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This section looks at the demand for Validation skills within the Midlands region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Validation over the 3 months to 8 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkValidation
Location
3 months to 8 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6048
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching contract IT job ads1730
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.031 %
As % of the category below2.401 %4.060 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£313-
Average daily rate£350-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£388-
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£348
% change on same period last year+1.34 %
Hourly rates quoted19
Average minimum hourly rate£18.00£31.67
Average hourly rate£19.50£32.50
% change on same period last year-39.99 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.00£33.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.08£30.03
% change on same period last year+10.15 %
Processes & Methodologies MidlandsProcesses & Methodologies
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads708739
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.933 %0.773 %
Daily rates quoted162147
Average minimum daily rate£389£385
Average daily rate£410£404
% change on same period last year+1.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£431£424
UK excluding London average daily rate£384£375
% change on same period last year+2.22 %
Hourly rates quoted2861
Average minimum hourly rate£24.43£28.80
Average hourly rate£26.76£29.83
% change on same period last year-10.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.08£30.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.33£30.33
% change on same period last year-3.28 %
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 Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands 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 Midlands region over the 3 months to 8 July 2008.

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands Validation Hourly Rate Trend

Validation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands 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.

17 (21.21 %)Pharmaceutical
17 (21.21 %)QA
17 (21.21 %)Performance Testing
25 (15.15 %)Test Scripting
25 (15.15 %)Rational Performance Tester
25 (15.15 %)Mainframe
25 (15.15 %)SOAP
25 (15.15 %)WebServices
25 (15.15 %)HTTP
25 (15.15 %)HTTPS
34 (12.12 %)SAP
34 (12.12 %)Migration
34 (12.12 %)Risk Analysis
43 (9.091 %)Data Migration
43 (9.091 %)Data Cleansing
43 (9.091 %)SQL
43 (9.091 %)Oracle
43 (9.091 %)SQL Server
52 (6.061 %)DB2
52 (6.061 %)CSS
52 (6.061 %)XHTML
52 (6.061 %)Adobe
52 (6.061 %)Data Modelling
52 (6.061 %)Manufacturing
52 (6.061 %)Finance
52 (6.061 %)NHS
52 (6.061 %)SAPscript
52 (6.061 %)Data Validation
52 (6.061 %)Requirements Analysis
52 (6.061 %)Bulgarian Language

Validation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands 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.

Application Development
15 (15.15 %)SOAP
15 (15.15 %)WebServices
22 (6.061 %)CSS
22 (6.061 %)XHTML
22 (6.061 %)SAP Smart Forms
31 (3.030 %)AJAX
31 (3.030 %).NET
31 (3.030 %)HTML
31 (3.030 %)XML
Application Platforms
11 (3.030 %)CMS
11 (3.030 %)SAS
Applications
11 (3.030 %)MATLAB
11 (3.030 %)Photoshop
Business Applications
11 (3.030 %)SAP CO
11 (3.030 %)SAP FI
11 (3.030 %)SAP FI/CO
Communications & Networking
15 (15.15 %)HTTP
15 (15.15 %)HTTPS
21 (3.030 %)FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
13 (9.091 %)Data Cleansing
13 (9.091 %)SQL Server
22 (6.061 %)DB2
31 (3.030 %)Oracle 10g
31 (3.030 %)BusinessObjects
31 (3.030 %)MS Access
31 (3.030 %)Oracle Reports
31 (3.030 %)Oracle 9i
Development Applications
15 (15.15 %)Rational Performance Tester
21 (3.030 %)ClearQuest
21 (3.030 %)ClearCase
21 (3.030 %)Flash
General
17 (21.21 %)Pharmaceutical
22 (6.061 %)Manufacturing
22 (6.061 %)Finance
31 (3.030 %)Automotive
31 (3.030 %)Construction
31 (3.030 %)Health
31 (3.030 %)Legal
31 (3.030 %)Electronics
31 (3.030 %)Publishing
Job Titles
14 (12.12 %)Quality Manager
14 (12.12 %)Analyst
14 (12.12 %)Test Specialist
23 (9.091 %)QA Manager
23 (9.091 %)Developer
32 (6.061 %)Test Manager
32 (6.061 %)NHS Information Analyst
32 (6.061 %)Information Analyst
41 (3.030 %)Integration Manager
41 (3.030 %)Test Coordinator
41 (3.030 %)Systems Integration Manager
41 (3.030 %)Systems Manager
41 (3.030 %)Software Tester
41 (3.030 %)Oracle DBA
41 (3.030 %)SAP FI/CO Consultant
41 (3.030 %)SAP Consultant
41 (3.030 %)SAS Analyst
41 (3.030 %)Data Migration Specialist
41 (3.030 %)Web Editor
41 (3.030 %)Senior SAP Consultant
Miscellaneous
15 (15.15 %)Mainframe
22 (6.061 %)NHS
22 (6.061 %)Bulgarian Language
22 (6.061 %)Russian Language
31 (3.030 %)Credit Risk
31 (3.030 %)Management Information System
Operating Systems
11 (3.030 %)Windows
11 (3.030 %)AIX
11 (3.030 %)Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
17 (21.21 %)Performance Testing
25 (15.15 %)Test Scripting
34 (12.12 %)Migration
34 (12.12 %)Risk Analysis
43 (9.091 %)Data Migration
52 (6.061 %)Data Modelling
52 (6.061 %)Data Validation
52 (6.061 %)Requirements Analysis
61 (3.030 %)Programme Management
61 (3.030 %)Content Management
61 (3.030 %)Information Management
61 (3.030 %)Automated Testing
61 (3.030 %)Software Testing
61 (3.030 %)Disaster Recovery
61 (3.030 %)E-Commerce
61 (3.030 %)ERP
Programming Languages
13 (9.091 %)SQL
22 (6.061 %)SAPscript
31 (3.030 %)C
31 (3.030 %)JavaScript
31 (3.030 %)PL/SQL
Qualifications
11 (3.030 %)HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
17 (21.21 %)QA
21 (3.030 %)GMP
Vendors
14 (12.12 %)SAP
23 (9.091 %)Oracle
32 (6.061 %)Adobe
41 (3.030 %)Stellent
41 (3.030 %)Microsoft
41 (3.030 %)Business Objects
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