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The table below looks at the demand for Validation skills within the Buckinghamshire 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkValidation
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank7686
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads410
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.531 %1.136 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£128
Average daily rate-£128
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£128
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£293
% change on same period last year+15.17 %
Hourly rates quoted42
Average minimum hourly rate£31.25£30.00
Average hourly rate£34.00£32.25
% change on same period last year+5.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.75£34.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.30£33.53
% change on same period last year-3.67 %
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Buckinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads754880
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.072 %0.889 %
Daily rates quoted271278
Average minimum daily rate£311£323
Average daily rate£335£342
% change on same period last year-1.91 %
Average maximum daily rate£360£361
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£371
% change on same period last year+1.63 %
Hourly rates quoted8487
Average minimum hourly rate£21.41£29.15
Average hourly rate£22.54£30.20
% change on same period last year-25.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.67£31.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.32£30.04
% change on same period last year-2.39 %
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 Buckinghamshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire region.

Buckinghamshire Validation Daily Rate Trend

Validation
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Validation Hourly Rate Trend

Validation
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Validation across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Buckinghamshire Validation Hourly Rate Histogram

Validation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire 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.

110 (58.82 %)C
110 (58.82 %)UML
29 (52.94 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
37 (41.18 %)HNC
37 (41.18 %)Electronics
37 (41.18 %)Aerospace
37 (41.18 %)EMC
44 (23.53 %)ARTiSAN
53 (17.65 %)WebSphere
53 (17.65 %)SC Cleared
53 (17.65 %)Security Cleared
53 (17.65 %)Avionics
53 (17.65 %)BizTalk Server
53 (17.65 %)TIBCO
53 (17.65 %)MQSeries
53 (17.65 %)Java
53 (17.65 %)JavaScript
53 (17.65 %)Perl
53 (17.65 %)SQL Server
53 (17.65 %)XML
53 (17.65 %)XSLT
53 (17.65 %)Mercator
62 (11.76 %)Telelogic
62 (11.76 %)Telelogic DOORS
62 (11.76 %)VHDL
62 (11.76 %)MS Project
62 (11.76 %)PL/SQL
62 (11.76 %)Oracle
62 (11.76 %)ClearCase
62 (11.76 %)EDI

Validation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire 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.

Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (17.65 %)WebSphere
13 (17.65 %)XML
13 (17.65 %)XSLT
22 (11.76 %)EDI
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (17.65 %)BizTalk Server
13 (17.65 %)MQSeries
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (11.76 %)MS Project
21 (5.882 %)MS Excel
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (17.65 %)SQL Server
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (23.53 %)ARTiSAN
22 (11.76 %)Telelogic DOORS
22 (11.76 %)ClearCase
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (41.18 %)Electronics
17 (41.18 %)Aerospace
23 (17.65 %)Avionics
31 (5.882 %)Pharmaceutical
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (58.82 %)Integration Engineer
25 (29.41 %)Systems Engineer
34 (23.53 %)Hardware Engineer
43 (17.65 %)Systems Integration Engineer
52 (11.76 %)Software Engineer
52 (11.76 %)Hardware Design Engineer
52 (11.76 %)Design Engineer
52 (11.76 %)Software Integration Engineer
61 (5.882 %)Clinical Data Analyst
61 (5.882 %)Data Analyst
61 (5.882 %)Developer
61 (5.882 %)Analyst
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (52.94 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
22 (11.76 %)VHDL
22 (11.76 %)Data Integration
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (58.82 %)UML
23 (17.65 %)SC Cleared
23 (17.65 %)Security Cleared
32 (11.76 %)Data Mapping
41 (5.882 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (5.882 %)Integration Testing
41 (5.882 %)Data Management
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (58.82 %)C
23 (17.65 %)Java
23 (17.65 %)JavaScript
23 (17.65 %)Perl
32 (11.76 %)PL/SQL
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (41.18 %)HNC
21 (5.882 %)Degree
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (5.882 %)QA
11 (5.882 %)CDISC
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (41.18 %)EMC
23 (17.65 %)TIBCO
23 (17.65 %)Mercator
32 (11.76 %)Telelogic
32 (11.76 %)Oracle
32 (11.76 %)Microsoft
32 (11.76 %)webMethods
32 (11.76 %)Mentor Graphics