Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for ISEB in IT contracts advertised for the Bristol region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited ISEB over the 3 months to 18 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the Bristol region.

 Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB)
Location
3 months to
18 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank204427
Rank change year-on-year
Up+24Down-17
Matching contract IT job ads35230
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Bristol5.224 %0.368 %3.145 %
As % of the Qualifications category30.97 %1.942 %22.56 %
Daily rates quoted16016
Average daily rate£288-£300
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£150-£240
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£313-£313
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£300£328
% change year-on-year
--8.390 %
Hourly rates quoted002
Average hourly rate--£29.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.50£32.50£32.25
% change year-on-year
-9.230 %+0.770 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryAll Qualifications
Bristol
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
113103133
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Bristol16.87 %18.97 %13.94 %
Daily rates quoted531853
Average daily rate£325£300£316
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+8.330 %-5.130 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£203£243£225
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£425£500£507
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£350£350
% change year-on-year
-7.140 %-
Hourly rates quoted144732
Average hourly rate£25.50£33.40£23.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-23.65 %+45.21 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£13.95£15.45£13.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£110.00£37.43£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.50£25.00£25.00
% change year-on-year
-18.00 %-
ISEB South WestISEB
South West

Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

ISEB
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ISEB across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Bristol ISEB Demand Trend

ISEB
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing ISEB across the Bristol region.

Bristol ISEB Daily Rate Trend

ISEB
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ISEB across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 18 March 2010.

Bristol ISEB Daily Rate Histogram

ISEB
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing ISEB across the Bristol region.

Bristol ISEB Hourly Rate Trend

ISEB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing ISEB 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited ISEB.

115 (29.41 %)Finance
115 (29.41 %)PRINCE2
115 (29.41 %)Security Cleared
115 (29.41 %)SC Cleared
211 (21.57 %)Pensions
211 (21.57 %)LoadRunner
310 (19.61 %)ASP
310 (19.61 %)Web Services
310 (19.61 %)C#
310 (19.61 %).NET
310 (19.61 %)SQL Server
310 (19.61 %)Test Scripting
310 (19.61 %)User Acceptance Testing
49 (17.65 %)QuickTest Pro
58 (15.69 %)Java
58 (15.69 %)RUP
58 (15.69 %)Scrum
58 (15.69 %)Agile Software Development
67 (13.73 %)Workflow
67 (13.73 %)CRM
67 (13.73 %)UNIX
67 (13.73 %)JavaScript
67 (13.73 %)Perl
67 (13.73 %)SQL
67 (13.73 %)VB
67 (13.73 %)IIS
67 (13.73 %)TestDirector
67 (13.73 %)C
67 (13.73 %)E-Commerce
67 (13.73 %)HP

ISEB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing ISEB also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited ISEB. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
110 (19.61 %)ASP
110 (19.61 %)Web Services
110 (19.61 %).NET
27 (13.73 %)AJAX
31 (1.961 %)WebSphere
31 (1.961 %)MDX
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
17 (13.73 %)IIS
21 (1.961 %)WebSphere Portal
21 (1.961 %)ESB
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
13 (5.882 %)Open Workbench
13 (5.882 %)CA Clarity
21 (1.961 %)Spreadsheet
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
11 (1.961 %)WAN
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (19.61 %)SQL Server
21 (1.961 %)Datawarehouse
21 (1.961 %)Oracle 8/8i
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
111 (21.57 %)LoadRunner
29 (17.65 %)QuickTest Pro
37 (13.73 %)TestDirector
45 (9.804 %)WinRunner
51 (1.961 %)Team Foundation Server
51 (1.961 %)ClearCase
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
115 (29.41 %)Finance
211 (21.57 %)Pensions
37 (13.73 %)Insurance
43 (5.882 %)Government
52 (3.922 %)Telecoms
61 (1.961 %)Retail Banking
61 (1.961 %)Advertising
61 (1.961 %)Banking
61 (1.961 %)Retail
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
123 (45.10 %)Analyst
216 (31.37 %)Test Analyst
37 (13.73 %)Tester
37 (13.73 %)Test Leader
45 (9.804 %)Consultant
45 (9.804 %)Test Team Leader
45 (9.804 %)Team Leader
45 (9.804 %)Test Consultant
54 (7.843 %)Test Manager
54 (7.843 %)Project Manager
54 (7.843 %)Business Analyst
63 (5.882 %)Manual Tester
72 (3.922 %)Systems Tester
72 (3.922 %)Senior Analyst
72 (3.922 %)Systems Analyst
81 (1.961 %)Functional Tester
81 (1.961 %)Performance Analyst
81 (1.961 %)Project Office Analyst
81 (1.961 %)Performance Test Analyst
81 (1.961 %)Agile Tester
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
12 (3.922 %)Client/Server
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
17 (13.73 %)UNIX
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
115 (29.41 %)PRINCE2
210 (19.61 %)Test Scripting
210 (19.61 %)User Acceptance Testing
38 (15.69 %)RUP
38 (15.69 %)Scrum
38 (15.69 %)Agile Software Development
47 (13.73 %)Workflow
47 (13.73 %)CRM
47 (13.73 %)E-Commerce
47 (13.73 %)Document Management
56 (11.76 %)Software Testing
56 (11.76 %)Web Testing
56 (11.76 %)Test Management
64 (7.843 %)System Testing
73 (5.882 %)Automated Testing
73 (5.882 %)PRINCE
73 (5.882 %)Configuration Management
82 (3.922 %)Project Management
82 (3.922 %)UML
82 (3.922 %)ITIL
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
110 (19.61 %)C#
28 (15.69 %)Java
37 (13.73 %)JavaScript
37 (13.73 %)Perl
37 (13.73 %)SQL
37 (13.73 %)VB
37 (13.73 %)C
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
115 (29.41 %)Security Cleared
115 (29.41 %)SC Cleared
26 (11.76 %)APMP
35 (9.804 %)ISTQB
35 (9.804 %)ISEB Practitioner
44 (7.843 %)BC Cleared
53 (5.882 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
61 (1.961 %)Degree
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.961 %)QA
11 (1.961 %)SLA
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
13 (5.882 %)HP Quality Center
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
17 (13.73 %)HP
17 (13.73 %)Singularity
22 (3.922 %)Oracle
31 (1.961 %)Citrix
31 (1.961 %)Interwoven
31 (1.961 %)Software AG