The first table below looks at the demand for Validation skills in IT contracts advertised for the City of London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Validation 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the City of London region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Validation
Rank 132 115 133
Rank change year-on-year
-17 +18
Contract jobs citing Validation 82 108 123
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the City of London 1.209% 1.395% 1.229%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.631% 1.930% 1.729%
Number of daily rates quoted 54 83 88
Average daily rate £425 £425 £500
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -15.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £322 £300 £318
10% offered a daily rate of more than £634 £620 £625
UK excluding London average daily rate £338 £342 £338
% change year-on-year
-1.24% +1.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 3
Average hourly rate £41.50 £15.00 £48.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+176.66% -68.75%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £33.75 £37.50 £34.00
% change year-on-year
-10.00% +10.29%
All Processes & Methodologies
City of London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
5027 5597 7112
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the City of London 74.14% 72.30% 71.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 3796 4123 5235
Average daily rate £450 £475 £500
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.26% -5.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £310 £301 £325
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £625 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £370 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
+1.36% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 93 82 123
Average hourly rate £31.25 £25.00 £25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+25.00% -
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £17.00 £16.65 £14.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £125.00 £47.85 £54.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.00 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+24.00% -13.79%
Validation
London

Validation
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Validation across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

City of London Validation Jobs Demand Trend

Validation
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Validation across the City of London region.

City of London Validation Daily Rate Trend

Validation
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Validation across the City of London region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

City of London Validation Daily Rate Histogram

Validation
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Validation across the City of London region.

City of London Validation Hourly Rate Trend

Validation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the City of London 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.

1 45 (31.03%) Finance
2 41 (28.28%) Banking
3 35 (24.14%) SQL
4 34 (23.45%) Migration
5 32 (22.07%) Data Analysis
6 31 (21.38%) Data Migration
7 27 (18.62%) Data Validation
7 27 (18.62%) SAP
8 25 (17.24%) Investment Banking
8 25 (17.24%) SAP Implementation
9 23 (15.86%) FMCG
10 17 (11.72%) SQL Server
11 15 (10.34%) C#
11 15 (10.34%) Project Management
12 13 (8.966%) XML
12 13 (8.966%) ETL
13 12 (8.276%) Windows
13 12 (8.276%) VBA
13 12 (8.276%) Oracle
13 12 (8.276%) SAP PP
13 12 (8.276%) Microsoft
13 12 (8.276%) Market Risk
14 11 (7.586%) Business Analysis
14 11 (7.586%) Data Mapping
14 11 (7.586%) ITIL
15 10 (6.897%) MS Excel
15 10 (6.897%) Degree
16 9 (6.207%) Derivative
16 9 (6.207%) CSS
17 8 (5.517%) HTML

Validation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the City of London 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.

Application Development
1 13 (8.966%) XML
2 9 (6.207%) CSS
3 8 (5.517%) HTML
4 6 (4.138%) .NET
5 5 (3.448%) XSD
5 5 (3.448%) XSLT
6 4 (2.759%) Web Services
6 4 (2.759%) jQuery
7 2 (1.379%) Flash
7 2 (1.379%) Ajax
7 2 (1.379%) .NET Framework
7 2 (1.379%) Django
7 2 (1.379%) WCF
7 2 (1.379%) Symfony
7 2 (1.379%) LINQ
7 2 (1.379%) HTML5
7 2 (1.379%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
7 2 (1.379%) LINQ to SQL
8 1 (0.690%) Yii
8 1 (0.690%) CSS3
Application Platforms
1 5 (3.448%) CMS
2 3 (2.069%) Adobe CQ
2 3 (2.069%) Confluence
2 3 (2.069%) SAS
3 2 (1.379%) MS Exchange
3 2 (1.379%) ExpressionEngine
4 1 (0.690%) WordPress
4 1 (0.690%) Amazon AWS
4 1 (0.690%) IBM Notes
4 1 (0.690%) IIS
Applications
1 10 (6.897%) MS Excel
2 7 (4.828%) MS Office
3 5 (3.448%) MS PowerPoint
3 5 (3.448%) MS Visio
4 4 (2.759%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (1.379%) InfoPath
6 1 (0.690%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 12 (8.276%) SAP PP
2 5 (3.448%) SAP CO
2 5 (3.448%) SAP FI
2 5 (3.448%) SAP SD
3 3 (2.069%) SAP FI/CO
3 3 (2.069%) SAP QM
4 2 (1.379%) SAP MM
4 2 (1.379%) SAP PM
4 2 (1.379%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.690%) Cognos Planning
5 1 (0.690%) Hyperion Planning
5 1 (0.690%) Oracle EBS R12
5 1 (0.690%) Oracle iProcurement
5 1 (0.690%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.690%) HFM
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.069%) DNS
1 3 (2.069%) Internet
2 2 (1.379%) LAN
2 2 (1.379%) DHCP
3 1 (0.690%) OmniPeek
3 1 (0.690%) Cisco IOS
3 1 (0.690%) Wireshark
3 1 (0.690%) Network Security
3 1 (0.690%) Wireless
3 1 (0.690%) Firewall
3 1 (0.690%) FTP
3 1 (0.690%) SNMP
3 1 (0.690%) VPN
3 1 (0.690%) SMS
3 1 (0.690%) WAN
3 1 (0.690%) IPv6
3 1 (0.690%) MPLS
3 1 (0.690%) OSPF
3 1 (0.690%) BGP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (11.72%) SQL Server
2 8 (5.517%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 7 (4.828%) SQL Server 2008
3 7 (4.828%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 5 (3.448%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (2.759%) DB2
5 4 (2.759%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 3 (2.069%) Oracle ODI
6 3 (2.069%) QlikView
6 3 (2.069%) Oracle BI EE
7 2 (1.379%) SQL Server 2000
7 2 (1.379%) MS Access
7 2 (1.379%) SQL Server 2005
7 2 (1.379%) SAP Data Services
8 1 (0.690%) Big Data
8 1 (0.690%) SQL Server 2012
8 1 (0.690%) Hadoop
8 1 (0.690%) Cognos Powerplay
8 1 (0.690%) Cognos Impromptu
8 1 (0.690%) DTS
Development Applications
1 5 (3.448%) JIRA
2 3 (2.069%) Selenium
2 3 (2.069%) Visual Studio
3 2 (1.379%) LSMW
3 2 (1.379%) Git (software)
4 1 (0.690%) Balsamiq Mockups
4 1 (0.690%) NCover
4 1 (0.690%) Bugzilla
4 1 (0.690%) AppScan
4 1 (0.690%) ClearCase
4 1 (0.690%) QuickTest Pro
4 1 (0.690%) ClearQuest
4 1 (0.690%) MSI
General
1 45 (31.03%) Finance
2 41 (28.28%) Banking
3 25 (17.24%) Investment Banking
4 7 (4.828%) Front Office
4 7 (4.828%) Advertising
5 5 (3.448%) Financial Institution
5 5 (3.448%) Telecoms
5 5 (3.448%) Retail
6 4 (2.759%) Publishing
6 4 (2.759%) Marketing
7 3 (2.069%) Retail Banking
7 3 (2.069%) Legal
8 2 (1.379%) Billing
9 1 (0.690%) French Language
9 1 (0.690%) Wholesale Banking
9 1 (0.690%) Avionics
9 1 (0.690%) Aerospace
9 1 (0.690%) Automotive
9 1 (0.690%) Back Office
9 1 (0.690%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 58 (40.00%) Analyst
2 27 (18.62%) Developer
3 25 (17.24%) Data Analyst
4 20 (13.79%) Business Analyst
5 18 (12.41%) SAP Data Analyst
5 18 (12.41%) SAP Analyst
6 12 (8.276%) Consultant
7 9 (6.207%) Project Manager
8 8 (5.517%) SAP Consultant
9 6 (4.138%) Market Risk Analyst
10 5 (3.448%) Investment Banking Business Analyst
10 5 (3.448%) Market Analyst
10 5 (3.448%) Banking Business Analyst
10 5 (3.448%) SAP PP Consultant
10 5 (3.448%) SQL Developer
10 5 (3.448%) Credit Analyst
10 5 (3.448%) Risk Analyst
11 4 (2.759%) Tester
11 4 (2.759%) SAP PM Consultant
11 4 (2.759%) SQL Server Developer
Miscellaneous
1 23 (15.86%) FMCG
2 12 (8.276%) Market Risk
3 9 (6.207%) Derivative
4 7 (4.828%) Data Conversion
4 7 (4.828%) Credit Risk
5 6 (4.138%) Fixed Income
6 5 (3.448%) Management Information System
6 5 (3.448%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 5 (3.448%) W3C
7 4 (2.759%) NHS
7 4 (2.759%) Computer Science
8 3 (2.069%) Wiki
8 3 (2.069%) Open Source
8 3 (2.069%) Equities
9 2 (1.379%) Visualisation
9 2 (1.379%) Data Integration
9 2 (1.379%) Data Extraction
9 2 (1.379%) Swaptions
9 2 (1.379%) Informatics
10 1 (0.690%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 12 (8.276%) Windows
2 5 (3.448%) Windows 7
3 4 (2.759%) Linux
3 4 (2.759%) UNIX
4 2 (1.379%) Windows Server 2008
4 2 (1.379%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (1.379%) Windows 2000 Server
5 1 (0.690%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.690%) Android
5 1 (0.690%) Windows XP
5 1 (0.690%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (23.45%) Migration
2 32 (22.07%) Data Analysis
3 31 (21.38%) Data Migration
4 27 (18.62%) Data Validation
5 25 (17.24%) SAP Implementation
6 15 (10.34%) Project Management
7 13 (8.966%) ETL
8 11 (7.586%) Business Analysis
8 11 (7.586%) Data Mapping
8 11 (7.586%) ITIL
9 8 (5.517%) Data Management
9 8 (5.517%) User Acceptance Testing
10 7 (4.828%) Data Transformation
10 7 (4.828%) Agile Software Development
10 7 (4.828%) Stakeholder Management
11 6 (4.138%) OO
11 6 (4.138%) Data Modelling
11 6 (4.138%) Risk Management
11 6 (4.138%) Change Management
11 6 (4.138%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 35 (24.14%) SQL
2 15 (10.34%) C#
3 12 (8.276%) VBA
4 5 (3.448%) T-SQL
4 5 (3.448%) Java
4 5 (3.448%) JavaScript
5 4 (2.759%) Python
5 4 (2.759%) C++
6 3 (2.069%) C
7 2 (1.379%) VB.NET
7 2 (1.379%) ActionScript
7 2 (1.379%) PHP
7 2 (1.379%) ActionScript 3.0
7 2 (1.379%) ActionScript 2.0
7 2 (1.379%) PowerShell
7 2 (1.379%) R
8 1 (0.690%) PHP5
8 1 (0.690%) Jython
8 1 (0.690%) Objective-C
8 1 (0.690%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (6.897%) Degree
2 8 (5.517%) Security Cleared
3 3 (2.069%) SC Cleared
3 3 (2.069%) ISEB
4 2 (1.379%) ISEB Practitioner
5 1 (0.690%) ISTQB
5 1 (0.690%) CIMA
5 1 (0.690%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (0.690%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (0.690%) PMP
5 1 (0.690%) PMI Certification
5 1 (0.690%) CCIE
5 1 (0.690%) CCNP
5 1 (0.690%) CCDP
5 1 (0.690%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (4.828%) Basel II
2 5 (3.448%) QA
3 3 (2.069%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 2 (1.379%) GxP
4 2 (1.379%) Basel III
5 1 (0.690%) COBIT
5 1 (0.690%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.690%) COSO
5 1 (0.690%) 21 CFR Part 11
5 1 (0.690%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (3.448%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.379%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.690%) Cygwin
3 1 (0.690%) Oracle RAC
3 1 (0.690%) VMware Workstation
3 1 (0.690%) Terminal Server
3 1 (0.690%) RACF
Systems Management
1 4 (2.759%) HP Quality Center
2 1 (0.690%) SCCM
2 1 (0.690%) Cisco IPCC
2 1 (0.690%) WebInspect
2 1 (0.690%) OpenView
2 1 (0.690%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
2 1 (0.690%) Norton AntiVirus
Vendors
1 27 (18.62%) SAP
2 12 (8.276%) Oracle
2 12 (8.276%) Microsoft
3 6 (4.138%) Informatica
4 4 (2.759%) Cisco
5 3 (2.069%) HP
5 3 (2.069%) Adobe
6 2 (1.379%) IBM
6 2 (1.379%) Citrix
6 2 (1.379%) Hyperion
6 2 (1.379%) Red Hat
6 2 (1.379%) Apple
6 2 (1.379%) Business Objects
6 2 (1.379%) Cognos
6 2 (1.379%) VMware
6 2 (1.379%) GoldenSource
6 2 (1.379%) Google
6 2 (1.379%) Twitter
7 1 (0.690%) F5
7 1 (0.690%) hybris
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