Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for ISEB in IT jobs advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited ISEB over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the North West region.

 Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB)
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank101158128
Rank change year-on-year
Up+57Down-30
Matching permanent IT job ads9342169
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West1.717 %0.736 %1.343 %
As % of the Qualifications category10.23 %3.550 %6.441 %
Salaries quoted8830149
Average salary£30,000£36,250£30,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-17.24 %+18.85 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£24,700£24,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£54,800£55,000£40,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,500£32,500£32,500
% change year-on-year
+3.070 %-
North West IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryAll Qualifications
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
90911832624
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West16.79 %20.72 %20.85 %
Salaries quoted81510522358
Average salary£32,500£33,500£35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.980 %-4.280 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£21,500£23,500£22,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£50,000£55,000£50,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,500£35,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
+7.140 %-
ISEB EnglandISEB
England

ISEB
Demand Trend

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

North West ISEB Demand Trend

ISEB
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing ISEB across the North West region.

North West ISEB Salary Trend

ISEB
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing ISEB across the North West region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

North West ISEB Salary Histogram

ISEB
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ISEB within the North West region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ManchesterUp+2944£35,000+20.68 %
CheshireUp+2123£30,000-29.41 %
LancashireUp+3321£27,500+10.00 %
MerseysideUp+31£34,000+13.33 %
ISEB EnglandISEB
England

ISEB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the North West 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.

142 (28.57 %)Software Testing
229 (19.73 %)Windows
328 (19.05 %)SQL
427 (18.37 %)Test Scripting
526 (17.69 %)Business Analysis
526 (17.69 %)Automated Testing
623 (15.65 %)ISTQB
721 (14.29 %)Finance
819 (12.93 %)PRINCE2
918 (12.24 %)Degree
1014 (9.524 %)User Acceptance Testing
1014 (9.524 %)Systems Analysis
1113 (8.844 %)Telecoms
1113 (8.844 %)Retail
1113 (8.844 %)MS Excel
1113 (8.844 %)QA
1212 (8.163 %)Manual Testing
1212 (8.163 %).NET
1212 (8.163 %)VBScript
1212 (8.163 %)C++
1212 (8.163 %)Java
1311 (7.483 %)Windows Server 2003
1311 (7.483 %)Scrum
1311 (7.483 %)Selenium
1410 (6.803 %)Oracle
159 (6.122 %)XML
159 (6.122 %)E-Commerce
159 (6.122 %)Change Management
159 (6.122 %)Banking
168 (5.442 %)Pensions

ISEB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the North West 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.

North West IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
112 (8.163 %).NET
29 (6.122 %)XML
37 (4.762 %)HTML
41 (0.680 %)ASP
North West IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
12 (1.361 %)SharePoint
21 (0.680 %)IIS
North West IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
113 (8.844 %)MS Excel
25 (3.401 %)MS Office
32 (1.361 %)MS Visio
41 (0.680 %)MS Project
North West IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
12 (1.361 %)Dynamics CRM
21 (0.680 %)Dynamics AX
21 (0.680 %)Hyperion Planning
21 (0.680 %)HFM
North West IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
11 (0.680 %)LAN
11 (0.680 %)WAN
11 (0.680 %)IP Telephony
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (4.762 %)SQL Server
24 (2.721 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (2.041 %)Datawarehouse
33 (2.041 %)TOAD
42 (1.361 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (0.680 %)Essbase
51 (0.680 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
51 (0.680 %)SQL Server Integration Services
51 (0.680 %)Oracle BI EE
51 (0.680 %)SQL Server 2008
51 (0.680 %)MySQL
North West IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
111 (7.483 %)Selenium
28 (5.442 %)FitNesse
37 (4.762 %)QuickTest Pro
45 (3.401 %)TestDirector
54 (2.721 %)WinRunner
54 (2.721 %)LoadRunner
63 (2.041 %)Ant
63 (2.041 %)JUnit
63 (2.041 %)WebDriver
72 (1.361 %)Team Foundation Server
North West IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
121 (14.29 %)Finance
213 (8.844 %)Telecoms
213 (8.844 %)Retail
39 (6.122 %)Banking
48 (5.442 %)Pensions
57 (4.762 %)Private Banking
66 (4.082 %)Insurance
75 (3.401 %)Pharmaceutical
75 (3.401 %)Electronics
83 (2.041 %)Health
92 (1.361 %)Legal
92 (1.361 %)Education
92 (1.361 %)Retail Banking
101 (0.680 %)Billing
101 (0.680 %)Online Gambling
101 (0.680 %)Manufacturing
North West IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
187 (59.18 %)Analyst
255 (37.41 %)Test Analyst
332 (21.77 %)Business Analyst
428 (19.05 %)Tester
527 (18.37 %)Senior Analyst
618 (12.24 %)Test Manager
618 (12.24 %)Senior Test Analyst
714 (9.524 %)Software Tester
811 (7.483 %)Test Engineer
910 (6.803 %)Programme Manager
109 (6.122 %)Senior Business Analyst
115 (3.401 %)Process Analyst
115 (3.401 %)Business Process Analyst
115 (3.401 %)Banking Business Analyst
115 (3.401 %)Business Intelligence (BI) Analyst
115 (3.401 %)Senior Tester
124 (2.721 %)QA Manager
133 (2.041 %)Project Manager
133 (2.041 %)Software Test Engineer
133 (2.041 %)Software Engineer
North West IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
18 (5.442 %)Open Source
22 (1.361 %)Firmware
31 (0.680 %)Management Information System
31 (0.680 %)AS400
31 (0.680 %)Chemistry
31 (0.680 %)FMCG
North West IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
129 (19.73 %)Windows
211 (7.483 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (4.762 %)UNIX
46 (4.082 %)Linux
46 (4.082 %)Windows XP
46 (4.082 %)Windows Vista
46 (4.082 %)Windows Server 2008
52 (1.361 %)Windows 7
North West IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
142 (28.57 %)Software Testing
227 (18.37 %)Test Scripting
326 (17.69 %)Automated Testing
326 (17.69 %)Business Analysis
419 (12.93 %)PRINCE2
514 (9.524 %)Systems Analysis
514 (9.524 %)User Acceptance Testing
612 (8.163 %)Manual Testing
711 (7.483 %)Scrum
89 (6.122 %)E-Commerce
89 (6.122 %)Change Management
97 (4.762 %)Project Management
97 (4.762 %)UML
97 (4.762 %)System Testing
97 (4.762 %)Test Management
97 (4.762 %)Test Automation
106 (4.082 %)Business Intelligence
106 (4.082 %)Validation
115 (3.401 %)Agile Software Development
115 (3.401 %)Process Management
North West IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
128 (19.05 %)SQL
212 (8.163 %)C++
212 (8.163 %)Java
212 (8.163 %)VBScript
36 (4.082 %)PL/SQL
43 (2.041 %)VB
43 (2.041 %)JavaScript
43 (2.041 %)Perl
43 (2.041 %)PHP
52 (1.361 %)T-SQL
52 (1.361 %)C#
52 (1.361 %)VB.NET
61 (0.680 %)VBA
61 (0.680 %)C
North West IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
123 (15.65 %)ISTQB
218 (12.24 %)Degree
38 (5.442 %)HND
43 (2.041 %)Security Cleared
43 (2.041 %)ISEB Practitioner
52 (1.361 %)APMP
52 (1.361 %)SC Cleared
61 (0.680 %)CISSP
61 (0.680 %)PRINCE2 Certification
61 (0.680 %)PMP
61 (0.680 %)PMI Certification
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
113 (8.844 %)QA
North West IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
16 (4.082 %)Active Directory
16 (4.082 %)VMware Infrastructure
North West IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
110 (6.803 %)Oracle
26 (4.082 %)VMware
32 (1.361 %)ATG
41 (0.680 %)Cisco
41 (0.680 %)Microsoft
41 (0.680 %)Citrix
41 (0.680 %)Hyperion