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The table below looks at the demand for Validation skills within the Hertfordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkValidation
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank5285
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching contract IT job ads1910
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.011 %
As % of the category below3.055 %1.139 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£271
% change on same period last year+19.33 %
Hourly rates quoted27
Average minimum hourly rate£29.47£39.29
Average hourly rate£31.49£40.00
% change on same period last year-21.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.50£40.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.94£35.65
% change on same period last year-13.21 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads622878
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.999 %0.943 %
Daily rates quoted209370
Average minimum daily rate£338£346
Average daily rate£364£369
% change on same period last year-1.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£393
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£372
% change on same period last year+2.31 %
Hourly rates quoted7291
Average minimum hourly rate£31.59£32.37
Average hourly rate£32.56£33.73
% change on same period last year-3.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.53£35.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.24£29.63
% change on same period last year-4.68 %
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 Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
StevenageDown-13--
Validation East of EnglandValidation
East of England

Validation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

19 (30.00 %)Pharmaceutical
19 (30.00 %)Test Scripting
27 (23.33 %)Citrix
27 (23.33 %)Active Directory
27 (23.33 %)Lotus
27 (23.33 %)Lotus Notes
36 (20.00 %)MS Office
36 (20.00 %)Windows
36 (20.00 %)Quality Management
36 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
45 (16.67 %)SAS
54 (13.33 %)Windows Server 2003
54 (13.33 %)Change Management
54 (13.33 %)Document Management
54 (13.33 %)Performance Testing
63 (10.00 %)QA
63 (10.00 %)Oracle
72 (6.667 %)SAP
72 (6.667 %)IBM
72 (6.667 %)Systems Analysis
72 (6.667 %)Mainframe
72 (6.667 %)Telecoms
72 (6.667 %)Finance
72 (6.667 %)VMware
72 (6.667 %)NetBackup
72 (6.667 %)BC Cleared
72 (6.667 %)Base SAS
72 (6.667 %)Project Planning
81 (3.333 %)Application Packaging
81 (3.333 %)QMS

Validation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (3.333 %)CORBA
11 (3.333 %)Application Packaging
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (23.33 %)Lotus Notes
25 (16.67 %)SAS
31 (3.333 %)Lotus Domino
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (20.00 %)MS Office
21 (3.333 %)CA Clarity
21 (3.333 %)Spreadsheet
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (3.333 %)SAP ERP
11 (3.333 %)Oracle General Ledger
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (3.333 %)SAN
11 (3.333 %)Internet
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (6.667 %)Base SAS
21 (3.333 %)DB2
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (30.00 %)Pharmaceutical
22 (6.667 %)Telecoms
22 (6.667 %)Finance
31 (3.333 %)Automotive
31 (3.333 %)Avionics
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (36.67 %)Consultant
26 (20.00 %)Test Consultant
35 (16.67 %)Analyst
44 (13.33 %)SAS Programmer
44 (13.33 %)Programmer
53 (10.00 %)Document Controller
62 (6.667 %)Business Consultant
62 (6.667 %)Infrastructure Consultant
62 (6.667 %)SAS Consultant
62 (6.667 %)Citrix Consultant
62 (6.667 %)Test Analyst
62 (6.667 %)Business Analyst
71 (3.333 %)Tester
71 (3.333 %)Author
71 (3.333 %)Architect
71 (3.333 %)Project Manager
71 (3.333 %)Senior Consultant
71 (3.333 %)Software Architect
71 (3.333 %)Systems Accountant
71 (3.333 %)Support Engineer
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (6.667 %)Mainframe
21 (3.333 %)Statistics
21 (3.333 %)Mathematics
21 (3.333 %)Computer Science
21 (3.333 %)PMI
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (20.00 %)Windows
24 (13.33 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (3.333 %)UNIX
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (30.00 %)Test Scripting
26 (20.00 %)Quality Management
26 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
34 (13.33 %)Change Management
34 (13.33 %)Document Management
34 (13.33 %)Performance Testing
42 (6.667 %)BC Cleared
42 (6.667 %)Systems Analysis
42 (6.667 %)Project Planning
51 (3.333 %)Biostatistics
51 (3.333 %)Business Analysis
51 (3.333 %)Incident Management
51 (3.333 %)QMS
51 (3.333 %)SC Cleared
51 (3.333 %)Software Engineering
51 (3.333 %)Migration
51 (3.333 %)ITIL
51 (3.333 %)PRINCE2
51 (3.333 %)UML
51 (3.333 %)ERP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (3.333 %)C++
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (3.333 %)PhD
11 (3.333 %)ITIL Certification
11 (3.333 %)SAS Certification
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (10.00 %)QA
21 (3.333 %)ISO9001
21 (3.333 %)TickIT
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (23.33 %)Active Directory
22 (6.667 %)NetBackup
31 (3.333 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (3.333 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (23.33 %)Lotus
17 (23.33 %)Citrix
23 (10.00 %)Oracle
32 (6.667 %)SAP
32 (6.667 %)IBM
32 (6.667 %)VMware
41 (3.333 %)AppSense
41 (3.333 %)Altiris
41 (3.333 %)ADIC
41 (3.333 %)HP
41 (3.333 %)EMC
41 (3.333 %)Cisco
41 (3.333 %)CODA
41 (3.333 %)Agresso
41 (3.333 %)Symantec