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The table below looks at the demand for International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB) in IT jobs within the Bristol region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited ISTQB over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInternational Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank124124
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads139
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.004 %
As % of the category below1.903 %1.325 %
Salaries quoted119
Average minimum salary£39,455£30,000
Average salary£39,773£32,222
% change on same period last year+23.43 %
Average maximum salary£40,091£34,444
UK excluding London average salary£36,966£40,309
% change on same period last year-8.29 %
Bristol IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Bristol
Matching permanent IT job ads683679
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.395 %0.292 %
Salaries quoted606612
Average minimum salary£33,199£32,061
Average salary£36,675£35,341
% change on same period last year+3.77 %
Average maximum salary£40,152£38,621
UK excluding London average salary£37,889£38,388
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
ISTQB South WestISTQB
South West

ISTQB
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing ISTQB across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Bristol ISTQB Demand Trend

ISTQB
Salary Trend

The 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

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing ISTQB across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Bristol ISTQB Salary Histogram

ISTQB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, 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.

115 (100.00 %)ISEB
27 (46.67 %)Oracle
36 (40.00 %)QA
36 (40.00 %)Test Management
45 (33.33 %)Performance Testing
45 (33.33 %)Retail
45 (33.33 %)OOP
53 (20.00 %)SQL Server
53 (20.00 %).NET
53 (20.00 %)Test Scripting
62 (13.33 %)Manual Testing
62 (13.33 %)Regression Testing
62 (13.33 %)User Acceptance Testing
62 (13.33 %)Automated Testing
62 (13.33 %)Software Testing
71 (6.667 %)Pensions
71 (6.667 %)Use Case
71 (6.667 %)Government
71 (6.667 %)Health
71 (6.667 %)Bugzilla
71 (6.667 %)Unified Process
71 (6.667 %)MS Project
71 (6.667 %)ADO
71 (6.667 %)XML
71 (6.667 %)RUP
71 (6.667 %)Client/Server
71 (6.667 %)TOAD
71 (6.667 %)Microsoft
71 (6.667 %)Service Delivery
71 (6.667 %)TestDirector

ISTQB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, 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.

Bristol IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (20.00 %).NET
21 (6.667 %)ADO
21 (6.667 %)XML
Bristol IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (6.667 %)MS Project
Bristol IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (20.00 %)SQL Server
21 (6.667 %)TOAD
Bristol IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (6.667 %)TestDirector
11 (6.667 %)Bugzilla
Bristol IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (33.33 %)Retail
21 (6.667 %)Pensions
21 (6.667 %)Government
21 (6.667 %)Health
Bristol IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (33.33 %)Analyst
15 (33.33 %)Test Manager
15 (33.33 %)Consultant
24 (26.67 %)Test Analyst
33 (20.00 %)Test Team Leader
33 (20.00 %)Team Leader
42 (13.33 %)QA Analyst
51 (6.667 %)Software Test Analyst
51 (6.667 %)Tester
51 (6.667 %)QA Test Analyst
51 (6.667 %)Senior Test Analyst
51 (6.667 %)Senior Analyst
Bristol IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (6.667 %)Client/Server
Bristol IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (40.00 %)Test Management
25 (33.33 %)OOP
25 (33.33 %)Performance Testing
33 (20.00 %)Test Scripting
42 (13.33 %)Manual Testing
42 (13.33 %)User Acceptance Testing
42 (13.33 %)Automated Testing
42 (13.33 %)Software Testing
42 (13.33 %)Regression Testing
51 (6.667 %)Unified Process
51 (6.667 %)RUP
51 (6.667 %)Service Delivery
51 (6.667 %)Use Case
51 (6.667 %)System Testing
51 (6.667 %)SC Cleared
51 (6.667 %)Security Cleared
Bristol IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (6.667 %)C#
11 (6.667 %)Java
11 (6.667 %)SQL
Bristol IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
115 (100.00 %)ISEB
Bristol IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (40.00 %)QA
Bristol IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (46.67 %)Oracle
21 (6.667 %)Microsoft