The first table below looks at the demand for ISEB in IT jobs advertised for the Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB)
Rank 33 26 18
Rank change year-on-year
-7 -8
Permanent jobs citing ISEB 7 30 17
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cheltenham 3.256% 7.538% 7.083%
As % of the Qualifications category 10.14% 11.81% 15.04%
Number of salaries quoted 7 9 12
Average salary £42,500 £34,000 £33,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+25.00% +1.49%
90% offered a salary of more than £34,500 £22,500 £25,100
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £36,200 £44,500
UK excluding London average salary £36,000 £36,500 £37,000
% change year-on-year
-1.36% -1.35%
All Qualifications
Cheltenham
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
69 254 113
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cheltenham 32.09% 63.82% 47.08%
Number of salaries quoted 65 172 80
Average salary £42,500 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.25% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £29,961 £30,000 £28,600
10% offered a salary of more than £71,500 £55,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
ISEB
Gloucestershire

ISEB
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham region.

Cheltenham ISEB Salary Trend

ISEB
Salary Histogram

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

Cheltenham ISEB Salary Histogram

ISEB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cheltenham 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 14 (58.33%) Microsoft
2 13 (54.17%) MS Excel
3 11 (45.83%) Software Testing
4 10 (41.67%) .NET
5 9 (37.50%) Finance
5 9 (37.50%) Test Scripting
6 8 (33.33%) Automated Testing
7 6 (25.00%) QA
7 6 (25.00%) C#
7 6 (25.00%) C++
7 6 (25.00%) Java
7 6 (25.00%) Linux
8 5 (20.83%) SQL
8 5 (20.83%) PRINCE2
8 5 (20.83%) JavaScript
8 5 (20.83%) Project Management
8 5 (20.83%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 5 (20.83%) PMI
8 5 (20.83%) PMI Certification
8 5 (20.83%) Mobile App
8 5 (20.83%) Risk Assessment
8 5 (20.83%) ISEB Practitioner
8 5 (20.83%) Business Analysis
8 5 (20.83%) User Acceptance Testing
9 4 (16.67%) Citrix
9 4 (16.67%) Military
9 4 (16.67%) Software Engineering
9 4 (16.67%) DV Cleared
9 4 (16.67%) Security Cleared
9 4 (16.67%) Test Automation

ISEB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cheltenham 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 10 (41.67%) .NET
2 2 (8.333%) COM
3 1 (4.167%) ASP.NET
3 1 (4.167%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 1 (4.167%) SharePoint
Applications
1 13 (54.17%) MS Excel
Development Applications
1 1 (4.167%) Selenium
1 1 (4.167%) Visual Studio
General
1 9 (37.50%) Finance
2 4 (16.67%) Military
3 1 (4.167%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 15 (62.50%) Analyst
2 10 (41.67%) Test Analyst
3 5 (20.83%) Business Analyst
4 4 (16.67%) Senior Tester
4 4 (16.67%) Financial Business Analyst
4 4 (16.67%) Test Leader
4 4 (16.67%) Tester
4 4 (16.67%) Consultant
4 4 (16.67%) Technical Consultant
5 2 (8.333%) Insurance Business Analyst
6 1 (4.167%) Senior Test Analyst
6 1 (4.167%) Senior Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 5 (20.83%) PMI
1 5 (20.83%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 6 (25.00%) Linux
2 4 (16.67%) UNIX
2 4 (16.67%) HPUX
2 4 (16.67%) Solaris
3 2 (8.333%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (45.83%) Software Testing
2 9 (37.50%) Test Scripting
3 8 (33.33%) Automated Testing
4 5 (20.83%) PRINCE2
4 5 (20.83%) Project Management
4 5 (20.83%) Risk Assessment
4 5 (20.83%) Business Analysis
4 5 (20.83%) User Acceptance Testing
5 4 (16.67%) Software Engineering
5 4 (16.67%) Test Automation
6 2 (8.333%) Automation Testing
6 2 (8.333%) Test Management
6 2 (8.333%) Performance Testing
7 1 (4.167%) Security Testing
7 1 (4.167%) Web Testing
7 1 (4.167%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 6 (25.00%) C#
1 6 (25.00%) C++
1 6 (25.00%) Java
2 5 (20.83%) SQL
2 5 (20.83%) JavaScript
3 4 (16.67%) Shell Script
3 4 (16.67%) VB
4 2 (8.333%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (20.83%) PRINCE2 Certification
1 5 (20.83%) PMI Certification
1 5 (20.83%) ISEB Practitioner
2 4 (16.67%) DV Cleared
2 4 (16.67%) Security Cleared
3 2 (8.333%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (25.00%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (4.167%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 14 (58.33%) Microsoft
2 4 (16.67%) Citrix
3 3 (12.50%) HP
4 2 (8.333%) Oracle
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