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The table below looks at the demand for Validation skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Validation over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkValidation
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank8591
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads3251
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.050 %0.055 %
As % of the category below1.979 %2.305 %
Daily rates quoted94
Average minimum daily rate£295£400
Average daily rate£313£403
% change on same period last year-22.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£330£406
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£279
% change on same period last year+18.30 %
Hourly rates quoted17
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£28.86
Average hourly rate£15.00£30.86
% change on same period last year-51.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.00£32.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.18£35.23
% change on same period last year-11.50 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads16172213
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.547 %2.371 %
Daily rates quoted496763
Average minimum daily rate£367£351
Average daily rate£391£372
% change on same period last year+4.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£414£393
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£370
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
Hourly rates quoted93182
Average minimum hourly rate£22.95£32.29
Average hourly rate£24.56£34.23
% change on same period last year-28.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.17£36.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.17£29.91
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
Validation South EastValidation
South East

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Validation
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Validation across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Berkshire Validation Demand Trend

Validation
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Validation across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Validation Daily Rate Trend

Validation
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Validation across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire Validation Daily Rate Histogram

Validation
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Validation across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Validation Hourly Rate Trend

Validation
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Validation within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingUp+2214£265-
BracknellUp+73--
SloughUp+71--
MaidenheadNo change01--
Validation South EastValidation
South East

Validation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Validation 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited Validation.

124 (27.59 %)Windows
220 (22.99 %)Security Cleared
319 (21.84 %)SC Cleared
319 (21.84 %)Telecoms
413 (14.94 %)SQL
413 (14.94 %)Oracle
512 (13.79 %)Windows Server 2003
611 (12.64 %)Finance
611 (12.64 %)UNIX
611 (12.64 %)TCP/IP
611 (12.64 %)Microsoft
710 (11.49 %)BizTalk Server
89 (10.34 %)User Acceptance Testing
98 (9.195 %)Spreadsheet
107 (8.046 %)Clustering
107 (8.046 %)QA
107 (8.046 %)Active Directory
107 (8.046 %)Health
107 (8.046 %)Cisco
107 (8.046 %)MSMQ
107 (8.046 %)Solaris
107 (8.046 %)SAP
116 (6.897 %)XML
116 (6.897 %).NET
116 (6.897 %)Linux
116 (6.897 %)B2B
116 (6.897 %)Load Balancing
116 (6.897 %)Data Validation
125 (5.747 %)Test Scripting
125 (5.747 %)Integration Testing

Validation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Validation also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Validation. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (6.897 %).NET
16 (6.897 %)XML
24 (4.598 %)HTML
24 (4.598 %)WCF
33 (3.448 %)SAP XI
33 (3.448 %).NET Framework
33 (3.448 %)WML
33 (3.448 %)WAP
33 (3.448 %)SVG
42 (2.299 %)Middleware
42 (2.299 %)ASP.NET
42 (2.299 %)AJAX
42 (2.299 %)WebServices
51 (1.149 %)WPF
51 (1.149 %)Application Packaging
51 (1.149 %)CSS
51 (1.149 %)XHTML
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (11.49 %)BizTalk Server
24 (4.598 %)IIS
24 (4.598 %)ESB
32 (2.299 %)Apache
41 (1.149 %)Oracle Application Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (9.195 %)Spreadsheet
23 (3.448 %)Adobe Illustrator
23 (3.448 %)Photoshop
23 (3.448 %)MS Excel
32 (2.299 %)MATLAB
32 (2.299 %)Simulink
41 (1.149 %)SPSS
41 (1.149 %)MS Office
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.149 %)SAP HR
11 (1.149 %)SoftGrid
11 (1.149 %)SAP HCM
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (12.64 %)TCP/IP
25 (5.747 %)Firewall
34 (4.598 %)Wireless
34 (4.598 %)IPsec
34 (4.598 %)VoIP
34 (4.598 %)PPP
34 (4.598 %)SNMP
34 (4.598 %)EIGRP
43 (3.448 %)TACACS
43 (3.448 %)VPN
43 (3.448 %)TETRA
43 (3.448 %)MPLS
43 (3.448 %)OSPF
43 (3.448 %)BGP
52 (2.299 %)MGW
52 (2.299 %)HTTP
52 (2.299 %)Internet
61 (1.149 %)SAN
61 (1.149 %)FTP
61 (1.149 %)DVB
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (3.448 %)SAP BW
13 (3.448 %)GIS
22 (2.299 %)SQL Server
22 (2.299 %)MS Access
22 (2.299 %)Datawarehouse
22 (2.299 %)SQL Server 2005
22 (2.299 %)ETL
31 (1.149 %)Data Cleansing
31 (1.149 %)Data Mining
31 (1.149 %)Clementine
31 (1.149 %)EDMS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (3.448 %)TestDirector
22 (2.299 %)Ant
22 (2.299 %)JUnit
22 (2.299 %)JMeter
31 (1.149 %)Subversion
31 (1.149 %)MSI
31 (1.149 %)InstallShield
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (21.84 %)Telecoms
211 (12.64 %)Finance
37 (8.046 %)Health
44 (4.598 %)Billing
53 (3.448 %)Government
53 (3.448 %)Advertising
62 (2.299 %)Legal
62 (2.299 %)Pensions
62 (2.299 %)Auditing
71 (1.149 %)Avionics
71 (1.149 %)Manufacturing
71 (1.149 %)Publishing
71 (1.149 %)Aerospace
71 (1.149 %)Construction
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (14.94 %)Analyst
212 (13.79 %)Systems Integrator
310 (11.49 %)Coordinator
48 (9.195 %)Data Analyst
57 (8.046 %)Technical Designer
64 (4.598 %)UNIX Specialist
64 (4.598 %)Web Editor
64 (4.598 %)Systems Engineer
64 (4.598 %)UNIX Engineer
73 (3.448 %)Test Analyst
73 (3.448 %)Content Editor
73 (3.448 %)Network Engineer
82 (2.299 %)Developer
82 (2.299 %)Information Analyst
82 (2.299 %)UAT Analyst
82 (2.299 %)Test Manager
82 (2.299 %)Tester
82 (2.299 %)Author
82 (2.299 %)Technical Lead
82 (2.299 %)SAP Manager
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (8.046 %)Clustering
25 (5.747 %)Replication
33 (3.448 %)NHS
42 (2.299 %)DTV
42 (2.299 %)German Language
51 (1.149 %)STB
51 (1.149 %)IPTV
51 (1.149 %)MPEG
51 (1.149 %)Firmware
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
124 (27.59 %)Windows
212 (13.79 %)Windows Server 2003
311 (12.64 %)UNIX
47 (8.046 %)Solaris
56 (6.897 %)Linux
62 (2.299 %)Windows 2000 Server
71 (1.149 %)Windows 2000
71 (1.149 %)Windows NT
71 (1.149 %)Windows XP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (22.99 %)Security Cleared
219 (21.84 %)SC Cleared
39 (10.34 %)User Acceptance Testing
46 (6.897 %)Load Balancing
46 (6.897 %)B2B
46 (6.897 %)Data Validation
55 (5.747 %)Integration Testing
55 (5.747 %)Test Scripting
64 (4.598 %)Configuration Management
73 (3.448 %)SOA
73 (3.448 %)Regression Testing
73 (3.448 %)Migration
73 (3.448 %)Volume Testing
73 (3.448 %)Content Management
73 (3.448 %)Network Design
82 (2.299 %)Network Planning
82 (2.299 %)Data Analysis
82 (2.299 %)DoDAF
82 (2.299 %)MODAF
82 (2.299 %)Document Management
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (14.94 %)SQL
25 (5.747 %)VBScript
34 (4.598 %)JavaScript
34 (4.598 %)Perl
34 (4.598 %)Python
34 (4.598 %)AWK
42 (2.299 %)VBA
42 (2.299 %)C
42 (2.299 %)C#
42 (2.299 %)Java
51 (1.149 %)VB
51 (1.149 %)VB.NET
51 (1.149 %)PowerShell
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (4.598 %)CCNP
14 (4.598 %)CCNA
14 (4.598 %)Cisco Certification
23 (3.448 %)HNC
31 (1.149 %)MCSE
31 (1.149 %)ISEB
31 (1.149 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (1.149 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (8.046 %)QA
24 (4.598 %)GxP
33 (3.448 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (8.046 %)MSMQ
17 (8.046 %)Active Directory
21 (1.149 %)VMware Workstation
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.149 %)OpenView
11 (1.149 %)Tivoli
11 (1.149 %)OpenView Configuration Management
11 (1.149 %)ServiceCenter
11 (1.149 %)SCCM
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (14.94 %)Oracle
211 (12.64 %)Microsoft
37 (8.046 %)SAP
37 (8.046 %)Cisco
45 (5.747 %)Sun
54 (4.598 %)HP
63 (3.448 %)Dell
63 (3.448 %)Adobe
63 (3.448 %)Citrix
63 (3.448 %)Mapinfo
63 (3.448 %)webMethods
72 (2.299 %)VMware
72 (2.299 %)Amdocs
72 (2.299 %)Ericsson
81 (1.149 %)Remedy
81 (1.149 %)BMC
81 (1.149 %)CA
81 (1.149 %)EMC