The first table below looks at the demand for ISTQB in IT jobs advertised for the Gloucestershire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited ISTQB over the 3 months to 24 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 Gloucestershire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
Rank - 67 91
Permanent jobs citing ISTQB 0 36 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucestershire - 2.889% 0.254%
As % of the Qualifications category - 5.825% 0.555%
Number of salaries quoted 0 35 3
Average salary - £34,000 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +13.33%
UK excluding London average salary £33,000 £35,000 £37,250
% change year-on-year
-5.71% -6.04%
All Qualifications
Gloucestershire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
417 618 541
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucestershire 47.39% 49.60% 45.89%
Number of salaries quoted 356 502 454
Average salary £41,000 £40,000 £38,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.50% +3.89%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
ISTQB
South West

ISTQB
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire ISTQB Salary Trend

ISTQB
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire 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 14 (100.00%) ISEB
2 12 (85.71%) Windows
2 12 (85.71%) CRM
2 12 (85.71%) SharePoint
2 12 (85.71%) Microsoft
2 12 (85.71%) BizTalk Server
2 12 (85.71%) Billing
2 12 (85.71%) QA
2 12 (85.71%) Windows Server 2008
2 12 (85.71%) Waterfall
3 9 (64.29%) Test Scripting
4 7 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
4 7 (50.00%) Software Testing
5 5 (35.71%) MS Excel
6 2 (14.29%) TestDirector
6 2 (14.29%) QuickTest Pro
6 2 (14.29%) EPoS
6 2 (14.29%) Regression Testing
6 2 (14.29%) Finance
6 2 (14.29%) Retail
6 2 (14.29%) HP Quality Center

ISTQB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

Application Platforms
1 12 (85.71%) SharePoint
1 12 (85.71%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 5 (35.71%) MS Excel
Development Applications
1 2 (14.29%) TestDirector
1 2 (14.29%) QuickTest Pro
General
1 12 (85.71%) Billing
2 2 (14.29%) Finance
2 2 (14.29%) Retail
Job Titles
1 12 (85.71%) Test Leader
2 2 (14.29%) Analyst
2 2 (14.29%) Test Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (14.29%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 12 (85.71%) Windows
1 12 (85.71%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (85.71%) CRM
1 12 (85.71%) Waterfall
2 9 (64.29%) Test Scripting
3 7 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
3 7 (50.00%) Software Testing
4 2 (14.29%) Regression Testing
Qualifications
1 14 (100.00%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (85.71%) QA
Systems Management
1 2 (14.29%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 12 (85.71%) Microsoft
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Because of steady repeat business and a healthy order book they are looking to hire a talented QA Software Tester with significant industry experience. Working with some of...
North Point Recruitment
Salary: £28000 - £38000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Good knowledge of quality assurance processes and tools... Interest in emerging technologies and the internet... Experience with automated testing, particularly Robot Framework and behaviour driven development (BDD)... Experience...
Fasthosts Internet Ltd
Salary: Up to £35,000 per annum depending on experience plus fantastic benefit
Posted: 23 May 2013