The first table below looks at the demand for ISEB in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited ISEB 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 West Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB)
Rank 105 91 71
Rank change year-on-year
-14 -20
Permanent jobs citing ISEB 105 104 122
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 2.088% 2.282% 2.924%
As % of the Qualifications category 7.256% 9.269% 10.14%
Number of salaries quoted 87 99 93
Average salary £35,000 £30,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+16.66% -14.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £25,000 £24,200
10% offered a salary of more than £46,500 £50,250 £47,250
UK excluding London average salary £36,500 £36,122 £37,000
% change year-on-year
+1.04% -2.37%
All Qualifications
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
1447 1122 1203
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 28.78% 24.62% 28.84%
Number of salaries quoted 1162 951 971
Average salary £38,000 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.33% -
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £25,500 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
ISEB
England

ISEB
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands ISEB Salary Trend

ISEB
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing ISEB across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Birmingham -32 28 £32,500 +3.17%
Warwickshire +10 18 £42,500 -10.52%
Solihull +1 16 £35,000 +40.00%
Coventry -20 15 £37,500 +20.96%
Staffordshire +3 7 £30,000 -31.42%
Worcestershire +6 5 £42,500 +51.78%
Herefordshire +3 3 £22,500 -21.05%
West Bromwich - 3 £35,000 -
Shropshire -5 2 - -
Wolverhampton +2 1 £28,000 +21.73%
ISEB
England

ISEB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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 84 (41.79%) Finance
2 58 (28.86%) ISTQB
3 49 (24.38%) Test Scripting
4 48 (23.88%) QA
5 38 (18.91%) SQL
6 37 (18.41%) .NET
6 37 (18.41%) Microsoft
7 32 (15.92%) Software Testing
7 32 (15.92%) Selenium
8 31 (15.42%) Business Analysis
9 24 (11.94%) Agile Software Development
9 24 (11.94%) Scrum
9 24 (11.94%) Manual Testing
9 24 (11.94%) Windows
10 23 (11.44%) UML
11 22 (10.95%) C#
11 22 (10.95%) Project Management
11 22 (10.95%) User Acceptance Testing
12 21 (10.45%) SQL Server
13 20 (9.950%) PRINCE2
13 20 (9.950%) QuickTest Pro
13 20 (9.950%) Degree
13 20 (9.950%) Stakeholder Management
13 20 (9.950%) HP Quality Center
14 19 (9.453%) Automated Testing
15 17 (8.458%) MS Office
15 17 (8.458%) Waterfall
16 16 (7.960%) Automation Testing
16 16 (7.960%) XML
17 15 (7.463%) Retail

ISEB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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 37 (18.41%) .NET
2 16 (7.960%) XML
3 5 (2.488%) Flash
4 4 (1.990%) Middleware
4 4 (1.990%) ASP.NET
5 3 (1.493%) COM
6 2 (0.995%) ASP.NET MVC
6 2 (0.995%) HTML
6 2 (0.995%) JSON
6 2 (0.995%) Ajax
7 1 (0.498%) WinForms
7 1 (0.498%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.498%) Apache Flex
7 1 (0.498%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 5 (2.488%) IIS
2 3 (1.493%) MQSeries
2 3 (1.493%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.498%) WebLogic
3 1 (0.498%) Apache
3 1 (0.498%) Tomcat
3 1 (0.498%) WebLogic Integration
Applications
1 17 (8.458%) MS Office
2 10 (4.975%) MS Project
3 9 (4.478%) MS Visio
4 8 (3.980%) MS Excel
5 5 (2.488%) Open Workbench
6 1 (0.498%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.995%) Oracle EBS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.498%) FTP
1 1 (0.498%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (10.45%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.990%) SQL Server 2000
2 4 (1.990%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 3 (1.493%) SQL Server 2008
3 3 (1.493%) TOAD
4 2 (0.995%) SQLPlus
4 2 (0.995%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (0.995%) SQL Server 2005
4 2 (0.995%) Microsoft Analysis Services
5 1 (0.498%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.498%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.498%) MySQL
5 1 (0.498%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.498%) MS Access
5 1 (0.498%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 32 (15.92%) Selenium
2 20 (9.950%) QuickTest Pro
3 8 (3.980%) Team Foundation Server
3 8 (3.980%) Visual Studio
4 7 (3.483%) TestComplete
5 6 (2.985%) Rational Robot
5 6 (2.985%) Rational Functional Tester
5 6 (2.985%) TestPartner
6 5 (2.488%) TestDirector
7 4 (1.990%) SilkTest
8 3 (1.493%) ClearCase
8 3 (1.493%) ClearQuest
9 2 (0.995%) WinRunner
9 2 (0.995%) LoadRunner
10 1 (0.498%) QARun
10 1 (0.498%) JUnit
10 1 (0.498%) RequisitePro
10 1 (0.498%) ERwin
10 1 (0.498%) SpecFlow
10 1 (0.498%) WebDriver
General
1 84 (41.79%) Finance
2 15 (7.463%) Retail
3 8 (3.980%) Banking
3 8 (3.980%) Advertising
4 6 (2.985%) Games
4 6 (2.985%) Billing
5 5 (2.488%) Financial Institution
5 5 (2.488%) Telecoms
6 4 (1.990%) Back Office
6 4 (1.990%) Marketing
7 3 (1.493%) Front Office
8 2 (0.995%) Automotive
9 1 (0.498%) German Language
9 1 (0.498%) Italian Language
9 1 (0.498%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 122 (60.70%) Analyst
2 63 (31.34%) Test Analyst
3 55 (27.36%) Business Analyst
4 32 (15.92%) Tester
5 19 (9.453%) Test Manager
6 13 (6.468%) Software Tester
7 11 (5.473%) Software Test Analyst
7 11 (5.473%) Financial Business Analyst
7 11 (5.473%) Senior Analyst
8 10 (4.975%) Test Team Leader
8 10 (4.975%) Team Leader
9 9 (4.478%) Agile Test Analyst
10 8 (3.980%) Senior Test Analyst
11 7 (3.483%) Systems Analyst
11 7 (3.483%) Developer
11 7 (3.483%) Test Leader
11 7 (3.483%) Automation Tester
12 6 (2.985%) Business Systems Analyst
12 6 (2.985%) Financial Services Business Analyst
12 6 (2.985%) Senior Tester
Miscellaneous
1 8 (3.980%) Computer Science
2 7 (3.483%) Client/Server
3 6 (2.985%) Management Information System
4 5 (2.488%) AS400
5 4 (1.990%) NHS
5 4 (1.990%) Mainframe
5 4 (1.990%) Physics
6 2 (0.995%) PACS
7 1 (0.498%) Replication
7 1 (0.498%) E-Learning
7 1 (0.498%) Mathematics
7 1 (0.498%) Credit Risk
7 1 (0.498%) iPhone
7 1 (0.498%) N-Tier
7 1 (0.498%) PMI
7 1 (0.498%) Mobile App
7 1 (0.498%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.498%) Open Source
7 1 (0.498%) Kindle
7 1 (0.498%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 24 (11.94%) Windows
2 6 (2.985%) UNIX
3 5 (2.488%) Windows 7
4 4 (1.990%) Linux
5 2 (0.995%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.498%) SUSE
6 1 (0.498%) Windows Mobile
6 1 (0.498%) Windows Vista
6 1 (0.498%) HPUX
6 1 (0.498%) Windows 2000
6 1 (0.498%) Windows XP
6 1 (0.498%) Windows Phone
6 1 (0.498%) Windows Phone 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (24.38%) Test Scripting
2 32 (15.92%) Software Testing
3 31 (15.42%) Business Analysis
4 24 (11.94%) Agile Software Development
4 24 (11.94%) Scrum
4 24 (11.94%) Manual Testing
5 23 (11.44%) UML
6 22 (10.95%) Project Management
6 22 (10.95%) User Acceptance Testing
7 20 (9.950%) PRINCE2
7 20 (9.950%) Stakeholder Management
8 19 (9.453%) Automated Testing
9 17 (8.458%) Waterfall
10 16 (7.960%) Automation Testing
11 15 (7.463%) BPMN
11 15 (7.463%) Test Automation
12 14 (6.965%) Test Strategy
13 13 (6.468%) Regression Testing
14 12 (5.970%) Change Management
14 12 (5.970%) Systems Analysis
Programming Languages
1 38 (18.91%) SQL
2 22 (10.95%) C#
3 13 (6.468%) Java
4 12 (5.970%) VB.NET
5 11 (5.473%) C++
6 6 (2.985%) VB
7 5 (2.488%) PL/SQL
8 4 (1.990%) VB6
9 3 (1.493%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.498%) UniBasic
10 1 (0.498%) PHP
10 1 (0.498%) C
10 1 (0.498%) VBScript
10 1 (0.498%) VBA
10 1 (0.498%) Python
10 1 (0.498%) Embedded C
10 1 (0.498%) Embedded C++
10 1 (0.498%) FoxPro (VFP)
Qualifications
1 58 (28.86%) ISTQB
2 20 (9.950%) Degree
3 9 (4.478%) ISEB Practitioner
4 3 (1.493%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 1 (0.498%) MCTS
5 1 (0.498%) CFA
5 1 (0.498%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 1 (0.498%) HND
5 1 (0.498%) PMI Certification
5 1 (0.498%) CBAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (23.88%) QA
2 5 (2.488%) ISO 9001
2 5 (2.488%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 1 (0.498%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 20 (9.950%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 37 (18.41%) Microsoft
2 11 (5.473%) Oracle
2 11 (5.473%) HP
3 6 (2.985%) Compuware
3 6 (2.985%) SAP
4 2 (0.995%) iRise
4 2 (0.995%) PeopleSoft
5 1 (0.498%) Business Objects
5 1 (0.498%) IBM
5 1 (0.498%) webMethods
5 1 (0.498%) TIBCO
Warwick, Warwickshire
You will have a strong UAT background (and experience within Manual / Functional testing too) and ideally have worked within the NHS / healthcare sector with PAS/PACS experience... NHS /...
AMsource Technology
Salary: From £30,000 to £40,000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
Responsibilities: - Plan and prioritise work for all incoming testing - Design detailed test cases - Perform test execution on various applications - Document and publish all test results to a defined...
Sand Resources
Salary: £24000 - £28000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 1 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
Automated Test Analyst, Selenium/Ranorex/Testcomplete, Software Development Engineer in Test, SDET, QA Lead, Test Analyst, Lead Tester, ISEB, C#, .Net, Java, C++, Automated, Desktop, Agile/Scrum, Functional/...
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Automated Test Analyst, Selenium/Ranorex/Testcomplete, Software Development Engineer in Test, SDET, QA Lead, Test Analyst, Lead Tester, ISEB, C#, .Net, Java, C++, Automated, Desktop, Agile/Scrum, Functional/...
Ascent People Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Solihull, West Midlands (County)
They are a Microsoft partner and specialise in the latest Microsoft & .NET technologies... You will be involved in the Full Life Cycle of Application Testing including analysing requirements,...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £29000 - £35000 per annum + Great benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
West Midlands (County)
We are looking to recruit a UAT Manager to join a successful, growing Financial Services organisation based in the West Midlands... As the UAT Manager you will be...
Big Red Recruitment
Salary: From £35,000 to £50,000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
Automated Test Analyst, Tester, Software Engineer, Developer, Programmer, Selenium/Ranorex/Testcomplete, Software Development Engineer in Test, SDET, SWET, QA Lead, Test Analyst, Lead Tester, ISEB, C#, .Net, Java,...
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 25 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Automated Test Analyst, Tester, Software Engineer, Developer, Programmer, Selenium/Ranorex/Testcomplete, Software Development Engineer in Test, SDET, SWET, QA Lead, Test Analyst, Lead Tester, ISEB, C#, .Net, Java,...
Ascent People Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
ISEB FOUNDATION / ISEB PRACTIONER / QA / PERFORMANCE TESTING/ HP LOADRUNNER / PERFORMANCE CENTER/ QUALITY CENTER / COVENTRY / TEAM LEAD. My client is seeking a a Performance Team Lead to join their...
Reed Technology
Posted: 24 May 2013
Walsgrave, Coventry, West Midlands
Covering our entire IT division, you'll be accountable for the overall delivery of software testing to time, quality and budget targets. Helping us to define the Organisational...
Sainsburys
Salary: attractive
Posted: 25 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
With in-depth technical knowledge and capability, particularly around Java and Oracle based solutions, you will challenge test partner decisions and define strategies that encompass the full testing...
Sainsburys
Salary: £attractive
Posted: 14 May 2013
Walsgrave, Coventry, West Midlands
As the single point of contact for Load and Performance QA projects, you'll ensure adherence to our framework, manage any deviations and drive continuous improvement including reduced...
Sainsburys
Salary: attractive
Posted: 25 May 2013
West Midlands
Software quality assurance experience... Ideally an ISEB Practitioner Certificate in Test Management... KEYWORDS: Quality Assurance | Test | Testing | QA | Manager | UAT | SIT | Strategy | Plan | Tests | Management | Lead | Technology | Software
Harnham
Salary: £32000 - £40000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
West Midlands
MS Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio... Languages - SQL, MySQL, Java, C+, VBA, HTML, XML, Business Objects, TOAD... Scrum Master (Agile Methodology) FRM, CFA... Stakeholder Management... Business Process Improvement.
Robert Walters
Salary: £40000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Solihull, West Midlands (County)
At least 4 years solid Automation experience in a tool such as QTP, Rational Robot, Compuware TestPartner or Rational Functional Tester ?At least 2 years development experience in...
Next Move IT
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
You must be a proven leader with substantial IT Delivery experience, including a background in Volume & Performance Testing or Quality Assurance. An ISEB testing qualification and practical application (...
Sainsburys
Salary: £attractive
Posted: 15 May 2013
Worcester, Worcestershire
Ideally candidates will have experience of Quality Assurance or Testing and it is highly desirable to be ISTQB or ISEB certified... Sectors include Retail, FMCG, Consulting, Digital Media,...
People Source Consulting
Salary: £16000 - £23000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Walsgrave, Coventry, West Midlands
Team Lead (IT Volume & Performance) Walsgrave, Coventry £attractive As a Team Lead (IT Volume & Performance) with Sainsbury's, you will take ownership of Volume & Performance testing across the...
Sainsburys
Salary: £attractive
Posted: 25 May 2013
Stafford, Staffordshire
Quality Assurance Engineer - Software tester - QA Analyst - ISEB... Experience across QA - functional testing, automation, manual testing. ISEB Foundation. Desirable: Experience with SQL Server Analysis Services, SQL Server Reporting...
Deanslist Limited
Salary: From £25,000 to £32,000 per annum + bonus + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Solihull, West Midlands
They are a Microsoft partner and provide software to the energy sector specifically around energy trading, risk management and logistics. Working in there existing team you will be...
Salary: £24000 - £27800 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 9 May 2013
Solihull, West Midlands
They are a Microsoft partner and provide software services to the energy sector specifically around energy trading, risk management and logistics. Working in there existing team you will...
Salary: £25000 - £29000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Walsgrave, Coventry, West Midlands
An excellent, in-depth understanding of the testing lifecycle is required, with outstanding supplier management skills Sainsbury's is a complex operation, so IT delivery requires strong project...
Sainsburys
Salary: £attractive
Posted: 25 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
An excellent, in-depth understanding of the testing lifecycle is required, with outstanding supplier management skills... You will oversee Test strategy, drive modernisation and maintain processes for all...
Sainsburys
Salary: £attractive
Posted: 15 May 2013
Solihull, West Midlands
I am looking for a test co-coordinator to join a busy company based in Solihull, they are looking for a test coordinator who can take responsibility for...
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Evesham, Worcestershire
Technical Skills: *Embedded C/C++ Software Testing & Development *Testing, Validation & Verification *Safety Critical Software - Misra *Problem Solving & Providing Solutions The role of embedded software test engineer offers a...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + Pension, Life Assurance & Bonus
Posted: 21 May 2013