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The table below looks at the demand for Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB) in IT contracts within the West Midlands region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ISEB over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInformation Systems Examinations Board (ISEB)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank5969
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads5859
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.091 %0.063 %
As % of the category below19.14 %15.99 %
Daily rates quoted2730
Average minimum daily rate£296£266
Average daily rate£304£290
% change on same period last year+4.76 %
Average maximum daily rate£312£314
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£326
% change on same period last year+0.05 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£30.63-
Average hourly rate£30.63-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.63-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.52£35.18
% change on same period last year+0.96 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads303369
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.477 %0.395 %
Daily rates quoted88103
Average minimum daily rate£319£258
Average daily rate£333£273
% change on same period last year+21.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£347£289
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£325
% change on same period last year+2.01 %
Hourly rates quoted5875
Average minimum hourly rate£20.42£30.01
Average hourly rate£21.63£33.38
% change on same period last year-35.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.83£36.76
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.56£25.68
% change on same period last year-0.47 %
ISEB EnglandISEB
England

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily 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 West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands ISEB Hourly Rate Trend

ISEB
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ISEB across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

West Midlands ISEB Hourly Rate Histogram

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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ShropshireUp+1520£278+17.91 %
BirminghamUp+237£328-15.26 %
WarwickshireUp+205--
StaffordshireDown-164£338+11.80 %
CoventryUp+12£405-
SolihullNew entry-2--
HerefordshireUp+91£260+9.47 %
ISEB EnglandISEB
England

ISEB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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.

143 (34.96 %)Test Scripting
230 (24.39 %)Finance
328 (22.76 %)TestDirector
425 (20.33 %)ISTQB
522 (17.89 %)Software Testing
621 (17.07 %)SQL
621 (17.07 %)Oracle
718 (14.63 %)Pensions
817 (13.82 %)Migration
916 (13.01 %)User Acceptance Testing
916 (13.01 %)Test Management
1014 (11.38 %)SC Cleared
1014 (11.38 %)Security Cleared
1113 (10.57 %)UNIX
1113 (10.57 %)System Testing
1211 (8.943 %)HP
1310 (8.130 %)Insurance
1310 (8.130 %)Government
1310 (8.130 %)ITIL
1310 (8.130 %)Java
148 (6.504 %)WinRunner
148 (6.504 %)IBM
148 (6.504 %)Service Management
148 (6.504 %)Data Migration
148 (6.504 %)V-Model
157 (5.691 %)AS400
166 (4.878 %)Validation
166 (4.878 %)Microsoft
166 (4.878 %)VBA
166 (4.878 %)Performance Testing

ISEB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (4.065 %).NET
21 (0.813 %)ASP
21 (0.813 %)XML
21 (0.813 %)JMS
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (1.626 %)CMS
21 (0.813 %)ESB
21 (0.813 %)SharePoint
21 (0.813 %)WebLogic Portal
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (4.065 %)MS Office
15 (4.065 %)MS Excel
24 (3.252 %)MS Visio
33 (2.439 %)MS Project
33 (2.439 %)Open Workbench
41 (0.813 %)DOC1
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.626 %)JDE OneWorld
12 (1.626 %)JDE EnterpriseOne
21 (0.813 %)Summit
21 (0.813 %)assyst
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (4.065 %)Internet
22 (1.626 %)GSM
31 (0.813 %)LDAP
31 (0.813 %)TETRA
31 (0.813 %)BSS
31 (0.813 %)MGW
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (2.439 %)Oracle OWB
22 (1.626 %)Oracle Reports
22 (1.626 %)MS Access
31 (0.813 %)Datawarehouse
31 (0.813 %)TOAD
31 (0.813 %)SQL Navigator
31 (0.813 %)Oracle 8/8i
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
128 (22.76 %)TestDirector
28 (6.504 %)WinRunner
33 (2.439 %)ClearCase
33 (2.439 %)ClearQuest
33 (2.439 %)QuickTest Pro
33 (2.439 %)LoadRunner
42 (1.626 %)Synon
42 (1.626 %)Rational Robot
51 (0.813 %)COOL:Gen
51 (0.813 %)WebLogic Workshop
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
130 (24.39 %)Finance
218 (14.63 %)Pensions
310 (8.130 %)Insurance
310 (8.130 %)Government
44 (3.252 %)Automotive
44 (3.252 %)Education
53 (2.439 %)Telecoms
53 (2.439 %)General Ledger
62 (1.626 %)Banking
62 (1.626 %)Financial Institution
71 (0.813 %)Military
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
141 (33.33 %)Analyst
238 (30.89 %)Test Analyst
334 (27.64 %)Tester
414 (11.38 %)Test Manager
511 (8.943 %)Test Engineer
66 (4.878 %)Senior Test Analyst
66 (4.878 %)Senior Analyst
66 (4.878 %)Systems Tester
75 (4.065 %)Test Team Leader
75 (4.065 %)Team Leader
75 (4.065 %)Technical Engineer
75 (4.065 %)Lead Test Analyst
84 (3.252 %)Test Specialist
84 (3.252 %)Manual Tester
93 (2.439 %)Design Engineer
93 (2.439 %)Network Engineer
93 (2.439 %)Integration Engineer
93 (2.439 %)Network Design Engineer
102 (1.626 %)UAT Analyst
102 (1.626 %)Functional Tester
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (5.691 %)AS400
25 (4.065 %)Mainframe
25 (4.065 %)IBM Mainframe
33 (2.439 %)VLE
42 (1.626 %)iSeries
42 (1.626 %)PMI
51 (0.813 %)N-Tier
51 (0.813 %)SCORM
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (10.57 %)UNIX
23 (2.439 %)Windows
23 (2.439 %)Linux
32 (1.626 %)Mac OS X
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
143 (34.96 %)Test Scripting
222 (17.89 %)Software Testing
317 (13.82 %)Migration
416 (13.01 %)User Acceptance Testing
416 (13.01 %)Test Management
514 (11.38 %)SC Cleared
514 (11.38 %)Security Cleared
613 (10.57 %)System Testing
710 (8.130 %)ITIL
88 (6.504 %)Service Management
88 (6.504 %)Data Migration
88 (6.504 %)V-Model
96 (4.878 %)Performance Testing
96 (4.878 %)Validation
105 (4.065 %)ITSM
114 (3.252 %)GAP Analysis
114 (3.252 %)PRINCE2
114 (3.252 %)Manual Testing
123 (2.439 %)Stress Testing
123 (2.439 %)Use Case
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
121 (17.07 %)SQL
210 (8.130 %)Java
36 (4.878 %)VBA
44 (3.252 %)VB
53 (2.439 %)Perl
62 (1.626 %)PL/SQL
62 (1.626 %)RPG
62 (1.626 %)COBOL
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
125 (20.33 %)ISTQB
25 (4.065 %)ISEB Practitioner
33 (2.439 %)CCNA
33 (2.439 %)Cisco Certification
42 (1.626 %)PRINCE2 Certification
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.626 %)QA
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (1.626 %)Active Directory
12 (1.626 %)ISA Server
21 (0.813 %)AquaLogic
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
121 (17.07 %)Oracle
211 (8.943 %)HP
38 (6.504 %)IBM
46 (4.878 %)Microsoft
53 (2.439 %)FileNet
53 (2.439 %)FatWire
62 (1.626 %)Borland
62 (1.626 %)JD Edwards
62 (1.626 %)TIBCO
71 (0.813 %)BEA
71 (0.813 %)Ericsson
71 (0.813 %)SAP
71 (0.813 %)Progress