Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB) in IT jobs within the Cambridgeshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited ISEB over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInformation Systems Examinations Board (ISEB)
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank8290
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching permanent IT job ads4667
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.040 %0.034 %
As % of the category below6.855 %5.726 %
Salaries quoted4056
Average minimum salary£32,050£31,821
Average salary£34,613£34,277
% change on same period last year+0.97 %
Average maximum salary£37,175£36,732
UK excluding London average salary£35,967£36,173
% change on same period last year-0.56 %
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Cambridgeshire
Matching permanent IT job ads6711170
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.580 %0.597 %
Salaries quoted564955
Average minimum salary£34,013£32,739
Average salary£37,784£36,210
% change on same period last year+4.34 %
Average maximum salary£41,556£39,682
UK excluding London average salary£38,607£38,188
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
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 8 January 2009.

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 8 January 2009. 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
CambridgeUp+1531£33,625+0.62 %
PeterboroughUp+1311£39,111+4.48 %
HuntingdonNew entry-4£30,333-
ISEB East of EnglandISEB
East of England

ISEB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, 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.

138 (32.76 %)Oracle
235 (30.17 %)ISTQB
328 (24.14 %)E-Commerce
426 (22.41 %)QA
525 (21.55 %)Software Testing
624 (20.69 %)Degree
723 (19.83 %)Test Management
821 (18.10 %).NET
821 (18.10 %)Retail
920 (17.24 %)Test Scripting
1019 (16.38 %)OOP
1117 (14.66 %)Automated Testing
1214 (12.07 %)Finance
1313 (11.21 %)Internet
1313 (11.21 %)User Acceptance Testing
1412 (10.34 %)TestDirector
1412 (10.34 %)Java
1511 (9.483 %)C++
1511 (9.483 %)SQL
1511 (9.483 %)ITIL
1511 (9.483 %)Oracle 10g
1511 (9.483 %)WinRunner
1511 (9.483 %)Performance Testing
1511 (9.483 %)Games
1610 (8.621 %)HTML
179 (7.759 %)Microsoft
179 (7.759 %)Stress Testing
188 (6.897 %)HP
188 (6.897 %)QuickTest Pro
188 (6.897 %)Perl

ISEB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, 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 DevelopmentApplication Development
121 (18.10 %).NET
210 (8.621 %)HTML
33 (2.586 %)XML
42 (1.724 %)J2EE
42 (1.724 %)WebServices
51 (0.862 %)Flash
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (5.172 %)IIS
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (4.310 %)MS Excel
24 (3.448 %)MS Office
32 (1.724 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.862 %)MS Project
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (11.21 %)Internet
23 (2.586 %)Broadband
32 (1.724 %)Wireless
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (9.483 %)Oracle 10g
27 (6.034 %)Oracle 8/8i
36 (5.172 %)SQL Server
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (10.34 %)TestDirector
211 (9.483 %)WinRunner
38 (6.897 %)QuickTest Pro
46 (5.172 %)LoadRunner
46 (5.172 %)QARun
55 (4.310 %)Selenium
63 (2.586 %)FitNesse
63 (2.586 %)TestComplete
63 (2.586 %)Bugzilla
72 (1.724 %)Subversion
72 (1.724 %)TestPartner
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
121 (18.10 %)Retail
214 (12.07 %)Finance
311 (9.483 %)Games
47 (6.034 %)Manufacturing
47 (6.034 %)Online Games
53 (2.586 %)Insurance
53 (2.586 %)Government
53 (2.586 %)Health
62 (1.724 %)Automotive
62 (1.724 %)Telecoms
62 (1.724 %)Music
71 (0.862 %)Pensions
71 (0.862 %)Investment Banking
71 (0.862 %)Banking
71 (0.862 %)Education
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
146 (39.66 %)Test Manager
225 (21.55 %)Tester
323 (19.83 %)Analyst
415 (12.93 %)Test Engineer
511 (9.483 %)Software Engineer
511 (9.483 %)Software Test Engineer
610 (8.621 %)QA Tester
79 (7.759 %)Test Analyst
87 (6.034 %)Software Tester
96 (5.172 %)Systems Tester
96 (5.172 %)Business Analyst
96 (5.172 %)Capacity Planning Manager
105 (4.310 %)Change Analyst
105 (4.310 %)Software Manager
105 (4.310 %)Software Test Manager
114 (3.448 %)Team Leader
114 (3.448 %)Systems Programmer
114 (3.448 %)QA Engineer
114 (3.448 %)Programmer
123 (2.586 %)Junior
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (5.172 %)AS400
16 (5.172 %)iSeries
24 (3.448 %)Firmware
33 (2.586 %)DTV
42 (1.724 %)Mathematics
42 (1.724 %)Physics
51 (0.862 %)Computer Science
51 (0.862 %)W3C
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (5.172 %)UNIX
16 (5.172 %)Linux
25 (4.310 %)Windows
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
128 (24.14 %)E-Commerce
225 (21.55 %)Software Testing
323 (19.83 %)Test Management
420 (17.24 %)Test Scripting
519 (16.38 %)OOP
617 (14.66 %)Automated Testing
713 (11.21 %)User Acceptance Testing
811 (9.483 %)Performance Testing
811 (9.483 %)ITIL
99 (7.759 %)Stress Testing
107 (6.034 %)PRINCE
107 (6.034 %)Change Management
107 (6.034 %)Agile Software Development
116 (5.172 %)Scrum
116 (5.172 %)ITSM
116 (5.172 %)Service Management
116 (5.172 %)PRINCE2
116 (5.172 %)Security Testing
116 (5.172 %)Manual Testing
116 (5.172 %)Operations Management
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (10.34 %)Java
211 (9.483 %)C++
211 (9.483 %)SQL
38 (6.897 %)Perl
47 (6.034 %)Python
56 (5.172 %)VBScript
64 (3.448 %)PHP
73 (2.586 %)C
81 (0.862 %)VB
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
135 (30.17 %)ISTQB
224 (20.69 %)Degree
36 (5.172 %)ITIL Certification
43 (2.586 %)ISEB Practitioner
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
126 (22.41 %)QA
24 (3.448 %)ISO/IEC 20000
33 (2.586 %)ISO9000
41 (0.862 %)TickIT
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
138 (32.76 %)Oracle
29 (7.759 %)Microsoft
38 (6.897 %)HP