The first 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 23 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 Hampshire 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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB)
Rank 60 46 63
Rank change year-on-year
-14 +17
Contract jobs citing ISEB 40 55 40
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hampshire 2.626% 3.468% 2.130%
As % of the Qualifications category 8.264% 10.96% 7.576%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 20 19
Average daily rate £350 £346 £395
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+1.08% -12.34%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £295 £275 £345
10% offered a daily rate of more than £410 £400 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £330 £350
% change year-on-year
-1.51% -5.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
Average hourly rate £30.00 - £27.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £18.50 £27.50
% change year-on-year
+48.64% -32.72%
All Qualifications
Hampshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
484 502 528
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hampshire 31.78% 31.65% 28.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 253 239 220
Average daily rate £363 £370 £355
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-2.02% +4.22%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £240 £235 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £490 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 47 70
Average hourly rate £25.00 £32.50 £34.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-23.07% -4.41%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.35 £12.80 £13.90
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £40.00 £37.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.22% -10.00%
ISEB
South East

ISEB
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Hampshire ISEB Jobs Demand Trend

ISEB
Daily Rate Trend

This 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

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ISEB across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Hampshire ISEB Daily Rate Histogram

ISEB
Hourly Rate Trend

This 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 23 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
Havant - 11 £363 -
Portsmouth +3 4 £350 +40.00%
Andover +3 4 - -
Southampton -3 4 £350 -
Basingstoke -25 2 - -
Winchester 0 1 £375 +25.00%
ISEB
South East

ISEB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, 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.

1 24 (33.33%) HP Quality Center
2 23 (31.94%) Oracle
3 21 (29.17%) SQL
4 19 (26.39%) HP
4 19 (26.39%) Test Scripting
5 16 (22.22%) User Acceptance Testing
5 16 (22.22%) Test Automation
6 14 (19.44%) QA
7 13 (18.06%) ISTQB
8 12 (16.67%) Test Management
9 11 (15.28%) Stakeholder Management
9 11 (15.28%) Microsoft
10 10 (13.89%) Data Warehouse
10 10 (13.89%) Business Analysis
10 10 (13.89%) Oracle BI EE
10 10 (13.89%) Performance Testing
11 9 (12.50%) Software Testing
11 9 (12.50%) Telecoms
11 9 (12.50%) Finance
11 9 (12.50%) PRINCE2
11 9 (12.50%) Windows
12 8 (11.11%) Active Directory
12 8 (11.11%) QuickTest Pro
12 8 (11.11%) LoadRunner
12 8 (11.11%) Linux
12 8 (11.11%) UNIX
12 8 (11.11%) SQL Server
12 8 (11.11%) Java
12 8 (11.11%) Oracle Reports
12 8 (11.11%) MS Excel

ISEB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 6 (8.333%) SOAP
1 6 (8.333%) soapUI
2 2 (2.778%) COM
2 2 (2.778%) .NET
3 1 (1.389%) .NET Framework
Application Platforms
1 7 (9.722%) SharePoint
1 7 (9.722%) IIS
2 1 (1.389%) Windows Azure
Applications
1 8 (11.11%) MS Excel
2 5 (6.944%) Final Cut Pro
3 2 (2.778%) MS Visio
3 2 (2.778%) MS Project
3 2 (2.778%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 7 (9.722%) Oracle EBS
2 6 (8.333%) Oracle HRMS
3 4 (5.556%) Oracle Applications
3 4 (5.556%) Oracle iProcurement
4 3 (4.167%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (2.778%) Oracle Financials
5 2 (2.778%) Oracle Payroll
6 1 (1.389%) Cognos Business Intelligence
6 1 (1.389%) Maximo
Communications & Networking
1 7 (9.722%) Internet
2 3 (4.167%) HTTP
2 3 (4.167%) DVB
3 1 (1.389%) Radio Access Network
3 1 (1.389%) BSS
3 1 (1.389%) Broadband
3 1 (1.389%) TCP/IP
3 1 (1.389%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (13.89%) Data Warehouse
1 10 (13.89%) Oracle BI EE
2 8 (11.11%) SQL Server
2 8 (11.11%) Oracle Reports
3 7 (9.722%) SQL Server 2008
3 7 (9.722%) Oracle 11g
3 7 (9.722%) SQL Server 2005
3 7 (9.722%) Oracle OWB
3 7 (9.722%) Oracle 8/8i
3 7 (9.722%) Oracle 10g
4 5 (6.944%) SQL Server 2012
5 4 (5.556%) Oracle Discoverer
5 4 (5.556%) RDBMS
6 2 (2.778%) SQL Server 2000
Development Applications
1 8 (11.11%) QuickTest Pro
1 8 (11.11%) LoadRunner
2 7 (9.722%) Oracle APEX
3 2 (2.778%) Xcode
3 2 (2.778%) Selenium
4 1 (1.389%) JMeter
4 1 (1.389%) SilkPerformer
4 1 (1.389%) Visual Studio
General
1 9 (12.50%) Telecoms
1 9 (12.50%) Finance
2 4 (5.556%) General Ledger
3 3 (4.167%) Military
4 2 (2.778%) Manufacturing
5 1 (1.389%) Back Office
5 1 (1.389%) Retail
5 1 (1.389%) Billing
Job Titles
1 41 (56.94%) Analyst
2 23 (31.94%) Test Analyst
3 20 (27.78%) Business Analyst
4 9 (12.50%) Test Manager
5 6 (8.333%) Systems Analyst
5 6 (8.333%) Senior Analyst
6 5 (6.944%) Test Engineer
6 5 (6.944%) QA Engineer
6 5 (6.944%) Tester
7 4 (5.556%) Business Systems Analyst
7 4 (5.556%) Test Leader
8 3 (4.167%) Verification Engineer
8 3 (4.167%) Siebel Analyst
8 3 (4.167%) Lead Business Analyst
8 3 (4.167%) Senior Test Analyst
8 3 (4.167%) Senior Test Engineer
8 3 (4.167%) Test Consultant
8 3 (4.167%) Consultant
8 3 (4.167%) DBA
8 3 (4.167%) Senior Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 4 (5.556%) DTV
1 4 (5.556%) MPEG
2 3 (4.167%) IPTV
3 2 (2.778%) Management Information System
3 2 (2.778%) Smart Meter
3 2 (2.778%) SaaS
4 1 (1.389%) Digital Media
4 1 (1.389%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (1.389%) IIBA
4 1 (1.389%) EPoS
4 1 (1.389%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 9 (12.50%) Windows
2 8 (11.11%) Linux
2 8 (11.11%) UNIX
3 2 (2.778%) Android
3 2 (2.778%) Apple iOS
4 1 (1.389%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (26.39%) Test Scripting
2 16 (22.22%) User Acceptance Testing
2 16 (22.22%) Test Automation
3 12 (16.67%) Test Management
4 11 (15.28%) Stakeholder Management
5 10 (13.89%) Business Analysis
5 10 (13.89%) Performance Testing
6 9 (12.50%) Software Testing
6 9 (12.50%) PRINCE2
7 7 (9.722%) Penetration Testing
7 7 (9.722%) Migration
7 7 (9.722%) CRM
8 6 (8.333%) Business Intelligence
8 6 (8.333%) ITIL
8 6 (8.333%) Scrum
9 5 (6.944%) Test Strategy
9 5 (6.944%) Matrix Management
9 5 (6.944%) Use Case
9 5 (6.944%) Validation
9 5 (6.944%) Systems Analysis
Programming Languages
1 21 (29.17%) SQL
2 8 (11.11%) Java
3 5 (6.944%) C#
4 2 (2.778%) R
5 1 (1.389%) Bash shell
5 1 (1.389%) C++
5 1 (1.389%) C
5 1 (1.389%) Python
Qualifications
1 13 (18.06%) ISTQB
2 8 (11.11%) ISEB Practitioner
2 8 (11.11%) Security Cleared
3 5 (6.944%) Degree
3 5 (6.944%) SC Cleared
4 4 (5.556%) HP AIS
5 2 (2.778%) PMI Certification
6 1 (1.389%) CBAP
6 1 (1.389%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (19.44%) QA
System Software
1 8 (11.11%) Active Directory
2 7 (9.722%) Oracle RAC
2 7 (9.722%) Terminal Services
3 5 (6.944%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (1.389%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 24 (33.33%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 23 (31.94%) Oracle
2 19 (26.39%) HP
3 11 (15.28%) Microsoft
4 8 (11.11%) VMware
5 5 (6.944%) Sony
5 5 (6.944%) Software AG
6 4 (5.556%) Siebel
7 3 (4.167%) Cognos
8 2 (2.778%) Pegasus
9 1 (1.389%) Citrix
9 1 (1.389%) webMethods
Andover, South East
Non Functional Test AnalystAndover, HampshireContract Length: 3 months +Key Skills: NON FUNCTIONAL,TEST, ORACLE, SQL SERVER, WINDOWS, UNIX, VIRTUAL, VMWARE, SERVER, BUILD, DATA WAREHOUSE, DATAWAREHOUSE, DATAWARHOUSING, QTP, QUICK...
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Posted: 29 April 2013