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This section looks at the demand for Validation skills within the Gloucestershire 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkValidation
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5148
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads56
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.006 %
As % of the category below1.171 %1.604 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£375
Average daily rate-£375
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£350
% change on same period last year-1.19 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£34.00
Average hourly rate£35.50£34.67
% change on same period last year+2.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.00£35.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.75£31.33
% change on same period last year+7.71 %
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Gloucestershire
Matching contract IT job ads427374
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.563 %0.372 %
Daily rates quoted134137
Average minimum daily rate£375£387
Average daily rate£386£399
% change on same period last year-3.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£396£411
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted3247
Average minimum hourly rate£26.17£28.97
Average hourly rate£31.51£29.66
% change on same period last year+6.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.85£30.35
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.34£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Validation South WestValidation
South West

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

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
CheltenhamDown-81--
GloucesterNew entry-1--
Validation South WestValidation
South West

Validation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

12 (20.00 %)C
12 (20.00 %)UML
12 (20.00 %)ITIL
12 (20.00 %)Citrix
12 (20.00 %)MSI
12 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
12 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
12 (20.00 %)Avionics
21 (10.00 %)Service Management
21 (10.00 %)Quality Management
21 (10.00 %)Change Management
21 (10.00 %)Risk Management
21 (10.00 %)Aerospace
21 (10.00 %)Government
21 (10.00 %)Requirements Management
21 (10.00 %)Requirements Analysis
21 (10.00 %)QA
21 (10.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
21 (10.00 %)JSP 440
21 (10.00 %)RMADS
21 (10.00 %)MATLAB
21 (10.00 %)Simulink
21 (10.00 %)Project Management
21 (10.00 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (10.00 %)Remedy
21 (10.00 %)PRINCE2
21 (10.00 %)Windows
21 (10.00 %)Datawarehouse
21 (10.00 %)SMS
21 (10.00 %)Microsoft

Validation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (10.00 %)MATLAB
11 (10.00 %)Simulink
11 (10.00 %)MS Project
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (10.00 %)SMS
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (10.00 %)Datawarehouse
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (20.00 %)MSI
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (20.00 %)Avionics
21 (10.00 %)Aerospace
21 (10.00 %)Government
21 (10.00 %)Pharmaceutical
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (20.00 %)Applications Packager
12 (20.00 %)Systems Engineer
21 (10.00 %)DBA
21 (10.00 %)Senior Manager
21 (10.00 %)Administrator
21 (10.00 %)Quality Manager
21 (10.00 %)Senior Project Manager
21 (10.00 %)Project Administrator
21 (10.00 %)SQL DBA
21 (10.00 %)Project Office Administrator
21 (10.00 %)Security Manager
21 (10.00 %)Requirements Manager
21 (10.00 %)Security Project Manager
21 (10.00 %)Project Manager
21 (10.00 %)Software Engineer
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (10.00 %)RMADS
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (10.00 %)Windows
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (20.00 %)UML
12 (20.00 %)ITIL
12 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
12 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (10.00 %)Service Management
21 (10.00 %)Quality Management
21 (10.00 %)Change Management
21 (10.00 %)Risk Management
21 (10.00 %)Requirements Management
21 (10.00 %)Requirements Analysis
21 (10.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
21 (10.00 %)Project Management
21 (10.00 %)PRINCE2
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (20.00 %)C
21 (10.00 %)C++
21 (10.00 %)SQL
21 (10.00 %)VBScript
21 (10.00 %)VB
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (10.00 %)QA
11 (10.00 %)JSP 440
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (20.00 %)Citrix
21 (10.00 %)Remedy
21 (10.00 %)Microsoft