The first table below looks at the demand for ISTQB in IT jobs advertised for the Bristol region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited ISTQB 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 Bristol region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
Rank 112 100 98
Rank change year-on-year
-12 -2
Permanent jobs citing ISTQB 10 13 13
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bristol 0.571% 0.744% 0.733%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.678% 1.915% 2.407%
Number of salaries quoted 9 13 13
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% +7.14%
UK excluding London average salary £33,000 £35,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-5.71% -6.66%
All Qualifications
Bristol
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
596 679 540
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bristol 34.06% 38.84% 30.44%
Number of salaries quoted 498 601 420
Average salary £40,000 £38,250 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.57% +2.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £26,800 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £52,750 £57,500 £51,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
ISTQB
South West

ISTQB
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing ISTQB across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Bristol ISTQB Jobs Demand Trend

ISTQB
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing ISTQB across the Bristol region.

Bristol ISTQB Salary Trend

ISTQB
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing ISTQB across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Bristol ISTQB Salary Histogram

ISTQB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bristol region citing ISTQB 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 IT job ads sampled that cited ISTQB.

1 32 (96.97%) ISEB
2 19 (57.58%) Finance
2 19 (57.58%) SQL
2 19 (57.58%) Software Testing
3 17 (51.52%) Agile Software Development
4 16 (48.48%) E-Commerce
5 15 (45.45%) Internet
5 15 (45.45%) Automated Testing
6 13 (39.39%) Scrum
6 13 (39.39%) QuickTest Pro
6 13 (39.39%) MS Excel
6 13 (39.39%) HP
6 13 (39.39%) VBScript
6 13 (39.39%) VBA
6 13 (39.39%) XML
6 13 (39.39%) Selenium
6 13 (39.39%) Test Automation
7 11 (33.33%) Degree
7 11 (33.33%) Test Scripting
8 9 (27.27%) Waterfall
8 9 (27.27%) Microsoft
9 5 (15.15%) Automation Testing
10 4 (12.12%) JavaScript
11 3 (9.091%) HP Quality Center
12 2 (6.061%) Manual Testing
12 2 (6.061%) Legal
12 2 (6.061%) C#
12 2 (6.061%) .NET
12 2 (6.061%) SQL Server
13 1 (3.030%) Law

ISTQB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bristol region citing ISTQB also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited ISTQB. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 13 (39.39%) XML
2 2 (6.061%) .NET
Applications
1 13 (39.39%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 15 (45.45%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.061%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 13 (39.39%) QuickTest Pro
1 13 (39.39%) Selenium
General
1 19 (57.58%) Finance
2 2 (6.061%) Legal
3 1 (3.030%) Law
3 1 (3.030%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 21 (63.64%) Analyst
1 21 (63.64%) Test Analyst
2 13 (39.39%) Automation Analyst
3 11 (33.33%) Test Automation Analyst
4 9 (27.27%) Test Leader
5 4 (12.12%) Agile Test Analyst
5 4 (12.12%) Senior Analyst
5 4 (12.12%) Senior Test Analyst
5 4 (12.12%) Tester
6 2 (6.061%) Automation Test Analyst
7 1 (3.030%) Graduate
7 1 (3.030%) Software Developer
7 1 (3.030%) Junior
7 1 (3.030%) Developer
7 1 (3.030%) Test Manager
7 1 (3.030%) Graduate Software Developer
7 1 (3.030%) Applications Tester
7 1 (3.030%) Graduate Developer
7 1 (3.030%) Software Tester
7 1 (3.030%) Junior Test Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.030%) Digital Media
1 1 (3.030%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (57.58%) Software Testing
2 17 (51.52%) Agile Software Development
3 16 (48.48%) E-Commerce
4 15 (45.45%) Automated Testing
5 13 (39.39%) Scrum
5 13 (39.39%) Test Automation
6 11 (33.33%) Test Scripting
7 9 (27.27%) Waterfall
8 5 (15.15%) Automation Testing
9 2 (6.061%) Manual Testing
10 1 (3.030%) User Acceptance Testing
10 1 (3.030%) Performance Testing
10 1 (3.030%) Test Management
10 1 (3.030%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 19 (57.58%) SQL
2 13 (39.39%) VBScript
2 13 (39.39%) VBA
3 4 (12.12%) JavaScript
4 2 (6.061%) C#
Qualifications
1 32 (96.97%) ISEB
2 11 (33.33%) Degree
Systems Management
1 3 (9.091%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 13 (39.39%) HP
2 9 (27.27%) Microsoft
Bristol, Avon
Evolve the existing Test Strategy and Test elements of SDLC in collaboration with the team lead... - Use of test tools and test software as defined within the test...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £28000 - £35000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Knowledge of other test automation tools (such as Selenium) would be advantageous * A knowledge of VBScript, SQL and MS Excel (including formulae and VBA macros), XML, DOS/Shell *...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £42000 per annum + Good Benefits Package
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
People Source specialise in niche technology markets including Information Technology, Digital TV, Digital Marketing, Project and Programme Management, SAP, Digital and Consumer Electronics, Air Traffic Management, Management Consultancy,...
People Source Consulting
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + employee benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Any OOP such as .Net, C# or Java would be preferable. *Automated Testing with Selenium (MUST HAVE SELENIUM WEBDRIVER) *At least 7 years testing experience and test team...
People Source Consulting
Salary: £38000 - £45000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013