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The table below looks at the demand for International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB) in IT jobs within the Edinburgh 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInternational Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank75100
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching permanent IT job ads23
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.905 %0.619 %
Salaries quoted23
Average minimum salary£28,000£30,000
Average salary£31,750£30,000
% change on same period last year+5.83 %
Average maximum salary£35,500£30,000
UK excluding London average salary£36,966£40,309
% change on same period last year-8.29 %
Edinburgh IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Edinburgh
Matching permanent IT job ads221485
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.128 %0.209 %
Salaries quoted146330
Average minimum salary£32,297£29,630
Average salary£35,597£32,633
% change on same period last year+9.08 %
Average maximum salary£38,896£35,636
UK excluding London average salary£37,889£38,388
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
ISTQB ScotlandISTQB
Scotland

ISTQB
Demand Trend

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

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh ISTQB Salary Trend

ISTQB
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing ISTQB across the Edinburgh region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Edinburgh ISTQB Salary Histogram

ISTQB
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

14 (100.00 %)ISEB
22 (50.00 %)WinRunner
22 (50.00 %)TestDirector
22 (50.00 %)QuickTest Pro
22 (50.00 %)LoadRunner
22 (50.00 %)Finance
22 (50.00 %)Software Testing
22 (50.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (25.00 %)Release Management
31 (25.00 %)Risk Assessment
31 (25.00 %)Banking
31 (25.00 %)Project Management

ISTQB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

Edinburgh IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (50.00 %)WinRunner
12 (50.00 %)TestDirector
12 (50.00 %)QuickTest Pro
12 (50.00 %)LoadRunner
Edinburgh IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Finance
21 (25.00 %)Banking
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (25.00 %)Tester
11 (25.00 %)Analyst
11 (25.00 %)Test Manager
11 (25.00 %)Test Analyst
11 (25.00 %)UAT Test Manager
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)Software Testing
12 (50.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
21 (25.00 %)Release Management
21 (25.00 %)Project Management
21 (25.00 %)Risk Assessment
Edinburgh IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (100.00 %)ISEB