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This section looks at the demand for Validation skills within the East of England 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkValidation
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank113112
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads3441
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.041 %
As % of the category below1.541 %1.762 %
Daily rates quoted44
Average minimum daily rate£294£394
Average daily rate£313£413
% change on same period last year-24.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£331£431
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£351
% change on same period last year-2.99 %
Hourly rates quoted1015
Average minimum hourly rate£37.00£32.92
Average hourly rate£38.65£34.76
% change on same period last year+11.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.30£36.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.98£30.93
% change on same period last year+9.85 %
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads22072327
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.942 %2.354 %
Daily rates quoted810817
Average minimum daily rate£375£362
Average daily rate£399£383
% change on same period last year+4.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£422£403
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted209236
Average minimum hourly rate£29.47£28.76
Average hourly rate£30.60£30.20
% change on same period last year+1.32 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.74£31.65
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.33£30.16
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
Validation EnglandValidation
England

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

East of England 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 East of England region.

East of England 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 East of England region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

East of England 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 East of England region.

East of England 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 East of England region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

East of England Validation Hourly Rate Histogram

Validation
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Validation within the East of England region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
HertfordshireUp+112--
East AngliaNew entry-9--
CambridgeshireDown-136£325-13.33 %
SuffolkUp+73£425+13.33 %
BedfordshireUp+132--
NorfolkUp+22£250-
EssexUp+31--
Validation EnglandValidation
England

Validation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

111 (16.92 %)Pharmaceutical
29 (13.85 %)ASIC
29 (13.85 %)ASIC Verification
38 (12.31 %)SQL
38 (12.31 %)Oracle
47 (10.77 %)UNIX
47 (10.77 %)3G
47 (10.77 %)Quality Management
56 (9.231 %)GPRS
56 (9.231 %)GSM
56 (9.231 %)XML
65 (7.692 %)SAP
65 (7.692 %)JDBC
65 (7.692 %)SOAP
65 (7.692 %)WebServices
65 (7.692 %)RAD
65 (7.692 %)J2EE
65 (7.692 %)WebSphere Application Server
65 (7.692 %)Shell Script
65 (7.692 %)HTTP
65 (7.692 %)XML Schema
65 (7.692 %)Regression Testing
65 (7.692 %)Finance
65 (7.692 %)Handset
65 (7.692 %)Log4j
65 (7.692 %)Korn
65 (7.692 %)WebSphere
65 (7.692 %)Test Scripting
74 (6.154 %)Document Management
74 (6.154 %)Business Analysis

Validation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (9.231 %)XML
25 (7.692 %)JDBC
25 (7.692 %)SOAP
25 (7.692 %)WebServices
25 (7.692 %)J2EE
25 (7.692 %)XML Schema
25 (7.692 %)WebSphere
33 (4.615 %)CSS
33 (4.615 %)XHTML
33 (4.615 %)HTML
41 (1.538 %).NET
41 (1.538 %)ASP.NET
41 (1.538 %)XSLT
41 (1.538 %)CORBA
41 (1.538 %)AJAX
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (7.692 %)WebSphere Application Server
22 (3.077 %)SAS
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.538 %)MS Office
11 (1.538 %)MS Excel
11 (1.538 %)MS PowerPoint
11 (1.538 %)Spreadsheet
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (3.077 %)SAP ERP
21 (1.538 %)Summit
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (10.77 %)3G
26 (9.231 %)GPRS
26 (9.231 %)GSM
35 (7.692 %)HTTP
41 (1.538 %)TCP/IP
41 (1.538 %)UMTS
41 (1.538 %)HSDPA
41 (1.538 %)HSUPA
41 (1.538 %)CDMA
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (3.077 %)DB2
21 (1.538 %)MS Access
21 (1.538 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (1.538 %)GIS
21 (1.538 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (1.538 %)SQL Server
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (7.692 %)Log4j
21 (1.538 %)Eclipse
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (16.92 %)Pharmaceutical
25 (7.692 %)Finance
34 (6.154 %)Automotive
34 (6.154 %)Telecoms
43 (4.615 %)Electric
43 (4.615 %)Manufacturing
52 (3.077 %)Local Government
52 (3.077 %)Marketing
52 (3.077 %)Government
52 (3.077 %)Education
52 (3.077 %)Electronics
61 (1.538 %)Chemicals
61 (1.538 %)Construction
61 (1.538 %)Health
61 (1.538 %)Legal
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (13.85 %)Developer
27 (10.77 %)Analyst
36 (9.231 %)Software Engineer
45 (7.692 %)Test Engineer
45 (7.692 %)Hardware Engineer
54 (6.154 %)Architect
54 (6.154 %)Web Developer
63 (4.615 %)J2EE Developer
63 (4.615 %)Information Analyst
63 (4.615 %)Programmer
63 (4.615 %)Document Controller
72 (3.077 %)GSM Engineer
72 (3.077 %)Quality Engineer
72 (3.077 %)Senior Analyst
72 (3.077 %)Design Engineer
72 (3.077 %)Senior Consultant
72 (3.077 %)Consultant
72 (3.077 %)Project Manager
72 (3.077 %)Business Analyst
81 (1.538 %)Author
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (13.85 %)ASIC
19 (13.85 %)ASIC Verification
25 (7.692 %)Handset
33 (4.615 %)VHDL
33 (4.615 %)Verilog
33 (4.615 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
33 (4.615 %)Mainframe
42 (3.077 %)Client/Server
42 (3.077 %)NHS
51 (1.538 %)PMI
51 (1.538 %)Device Driver
51 (1.538 %)Computer Science
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (10.77 %)UNIX
23 (4.615 %)Windows
31 (1.538 %)VxWorks
31 (1.538 %)Symbian OS
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (10.77 %)Quality Management
25 (7.692 %)RAD
25 (7.692 %)Regression Testing
25 (7.692 %)Test Scripting
34 (6.154 %)Business Analysis
34 (6.154 %)Document Management
34 (6.154 %)PRINCE2
34 (6.154 %)Change Management
43 (4.615 %)UML
43 (4.615 %)OO
43 (4.615 %)ITIL
43 (4.615 %)QMS
52 (3.077 %)Statistical Analysis
52 (3.077 %)Use Case
52 (3.077 %)Internet Marketing
52 (3.077 %)Software Engineering
52 (3.077 %)CRM
52 (3.077 %)ERP
61 (1.538 %)Project Management
61 (1.538 %)E-Commerce
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (12.31 %)SQL
25 (7.692 %)Shell Script
25 (7.692 %)Korn
34 (6.154 %)C
34 (6.154 %)C++
42 (3.077 %)Java
42 (3.077 %)Assembly Language
51 (1.538 %)JavaScript
51 (1.538 %)C#
51 (1.538 %)Transact-SQL
51 (1.538 %)VB
51 (1.538 %)Embedded C++
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (4.615 %)ITIL Certification
13 (4.615 %)Degree
21 (1.538 %)HNC
21 (1.538 %)HND
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (3.077 %)21 CFR Part 11
21 (1.538 %)ISO9000
21 (1.538 %)ISO9001
21 (1.538 %)GxP
21 (1.538 %)QA
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (3.077 %)NetBackup
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (12.31 %)Oracle
25 (7.692 %)SAP
32 (3.077 %)IBM
32 (3.077 %)EMC
32 (3.077 %)ADIC
41 (1.538 %)ILOG
41 (1.538 %)ESRI
41 (1.538 %)Cadence
41 (1.538 %)Symbian
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