2 24 (7.87%) Selenium
3 22 (7.21%) JMeter
4 16 (5.25%) Zephyr
5 15 (4.92%) Rational Quality Manager
6 13 (4.26%) Cucumber
6 13 (4.26%) Git (software)
7 12 (3.93%) Visual Studio
8 10 (3.28%) Cypress.io
8 10 (3.28%) Jenkins
9 8 (2.62%) Bugzilla
9 8 (2.62%) Redmine
10 7 (2.30%) Postman
10 7 (2.30%) REST Assured
11 6 (1.97%) Appium
12 5 (1.64%) GitLab
12 5 (1.64%) Octopus Deploy
13 4 (1.31%) JUnit
13 4 (1.31%) Maven
13 4 (1.31%) Robot Framework
General
1 57 (18.69%) Analytical Skills
1 57 (18.69%) Social Skills
2 52 (17.05%) Finance
3 51 (16.72%) Games
4 46 (15.08%) Retail
5 26 (8.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 19 (6.23%) Law
7 17 (5.57%) Legal
8 16 (5.25%) Marketing
9 12 (3.93%) Public Sector
10 11 (3.61%) Pharmaceutical
11 10 (3.28%) Presentation Skills
12 9 (2.95%) Automotive
12 9 (2.95%) Manufacturing
13 7 (2.30%) Banking
13 7 (2.30%) Telecoms
14 6 (1.97%) Influencing Skills
15 5 (1.64%) Documentation Skills
16 4 (1.31%) Organisational Skills
16 4 (1.31%) Police
Job Titles
1 44 (14.43%) Analyst
2 38 (12.46%) Trainee
3 29 (9.51%) Developer
4 17 (5.57%) QA Engineer
4 17 (5.57%) QA Leader
5 13 (4.26%) Architect
5 13 (4.26%) QA Analyst
5 13 (4.26%) Test Engineer
6 12 (3.93%) Tester
7 10 (3.28%) Senior QA Engineer
8 9 (2.95%) Business Analyst
8 9 (2.95%) Consultant
8 9 (2.95%) Lead Architect
8 9 (2.95%) Principal Engineer
8 9 (2.95%) Product Owner
8 9 (2.95%) Technical Product Owner
9 8 (2.62%) DevOps Engineer
9 8 (2.62%) Salesforce Consultant
10 7 (2.30%) Automation Tester
10 7 (2.30%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (14.75%) Spring
2 22 (7.21%) RESTful
3 20 (6.56%) HTML
4 19 (6.23%) .NET
5 17 (5.57%) Node.js
6 16 (5.25%) CSS
7 15 (4.92%) JSON
8 11 (3.61%) Web Services
9 10 (3.28%) React
9 10 (3.28%) REST
10 8 (2.62%) EDI
11 7 (2.30%) jQuery
11 7 (2.30%) XML
12 6 (1.97%) AngularJS
12 6 (1.97%) SOAP
13 5 (1.64%) .NET Core
13 5 (1.64%) Qt
13 5 (1.64%) Sass
13 5 (1.64%) Visualforce
13 5 (1.64%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 38 (12.46%) Algorithms
2 18 (5.90%) Self-Motivation
3 16 (5.25%) Greenfield Project
3 16 (5.25%) Virtual Team
4 14 (4.59%) Cyberattack
4 14 (4.59%) Management Information System
5 11 (3.61%) Cybercrime
5 11 (3.61%) User Experience
6 9 (2.95%) Data Protection Act
6 9 (2.95%) Hybrid Cloud
6 9 (2.95%) Mobile App
6 9 (2.95%) NHS
7 8 (2.62%) Cyber Defence
8 6 (1.97%) BBC
8 6 (1.97%) IoT
8 6 (1.97%) Linux Command Line
9 5 (1.64%) Client/Server
10 4 (1.31%) Device Driver
10 4 (1.31%) Embedded Systems
10 4 (1.31%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 20 (6.56%) Windows
2 17 (5.57%) Linux
3 10 (3.28%) Android
4 6 (1.97%) Apple iOS
4 6 (1.97%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.33%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.33%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.33%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 172 (56.39%) Agile
2 98 (32.13%) DevOps
3 71 (23.28%) Mentoring
4 67 (21.97%) Analytics
5 61 (20.00%) Test Automation
6 49 (16.07%) Cybersecurity
7 45 (14.75%) Data Analytics
8 44 (14.43%) Scrum
8 44 (14.43%) Software Testing
9 41 (13.44%) Machine Learning
10 40 (13.11%) Information Security
11 39 (12.79%) Data Engineering
11 39 (12.79%) Data Science
12 38 (12.46%) Data Architecture
12 38 (12.46%) Project Delivery
12 38 (12.46%) Security Management
12 38 (12.46%) SFIA
12 38 (12.46%) Threat Analysis
13 35 (11.48%) Software Engineering
14 29 (9.51%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 72 (23.61%) Java
2 68 (22.30%) Python
3 49 (16.07%) JavaScript
4 46 (15.08%) SQL
5 27 (8.85%) C#
6 23 (7.54%) TypeScript
7 16 (5.25%) Ruby
8 15 (4.92%) C++
9 12 (3.93%) C
10 11 (3.61%) Go
11 6 (1.97%) PowerShell
12 5 (1.64%) Apex Code
13 4 (1.31%) MATLAB
13 4 (1.31%) Perl
13 4 (1.31%) R
14 2 (0.66%) PHP
14 2 (0.66%) T-SQL
15 1 (0.33%) REXX
15 1 (0.33%) VB
15 1 (0.33%) VB6
Qualifications
1 37 (12.13%) Degree
2 24 (7.87%) Security Cleared
3 10 (3.28%) Master's Degree
3 10 (3.28%) SC Cleared
4 8 (2.62%) ISEB
4 8 (2.62%) ISTQB
5 3 (0.98%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 2 (0.66%) APMP
6 2 (0.66%) DBS Check
6 2 (0.66%) PMI Certification
6 2 (0.66%) PMP
6 2 (0.66%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 1 (0.33%) APMG
7 1 (0.33%) AWS Certification
7 1 (0.33%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (0.33%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (5.57%) GDPR
2 10 (3.28%) SLA
3 6 (1.97%) ISO 9001
4 4 (1.31%) GMP
5 3 (0.98%) ISO 13485
6 2 (0.66%) PMBOK
6 2 (0.66%) PMO
7 1 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.33%) P3O
System Software
1 5 (1.64%) Docker
2 1 (0.33%) RACF
Systems Management
1 18 (5.90%) HP Quality Center
2 16 (5.25%) HP ALM
3 6 (1.97%) Kubernetes
4 5 (1.64%) Terraform
5 4 (1.31%) Grafana
5 4 (1.31%) Opscode Chef
5 4 (1.31%) Prometheus
5 4 (1.31%) Puppet
6 1 (0.33%) Bugsnag
6 1 (0.33%) CA Endevor
6 1 (0.33%) Failover Clustering
6 1 (0.33%) HP Fortify
6 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Clustering
6 1 (0.33%) OMEGAMON
6 1 (0.33%) WebInspect
6 1 (0.33%) zSecure
Vendors
1 89 (29.18%) Microsoft
2 34 (11.15%) Google
3 17 (5.57%) IBM
4 16 (5.25%) HP
4 16 (5.25%) Oracle
5 9 (2.95%) Salesforce.com
6 8 (2.62%) Adobe
6 8 (2.62%) AppDynamics
6 8 (2.62%) Hitachi
6 8 (2.62%) Hotjar
6 8 (2.62%) Tealium
7 7 (2.30%) DoubleClick
7 7 (2.30%) Facebook
7 7 (2.30%) Tealeaf
8 6 (1.97%) Fujitsu
8 6 (1.97%) Red Hat
9 5 (1.64%) Splunk
10 2 (0.66%) FIS
10 2 (0.66%) WorldPay
11 1 (0.33%) PayPal