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The table below looks at the demand for Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB) in IT jobs within the West Midlands region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited ISEB over the 3 months to 4 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInformation Systems Examinations Board (ISEB)
Location
3 months to
4 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank9663
Rank change on same period last yearDown-33
Matching permanent IT job ads153243
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.084 %0.103 %
As % of the category below9.069 %13.61 %
Salaries quoted117205
Average minimum salary£30,653£34,956
Average salary£32,910£37,189
% change on same period last year-11.50 %
Average maximum salary£35,167£39,422
UK excluding London average salary£37,307£37,402
% change on same period last year-0.25 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads16871786
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.929 %0.757 %
Salaries quoted14651555
Average minimum salary£31,872£34,670
Average salary£34,752£37,337
% change on same period last year-6.92 %
Average maximum salary£37,632£40,004
UK excluding London average salary£37,950£38,568
% change on same period last year-1.60 %
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 West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands ISEB Salary Trend

ISEB
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing ISEB across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 4 September 2008.

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 4 September 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CoventryUp+855£31,888-15.96 %
BirminghamDown-141£34,213+2.94 %
WorcestershireNew entry-10£33,679-
WarwickshireDown-6010£40,714+1.63 %
ShropshireDown-189£25,944-15.62 %
SolihullUp+39£33,188-15.98 %
StaffordshireUp+48£20,300-51.08 %
HerefordshireDown-265£38,250+11.61 %
WalsallNew entry-1£36,000-
West BromwichNew entry-1£40,000-
ISEB EnglandISEB
England

ISEB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, 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.

1108 (33.64 %)Finance
287 (27.10 %)QA
379 (24.61 %)SQL
462 (19.31 %)Degree
558 (18.07 %)Software Testing
648 (14.95 %)Windows
746 (14.33 %)UNIX
746 (14.33 %)Manual Testing
843 (13.40 %).NET
941 (12.77 %)TestDirector
941 (12.77 %)Retail
1040 (12.46 %)Automated Testing
1040 (12.46 %)VB
1139 (12.15 %)Test Scripting
1238 (11.84 %)Microsoft
1337 (11.53 %)Insurance
1434 (10.59 %)ISEB Practitioner
1434 (10.59 %)SQL Server
1533 (10.28 %)Oracle
1533 (10.28 %)PRINCE2
1630 (9.346 %)Business Analysis
1728 (8.723 %)LoadRunner
1827 (8.411 %)QuickTest Pro
1827 (8.411 %)WinRunner
1923 (7.165 %)Windows 2000
1923 (7.165 %)HTML
2022 (6.854 %)ITIL
2121 (6.542 %)Linux
2121 (6.542 %)Oracle Forms
2220 (6.231 %)WebServices

ISEB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, 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.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
143 (13.40 %).NET
223 (7.165 %)HTML
320 (6.231 %)WebServices
414 (4.361 %)WebSphere
57 (2.181 %)XML
66 (1.869 %)ASP
66 (1.869 %)ASP.NET
71 (0.312 %)CSS
71 (0.312 %)J2EE
71 (0.312 %)AJAX
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (4.984 %)MS Office
25 (1.558 %)MS Visio
33 (0.935 %)MS Excel
West Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.312 %)SAP FI
11 (0.312 %)SAP CRM
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (0.623 %)GPRS
12 (0.623 %)GSM
12 (0.623 %)LAN
12 (0.623 %)WAN
12 (0.623 %)Internet
12 (0.623 %)Firewall
12 (0.623 %)TETRA
12 (0.623 %)Ethereal
12 (0.623 %)Cisco PIX
12 (0.623 %)Cisco ASA
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
134 (10.59 %)SQL Server
210 (3.115 %)SQL Server 2005
36 (1.869 %)RDBMS
45 (1.558 %)SQL Server 7
45 (1.558 %)SQL Server 2000
54 (1.246 %)TOAD
61 (0.312 %)SAP BW
61 (0.312 %)Oracle Reports
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
141 (12.77 %)TestDirector
228 (8.723 %)LoadRunner
327 (8.411 %)WinRunner
327 (8.411 %)QuickTest Pro
421 (6.542 %)Oracle Forms
56 (1.869 %)Visual Studio
63 (0.935 %)Rational Rose
72 (0.623 %)Rational Robot
72 (0.623 %)Selenium
81 (0.312 %)FitNesse
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1108 (33.64 %)Finance
241 (12.77 %)Retail
337 (11.53 %)Insurance
420 (6.231 %)Banking
519 (5.919 %)Pensions
618 (5.607 %)Retail Banking
79 (2.804 %)Financial Institution
79 (2.804 %)Education
79 (2.804 %)Health
88 (2.492 %)Construction
96 (1.869 %)Telecoms
103 (0.935 %)Government
112 (0.623 %)Manufacturing
112 (0.623 %)Automotive
121 (0.312 %)Local Government
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1141 (43.93 %)Analyst
289 (27.73 %)Test Analyst
385 (26.48 %)Tester
447 (14.64 %)Test Manager
533 (10.28 %)Business Analyst
626 (8.100 %)QA Analyst
725 (7.788 %)Senior Analyst
824 (7.477 %)Test Engineer
922 (6.854 %)Systems Analyst
922 (6.854 %)Systems Test Analyst
1021 (6.542 %)Software Tester
1119 (5.919 %)Senior Tester
1119 (5.919 %)Software Test Engineer
1119 (5.919 %)Software Engineer
1217 (5.296 %)Team Leader
1314 (4.361 %)Senior Test Analyst
1411 (3.427 %)QA Manager
1411 (3.427 %)QA Test Analyst
1510 (3.115 %)Test Team Leader
168 (2.492 %)Consultant
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (3.115 %)Client/Server
110 (3.115 %)NHS
29 (2.804 %)Mainframe
38 (2.492 %)IBM Mainframe
47 (2.181 %)Mathematics
47 (2.181 %)Computer Science
55 (1.558 %)EPoS
64 (1.246 %)AS400
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
148 (14.95 %)Windows
246 (14.33 %)UNIX
323 (7.165 %)Windows 2000
421 (6.542 %)Linux
513 (4.050 %)Windows XP
69 (2.804 %)HPUX
69 (2.804 %)Solaris
77 (2.181 %)Windows Server 2003
77 (2.181 %)Windows Vista
77 (2.181 %)Windows NT
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
158 (18.07 %)Software Testing
246 (14.33 %)Manual Testing
340 (12.46 %)Automated Testing
439 (12.15 %)Test Scripting
533 (10.28 %)PRINCE2
630 (9.346 %)Business Analysis
722 (6.854 %)ITIL
820 (6.231 %)Test Management
916 (4.984 %)System Testing
1014 (4.361 %)Regression Testing
1113 (4.050 %)Project Management
1113 (4.050 %)Service Management
1212 (3.738 %)User Acceptance Testing
1212 (3.738 %)Security Cleared
1311 (3.427 %)Agile Software Development
1410 (3.115 %)Service Delivery
1410 (3.115 %)UML
159 (2.804 %)V-Model
168 (2.492 %)Scrum
177 (2.181 %)Validation
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
179 (24.61 %)SQL
240 (12.46 %)VB
316 (4.984 %)C#
316 (4.984 %)Java
411 (3.427 %)C
55 (1.558 %)C++
55 (1.558 %)JCL
55 (1.558 %)VB6
63 (0.935 %)Transact-SQL
71 (0.312 %)Ruby
71 (0.312 %)COBOL
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
162 (19.31 %)Degree
234 (10.59 %)ISEB Practitioner
315 (4.673 %)ISTQB
48 (2.492 %)ITIL Certification
57 (2.181 %)PRINCE2 Certification
65 (1.558 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
74 (1.246 %)HND
74 (1.246 %)CCNA
74 (1.246 %)Cisco Certification
81 (0.312 %)Microsoft Certification
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
187 (27.10 %)QA
24 (1.246 %)BS15000
33 (0.935 %)ISO9001
West Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.312 %)Terminal Services
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
138 (11.84 %)Microsoft
233 (10.28 %)Oracle
319 (5.919 %)IBM
414 (4.361 %)HP
513 (4.050 %)SAP
610 (3.115 %)Citrix
72 (0.623 %)Motorola
72 (0.623 %)Nokia
72 (0.623 %)CheckPoint
72 (0.623 %)Cisco
72 (0.623 %)Nortel
72 (0.623 %)VMware
72 (0.623 %)ProCurve
81 (0.312 %)Dell
81 (0.312 %)NEC