The first table below looks at the demand for ISEB in IT contracts advertised for the South Wales region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited ISEB over the 3 months to 21 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 Wales 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB)
Rank 31 25 39
Rank change year-on-year
-6 +14
Contract jobs citing ISEB 4 19 8
As % of all contract IT jobs located in South Wales 1.231% 4.810% 2.000%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.878% 13.29% 6.838%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 15 4
Average daily rate £290 £365 £221
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-20.54% +64.97%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £288 £251 £183
10% offered a daily rate of more than £302 £483 £253
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £335 £350
% change year-on-year
-2.98% -4.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £20.50 £27.50
% change year-on-year
+34.14% -25.45%
All Qualifications
South Wales
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
82 143 117
As % of all contract IT jobs located in South Wales 25.23% 36.20% 29.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 45 75 57
Average daily rate £350 £300 £338
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+16.66% -11.11%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £177 £105 £117
10% offered a daily rate of more than £538 £450 £490
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 6 14
Average hourly rate £15.00 £14.50 £21.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+3.44% -30.95%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.90 £14.50 £8.58
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £19.20 £15.50 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.50 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
- -10.00%
ISEB
Wales

ISEB
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South Wales 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 Wales region.

South Wales 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 South Wales region.

South Wales 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 Wales region over the 3 months to 21 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
Cardiff -7 4 £290 -22.14%
ISEB
Wales

ISEB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales 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 (46.67%) PRINCE2
2 6 (40.00%) User Acceptance Testing
3 5 (33.33%) Degree
3 5 (33.33%) Multimedia
3 5 (33.33%) Business Analysis
4 4 (26.67%) Banking
4 4 (26.67%) ISEB Practitioner
4 4 (26.67%) Management Information System
4 4 (26.67%) Migration
4 4 (26.67%) Project Management
4 4 (26.67%) Use Case
5 3 (20.00%) Software Testing
5 3 (20.00%) Retail Banking
5 3 (20.00%) Team Foundation Server
5 3 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 3 (20.00%) Microsoft
5 3 (20.00%) NHS
5 3 (20.00%) UNIX
5 3 (20.00%) Windows
5 3 (20.00%) Linux
5 3 (20.00%) RUP
5 3 (20.00%) SQL
5 3 (20.00%) SQL Server
5 3 (20.00%) MS Project
5 3 (20.00%) Visual Studio
5 3 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (20.00%) Retail
6 2 (13.33%) Data Analysis
6 2 (13.33%) Regression Testing
6 2 (13.33%) Test Strategy

ISEB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales 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 1 (6.667%) XML
Applications
1 3 (20.00%) MS Project
2 1 (6.667%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.667%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (20.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (20.00%) Team Foundation Server
1 3 (20.00%) Visual Studio
General
1 5 (33.33%) Multimedia
2 4 (26.67%) Banking
3 3 (20.00%) Retail Banking
3 3 (20.00%) Retail
4 1 (6.667%) Finance
Job Titles
1 14 (93.33%) Analyst
2 7 (46.67%) Business Analyst
3 5 (33.33%) Test Analyst
4 2 (13.33%) Data Analyst
5 1 (6.667%) Agile Test Analyst
5 1 (6.667%) Data Migration Analyst
5 1 (6.667%) Test Manager
Miscellaneous
1 4 (26.67%) Management Information System
2 3 (20.00%) NHS
3 1 (6.667%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 3 (20.00%) UNIX
1 3 (20.00%) Windows
1 3 (20.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (46.67%) PRINCE2
2 6 (40.00%) User Acceptance Testing
3 5 (33.33%) Business Analysis
4 4 (26.67%) Migration
4 4 (26.67%) Project Management
4 4 (26.67%) Use Case
5 3 (20.00%) Software Testing
5 3 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 3 (20.00%) RUP
5 3 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (13.33%) Data Analysis
6 2 (13.33%) Regression Testing
6 2 (13.33%) Test Strategy
6 2 (13.33%) Manual Testing
6 2 (13.33%) System Testing
6 2 (13.33%) Data Migration
6 2 (13.33%) Data Mapping
6 2 (13.33%) Integration Testing
7 1 (6.667%) Test Scripting
7 1 (6.667%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (20.00%) SQL
2 1 (6.667%) C
Qualifications
1 5 (33.33%) Degree
2 4 (26.67%) ISEB Practitioner
3 2 (13.33%) ISTQB
4 1 (6.667%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (20.00%) Microsoft
South Wales
Experience Required: - Extensive experience as a Business Analyst - Background in media or broadcasting organisations - Industry recognised qualification in Business Analysis (e.g. ISEB Business Analysis Practitioner) - Understanding of...
Sanderson
Rate: £300 - £350 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
ISEB Business Analysis Practitioner) or have substantial commercial experience, an understanding of Prince 2 project management methodology and be able to demonstrate the following: - Understanding of process mapping...
Intapeople
Rate: £250 - £330 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
The suitable Test lead will be responsible for: The provision of assurance, through the testing of 'Proving cycles' so that the Implementation process is robust and fit for...
Hydrogen Group
Rate: £390.00 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013