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The table below looks at the demand for Validation skills within the Coventry 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 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkValidation
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2633
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads41
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.001 %
As % of the category below3.101 %0.637 %
Daily rates quoted41
Average minimum daily rate£361£350
Average daily rate£374£375
% change on same period last year-0.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£386£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£272
% change on same period last year+18.67 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.90£35.70
% change on same period last year-13.45 %
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Coventry
Matching contract IT job ads129157
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.208 %0.171 %
Daily rates quoted5972
Average minimum daily rate£340£296
Average daily rate£356£311
% change on same period last year+14.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£371£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£373
% change on same period last year+2.24 %
Hourly rates quoted98
Average minimum hourly rate£28.57£30.32
Average hourly rate£29.96£30.86
% change on same period last year-2.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.36£31.41
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.30£29.57
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Validation West MidlandsValidation
West Midlands

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 Coventry region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Coventry 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 Coventry region.

Coventry 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 Coventry region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

Coventry 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 Coventry region.

Coventry Validation Hourly Rate Trend

Validation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry 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.

16 (33.33 %)Data Modelling
25 (27.78 %)Data Management
25 (27.78 %)Data Analysis
25 (27.78 %)Data Validation
34 (22.22 %)Business Analysis
34 (22.22 %)Web 2.0
34 (22.22 %)UML
34 (22.22 %)RSS
34 (22.22 %)XML
34 (22.22 %)Internet
43 (16.67 %)Project Management
43 (16.67 %)NHS
43 (16.67 %)PRINCE
43 (16.67 %)SQL
43 (16.67 %)Migration
43 (16.67 %)Data Migration
43 (16.67 %)Data Cleansing
52 (11.11 %)SharePoint Server 2007
52 (11.11 %)Oracle
52 (11.11 %)DB2
52 (11.11 %)Education
52 (11.11 %)Government
52 (11.11 %)Health
61 (5.556 %)Legal
61 (5.556 %)Identity Management
61 (5.556 %)Automotive
61 (5.556 %)C#
61 (5.556 %)Mainframe
61 (5.556 %)SQL Server
61 (5.556 %).NET

Validation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry 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.

Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (22.22 %)XML
14 (22.22 %)RSS
21 (5.556 %).NET
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (11.11 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (5.556 %)SharePoint
21 (5.556 %)CICS
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.556 %)MS Excel
11 (5.556 %)SPSS
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (22.22 %)Internet
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (16.67 %)Data Cleansing
22 (11.11 %)DB2
31 (5.556 %)MS Access
31 (5.556 %)SQL Server
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (11.11 %)Education
12 (11.11 %)Government
12 (11.11 %)Health
21 (5.556 %)Legal
21 (5.556 %)Automotive
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (61.11 %)Analyst
27 (38.89 %)Data Analyst
32 (11.11 %)Business Analyst
32 (11.11 %)Data Migration Specialist
41 (5.556 %)UML Business Analyst
41 (5.556 %)Developer
41 (5.556 %).NET Developer
41 (5.556 %)C# Developer
41 (5.556 %)Project Manager
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (22.22 %)Web 2.0
23 (16.67 %)NHS
31 (5.556 %)Mainframe
31 (5.556 %)Client/Server
31 (5.556 %)Taxonomies
31 (5.556 %)IBM Mainframe
31 (5.556 %)Data Conversion
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (5.556 %)UNIX
11 (5.556 %)Windows
11 (5.556 %)Linux
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (33.33 %)Data Modelling
25 (27.78 %)Data Management
25 (27.78 %)Data Analysis
25 (27.78 %)Data Validation
34 (22.22 %)Business Analysis
34 (22.22 %)UML
43 (16.67 %)Migration
43 (16.67 %)PRINCE
43 (16.67 %)Project Management
43 (16.67 %)Data Migration
51 (5.556 %)Enterprise Architecture
51 (5.556 %)Performance Testing
51 (5.556 %)Test Management
51 (5.556 %)Identity Management
51 (5.556 %)Stakeholder Management
51 (5.556 %)PRINCE2
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (16.67 %)SQL
21 (5.556 %)C#
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (11.11 %)Oracle
21 (5.556 %)IBM