The first table below looks at the demand for ISTQB in IT jobs advertised for the Worthing region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited ISTQB over the 3 months to 19 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 Worthing region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB)
Rank 17 18 -
Rank change year-on-year
+1 -
Permanent jobs citing ISTQB 9 10 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Worthing 9.783% 7.143% -
As % of the Qualifications category 16.98% 16.67% -
Number of salaries quoted 9 9 0
Average salary £20,000 £40,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-50.00% -
UK excluding London average salary £33,000 £35,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-5.71% -6.66%
All Qualifications
Worthing
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
53 60 12
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Worthing 57.61% 42.86% 11.76%
Number of salaries quoted 41 51 10
Average salary £34,500 £40,000 £32,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
-13.75% +22.13%
90% offered a salary of more than £20,000 £27,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year
- +5.26%
ISTQB
West Sussex

ISTQB
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Worthing 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 Worthing region.

Worthing ISTQB Salary Trend

ISTQB
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing ISTQB across the Worthing region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Worthing ISTQB Salary Histogram

ISTQB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Worthing 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 24 (100.00%) ISEB
2 12 (50.00%) SQL
3 9 (37.50%) MS Office
3 9 (37.50%) SAP
3 9 (37.50%) MS Excel
3 9 (37.50%) Microsoft
3 9 (37.50%) SAP PSCD
4 8 (33.33%) Finance
5 7 (29.17%) Degree
6 6 (25.00%) Test Strategy
7 4 (16.67%) Test Scripting
7 4 (16.67%) UNIX
7 4 (16.67%) XML
7 4 (16.67%) Oracle
7 4 (16.67%) WebLogic
7 4 (16.67%) Java
7 4 (16.67%) Documentum
7 4 (16.67%) TOAD
7 4 (16.67%) webMethods
7 4 (16.67%) Penetration Testing
7 4 (16.67%) Software Testing
7 4 (16.67%) Project Planning
8 3 (12.50%) Advertising
8 3 (12.50%) ClearQuest
8 3 (12.50%) ClearCase
8 3 (12.50%) Test Automation
8 3 (12.50%) Risk Analysis
9 2 (8.333%) Test Management
9 2 (8.333%) CheckPoint
9 2 (8.333%) Stakeholder Management

ISTQB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Worthing 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 4 (16.67%) XML
Application Platforms
1 4 (16.67%) WebLogic
1 4 (16.67%) Documentum
Applications
1 9 (37.50%) MS Office
1 9 (37.50%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 9 (37.50%) SAP PSCD
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (16.67%) TOAD
Development Applications
1 3 (12.50%) ClearQuest
1 3 (12.50%) ClearCase
2 1 (4.167%) Selenium
2 1 (4.167%) SpecFlow
General
1 8 (33.33%) Finance
2 3 (12.50%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 14 (58.33%) Analyst
1 14 (58.33%) Test Analyst
2 7 (29.17%) Graduate
3 4 (16.67%) SAP Analyst
3 4 (16.67%) Developer
3 4 (16.67%) Graduate Developer
3 4 (16.67%) SAP Test Analyst
4 3 (12.50%) Test Team Leader
4 3 (12.50%) Team Leader
5 2 (8.333%) Test Manager
6 1 (4.167%) Lead Test Analyst
6 1 (4.167%) Senior Test Manager
6 1 (4.167%) Senior Manager
6 1 (4.167%) Test Leader
Operating Systems
1 4 (16.67%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (25.00%) Test Strategy
2 4 (16.67%) Test Scripting
2 4 (16.67%) Penetration Testing
2 4 (16.67%) Software Testing
2 4 (16.67%) Project Planning
3 3 (12.50%) Test Automation
3 3 (12.50%) Risk Analysis
4 2 (8.333%) Test Management
4 2 (8.333%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (8.333%) Automated Testing
5 1 (4.167%) Regression Testing
Programming Languages
1 12 (50.00%) SQL
2 4 (16.67%) Java
3 1 (4.167%) C
Qualifications
1 24 (100.00%) ISEB
2 7 (29.17%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.167%) QA
Vendors
1 9 (37.50%) SAP
1 9 (37.50%) Microsoft
2 4 (16.67%) Oracle
2 4 (16.67%) webMethods
3 2 (8.333%) CheckPoint