The first table below looks at the demand for ISEB in IT jobs advertised for the Reading region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited ISEB over the 3 months to 22 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 Reading region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB)
Rank 108 58 98
Rank change year-on-year
-50 +40
Permanent jobs citing ISEB 27 81 26
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 1.249% 3.485% 1.390%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.595% 9.914% 4.797%
Number of salaries quoted 8 70 19
Average salary £36,250 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-3.33% -
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £31,500 £29,500
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £36,000 £36,500 £37,000
% change year-on-year
-1.36% -1.35%
All Qualifications
Reading
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
751 817 542
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 34.74% 35.15% 28.97%
Number of salaries quoted 578 738 413
Average salary £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.88% -5.55%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £27,500 £27,650
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year
- +5.26%
ISEB
Berkshire

ISEB
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Reading ISEB Jobs Demand Trend

ISEB
Salary Trend

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

Reading ISEB Salary Trend

ISEB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Reading 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.

1 18 (46.15%) ISTQB
2 15 (38.46%) Test Scripting
3 14 (35.90%) Windows
4 13 (33.33%) Microsoft
5 12 (30.77%) Telecoms
5 12 (30.77%) QA
6 10 (25.64%) Finance
6 10 (25.64%) MS Excel
7 8 (20.51%) HP Quality Center
8 7 (17.95%) Integration Testing
8 7 (17.95%) SQL
8 7 (17.95%) Regression Testing
8 7 (17.95%) UNIX
8 7 (17.95%) EPoS
9 6 (15.38%) C#
9 6 (15.38%) Java
9 6 (15.38%) .NET
9 6 (15.38%) SQL Server
9 6 (15.38%) Test Automation
9 6 (15.38%) Agile Software Development
9 6 (15.38%) TOGAF
10 5 (12.82%) Banking
10 5 (12.82%) Retail
10 5 (12.82%) PCI DSS
10 5 (12.82%) SC Cleared
10 5 (12.82%) Security Cleared
10 5 (12.82%) Fujitsu
10 5 (12.82%) Web Services
10 5 (12.82%) SharePoint
10 5 (12.82%) Active Directory

ISEB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Reading 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.

Application Development
1 6 (15.38%) .NET
2 5 (12.82%) Web Services
3 4 (10.26%) XML
4 3 (7.692%) Java EE
4 3 (7.692%) WSRP
4 3 (7.692%) Apache Flex
4 3 (7.692%) Struts2
4 3 (7.692%) ASP.NET
4 3 (7.692%) SOAP
4 3 (7.692%) Struts
4 3 (7.692%) Middleware
4 3 (7.692%) soapUI
5 2 (5.128%) REST
5 2 (5.128%) COM
5 2 (5.128%) Silverlight
5 2 (5.128%) WebSphere
6 1 (2.564%) WCF
6 1 (2.564%) .NET Framework
6 1 (2.564%) LINQ
Application Platforms
1 5 (12.82%) SharePoint
2 4 (10.26%) SharePoint Server
3 3 (7.692%) WebLogic
3 3 (7.692%) WebLogic Portal
4 2 (5.128%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 10 (25.64%) MS Excel
2 1 (2.564%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.564%) Unified Communications
1 1 (2.564%) ATM
1 1 (2.564%) VoIP
1 1 (2.564%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (15.38%) SQL Server
2 2 (5.128%) Big Data
2 2 (5.128%) Hadoop
2 2 (5.128%) SQL Server 2008
2 2 (5.128%) SQL Server 2005
3 1 (2.564%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 5 (12.82%) WinRunner
1 5 (12.82%) TestDirector
1 5 (12.82%) QuickTest Pro
2 3 (7.692%) Selenium
2 3 (7.692%) Cucumber
2 3 (7.692%) Visual Studio
3 2 (5.128%) SpecFlow
3 2 (5.128%) Rational Robot
3 2 (5.128%) TestComplete
4 1 (2.564%) WebDriver
General
1 12 (30.77%) Telecoms
2 10 (25.64%) Finance
3 5 (12.82%) Banking
3 5 (12.82%) Retail
4 1 (2.564%) Legal
4 1 (2.564%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 19 (48.72%) Analyst
2 16 (41.03%) Test Analyst
3 5 (12.82%) QA Analyst
3 5 (12.82%) Security Analyst
4 4 (10.26%) Tester
4 4 (10.26%) Test Leader
4 4 (10.26%) Test Engineer
5 3 (7.692%) QA Test Analyst
5 3 (7.692%) Technical Leader
5 3 (7.692%) Designer
5 3 (7.692%) Solutions Designer
6 2 (5.128%) Automated Tester
6 2 (5.128%) Senior Analyst
6 2 (5.128%) Lead Test Analyst
6 2 (5.128%) Senior QA Analyst
6 2 (5.128%) Software Test Analyst
7 1 (2.564%) Junior Test Analyst
7 1 (2.564%) Quality Analyst
7 1 (2.564%) Software Consultant
7 1 (2.564%) IT Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 7 (17.95%) EPoS
2 5 (12.82%) EMV
2 5 (12.82%) Chip and PIN
2 5 (12.82%) APACS
3 4 (10.26%) Computer Science
4 2 (5.128%) Open Source
4 2 (5.128%) Mobile App
4 2 (5.128%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (5.128%) Handset
5 1 (2.564%) IVR
5 1 (2.564%) Mainframe
5 1 (2.564%) Mobile Payment
Operating Systems
1 14 (35.90%) Windows
2 7 (17.95%) UNIX
3 5 (12.82%) Windows Server 2003
4 4 (10.26%) Windows XP
4 4 (10.26%) AIX
4 4 (10.26%) Solaris
5 2 (5.128%) Windows 7
5 2 (5.128%) Windows Server 2008
5 2 (5.128%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (38.46%) Test Scripting
2 7 (17.95%) Integration Testing
2 7 (17.95%) Regression Testing
3 6 (15.38%) Test Automation
3 6 (15.38%) Agile Software Development
3 6 (15.38%) TOGAF
4 5 (12.82%) Validation
5 4 (10.26%) Performance Testing
5 4 (10.26%) Continuous Integration
5 4 (10.26%) TDD
5 4 (10.26%) Automated Testing
6 3 (7.692%) Supplier Management
6 3 (7.692%) Software Testing
6 3 (7.692%) Manual Testing
6 3 (7.692%) Time Management
6 3 (7.692%) Performance Management
6 3 (7.692%) UML
6 3 (7.692%) OO
6 3 (7.692%) Project Management
6 3 (7.692%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (17.95%) SQL
2 6 (15.38%) C#
2 6 (15.38%) Java
3 2 (5.128%) Perl
3 2 (5.128%) VB
4 1 (2.564%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 18 (46.15%) ISTQB
2 5 (12.82%) SC Cleared
2 5 (12.82%) Security Cleared
3 4 (10.26%) Degree
4 1 (2.564%) MCP
4 1 (2.564%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (30.77%) QA
2 5 (12.82%) PCI DSS
3 1 (2.564%) ISO 8583
System Software
1 5 (12.82%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 8 (20.51%) HP Quality Center
2 4 (10.26%) Netcool
2 4 (10.26%) OpenView Configuration Management
3 1 (2.564%) SCCM
Vendors
1 13 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 5 (12.82%) Fujitsu
2 5 (12.82%) HP
3 3 (7.692%) JBoss
3 3 (7.692%) TIBCO
Reading, Berkshire
You will have qualifications in: ISEB or ISTQB accreditation. Security cleared to at least SC level... Mercury TestDirector/HP Quality Center. Desirable skills include: Testing on MOSS (Sharepoint).....
Capita Resourcing - IT Resourcing
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
You will have qualifications in: ISEB or ISTQB accreditation. Security cleared to at least SC level... Mercury TestDirector/HP Quality Center. Desirable skills include: Testing on MOSS (Sharepoint).....
Capita Resourcing Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
As a Test Manager your skills and qualifications will ideally include: Extensive track record within testing & quality assurance including more recent experience of Test Management on large integration...
Salary: Excellent Salary & Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
As a Test Manager your skills and qualifications will ideally include: Extensive track record within testing & quality assurance including more recent experience of Test Management on large integration...
Royal Mail Group
Salary: Excellent Salary & Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
In addition to this daily responsibilities will include uploading test results, support the test environment, deployment of code to test environments, assist with the booking of and scheduling...
Streamline IT Recruitment
Salary: £60000 - £70000 per annum + Pension,
Posted: 22 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
My client, based in Reading, is looking for a Lead Test Engineer to join their team and be accountable to driving, monitoring and managing test systems and execution...
Streamline Connections
Salary: £60000 - £70000 per annum + Pension,
Posted: 21 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
As a Test Lead your skills and qualifications will ideally include: Strong track record within testing and quality assurance... ISEB) would be advantageous. Core project management skills: planning,...
Royal Mail Group
Salary: Excellent Salary & Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
As a Test Lead your skills and qualifications will ideally include: Strong track record within testing and quality assurance Excellent knowledge of testing methodologies, industry standards, and tools.....
Salary: Excellent Salary & Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Java Solution Designer with strong Java EE technologies, design patterns, and standards (JEE Certification desirable), OO / UML skills, and high level / solution design ideally for telecoms ICT systems,...
Opus Resourcing Ltd
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum + £6k Car Allow + Bonus to 20%
Posted: 21 May 2013