The first table below looks at the demand for ISEB in IT contracts advertised for the Shropshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited ISEB over the 3 months to 18 June 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 Shropshire 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
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB)
Rank 20 21 21
Rank change year-on-year
+1 0
Contract jobs citing ISEB 2 8 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Shropshire 1.681% 5.970% 2.679%
As % of the Qualifications category 11.11% 33.33% 12.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 0
Average daily rate £330 £268 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+23.36% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £330 £353
% change year-on-year
-1.51% -6.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.50 £20.75 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+8.43% -30.83%
All Qualifications
Shropshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
18 24 25
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Shropshire 15.13% 17.91% 22.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 16 13
Average daily rate £330 £325 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+1.53% +8.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £283 £263 £112
10% offered a daily rate of more than £558 £438 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Average hourly rate - £10.00 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £21.50 £24.00
% change year-on-year
+2.32% -10.41%
ISEB
West Midlands

ISEB
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Shropshire 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 Shropshire region.

Shropshire ISEB Daily Rate Trend

ISEB
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Shropshire 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 Shropshire region over the 3 months to 18 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Telford +3 2 £330 +23.36%
ISEB
West Midlands

ISEB
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire 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 7 (100.00%) SQL
1 7 (100.00%) UNIX
2 6 (85.71%) Windows
2 6 (85.71%) Java
2 6 (85.71%) Test Scripting
3 4 (57.14%) Oracle
4 3 (42.86%) XML
4 3 (42.86%) Retail
4 3 (42.86%) Software Testing
4 3 (42.86%) ISTQB
5 2 (28.57%) webMethods
5 2 (28.57%) Test Strategy
5 2 (28.57%) Microsoft
5 2 (28.57%) Oracle OWB
5 2 (28.57%) WebLogic
6 1 (14.29%) MS Project
6 1 (14.29%) MS Excel
6 1 (14.29%) TOAD
6 1 (14.29%) IBM
6 1 (14.29%) CheckPoint
6 1 (14.29%) BC Cleared
6 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
6 1 (14.29%) Project Planning
6 1 (14.29%) Open Workbench
6 1 (14.29%) Test Management
6 1 (14.29%) ISEB Practitioner
6 1 (14.29%) Automated Testing

ISEB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire 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 3 (42.86%) XML
Application Platforms
1 2 (28.57%) WebLogic
Applications
1 1 (14.29%) MS Project
1 1 (14.29%) MS Excel
1 1 (14.29%) Open Workbench
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (28.57%) Oracle OWB
2 1 (14.29%) TOAD
General
1 3 (42.86%) Retail
Job Titles
1 5 (71.43%) Analyst
1 5 (71.43%) Test Analyst
2 1 (14.29%) Test Team Leader
2 1 (14.29%) Team Leader
2 1 (14.29%) Test Manager
Operating Systems
1 7 (100.00%) UNIX
2 6 (85.71%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Test Scripting
2 3 (42.86%) Software Testing
3 2 (28.57%) Test Strategy
4 1 (14.29%) Project Planning
4 1 (14.29%) Test Management
4 1 (14.29%) Automated Testing
Programming Languages
1 7 (100.00%) SQL
2 6 (85.71%) Java
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) ISTQB
2 1 (14.29%) BC Cleared
2 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
2 1 (14.29%) ISEB Practitioner
Vendors
1 4 (57.14%) Oracle
2 2 (28.57%) Microsoft
2 2 (28.57%) webMethods
3 1 (14.29%) CheckPoint
3 1 (14.29%) IBM