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The table below looks at the demand for Validation skills within the Oxford 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkValidation
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank30-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.105 %0.000 %
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£330£279
% change on same period last year+18.30 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00-
Average hourly rate£17.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.18£35.23
% change on same period last year-11.50 %
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Oxford
Matching contract IT job ads9593
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.150 %0.100 %
Daily rates quoted4216
Average minimum daily rate£337£348
Average daily rate£348£360
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£370
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
Hourly rates quoted1520
Average minimum hourly rate£17.33£20.09
Average hourly rate£18.18£21.07
% change on same period last year-13.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.03£22.05
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.17£29.91
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
Validation OxfordshireValidation
Oxfordshire

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

Oxford 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 Oxford region.

Oxford 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 Oxford region.

Oxford Validation Hourly Rate Trend

Validation
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxford 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.

11 (50.00 %)MS Office
11 (50.00 %)UNIX
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)HPUX
11 (50.00 %)Solaris
11 (50.00 %)Linux
11 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
11 (50.00 %)MCSE
11 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (50.00 %)Pharmaceutical

Validation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxford 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.

Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Office
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Pharmaceutical
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Systems Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Computer Engineer
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)UNIX
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)HPUX
11 (50.00 %)Solaris
11 (50.00 %)Linux
11 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
11 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)MCSE
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft