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 Hampshire 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 Hampshire region.

 Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB)
Location
3 months to
18 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank374543
Rank change year-on-year
Up+8Down-2
Matching contract IT job ads353176
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hampshire3.046 %2.255 %2.664 %
As % of the Qualifications category8.706 %7.635 %11.93 %
Daily rates quoted111338
Average daily rate£300£375£345
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-20.00 %+8.690 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£225£245£251
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£325£450£383
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£300£328
% change year-on-year
--8.390 %
Hourly rates quoted229
Average hourly rate£28.75£35.00£34.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-17.85 %+2.940 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£27.75£33.00£19.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£29.75£37.00£36.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.50£32.50£32.25
% change year-on-year
-9.230 %+0.770 %
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryAll Qualifications
Hampshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
402406637
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hampshire34.99 %29.53 %22.33 %
Daily rates quoted159109171
Average daily rate£310£350£356
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-11.42 %-1.790 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£250£250£216
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£435£533£439
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£350£350
% change year-on-year
-7.140 %-
Hourly rates quoted4074173
Average hourly rate£37.50£37.50£32.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-+15.38 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£16.12£16.55£14.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£42.50£46.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.50£25.00£25.00
% change year-on-year
-18.00 %-
ISEB South EastISEB
South East

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 Hampshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region.

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region over the 3 months to 18 March 2010.

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region.

Hampshire ISEB Hourly Rate Trend

ISEB
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ISEB within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 18 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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
AldershotNew entry-5£325-
BasingstokeUp+32£275-8.33 %
HavantNew entry-1--
PortsmouthNew entry-1£315-
ISEB South EastISEB
South East

ISEB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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.

135 (53.03 %)Test Scripting
230 (45.45 %)HP
322 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
420 (30.30 %)Finance
519 (28.79 %)TestDirector
519 (28.79 %)Oracle
617 (25.76 %)SC Cleared
715 (22.73 %)User Acceptance Testing
715 (22.73 %)Oracle Financials
812 (18.18 %)ISEB Practitioner
911 (16.67 %)General Ledger
911 (16.67 %)Windows
1010 (15.15 %)UNIX
1010 (15.15 %)Government
1010 (15.15 %)ISTQB
1010 (15.15 %)Test Automation
119 (13.64 %)Oracle HRMS
119 (13.64 %)Java
119 (13.64 %)ClearQuest
128 (12.12 %)XML
128 (12.12 %)Automated Testing
128 (12.12 %)Software Testing
128 (12.12 %)Performance Testing
128 (12.12 %)HP Quality Center
137 (10.61 %)LoadRunner
146 (9.091 %)AIX
146 (9.091 %)SOA
146 (9.091 %)Degree
146 (9.091 %)Oracle General Ledger
155 (7.576 %)QuickTest Pro

ISEB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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.

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
18 (12.12 %)XML
23 (4.545 %)WebSphere
32 (3.030 %)J2EE
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
13 (4.545 %)WebSphere Application Server
21 (1.515 %)CMS
21 (1.515 %)IIS
21 (1.515 %)SharePoint
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
12 (3.030 %)MS Office
21 (1.515 %)Spreadsheet
21 (1.515 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (1.515 %)MS Project
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
115 (22.73 %)Oracle Financials
29 (13.64 %)Oracle HRMS
36 (9.091 %)Oracle General Ledger
41 (1.515 %)Oracle EBS
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
11 (1.515 %)ATM
11 (1.515 %)FTP
11 (1.515 %)TCP/IP
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (4.545 %)DB2
22 (3.030 %)MySQL
31 (1.515 %)SQL Server
31 (1.515 %)GIS
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
119 (28.79 %)TestDirector
29 (13.64 %)ClearQuest
37 (10.61 %)LoadRunner
45 (7.576 %)QuickTest Pro
53 (4.545 %)ClearCase
53 (4.545 %)RequisitePro
62 (3.030 %)StarTeam
62 (3.030 %)Rational Performance Tester
71 (1.515 %)Rational Functional Tester
71 (1.515 %)VSS/SourceSafe
71 (1.515 %)WinRunner
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
120 (30.30 %)Finance
211 (16.67 %)General Ledger
310 (15.15 %)Government
44 (6.061 %)Health
52 (3.030 %)Telecoms
61 (1.515 %)Retail
61 (1.515 %)Insurance
61 (1.515 %)Financial Institution
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
138 (57.58 %)Analyst
236 (54.55 %)Test Analyst
318 (27.27 %)Tester
415 (22.73 %)Oracle Analyst
55 (7.576 %)Test Manager
64 (6.061 %)Functional Tester
73 (4.545 %)Functional Analyst
73 (4.545 %)Functional Test Analyst
82 (3.030 %)Consultant
82 (3.030 %)Project Manager
82 (3.030 %)Non-Functional Tester
82 (3.030 %)Performance Test Manager
82 (3.030 %)QA Analyst
82 (3.030 %)Performance Manager
82 (3.030 %)Technical Analyst
82 (3.030 %)Project Analyst
82 (3.030 %)Technical Test Analyst
82 (3.030 %)Performance Tester
82 (3.030 %)Software Tester
82 (3.030 %)Test Leader
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
11 (1.515 %)iSeries
11 (1.515 %)Clustering
11 (1.515 %)EPoS
11 (1.515 %)NHS
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
111 (16.67 %)Windows
210 (15.15 %)UNIX
36 (9.091 %)AIX
43 (4.545 %)Linux
52 (3.030 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (3.030 %)Windows XP
52 (3.030 %)Red Hat Linux
61 (1.515 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
61 (1.515 %)Fedora
61 (1.515 %)Windows Vista
61 (1.515 %)Solaris
61 (1.515 %)Mac OS X
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
135 (53.03 %)Test Scripting
215 (22.73 %)User Acceptance Testing
310 (15.15 %)Test Automation
48 (12.12 %)Automated Testing
48 (12.12 %)Software Testing
48 (12.12 %)Performance Testing
56 (9.091 %)SOA
64 (6.061 %)Project Management
64 (6.061 %)PRINCE2
64 (6.061 %)Load Testing
73 (4.545 %)Unified Process
73 (4.545 %)Software Engineering
73 (4.545 %)Test Management
73 (4.545 %)RUP
82 (3.030 %)Disaster Recovery
82 (3.030 %)Security Testing
82 (3.030 %)Volume Testing
82 (3.030 %)Integration Testing
82 (3.030 %)Web Testing
82 (3.030 %)Penetration Testing
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
19 (13.64 %)Java
24 (6.061 %)SQL
33 (4.545 %)C
42 (3.030 %)C#
51 (1.515 %)C++
51 (1.515 %)VBScript
51 (1.515 %)Ada
51 (1.515 %)Python
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
122 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
217 (25.76 %)SC Cleared
312 (18.18 %)ISEB Practitioner
410 (15.15 %)ISTQB
56 (9.091 %)Degree
63 (4.545 %)DV Cleared
71 (1.515 %)MBA
71 (1.515 %)Postgraduate
71 (1.515 %)ITIL Certification
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (3.030 %)QA
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
11 (1.515 %)VMware Infrastructure
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
18 (12.12 %)HP Quality Center
21 (1.515 %)McAfee ePO
21 (1.515 %)NetBackup
21 (1.515 %)Netcool
21 (1.515 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
130 (45.45 %)HP
219 (28.79 %)Oracle
33 (4.545 %)Cognos
33 (4.545 %)Sony
42 (3.030 %)Red Hat
51 (1.515 %)VMware
51 (1.515 %)Cramer
51 (1.515 %)Microsoft
51 (1.515 %)McAfee
51 (1.515 %)Apple
51 (1.515 %)Veritas
51 (1.515 %)Borland
51 (1.515 %)Citrix
51 (1.515 %)Informatica