The first table below looks at the demand for ISTQB in IT jobs advertised for the Portsmouth region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited ISTQB over the 3 months to 18 June 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 Portsmouth region.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
Rank 44 32 39
Rank change year-on-year
-12 +7
Permanent jobs citing ISTQB 2 7 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Portsmouth 0.651% 3.365% 1.429%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.326% 10.29% 4.478%
Number of salaries quoted 2 7 3
Average salary £29,500 £32,500 £24,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-9.23% +32.65%
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £35,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-7.14% -6.66%
All Qualifications
Portsmouth
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
86 68 67
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Portsmouth 28.01% 32.69% 31.90%
Number of salaries quoted 78 58 64
Average salary £40,000 £35,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+14.28% -
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £27,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £40,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year
- +5.26%
ISTQB
Hampshire

ISTQB
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth region.

Portsmouth ISTQB Salary Trend

ISTQB
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing ISTQB across the Portsmouth region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

Portsmouth ISTQB Salary Histogram

ISTQB
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Portsmouth 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 3 (100.00%) ISEB
2 2 (66.67%) TestDirector
2 2 (66.67%) Test Scripting
2 2 (66.67%) Manual Testing
2 2 (66.67%) HP Quality Center
2 2 (66.67%) Test Strategy
2 2 (66.67%) Automated Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Software Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Requirements Management
2 2 (66.67%) SQL
2 2 (66.67%) MS Office
2 2 (66.67%) MS Excel
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 2 (66.67%) HP
3 1 (33.33%) Windows
3 1 (33.33%) .NET
3 1 (33.33%) IIS
3 1 (33.33%) C#
3 1 (33.33%) Java
3 1 (33.33%) JavaScript
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Performance Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Web Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
3 1 (33.33%) Finance
3 1 (33.33%) Programme Management

ISTQB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Portsmouth 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 Development
1 1 (33.33%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 1 (33.33%) IIS
Applications
1 2 (66.67%) MS Office
1 2 (66.67%) MS Excel
Development Applications
1 2 (66.67%) TestDirector
General
1 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Tester
2 2 (66.67%) Systems Tester
3 1 (33.33%) Performance Tester
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Automated Testing
1 2 (66.67%) Software Testing
1 2 (66.67%) Requirements Management
1 2 (66.67%) Test Scripting
1 2 (66.67%) Manual Testing
1 2 (66.67%) Test Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Management
2 1 (33.33%) Performance Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Web Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) SQL
2 1 (33.33%) C#
2 1 (33.33%) Java
2 1 (33.33%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) ISEB
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
Systems Management
1 2 (66.67%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
1 2 (66.67%) HP
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