The first table below looks at the demand for ISTQB in IT jobs advertised for the Dudley region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited ISTQB over the 3 months to 17 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 Dudley region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
Rank - - -
Permanent jobs citing ISTQB 0 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Dudley - - -
As % of the Qualifications category - - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Average salary - - -
UK excluding London average salary £33,000 £35,000 £37,250
% change year-on-year
-5.71% -6.04%
All Qualifications
Dudley
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
4 14 25
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Dudley 11.11% 22.95% 73.53%
Number of salaries quoted 3 12 12
Average salary £30,000 £27,500 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+9.09% -8.33%
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
ISTQB
West Midlands

ISTQB
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Dudley ISTQB Jobs Demand Trend

ISTQB
Salary Trend

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

Dudley ISTQB Salary Trend

ISTQB
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Dudley 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.

1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) ISEB
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) MCTS
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science

ISTQB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Dudley 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.

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Test Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Software Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Software Test Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ISEB
1 1 (100.00%) MCTS
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft