ISTQB Contracts in England
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for ISTQB in IT contracts advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited ISTQB over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the England region.

Note that 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.

Location
 3 months to
24 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
Rank 350 355 430
Rank change year-on-year
+5 +75
Contract jobs citing ISTQB 168 213 143
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.404% 0.399% 0.255%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.259% 2.298% 1.607%
Number of daily rates quoted 102 104 84
Average daily rate £350 £309 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+13.36% -31.38%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £246 £250 £220
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £463 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £300 £325
% change year-on-year
+8.33% -7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 2 3
Average hourly rate £27.50 £31.50 £16.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-12.69% +90.90%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £25.00 £29.90 £12.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £30.00 £33.10 £25.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £31.50 £16.50
% change year-on-year
-12.69% +90.90%
Search 84 ISTQB jobs in England
All Qualifications
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category		 7438 9270 8898
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 17.89% 17.38% 15.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 3939 4900 4350
Average daily rate £375 £390 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.84% +4.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £224 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £550 £550
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 422 511 609
Average hourly rate £23.00 £22.00 £22.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+4.54% -2.22%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.00 £12.50 £12.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £47.50 £42.50 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.22% -10.00%
ISTQB
UK

ISTQB
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing ISTQB across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

England ISTQB Jobs Demand Trend

ISTQB
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing ISTQB across the England region.

England ISTQB Daily Rate Trend

ISTQB
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ISTQB across the England region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

England ISTQB Daily Rate Histogram

ISTQB
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing ISTQB across the England region.

England ISTQB Hourly Rate Trend

ISTQB
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ISTQB within the England region over the 3 months to 24 May 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
Contract
IT Job Ads		 Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months		 Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
London +58 65 £375 -9.09%
South East -13 47 £400 +33.33%
Yorkshire +10 19 £265 -9.40%
South West +5 9 £275 -8.33%
North West +18 7 £350 +2.94%
East of England +11 7 £388 +29.25%
West Midlands -9 7 £330 +4.76%
East Midlands - 6 £363 -
South Coast 0 3 - -
ISTQB
UK

ISTQB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing ISTQB 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 ISTQB.

1 303 (84.40%) ISEB
2 131 (36.49%) Software Testing
3 114 (31.75%) Test Scripting
4 110 (30.64%) Finance
5 107 (29.81%) User Acceptance Testing
6 101 (28.13%) HP Quality Center
7 99 (27.58%) SQL
8 92 (25.63%) QA
9 63 (17.55%) Banking
10 61 (16.99%) Test Strategy
11 57 (15.88%) HP
12 55 (15.32%) Oracle
12 55 (15.32%) Test Management
13 45 (12.53%) Degree
14 44 (12.26%) Selenium
15 43 (11.98%) Test Automation
15 43 (11.98%) Agile Software Development
16 42 (11.70%) Java
17 41 (11.42%) SAP
18 40 (11.14%) Windows
19 39 (10.86%) Regression Testing
19 39 (10.86%) Automated Testing
20 38 (10.58%) Stakeholder Management
20 38 (10.58%) .NET
21 37 (10.31%) JIRA
22 36 (10.03%) QuickTest Pro
23 33 (9.192%) SQL Server
24 32 (8.914%) ITIL
24 32 (8.914%) Microsoft
24 32 (8.914%) Retail

ISTQB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing ISTQB 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 ISTQB. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 38 (10.58%) .NET
2 27 (7.521%) XML
3 19 (5.292%) HTML
3 19 (5.292%) Web Services
4 17 (4.735%) ASP.NET
4 17 (4.735%) soapUI
5 15 (4.178%) SOAP
6 7 (1.950%) Middleware
7 6 (1.671%) WCF
7 6 (1.671%) Cocoa Touch
7 6 (1.671%) Cocoa
8 5 (1.393%) LAMP
8 5 (1.393%) JSP
8 5 (1.393%) REST
9 4 (1.114%) .NET Framework
9 4 (1.114%) iOS SDK
9 4 (1.114%) iPhone SDK
9 4 (1.114%) CSS
9 4 (1.114%) J2EE
10 3 (0.836%) ODBC
Application Platforms
1 8 (2.228%) SharePoint
1 8 (2.228%) MSMQ
2 5 (1.393%) Apache
2 5 (1.393%) Confluence
3 4 (1.114%) BizTalk Server
3 4 (1.114%) WebLogic
3 4 (1.114%) Tomcat
4 3 (0.836%) IIS
4 3 (0.836%) Windows Azure
5 2 (0.557%) Exchange Server 2003
5 2 (0.557%) RabbitMQ
5 2 (0.557%) MS Exchange
5 2 (0.557%) WebSphere Application Server
5 2 (0.557%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.279%) CMS
6 1 (0.279%) Zimbra
6 1 (0.279%) WorkSite
6 1 (0.279%) ESB
6 1 (0.279%) Drupal
Applications
1 18 (5.014%) MS Excel
2 13 (3.621%) MS Office
3 6 (1.671%) MS Visio
4 5 (1.393%) Final Cut Pro
5 4 (1.114%) MS PowerPoint
6 2 (0.557%) MS Project
7 1 (0.279%) Open Workbench
Business Applications
1 9 (2.507%) Oracle EBS
2 6 (1.671%) Oracle EBS R12
3 5 (1.393%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.836%) Oracle CRM
4 3 (0.836%) Oracle Financials
4 3 (0.836%) SAP SD
4 3 (0.836%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 3 (0.836%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.557%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.279%) Summit
6 1 (0.279%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.279%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.279%) CODA-Financials
6 1 (0.279%) Movex
6 1 (0.279%) Agresso
6 1 (0.279%) Lawson
6 1 (0.279%) WebTrends
6 1 (0.279%) assyst
6 1 (0.279%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.279%) Dynamics GP
Communications & Networking
1 14 (3.900%) HTTP
2 10 (2.786%) DNS
3 9 (2.507%) HTTPS
3 9 (2.507%) TCP/IP
4 7 (1.950%) DHCP
5 6 (1.671%) Wireshark
6 5 (1.393%) CTI
7 4 (1.114%) Internet
7 4 (1.114%) Extranet
8 3 (0.836%) VoIP
9 2 (0.557%) NetScaler
9 2 (0.557%) Fibre Channel
9 2 (0.557%) NAS
9 2 (0.557%) SAN
9 2 (0.557%) Ethernet
9 2 (0.557%) FTP
10 1 (0.279%) DVB
10 1 (0.279%) Firewall
10 1 (0.279%) SSL
10 1 (0.279%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (9.192%) SQL Server
2 10 (2.786%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (1.950%) TOAD
4 6 (1.671%) Oracle BI EE
5 5 (1.393%) Oracle Reports
5 5 (1.393%) MySQL
5 5 (1.393%) SAP BW
6 4 (1.114%) SQL Server 2005
6 4 (1.114%) SQL Server 2008
7 3 (0.836%) Oracle 8/8i
7 3 (0.836%) DbVisualizer
8 2 (0.557%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
8 2 (0.557%) BODI
8 2 (0.557%) Data Mining
8 2 (0.557%) BusinessObjects
9 1 (0.279%) Siebel EIM
9 1 (0.279%) Oracle OWB
9 1 (0.279%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.279%) MS Access
9 1 (0.279%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 44 (12.26%) Selenium
2 37 (10.31%) JIRA
3 36 (10.03%) QuickTest Pro
4 20 (5.571%) Visual Studio
5 18 (5.014%) LoadRunner
6 14 (3.900%) Cucumber
6 14 (3.900%) WebDriver
7 12 (3.343%) Bugzilla
8 9 (2.507%) FogBugz
9 7 (1.950%) JMeter
9 7 (1.950%) Team Foundation Server
10 5 (1.393%) Jenkins
11 4 (1.114%) FitNesse
11 4 (1.114%) Maven
11 4 (1.114%) Visual Studio Team System
11 4 (1.114%) Ant
11 4 (1.114%) JUnit
12 3 (0.836%) Introscope
12 3 (0.836%) TestDirector
12 3 (0.836%) TestNG
General
1 110 (30.64%) Finance
2 63 (17.55%) Banking
3 32 (8.914%) Retail
4 26 (7.242%) Investment Banking
5 16 (4.457%) Retail Banking
6 11 (3.064%) Telecoms
6 11 (3.064%) Games
7 10 (2.786%) Manufacturing
8 5 (1.393%) Front Office
8 5 (1.393%) Marketing
9 4 (1.114%) Electronics
9 4 (1.114%) Law
10 3 (0.836%) Military
10 3 (0.836%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.279%) Publishing
11 1 (0.279%) Legal
11 1 (0.279%) Automotive
11 1 (0.279%) Multimedia
11 1 (0.279%) Billing
11 1 (0.279%) Music
Job Titles
1 165 (45.96%) Analyst
2 162 (45.13%) Test Analyst
3 62 (17.27%) Test Manager
4 59 (16.43%) Tester
5 34 (9.471%) Test Leader
6 33 (9.192%) Senior Analyst
6 33 (9.192%) Senior Test Analyst
7 20 (5.571%) Test Engineer
8 18 (5.014%) Senior Tester
9 14 (3.900%) QA Engineer
10 13 (3.621%) QA Analyst
11 11 (3.064%) SAP Analyst
11 11 (3.064%) SAP Test Analyst
12 9 (2.507%) Coordinator
12 9 (2.507%) Consultant
13 8 (2.228%) Test Consultant
13 8 (2.228%) QA Consultant
13 8 (2.228%) Software Tester
13 8 (2.228%) Test Coordinator
14 7 (1.950%) Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 17 (4.735%) Mainframe
2 14 (3.900%) Mobile App
2 14 (3.900%) Open Source
2 14 (3.900%) Client/Server
3 11 (3.064%) Computer Science
4 10 (2.786%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 8 (2.228%) Derivative
5 8 (2.228%) Cloud Computing
5 8 (2.228%) Blackberry
6 7 (1.950%) Fixed Income
7 6 (1.671%) Video on Demand
8 5 (1.393%) Handset
8 5 (1.393%) PMI
8 5 (1.393%) STB
8 5 (1.393%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (1.114%) IPTV
9 4 (1.114%) iPhone
10 3 (0.836%) Replication
10 3 (0.836%) DTV
10 3 (0.836%) SaaS
Operating Systems
1 40 (11.14%) Windows
2 29 (8.078%) Linux
3 26 (7.242%) UNIX
4 12 (3.343%) Apple iOS
4 12 (3.343%) Android
5 11 (3.064%) Windows XP
6 9 (2.507%) Windows Server 2008
7 7 (1.950%) Windows 2000
7 7 (1.950%) Windows Server 2003
8 5 (1.393%) Windows 7
9 4 (1.114%) Windows Mobile
9 4 (1.114%) Windows Server 2012
9 4 (1.114%) bada
9 4 (1.114%) Maemo
9 4 (1.114%) Mac OS X
10 3 (0.836%) Solaris
10 3 (0.836%) Windows Vista
11 2 (0.557%) Windows Phone
11 2 (0.557%) VMS
11 2 (0.557%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (36.49%) Software Testing
2 114 (31.75%) Test Scripting
3 107 (29.81%) User Acceptance Testing
4 61 (16.99%) Test Strategy
5 55 (15.32%) Test Management
6 43 (11.98%) Test Automation
6 43 (11.98%) Agile Software Development
7 39 (10.86%) Regression Testing
7 39 (10.86%) Automated Testing
8 38 (10.58%) Stakeholder Management
9 32 (8.914%) ITIL
10 30 (8.357%) Waterfall
11 29 (8.078%) Scrum
12 27 (7.521%) Manual Testing
13 25 (6.964%) PRINCE2
13 25 (6.964%) System Testing
14 23 (6.407%) Integration Testing
15 22 (6.128%) Performance Testing
16 19 (5.292%) CRM
16 19 (5.292%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 99 (27.58%) SQL
2 42 (11.70%) Java
3 22 (6.128%) C#
4 17 (4.735%) Python
5 16 (4.457%) C
5 16 (4.457%) JavaScript
6 10 (2.786%) Perl
7 7 (1.950%) Shell Script
7 7 (1.950%) C++
7 7 (1.950%) VB
8 6 (1.671%) Ruby
8 6 (1.671%) Objective-C
9 4 (1.114%) PHP
10 3 (0.836%) ABAP
10 3 (0.836%) Groovy
11 2 (0.557%) PowerShell
11 2 (0.557%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.279%) VBScript
12 1 (0.279%) Delphi
Qualifications
1 303 (84.40%) ISEB
2 45 (12.53%) Degree
3 29 (8.078%) Security Cleared
4 20 (5.571%) SC Cleared
5 11 (3.064%) ISEB Practitioner
6 9 (2.507%) PMI Certification
7 5 (1.393%) CCA
7 5 (1.393%) DV Cleared
8 4 (1.114%) PMP
9 2 (0.557%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 2 (0.557%) BC Cleared
9 2 (0.557%) Citrix Certification
9 2 (0.557%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.557%) MCSE
10 1 (0.279%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 1 (0.279%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.279%) APMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (25.63%) QA
2 4 (1.114%) FATCA
3 2 (0.557%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.279%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (0.279%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 7 (1.950%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (1.114%) XenApp
3 3 (0.836%) Active Directory
4 2 (0.557%) Citrix Presentation Server
4 2 (0.557%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.557%) XenServer
4 2 (0.557%) XenDesktop
4 2 (0.557%) VMware ESX
4 2 (0.557%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.279%) Nmap
Systems Management
1 101 (28.13%) HP Quality Center
2 4 (1.114%) HP SiteScope
3 2 (0.557%) SCCM
3 2 (0.557%) SCOM
3 2 (0.557%) Tivoli
3 2 (0.557%) MOM
3 2 (0.557%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 1 (0.279%) Nessus
Vendors
1 57 (15.88%) HP
2 55 (15.32%) Oracle
3 41 (11.42%) SAP
4 32 (8.914%) Microsoft
5 10 (2.786%) Sybase
5 10 (2.786%) Siebel
6 7 (1.950%) VMware
6 7 (1.950%) Capita
7 6 (1.671%) Citrix
8 5 (1.393%) Sony
8 5 (1.393%) Software AG
8 5 (1.393%) RedPrairie
9 4 (1.114%) Murex
9 4 (1.114%) Symbian
10 3 (0.836%) Business Objects
10 3 (0.836%) CheckPoint
10 3 (0.836%) JD Edwards
11 2 (0.557%) Atlassian
11 2 (0.557%) SolarWinds
11 2 (0.557%) NetApp
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