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The table below looks at the demand for Validation skills within the Sandwich 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
Rank10-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below37.50 %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£323£271
% change on same period last year+19.33 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00-
Average hourly rate£16.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£18.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.94£35.65
% change on same period last year-13.21 %
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Sandwich
Matching contract IT job ads810
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.011 %
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£381£372
% change on same period last year+2.31 %
Hourly rates quoted35
Average minimum hourly rate£23.33£35.00
Average hourly rate£24.83£35.00
% change on same period last year-29.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.33£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.24£29.63
% change on same period last year-4.68 %
Validation KentValidation
Kent

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

Sandwich Validation Demand Trend

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Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Validation across the Sandwich region.

Sandwich Validation Hourly Rate Trend

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Top 17 Related IT Skills

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

13 (100.00 %)MS Office
13 (100.00 %)Pharmaceutical
13 (100.00 %)Microsoft
22 (66.67 %)TCP/IP
22 (66.67 %)UNIX
22 (66.67 %)Windows
22 (66.67 %)HPUX
22 (66.67 %)Solaris
22 (66.67 %)Linux
22 (66.67 %)Windows 2000
31 (33.33 %)Windows XP
31 (33.33 %)Documentum
31 (33.33 %)Education
31 (33.33 %)Degree
31 (33.33 %)Business Objects
31 (33.33 %)BusinessObjects
31 (33.33 %)Ariba

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (33.33 %)Documentum
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (100.00 %)MS Office
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (66.67 %)TCP/IP
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (33.33 %)BusinessObjects
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (100.00 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (33.33 %)Education
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (33.33 %)Desktop Support
11 (33.33 %)Analyst
11 (33.33 %)Support Analyst
11 (33.33 %)Support Engineer
11 (33.33 %)Applications Support
11 (33.33 %)Desktop Support Engineer
11 (33.33 %)Desktop Engineer
11 (33.33 %)Deskside Support
11 (33.33 %)Deskside Analyst
11 (33.33 %)Deskside Support Analyst
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (66.67 %)UNIX
12 (66.67 %)Windows
12 (66.67 %)HPUX
12 (66.67 %)Solaris
12 (66.67 %)Linux
12 (66.67 %)Windows 2000
21 (33.33 %)Windows XP
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (33.33 %)Degree
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)Microsoft
21 (33.33 %)Ariba
21 (33.33 %)Business Objects