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The table below looks at the demand for Validation skills within the Essex 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkValidation
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3962
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads202
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.002 %
As % of the category below5.208 %0.488 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£500-
Average daily rate£500-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£500-
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£295
% change on same period last year+13.22 %
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£32.26£33.22
% change on same period last year-2.88 %
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads384410
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.536 %0.412 %
Daily rates quoted134133
Average minimum daily rate£379£363
Average daily rate£400£380
% change on same period last year+5.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£421£397
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£372
% change on same period last year+1.69 %
Hourly rates quoted3968
Average minimum hourly rate£28.29£30.45
Average hourly rate£30.58£31.29
% change on same period last year-2.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.87£32.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.30£30.27
% change on same period last year-3.20 %
Validation East of EnglandValidation
East of 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 Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex 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 Essex region over the 3 months to 6 October 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
BasildonNew entry-16--
BrentwoodNew entry-1£500-
Validation East of EnglandValidation
East of England

Validation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex 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 (43.48 %)Cisco
27 (30.43 %)CiscoWorks
27 (30.43 %)Firewall
36 (26.09 %)IBM
36 (26.09 %)Active Directory
36 (26.09 %)Windows
43 (13.04 %)CLARiiON
43 (13.04 %)Symmetrix
43 (13.04 %)Celerra
43 (13.04 %)UNIX
43 (13.04 %)CheckPoint
43 (13.04 %)AIX
43 (13.04 %)Solaris
43 (13.04 %)Linux
43 (13.04 %)EMC
43 (13.04 %)Sun
43 (13.04 %)NetApp
43 (13.04 %)Nokia
43 (13.04 %)VERITAS
52 (8.696 %)MS Exchange
52 (8.696 %)Exchange Server 2003
52 (8.696 %)SUSE
61 (4.348 %)Replication
61 (4.348 %)Change Management
61 (4.348 %)Problem Management
61 (4.348 %)Logistics
61 (4.348 %)MS PowerPoint
61 (4.348 %)SQL Server 2005
61 (4.348 %)Incident Management
61 (4.348 %)Data Validation

Validation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (4.348 %)Middleware
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (8.696 %)MS Exchange
12 (8.696 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (4.348 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.348 %)MS Excel
11 (4.348 %)MS PowerPoint
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (4.348 %)SAP R/3
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (30.43 %)Firewall
21 (4.348 %)TCP/IP
21 (4.348 %)DNS
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (4.348 %)SQL Server
11 (4.348 %)MS Access
11 (4.348 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (4.348 %)SQL Server 2005
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (4.348 %)Pharmaceutical
11 (4.348 %)Finance
11 (4.348 %)Automotive
11 (4.348 %)Legal
11 (4.348 %)Manufacturing
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (65.22 %)Implementation Engineer
26 (26.09 %)Wintel Engineer
35 (21.74 %)Author
44 (17.39 %)Technical Author
44 (17.39 %)Network Engineer
53 (13.04 %)Storage Engineer
62 (8.696 %)Information Analyst
62 (8.696 %)UNIX Engineer
62 (8.696 %)Analyst
71 (4.348 %)Consultant
71 (4.348 %)Senior Analyst
71 (4.348 %)SAP Consultant
71 (4.348 %)Firewall Engineer
71 (4.348 %)Exchange Engineer
71 (4.348 %)Senior Information Analyst
71 (4.348 %)Coordinator
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (13.04 %)CLARiiON
13 (13.04 %)Symmetrix
13 (13.04 %)Celerra
21 (4.348 %)NHS
21 (4.348 %)Replication
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (26.09 %)Windows
23 (13.04 %)AIX
23 (13.04 %)Solaris
23 (13.04 %)Linux
23 (13.04 %)UNIX
32 (8.696 %)SUSE
41 (4.348 %)Windows Server 2003
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (4.348 %)Change Management
11 (4.348 %)Logistics
11 (4.348 %)Incident Management
11 (4.348 %)Problem Management
11 (4.348 %)Data Validation
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (4.348 %)SQL
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (26.09 %)Active Directory
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (30.43 %)CiscoWorks
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (43.48 %)Cisco
26 (26.09 %)IBM
33 (13.04 %)Sun
33 (13.04 %)EMC
33 (13.04 %)NetApp
33 (13.04 %)Nokia
33 (13.04 %)VERITAS
33 (13.04 %)CheckPoint
41 (4.348 %)SAP