The first table below looks at the demand for ISEB in IT jobs advertised for the Cambridgeshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB)
Rank 72 86 82
Rank change year-on-year
+14 -4
Permanent jobs citing ISEB 79 70 73
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 3.002% 2.438% 2.448%
As % of the Qualifications category 8.947% 6.239% 6.606%
Number of salaries quoted 75 63 71
Average salary £40,000 £32,000 £33,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+25.00% -4.47%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,000 £26,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £49,800 £45,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £36,000 £36,500 £37,000
% change year-on-year
-1.36% -1.35%
All Qualifications
Cambridgeshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
883 1122 1105
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 33.55% 39.08% 37.06%
Number of salaries quoted 747 916 1021
Average salary £40,000 £38,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.26% +1.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £54,000 £55,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
ISEB
East of England

ISEB
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire ISEB Jobs Demand Trend

ISEB
Salary Trend

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

Cambridgeshire ISEB Salary Trend

ISEB
Salary Histogram

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

Cambridgeshire ISEB Salary Histogram

ISEB
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ISEB within the Cambridgeshire 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Cambridge +23 74 £40,000 +14.28%
Peterborough -10 4 £30,000 +11.11%
ISEB
East of England

ISEB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited ISEB.

1 107 (72.79%) Software Testing
2 99 (67.35%) QA
3 86 (58.50%) ISTQB
4 80 (54.42%) Test Scripting
5 74 (50.34%) Degree
6 64 (43.54%) Automated Testing
7 62 (42.18%) Selenium
8 57 (38.78%) Python
9 54 (36.73%) Perl
10 53 (36.05%) Linux
11 39 (26.53%) Ruby
12 38 (25.85%) Windows
13 37 (25.17%) Computer Science
14 36 (24.49%) UNIX
14 36 (24.49%) HTML
15 33 (22.45%) Manual Testing
16 31 (21.09%) C#
17 28 (19.05%) SQL
17 28 (19.05%) JavaScript
18 27 (18.37%) C
19 25 (17.01%) Finance
20 24 (16.33%) Agile Software Development
21 23 (15.65%) Java
21 23 (15.65%) QuickTest Pro
22 22 (14.97%) CSS
23 21 (14.29%) .NET
24 20 (13.61%) C++
24 20 (13.61%) FitNesse
25 19 (12.93%) Mac OS
25 19 (12.93%) Microsoft

ISEB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited ISEB. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 36 (24.49%) HTML
2 22 (14.97%) CSS
3 21 (14.29%) .NET
4 10 (6.803%) ASP
5 9 (6.122%) XML
6 3 (2.041%) COM
6 3 (2.041%) Web Services
7 2 (1.361%) J2EE
Applications
1 14 (9.524%) MS Excel
2 4 (2.721%) Photoshop
2 4 (2.721%) MS Office
2 4 (2.721%) Adobe Illustrator
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (10.20%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.361%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 62 (42.18%) Selenium
2 23 (15.65%) QuickTest Pro
3 20 (13.61%) FitNesse
4 11 (7.483%) JIRA
5 9 (6.122%) NUnit
6 8 (5.442%) TestComplete
7 4 (2.721%) LoadRunner
8 2 (1.361%) WinRunner
8 2 (1.361%) TestDirector
8 2 (1.361%) Bugzilla
General
1 25 (17.01%) Finance
2 11 (7.483%) Games
3 8 (5.442%) Retail
4 3 (2.041%) Multimedia
5 1 (0.680%) Electronics
5 1 (0.680%) Telecoms
5 1 (0.680%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 40 (27.21%) Test Engineer
2 37 (25.17%) Analyst
3 34 (23.13%) Software Engineer
3 34 (23.13%) Software Test Engineer
4 30 (20.41%) Tester
5 27 (18.37%) Software Tester
6 20 (13.61%) QA Engineer
7 19 (12.93%) Test Analyst
8 14 (9.524%) Business Analyst
9 10 (6.803%) QA Leader
10 8 (5.442%) Software Developer
10 8 (5.442%) Developer
11 6 (4.082%) Senior Analyst
12 5 (3.401%) Senior Test Analyst
12 5 (3.401%) Programme Manager
12 5 (3.401%) Principal Business Analyst
13 4 (2.721%) IT Programme Manager
13 4 (2.721%) SAP Business Analyst
14 3 (2.041%) Junior Tester
14 3 (2.041%) QA Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 37 (25.17%) Computer Science
2 5 (3.401%) PMI
3 2 (1.361%) Mainframe
4 1 (0.680%) IIBA
4 1 (0.680%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 53 (36.05%) Linux
2 38 (25.85%) Windows
3 36 (24.49%) UNIX
4 19 (12.93%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (72.79%) Software Testing
2 80 (54.42%) Test Scripting
3 64 (43.54%) Automated Testing
4 33 (22.45%) Manual Testing
5 24 (16.33%) Agile Software Development
6 17 (11.56%) PRINCE2
7 16 (10.88%) Automation Testing
8 14 (9.524%) Business Analysis
9 13 (8.844%) Test Automation
10 12 (8.163%) Performance Testing
10 12 (8.163%) User Stories
11 11 (7.483%) Security Testing
12 10 (6.803%) TDD
13 9 (6.122%) Data Modelling
14 8 (5.442%) Project Management
15 6 (4.082%) System Testing
15 6 (4.082%) Scrum
15 6 (4.082%) Risk Management
16 5 (3.401%) Programme Management
16 5 (3.401%) Web Testing
Programming Languages
1 57 (38.78%) Python
2 54 (36.73%) Perl
3 39 (26.53%) Ruby
4 31 (21.09%) C#
5 28 (19.05%) SQL
5 28 (19.05%) JavaScript
6 27 (18.37%) C
7 23 (15.65%) Java
8 20 (13.61%) C++
9 15 (10.20%) Bash shell
10 8 (5.442%) Embedded C
11 5 (3.401%) VB
12 4 (2.721%) VB.NET
13 1 (0.680%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 86 (58.50%) ISTQB
2 74 (50.34%) Degree
3 5 (3.401%) PMI Certification
3 5 (3.401%) HNC
4 1 (0.680%) ISEB Practitioner
4 1 (0.680%) CBAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 99 (67.35%) QA
2 4 (2.721%) ISO 9001
3 3 (2.041%) WAI
Systems Management
1 17 (11.56%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 19 (12.93%) Microsoft
2 11 (7.483%) HP
3 8 (5.442%) SAP
4 4 (2.721%) Adobe
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
The successful candidate will be working in an exciting and fast paced environment. The ideal candidate will be holding strong commercial experience and be an excellent communicator who...
Cooper Lomaz Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £45k - 60k per year
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Key Words - Business Analysis, gathering requirements, analysing user requirements... The purpose of the role is to provide in-depth analysis on all business systems, producing specification briefs and...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £450000 - £480000 per annum + bens
Posted: 14 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
The purpose of the role is to provide in-depth analysis on all business systems, producing specification briefs and system testing criteria, providing impact analysis for systems development...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £450000 - £480000 per annum + bens
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Suitable candidates will demonstrate the following: Educated to degree level either in a science or engineering based subject Formal qualifications in testing (Foundation level of ISEB Software Testing) -...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £30000 - £33000 per annum + + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Suitable candidates will demonstrate the following:-Educated to degree level either in a science or engineering based subject -Formal qualifications in testing (Foundation level of ISEB Software Testing) -...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £30000 - £33000 per annum + + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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Cooper Lomaz Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30k - 35k per year
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Job Description: Our client makes products for Windows, Web, and SOAP clients, using C#, C++, and JavaScript languages and the Microsoft .NET platform and SQL Server database... ISTQB-...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Job Role: Test Lead / Senior Tester Location: CambridgeSalary: £40k to £55k + benefitsTest Lead / Senior Tester (Automation / Automated Testing, Selenium, Grinder, JMeter, Python, C++/Java). Bright, articulate Tester with...
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Salary: £40k to £55k + benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
The role includes the line and task management of the team, helping define and implement the test strategy, producing test effort estimates and resourcing and scheduling requests for...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £35000 - £38000 per annum + + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
The role includes the line and task management of the team, helping define and implement the test strategy, producing test effort estimates and resourcing and scheduling requests for...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £35000 - £38000 per annum + + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Perform QA Test tasks requiring planning, scheduling, and testing to assure that developed products meet design specifications and are within quality management limits and standards... Produce error reports...
Edgar Cowen
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Fantastic + prospects
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Senior Software Tools Test Engineer - GUI applications, Windows, GNU Linux, test scripts, automated test systems, ISEB... - ISEB Foundation certificate in software testing holder. - Good understanding of C / C++...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to c£46k + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Role: To ensure that the embedded software developed by their wireless development team continues to meet the relevant requirements and high standards expected.The role will involve working...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £35k + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £35k + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
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Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
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Salary: to £45k + superb package
Posted: 16 May 2013