Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB) in IT contracts within the Bristol region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ISEB over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInformation Systems Examinations Board (ISEB)
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank-21
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads039
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.049 %
As % of the category below0.000 %24.07 %
Daily rates quoted018
Average minimum daily rate-£325
Average daily rate-£325
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£331
% change on same period last year-1.91 %
Hourly rates quoted09
Average minimum hourly rate-£31.11
Average hourly rate-£32.78
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£34.44
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.46£34.53
% change on same period last year-3.10 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads151162
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.303 %0.203 %
Daily rates quoted3647
Average minimum daily rate£398£351
Average daily rate£419£358
% change on same period last year+17.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£440£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£364
% change on same period last year-3.30 %
Hourly rates quoted6637
Average minimum hourly rate£29.63£27.39
Average hourly rate£30.86£28.82
% change on same period last year+7.06 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.08£30.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.27£27.12
% change on same period last year+4.26 %
ISEB South WestISEB
South West

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily 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
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 8 January 2009, 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.

17 (46.67 %)Test Scripting
26 (40.00 %)Finance
35 (33.33 %)Regression Testing
44 (26.67 %)SQL
44 (26.67 %)SQL Server
44 (26.67 %)Software Testing
53 (20.00 %)Insurance
53 (20.00 %)Degree
53 (20.00 %)Migration
53 (20.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
53 (20.00 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
53 (20.00 %)Oracle
53 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
62 (13.33 %)Project Management
62 (13.33 %)TestDirector
62 (13.33 %)SQL Server 2000
62 (13.33 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
62 (13.33 %)C#
62 (13.33 %)PeopleSoft
62 (13.33 %)Unit Testing
62 (13.33 %)Manual Testing
62 (13.33 %)Retail
62 (13.33 %)FitNesse
62 (13.33 %)SQL Server 2005
62 (13.33 %)Pensions
71 (6.667 %)Retail Banking
71 (6.667 %)Business Analysis
71 (6.667 %)Automated Testing
71 (6.667 %)Agile Software Development
71 (6.667 %)Banking

ISEB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, 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 DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (6.667 %).NET
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (6.667 %)WebLogic
11 (6.667 %)Apache
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (13.33 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (26.67 %)SQL Server
22 (13.33 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (13.33 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (6.667 %)Datawarehouse
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (13.33 %)TestDirector
12 (13.33 %)FitNesse
21 (6.667 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (6.667 %)LoadRunner
21 (6.667 %)ClearQuest
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (40.00 %)Finance
23 (20.00 %)Insurance
32 (13.33 %)Pensions
32 (13.33 %)Retail
41 (6.667 %)Retail Banking
41 (6.667 %)Banking
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (53.33 %)Analyst
24 (26.67 %)Test Analyst
33 (20.00 %)Project Manager
33 (20.00 %)Business Analyst
33 (20.00 %)Junior
33 (20.00 %)Junior Project Manager
42 (13.33 %)Project Leader
42 (13.33 %)Developer
42 (13.33 %)Tester
51 (6.667 %)Analyst Programmer
51 (6.667 %)Programmer
51 (6.667 %)Senior Analyst
51 (6.667 %)Manual Tester
51 (6.667 %)C# Developer
51 (6.667 %)Senior Test Analyst
51 (6.667 %)Manual Test Analyst
51 (6.667 %)Software Developer
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (6.667 %)Client/Server
11 (6.667 %)Management Information System
11 (6.667 %)Equities
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (6.667 %)UNIX
11 (6.667 %)Windows
11 (6.667 %)VMS
11 (6.667 %)OpenVMS
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (46.67 %)Test Scripting
25 (33.33 %)Regression Testing
34 (26.67 %)Software Testing
43 (20.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
43 (20.00 %)Migration
43 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
52 (13.33 %)Project Management
52 (13.33 %)Unit Testing
52 (13.33 %)Manual Testing
61 (6.667 %)System Testing
61 (6.667 %)Data Migration
61 (6.667 %)V-Model
61 (6.667 %)ITIL
61 (6.667 %)UML
61 (6.667 %)Agile Software Development
61 (6.667 %)Automated Testing
61 (6.667 %)Business Analysis
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (26.67 %)SQL
22 (13.33 %)C#
31 (6.667 %)VB
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (20.00 %)Degree
13 (20.00 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (20.00 %)Oracle
22 (13.33 %)PeopleSoft
31 (6.667 %)Microsoft
31 (6.667 %)HP
31 (6.667 %)Compaq