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This section looks at the demand for International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB) in IT jobs within the Cambridge 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInternational Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank140-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads50
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.481 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted40
Average minimum salary£40,000-
Average salary£41,250-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£42,500-
UK excluding London average salary£37,385£36,640
% change on same period last year+2.03 %
Cambridge IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Cambridge
Matching permanent IT job ads1040953
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.549 %0.390 %
Salaries quoted917778
Average minimum salary£31,741£32,535
Average salary£35,503£35,523
% change on same period last year-0.05 %
Average maximum salary£39,264£38,512
UK excluding London average salary£37,731£38,242
% change on same period last year-1.33 %
ISTQB CambridgeshireISTQB
Cambridgeshire

ISTQB
Demand Trend

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

Cambridge 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 Cambridge region.

Cambridge ISTQB Salary Trend

ISTQB
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing ISTQB across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Cambridge ISTQB Salary Histogram

ISTQB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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.

110 (100.00 %)ISEB
25 (50.00 %)Oracle
34 (40.00 %)Test Management
34 (40.00 %)Test Scripting
43 (30.00 %)Software Testing
43 (30.00 %)Retail
43 (30.00 %)SQL Server
43 (30.00 %)SQL
43 (30.00 %)Windows
43 (30.00 %)OOP
52 (20.00 %)Datawarehouse
52 (20.00 %)E-Commerce
52 (20.00 %)Data Management
52 (20.00 %)Degree
52 (20.00 %)Performance Testing
61 (10.00 %)Unit Testing
61 (10.00 %)TestComplete
61 (10.00 %)Use Case
61 (10.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
61 (10.00 %)International Banking
61 (10.00 %)ISEB Practitioner
61 (10.00 %)TestPartner
61 (10.00 %)Investment Banking
61 (10.00 %)AJAX
61 (10.00 %)Validation
61 (10.00 %)Scrum
61 (10.00 %)Agile Software Development
61 (10.00 %)Banking
61 (10.00 %)Oracle 10g
61 (10.00 %)Internet

ISTQB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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.

Cambridge IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (10.00 %)HTML
11 (10.00 %).NET
11 (10.00 %)CSS
11 (10.00 %)SOAP
11 (10.00 %)AJAX
Cambridge IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (10.00 %)Internet
Cambridge IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (30.00 %)SQL Server
22 (20.00 %)Datawarehouse
31 (10.00 %)Oracle 10g
Cambridge IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (10.00 %)TestPartner
11 (10.00 %)TestComplete
Cambridge IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (30.00 %)Retail
21 (10.00 %)Investment Banking
21 (10.00 %)International Banking
21 (10.00 %)Banking
Cambridge IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (50.00 %)Test Manager
24 (40.00 %)Tester
Cambridge IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (30.00 %)Windows
Cambridge IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (40.00 %)Test Management
14 (40.00 %)Test Scripting
23 (30.00 %)OOP
23 (30.00 %)Software Testing
32 (20.00 %)Performance Testing
32 (20.00 %)E-Commerce
32 (20.00 %)Data Management
41 (10.00 %)Project Management
41 (10.00 %)Validation
41 (10.00 %)Scrum
41 (10.00 %)Agile Software Development
41 (10.00 %)Unit Testing
41 (10.00 %)Use Case
41 (10.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
Cambridge IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (30.00 %)SQL
21 (10.00 %)Python
21 (10.00 %)C
21 (10.00 %)Java
21 (10.00 %)JavaScript
Cambridge IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (100.00 %)ISEB
22 (20.00 %)Degree
31 (10.00 %)ISEB Practitioner
Cambridge IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (50.00 %)Oracle
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