Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the 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 16 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the Cambridgeshire region.

 Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB)
Location
3 months to
16 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank7667100
Rank change year-on-year
Down-9Up+33
Matching permanent IT job ads476058
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire2.025 %2.681 %1.352 %
As % of the Qualifications category5.251 %7.884 %4.849 %
Salaries quoted435641
Average salary£32,500£30,000£33,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+8.330 %-9.090 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£26,000£26,250£27,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£37,000£50,000£45,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,500£32,500£32,500
% change year-on-year
+3.070 %-
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryAll Qualifications
Cambridgeshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
8957611196
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire38.56 %34.00 %27.88 %
Salaries quoted806678983
Average salary£36,000£36,000£35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-+2.850 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£27,500£25,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£52,500£52,500£50,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,500£35,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
+7.140 %-
ISEB East of EnglandISEB
East of England

ISEB
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire ISEB Demand Trend

ISEB
Salary Trend

The 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

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing ISEB across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 16 March 2010.

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 16 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CambridgeDown-1429£32,500+8.33 %
ISEB East of EnglandISEB
East of England

ISEB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 16 March 2010, 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.

132 (41.03 %)Test Scripting
227 (34.62 %)SQL
326 (33.33 %)Degree
422 (28.21 %)Automated Testing
518 (23.08 %)QA
615 (19.23 %)Windows
714 (17.95 %)WinRunner
714 (17.95 %)QuickTest Pro
813 (16.67 %).NET
813 (16.67 %)Oracle
813 (16.67 %)Agile Software Development
813 (16.67 %)TestComplete
912 (15.38 %)Insurance
912 (15.38 %)Software Testing
1011 (14.10 %)Test Automation
1011 (14.10 %)SQL Server
1110 (12.82 %)UNIX
128 (10.26 %)LoadRunner
128 (10.26 %)Front Office
128 (10.26 %)MS Office
128 (10.26 %)TestDirector
128 (10.26 %)Microsoft
128 (10.26 %)User Acceptance Testing
128 (10.26 %)Pensions
137 (8.974 %)C#
146 (7.692 %)VBScript
146 (7.692 %)Scrum
146 (7.692 %)JIRA
146 (7.692 %)Document Management
155 (6.410 %)Test Management

ISEB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 16 March 2010, 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.

Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
113 (16.67 %).NET
25 (6.410 %)HTML
34 (5.128 %)Web Services
42 (2.564 %)AJAX
51 (1.282 %)JSON
51 (1.282 %)Middleware
51 (1.282 %)XML
51 (1.282 %)ASP
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
12 (2.564 %)IIS
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
18 (10.26 %)MS Office
21 (1.282 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (1.282 %)MS Excel
21 (1.282 %)MS Project
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
13 (3.846 %)Internet
13 (3.846 %)TETRA
22 (2.564 %)Intranet
31 (1.282 %)3G
31 (1.282 %)GPRS
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (14.10 %)SQL Server
23 (3.846 %)Oracle Reports
31 (1.282 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (1.282 %)Crystal Reports
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
114 (17.95 %)WinRunner
114 (17.95 %)QuickTest Pro
213 (16.67 %)TestComplete
38 (10.26 %)LoadRunner
38 (10.26 %)TestDirector
46 (7.692 %)JIRA
52 (2.564 %)WATIR
52 (2.564 %)Selenium
52 (2.564 %)WatiN
61 (1.282 %)FitNesse
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
112 (15.38 %)Insurance
28 (10.26 %)Front Office
28 (10.26 %)Pensions
35 (6.410 %)Finance
44 (5.128 %)Education
44 (5.128 %)Financial Institution
44 (5.128 %)Retail
53 (3.846 %)Pharmaceutical
53 (3.846 %)Publishing
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
132 (41.03 %)Test Engineer
221 (26.92 %)Analyst
317 (21.79 %)Software Test Engineer
317 (21.79 %)Software Engineer
415 (19.23 %)Tester
59 (11.54 %)Test Analyst
68 (10.26 %)Web Tester
68 (10.26 %)UAT Analyst
77 (8.974 %)QA Engineer
86 (7.692 %)Applications Tester
94 (5.128 %)Test Specialist
103 (3.846 %)Web Engineer
103 (3.846 %)Verification Engineer
103 (3.846 %)Functional Analyst
103 (3.846 %)Functional Test Analyst
103 (3.846 %)Software Tester
112 (2.564 %)Embedded Software Engineer
112 (2.564 %)Test Manager
112 (2.564 %)QA Analyst
121 (1.282 %)Agile Test Analyst
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
15 (6.410 %)iSeries
24 (5.128 %)EPoS
33 (3.846 %)Handset
42 (2.564 %)Computer Science
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
115 (19.23 %)Windows
210 (12.82 %)UNIX
31 (1.282 %)Windows Mobile
31 (1.282 %)Windows CE
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
132 (41.03 %)Test Scripting
222 (28.21 %)Automated Testing
313 (16.67 %)Agile Software Development
412 (15.38 %)Software Testing
511 (14.10 %)Test Automation
68 (10.26 %)User Acceptance Testing
76 (7.692 %)Scrum
76 (7.692 %)Document Management
85 (6.410 %)Test Management
85 (6.410 %)System Testing
94 (5.128 %)Manual Testing
103 (3.846 %)Web Testing
103 (3.846 %)Product Management
112 (2.564 %)ITIL
112 (2.564 %)PRINCE2
112 (2.564 %)Performance Testing
121 (1.282 %)Stress Testing
121 (1.282 %)V-Model
121 (1.282 %)Strategic Planning
121 (1.282 %)Release Management
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
127 (34.62 %)SQL
27 (8.974 %)C#
36 (7.692 %)VBScript
45 (6.410 %)JavaScript
54 (5.128 %)PL/SQL
54 (5.128 %)T-SQL
54 (5.128 %)Shell Script
63 (3.846 %)Java
63 (3.846 %)C++
72 (2.564 %)VB.NET
81 (1.282 %)C
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
126 (33.33 %)Degree
25 (6.410 %)ISTQB
33 (3.846 %)ISEB Practitioner
41 (1.282 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
41 (1.282 %)CISSP
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
118 (23.08 %)QA
21 (1.282 %)BS7799
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
12 (2.564 %)HP Quality Center
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
113 (16.67 %)Oracle
28 (10.26 %)Microsoft
31 (1.282 %)Citrix