The first table below looks at the demand for ISEB in IT contracts advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited ISEB over the 3 months to 22 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 South East 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB)
Rank 80 84 105
Rank change year-on-year
+4 +21
Contract jobs citing ISEB 168 194 151
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 2.121% 1.875% 1.471%
As % of the Qualifications category 8.502% 8.700% 6.911%
Number of daily rates quoted 94 83 69
Average daily rate £350 £325 £390
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.69% -16.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £272 £267 £270
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £419 £485
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £330 £350
% change year-on-year
-1.51% -5.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 12
Average hourly rate £30.00 £33.50 £30.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-10.44% +11.66%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £18.50 £27.50
% change year-on-year
+48.64% -32.72%
All Qualifications
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
1976 2230 2185
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 24.94% 21.56% 21.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 962 1002 889
Average daily rate £350 £350 £350
90% offered a daily rate of more than £238 £200 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £475 £513
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 124 136 203
Average hourly rate £21.50 £22.50 £23.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-4.44% -3.22%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.00 £12.50 £11.05
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £42.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.22% -10.00%
ISEB
England

ISEB
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South East 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 South East region.

South East 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 South East region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

South East 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 South East region.

South East 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 South East region over the 3 months to 22 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
Hampshire -14 40 £350 +1.08%
Berkshire -1 38 £315 +4.47%
Surrey +25 37 £400 +11.11%
Buckinghamshire +3 21 £344 +17.52%
Oxfordshire +10 8 £375 +17.18%
East Sussex +9 8 £525 +31.25%
West Sussex +9 6 £325 +4.00%
Home Counties - 5 - -
Sussex - 3 - -
Middlesex +5 1 £313 -
ISEB
England

ISEB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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 80 (23.26%) Business Analysis
2 68 (19.77%) Finance
3 58 (16.86%) User Acceptance Testing
4 56 (16.28%) Telecoms
5 51 (14.83%) PRINCE2
5 51 (14.83%) ISTQB
6 49 (14.24%) Stakeholder Management
7 48 (13.95%) Software Testing
8 47 (13.66%) ITIL
9 45 (13.08%) HP Quality Center
10 43 (12.50%) Test Scripting
11 42 (12.21%) QA
12 41 (11.92%) Oracle
13 36 (10.47%) SQL
13 36 (10.47%) HP
14 33 (9.593%) Test Management
15 31 (9.012%) Radio Access Network
15 31 (9.012%) UML
15 31 (9.012%) Migration
16 29 (8.430%) Agile Software Development
17 28 (8.140%) Performance Testing
18 27 (7.849%) GSM
19 26 (7.558%) WCDMA
19 26 (7.558%) Scrum
19 26 (7.558%) 3G
19 26 (7.558%) Security Cleared
20 25 (7.267%) Microsoft
21 23 (6.686%) 2G
21 23 (6.686%) MS Excel
21 23 (6.686%) SQL Server

ISEB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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 18 (5.233%) SOAP
2 17 (4.942%) XML
3 11 (3.198%) Web Services
4 10 (2.907%) soapUI
5 7 (2.035%) .NET
6 5 (1.453%) HTML
6 5 (1.453%) WSDL
6 5 (1.453%) WPF
7 4 (1.163%) WebSphere
7 4 (1.163%) BPEL4WS
7 4 (1.163%) CSS
8 3 (0.872%) JMS
8 3 (0.872%) REST
8 3 (0.872%) .NET Framework
8 3 (0.872%) Ajax
9 2 (0.581%) JSON
9 2 (0.581%) Middleware
9 2 (0.581%) COM
9 2 (0.581%) XSL
10 1 (0.291%) J2EE
Application Platforms
1 9 (2.616%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.326%) IIS
3 5 (1.453%) MS Project Server
4 4 (1.163%) ColdFusion
5 3 (0.872%) MS Exchange
5 3 (0.872%) WebSphere Application Server
5 3 (0.872%) Oracle Workflow
5 3 (0.872%) Sitecore CMS
5 3 (0.872%) Lync
6 1 (0.291%) Apache
6 1 (0.291%) WebSphere MQ
6 1 (0.291%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.291%) Windows Azure
6 1 (0.291%) ESB
6 1 (0.291%) WebSphere Message Broker
Applications
1 23 (6.686%) MS Excel
2 19 (5.523%) MS Visio
3 18 (5.233%) MS Project
4 17 (4.942%) MS Office
5 7 (2.035%) MS PowerPoint
6 5 (1.453%) Final Cut Pro
Business Applications
1 7 (2.035%) Oracle EBS
2 6 (1.744%) Oracle HRMS
3 4 (1.163%) SAP SRM
3 4 (1.163%) Oracle iProcurement
3 4 (1.163%) Oracle Applications
4 3 (0.872%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.581%) Oracle Payroll
5 2 (0.581%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.291%) Agresso
6 1 (0.291%) Lawson
6 1 (0.291%) Maximo
6 1 (0.291%) CODA-Financials
6 1 (0.291%) Movex
6 1 (0.291%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.291%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.291%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.291%) Oracle BRM
6 1 (0.291%) Cognos Business Intelligence
Communications & Networking
1 31 (9.012%) Radio Access Network
2 27 (7.849%) GSM
3 26 (7.558%) WCDMA
3 26 (7.558%) 3G
4 23 (6.686%) 2G
5 21 (6.105%) 3GPP
6 20 (5.814%) Wireshark
7 11 (3.198%) HTTP
7 11 (3.198%) Internet
7 11 (3.198%) RNC
7 11 (3.198%) RANAP
8 8 (2.326%) BSS
9 4 (1.163%) Firewall
10 3 (0.872%) SAN
10 3 (0.872%) DNS
10 3 (0.872%) SMTP
10 3 (0.872%) DVB
10 3 (0.872%) NAS
10 3 (0.872%) iSCSI
11 2 (0.581%) LTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (6.686%) SQL Server
2 19 (5.523%) Data Warehouse
3 11 (3.198%) Oracle Reports
4 10 (2.907%) Oracle BI EE
5 8 (2.326%) Oracle 11g
5 8 (2.326%) SQL Server 2008
6 7 (2.035%) Oracle 8/8i
6 7 (2.035%) Oracle 10g
6 7 (2.035%) Oracle OWB
6 7 (2.035%) SQL Server 2005
7 6 (1.744%) SQL Server 2012
8 5 (1.453%) GIS
9 4 (1.163%) Oracle Discoverer
9 4 (1.163%) RDBMS
10 3 (0.872%) SAP BW
10 3 (0.872%) DbVisualizer
10 3 (0.872%) BODI
10 3 (0.872%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
11 2 (0.581%) SQL Server 2000
11 2 (0.581%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 20 (5.814%) QuickTest Pro
2 15 (4.360%) LoadRunner
3 9 (2.616%) Selenium
4 7 (2.035%) Visual Studio
4 7 (2.035%) Oracle APEX
5 5 (1.453%) FitNesse
6 4 (1.163%) Cucumber
6 4 (1.163%) Team Foundation Server
7 3 (0.872%) TestComplete
7 3 (0.872%) SilkPerformer
8 2 (0.581%) Firebug
8 2 (0.581%) Fiddler
8 2 (0.581%) Rational Performance Tester
8 2 (0.581%) Talend Open Studio
8 2 (0.581%) Xcode
8 2 (0.581%) Ant
9 1 (0.291%) ClearCase
9 1 (0.291%) RequisitePro
9 1 (0.291%) TestDirector
9 1 (0.291%) JMeter
General
1 68 (19.77%) Finance
2 56 (16.28%) Telecoms
3 14 (4.070%) Publishing
4 9 (2.616%) Retail
5 7 (2.035%) Banking
5 7 (2.035%) Manufacturing
6 5 (1.453%) Automotive
7 4 (1.163%) General Ledger
7 4 (1.163%) Billing
8 3 (0.872%) Military
9 2 (0.581%) Back Office
9 2 (0.581%) Law
9 2 (0.581%) Legal
10 1 (0.291%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 193 (56.10%) Analyst
2 126 (36.63%) Business Analyst
3 65 (18.90%) Test Analyst
4 37 (10.76%) Test Engineer
5 36 (10.47%) Test Manager
6 24 (6.977%) Tester
7 17 (4.942%) Test Leader
8 16 (4.651%) RAN Engineer
8 16 (4.651%) Architect
8 16 (4.651%) Systems Analyst
9 14 (4.070%) Senior Analyst
9 14 (4.070%) Business Systems Analyst
10 11 (3.198%) Project Manager
10 11 (3.198%) Solutions Architect
11 10 (2.907%) Technical Analyst
11 10 (2.907%) Technical Business Analyst
12 8 (2.326%) 3G Engineer
13 7 (2.035%) Senior Business Analyst
14 6 (1.744%) SAP Test Analyst
14 6 (1.744%) SAP Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 9 (2.616%) Management Information System
2 8 (2.326%) PMI
3 7 (2.035%) Data Integration
4 5 (1.453%) DTV
4 5 (1.453%) IIBA
5 4 (1.163%) Photography
5 4 (1.163%) MPEG
6 3 (0.872%) Cryptography
6 3 (0.872%) Handset
6 3 (0.872%) Clustering
6 3 (0.872%) Smart Meter
6 3 (0.872%) IPTV
7 2 (0.581%) Fat Client
7 2 (0.581%) SaaS
7 2 (0.581%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (0.581%) Thin Client
7 2 (0.581%) Tandem
8 1 (0.291%) EPoS
8 1 (0.291%) IVR
8 1 (0.291%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 16 (4.651%) Windows
2 12 (3.488%) UNIX
3 10 (2.907%) Linux
4 3 (0.872%) Windows Server 2008
4 3 (0.872%) Android
5 2 (0.581%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.291%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (23.26%) Business Analysis
2 58 (16.86%) User Acceptance Testing
3 51 (14.83%) PRINCE2
4 49 (14.24%) Stakeholder Management
5 48 (13.95%) Software Testing
6 47 (13.66%) ITIL
7 43 (12.50%) Test Scripting
8 33 (9.593%) Test Management
9 31 (9.012%) UML
9 31 (9.012%) Migration
10 29 (8.430%) Agile Software Development
11 28 (8.140%) Performance Testing
12 26 (7.558%) Scrum
13 20 (5.814%) Project Management
14 19 (5.523%) Test Automation
15 17 (4.942%) Test Strategy
15 17 (4.942%) Use Case
15 17 (4.942%) System Testing
15 17 (4.942%) Integration Testing
16 16 (4.651%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 36 (10.47%) SQL
2 16 (4.651%) C#
3 11 (3.198%) Java
4 5 (1.453%) JavaScript
5 3 (0.872%) Shell Script
5 3 (0.872%) Groovy
6 2 (0.581%) R
6 2 (0.581%) Bash shell
6 2 (0.581%) Perl
6 2 (0.581%) PHP
6 2 (0.581%) PL/SQL
6 2 (0.581%) Python
7 1 (0.291%) VB
7 1 (0.291%) VB.NET
7 1 (0.291%) C
7 1 (0.291%) C++
7 1 (0.291%) VB6
7 1 (0.291%) NATURAL
Qualifications
1 51 (14.83%) ISTQB
2 26 (7.558%) Security Cleared
3 22 (6.395%) ISEB Practitioner
4 21 (6.105%) SC Cleared
5 19 (5.523%) CBAP
6 15 (4.360%) Degree
7 9 (2.616%) PMI Certification
8 8 (2.326%) DV Cleared
9 6 (1.744%) PMP
10 4 (1.163%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 4 (1.163%) HP AIS
10 4 (1.163%) GSAE
10 4 (1.163%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.872%) MCSE
11 3 (0.872%) MCP
11 3 (0.872%) Microsoft Certification
11 3 (0.872%) CCA
11 3 (0.872%) CCSP
11 3 (0.872%) CCNA
11 3 (0.872%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (12.21%) QA
2 10 (2.907%) Data Quality
3 3 (0.872%) ISO 9000
4 2 (0.581%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.581%) Solvency II
System Software
1 10 (2.907%) VMware Infrastructure
2 8 (2.326%) Active Directory
3 7 (2.035%) Terminal Services
3 7 (2.035%) Oracle RAC
4 3 (0.872%) XenApp
4 3 (0.872%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.291%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 45 (13.08%) HP Quality Center
2 3 (0.872%) OpenView
2 3 (0.872%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 1 (0.291%) SCCM
3 1 (0.291%) SCOM
3 1 (0.291%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 41 (11.92%) Oracle
2 36 (10.47%) HP
3 25 (7.267%) Microsoft
4 21 (6.105%) NetHawk
5 18 (5.233%) SAP
6 15 (4.360%) VMware
6 15 (4.360%) Ericsson
7 7 (2.035%) Citrix
8 6 (1.744%) Siemens
9 5 (1.453%) Siebel
9 5 (1.453%) Software AG
9 5 (1.453%) Sony
10 4 (1.163%) Sun
10 4 (1.163%) Cognos
11 3 (0.872%) Business Objects
11 3 (0.872%) StorageTek
11 3 (0.872%) Sitecore
12 2 (0.581%) Talend
12 2 (0.581%) Cisco
12 2 (0.581%) Salesforce.com
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