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This section looks at the demand for Validation skills within the Oxfordshire 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkValidation
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5352
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads52
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.462 %0.870 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£500-
Average daily rate£550-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£600-
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£351
% change on same period last year-2.99 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£28.15-
Average hourly rate£29.11-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.08-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.98£30.93
% change on same period last year+9.85 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads342230
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.456 %0.233 %
Daily rates quoted9446
Average minimum daily rate£317£319
Average daily rate£350£346
% change on same period last year+1.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£383£372
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted6632
Average minimum hourly rate£22.70£21.98
Average hourly rate£24.59£24.42
% change on same period last year+0.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.49£26.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.33£30.16
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
Validation South EastValidation
South East

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
AbingdonNew entry-2--
Validation South EastValidation
South East

Validation
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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 (28.57 %)WebServices
12 (28.57 %)C#
12 (28.57 %)Pharmaceutical
12 (28.57 %)Data Validation
12 (28.57 %)PowerShell
21 (14.29 %)Degree
21 (14.29 %)Computer Science
21 (14.29 %)QA
21 (14.29 %)Fat Client
21 (14.29 %)User Acceptance Testing
21 (14.29 %)System Testing
21 (14.29 %)CAPA
21 (14.29 %)Publishing
21 (14.29 %)SQL
21 (14.29 %)Windows
21 (14.29 %)Linux
21 (14.29 %)MS Excel
21 (14.29 %)Windows XP
21 (14.29 %)Microsoft
21 (14.29 %)ISEB
21 (14.29 %)Citrix
21 (14.29 %)TestDirector
21 (14.29 %)Thin Client
21 (14.29 %)Internet

Validation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (28.57 %)WebServices
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (14.29 %)MS Excel
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (14.29 %)Internet
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (14.29 %)TestDirector
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (28.57 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (14.29 %)Publishing
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (28.57 %)Developer
12 (28.57 %)C# Developer
21 (14.29 %)Desktop Support Engineer
21 (14.29 %)Desktop Engineer
21 (14.29 %)Product Manager
21 (14.29 %)Analyst
21 (14.29 %)Test Analyst
21 (14.29 %)Support Engineer
21 (14.29 %)Programme Manager
21 (14.29 %)Desktop Support
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (14.29 %)Thin Client
11 (14.29 %)Computer Science
11 (14.29 %)Fat Client
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (14.29 %)Windows
11 (14.29 %)Linux
11 (14.29 %)Windows XP
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (28.57 %)Data Validation
21 (14.29 %)User Acceptance Testing
21 (14.29 %)System Testing
21 (14.29 %)CAPA
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (28.57 %)C#
12 (28.57 %)PowerShell
21 (14.29 %)SQL
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (14.29 %)ISEB
11 (14.29 %)Degree
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (14.29 %)QA
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (14.29 %)Microsoft
11 (14.29 %)Citrix
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