The first table below looks at the demand for Validation skills in IT contracts advertised for the Dorset region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Validation over the 3 months to 21 May 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 Dorset 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Validation
Rank 28 23 37
Rank change year-on-year
-5 +14
Contract jobs citing Validation 2 10 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Dorset 0.926% 3.704% 0.984%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.205% 5.376% 1.370%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 1
Average daily rate £376 £285 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+31.75% -32.94%
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £341 £340
% change year-on-year
+2.56% +0.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
Average hourly rate £27.50 - £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £36.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year
-16.66% +10.76%
All Processes & Methodologies
Dorset
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
166 186 219
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Dorset 76.85% 68.89% 71.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 94 114 117
Average daily rate £350 £375 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-6.66% +7.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £205 £275 £175
10% offered a daily rate of more than £685 £500 £473
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
-0.68% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 11 9
Average hourly rate £32.00 £27.50 £40.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+16.36% -32.09%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £19.75 £25.75 £22.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £47.50 £40.00 £165.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.50 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+26.00% -16.66%
Validation
South West

Validation
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Dorset Validation Daily Rate Trend

Validation
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Dorset 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 Dorset region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Bournemouth +4 1 £376 -16.55%
Poole - 1 - -
Validation
South West

Validation
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset 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 4 (66.67%) Finance
2 3 (50.00%) Data Migration
2 3 (50.00%) Data Validation
2 3 (50.00%) Reference Data
2 3 (50.00%) Migration
3 1 (16.67%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (16.67%) SAP CO
3 1 (16.67%) Software Engineering
3 1 (16.67%) Business Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) Requirements Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) QA
3 1 (16.67%) Problem Management
3 1 (16.67%) SAP Implementation
3 1 (16.67%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Test Scripting
3 1 (16.67%) Software Architecture
3 1 (16.67%) Service Delivery
3 1 (16.67%) Change Management
3 1 (16.67%) C
3 1 (16.67%) MS Office
3 1 (16.67%) SAP
3 1 (16.67%) OOA/OOD
3 1 (16.67%) MS Excel
3 1 (16.67%) Data Modelling
3 1 (16.67%) OOD
3 1 (16.67%) ISEB
3 1 (16.67%) CCA
3 1 (16.67%) SAP FI
3 1 (16.67%) Project Management

Validation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset 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.

Applications
1 1 (16.67%) MS Office
1 1 (16.67%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (16.67%) SAP FI/CO
1 1 (16.67%) SAP CO
1 1 (16.67%) SAP FI
General
1 4 (66.67%) Finance
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Analyst
1 4 (66.67%) Business Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Data Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
2 1 (16.67%) SAP Consultant
2 1 (16.67%) Data Migration Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Investment Banking Business Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Consultant
2 1 (16.67%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Reference Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Data Migration
1 3 (50.00%) Data Validation
1 3 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (16.67%) Software Engineering
2 1 (16.67%) Business Analysis
2 1 (16.67%) Requirements Analysis
2 1 (16.67%) Problem Management
2 1 (16.67%) SAP Implementation
2 1 (16.67%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (16.67%) Test Scripting
2 1 (16.67%) Software Architecture
2 1 (16.67%) Service Delivery
2 1 (16.67%) Change Management
2 1 (16.67%) OOA/OOD
2 1 (16.67%) Data Modelling
2 1 (16.67%) OOD
2 1 (16.67%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) C
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) ISEB
1 1 (16.67%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) SAP
Wimborne, Dorset
Requirements capture, allocation, derivation and validation... Qualifications and experience: Degree in mechanical, systems or aeronautical engineering or equivalent... Experience of requirements management using tools such as DOORS or...
Alexander Mann Solutions
Rate: negotiable
Posted: 14 May 2013
Wimborne, Dorset
Our client a global leader within the Defence & Aerospace sector is currently looking for a Mechanical Systems Engineer on a 12 Month Contract. Applications are invited from systems...
Alexander Mann Solutions
Rate: negotiable
Posted: 14 May 2013