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This section looks at the demand for Validation skills within the Reading 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.

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Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5559
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads1714
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.014 %
As % of the category below2.896 %2.254 %
Daily rates quoted130
Average minimum daily rate£299-
Average daily rate£311-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£323-
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£351
% change on same period last year-2.99 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£40.00
Average hourly rate-£42.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.98£30.93
% change on same period last year+9.85 %
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Reading
Matching contract IT job ads587621
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.782 %0.628 %
Daily rates quoted187207
Average minimum daily rate£322£340
Average daily rate£347£374
% change on same period last year-7.37 %
Average maximum daily rate£371£408
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted3750
Average minimum hourly rate£27.78£32.63
Average hourly rate£31.99£34.25
% change on same period last year-6.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.19£35.87
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.33£30.16
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
Validation BerkshireValidation
Berkshire

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

Reading 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 Reading region.

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

Reading 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 Reading region.

Reading Validation Hourly Rate Trend

Validation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading 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 (34.62 %)Security Cleared
27 (26.92 %)SQL
27 (26.92 %)Windows
27 (26.92 %)Microsoft
36 (23.08 %)IIS
36 (23.08 %)Clustering
36 (23.08 %)SC Cleared
45 (19.23 %)Spreadsheet
45 (19.23 %)Finance
45 (19.23 %)Oracle
45 (19.23 %)HP
45 (19.23 %)Dell
54 (15.38 %)Citrix
54 (15.38 %)MS Excel
54 (15.38 %)MS Exchange
54 (15.38 %)VMware
54 (15.38 %)User Acceptance Testing
63 (11.54 %)Billing
63 (11.54 %)Telecoms
63 (11.54 %)Government
63 (11.54 %)Windows Server 2003
63 (11.54 %)Solaris
72 (7.692 %)MSMQ
72 (7.692 %)B2B
72 (7.692 %)Cisco
72 (7.692 %)TestDirector
72 (7.692 %)BizTalk Server
72 (7.692 %)HTTP
72 (7.692 %)ASP.NET
72 (7.692 %)WebServices

Validation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (7.692 %).NET
12 (7.692 %)ASP.NET
12 (7.692 %)WebServices
12 (7.692 %)XML
12 (7.692 %)AJAX
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (23.08 %)IIS
24 (15.38 %)MS Exchange
32 (7.692 %)BizTalk Server
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (19.23 %)Spreadsheet
24 (15.38 %)MS Excel
31 (3.846 %)MS Office
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (3.846 %)SAP HR
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (7.692 %)HTTP
21 (3.846 %)TCP/IP
21 (3.846 %)Firewall
21 (3.846 %)GGSN
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (7.692 %)SQL Server
12 (7.692 %)SQL Server 2005
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (7.692 %)TestDirector
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (19.23 %)Finance
23 (11.54 %)Government
23 (11.54 %)Billing
23 (11.54 %)Telecoms
31 (3.846 %)Pensions
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (19.23 %)Systems Engineer
24 (15.38 %)Coordinator
24 (15.38 %)Analyst
24 (15.38 %)Team Leader
24 (15.38 %)Server Engineer
33 (11.54 %)UAT Analyst
33 (11.54 %)Systems Integrator
33 (11.54 %)Test Analyst
42 (7.692 %)Technical Designer
51 (3.846 %)Project Office Support
51 (3.846 %)SAP Functional Consultant
51 (3.846 %)Network Design Engineer
51 (3.846 %)Senior Systems Integrator
51 (3.846 %)Consultant
51 (3.846 %)Network Engineer
51 (3.846 %)Support Technician
51 (3.846 %)Functional Consultant
51 (3.846 %)Design Engineer
51 (3.846 %)Data Analyst
51 (3.846 %)SAP HR Consultant
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (23.08 %)Clustering
22 (7.692 %)Replication
31 (3.846 %)Firmware
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (26.92 %)Windows
23 (11.54 %)Solaris
23 (11.54 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (3.846 %)UNIX
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (34.62 %)Security Cleared
26 (23.08 %)SC Cleared
34 (15.38 %)User Acceptance Testing
42 (7.692 %)GAP Analysis
42 (7.692 %)B2B
42 (7.692 %)Technical Architecture
42 (7.692 %)Load Balancing
51 (3.846 %)Change Management
51 (3.846 %)Migration
51 (3.846 %)Stakeholder Management
51 (3.846 %)Asset Management
51 (3.846 %)Network Design
51 (3.846 %)Test Scripting
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (26.92 %)SQL
22 (7.692 %)C#
31 (3.846 %)VBA
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (7.692 %)MSMQ
21 (3.846 %)Active Directory
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (26.92 %)Microsoft
25 (19.23 %)Oracle
25 (19.23 %)HP
25 (19.23 %)Dell
34 (15.38 %)Citrix
34 (15.38 %)VMware
42 (7.692 %)Cisco
51 (3.846 %)SAP
51 (3.846 %)Sun
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