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This section looks at the demand for International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB) in IT jobs within the East of England region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited ISTQB over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInternational Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank244276
Rank change on same period last yearUp+32
Matching permanent IT job ads3218
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.008 %
As % of the category below1.066 %0.554 %
Salaries quoted2411
Average minimum salary£35,083£26,182
Average salary£36,521£34,045
% change on same period last year+7.27 %
Average maximum salary£37,958£41,909
UK excluding London average salary£35,642£36,614
% change on same period last year-2.65 %
East of England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
East of England
Matching permanent IT job ads30033251
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.640 %1.365 %
Salaries quoted24902703
Average minimum salary£34,940£34,779
Average salary£38,227£37,728
% change on same period last year+1.32 %
Average maximum salary£41,514£40,677
UK excluding London average salary£37,856£38,565
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
ISTQB EnglandISTQB
England

ISTQB
Demand Trend

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

East of England ISTQB Demand Trend

ISTQB
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing ISTQB across the East of England region.

East of England ISTQB Salary Trend

ISTQB
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing ISTQB across the East of England region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

East of England ISTQB Salary Histogram

ISTQB
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ISTQB within the East of England region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CambridgeshireNew entry-19£41,000-
EssexNew entry-5£33,750-
BedfordshireNew entry-4£28,000-
HertfordshireDown-52£31,500-7.47 %
SuffolkNew entry-2£30,000-
ISTQB EnglandISTQB
England

ISTQB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the East of England 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.

154 (100.00 %)ISEB
218 (33.33 %)Test Management
317 (31.48 %)Oracle
416 (29.63 %)ISEB Practitioner
515 (27.78 %)Finance
614 (25.93 %)QA
614 (25.93 %)System Testing
712 (22.22 %)Agile Software Development
712 (22.22 %)Software Testing
712 (22.22 %)Degree
811 (20.37 %)SQL
910 (18.52 %)Insurance
109 (16.67 %)Internet
117 (12.96 %)Retail
117 (12.96 %)SQL Server
126 (11.11 %)OOP
126 (11.11 %)RPG
126 (11.11 %)E-Commerce
126 (11.11 %)TestPartner
126 (11.11 %)Automated Testing
126 (11.11 %)Change Management
126 (11.11 %)Test Scripting
135 (9.259 %)Manual Testing
135 (9.259 %)Oracle 10g
135 (9.259 %)Compuware
135 (9.259 %)Windows
135 (9.259 %).NET
144 (7.407 %)Configuration Management
144 (7.407 %)Capita
144 (7.407 %)NUnit

ISTQB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the East of England 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.

East of England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (9.259 %).NET
23 (5.556 %)SOAP
32 (3.704 %)WebServices
32 (3.704 %)XML
41 (1.852 %)AJAX
41 (1.852 %)CSS
41 (1.852 %)HTML
East of England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (16.67 %)Internet
East of England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (12.96 %)SQL Server
25 (9.259 %)Oracle 10g
32 (3.704 %)Datawarehouse
East of England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (11.11 %)TestPartner
24 (7.407 %)NUnit
33 (5.556 %)WinRunner
42 (3.704 %)TestDirector
42 (3.704 %)QuickTest Pro
51 (1.852 %)LoadRunner
51 (1.852 %)Selenium
51 (1.852 %)TestComplete
East of England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (27.78 %)Finance
210 (18.52 %)Insurance
37 (12.96 %)Retail
42 (3.704 %)Telecoms
51 (1.852 %)Health
51 (1.852 %)Games
51 (1.852 %)Pensions
51 (1.852 %)Music
East of England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (42.59 %)Test Manager
212 (22.22 %)Test Analyst
212 (22.22 %)Analyst
310 (18.52 %)Tester
48 (14.81 %)QA Manager
56 (11.11 %)Senior Manager
56 (11.11 %)Senior Test Manager
56 (11.11 %)Senior QA Manager
65 (9.259 %)Test Engineer
74 (7.407 %)Software Tester
74 (7.407 %)Systems Tester
74 (7.407 %)Software Test Analyst
83 (5.556 %)Consultant
92 (3.704 %)Senior Analyst
92 (3.704 %)Senior Test Analyst
92 (3.704 %)Senior Software Test Analyst
101 (1.852 %)QA Test Analyst
101 (1.852 %)Systems Test Analyst
101 (1.852 %)QA Analyst
101 (1.852 %)Systems Analyst
East of England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (7.407 %)Computer Science
East of England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (9.259 %)Windows
22 (3.704 %)UNIX
31 (1.852 %)Windows 2000
31 (1.852 %)Windows NT
31 (1.852 %)Windows XP
31 (1.852 %)Windows Vista
East of England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (33.33 %)Test Management
214 (25.93 %)System Testing
312 (22.22 %)Software Testing
312 (22.22 %)Agile Software Development
46 (11.11 %)Change Management
46 (11.11 %)OOP
46 (11.11 %)E-Commerce
46 (11.11 %)Automated Testing
46 (11.11 %)Test Scripting
55 (9.259 %)Manual Testing
64 (7.407 %)Performance Testing
64 (7.407 %)Configuration Management
64 (7.407 %)V-Model
72 (3.704 %)User Acceptance Testing
72 (3.704 %)Project Management
72 (3.704 %)Scrum
72 (3.704 %)Data Management
72 (3.704 %)PRINCE2
81 (1.852 %)Use Case
81 (1.852 %)Unit Testing
East of England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (20.37 %)SQL
26 (11.11 %)RPG
32 (3.704 %)Java
41 (1.852 %)JavaScript
41 (1.852 %)C
41 (1.852 %)C#
41 (1.852 %)Python
East of England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
154 (100.00 %)ISEB
216 (29.63 %)ISEB Practitioner
312 (22.22 %)Degree
42 (3.704 %)PRINCE2 Certification
East of England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
114 (25.93 %)QA
East of England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (31.48 %)Oracle
25 (9.259 %)Compuware
34 (7.407 %)Capita
41 (1.852 %)Novell