The first table below looks at the demand for the Validation Specialist role in IT contracts advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Validation Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the South East region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Validation Specialist
Rank - 243 -
Contract jobs requiring a Validation Specialist 0 4 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East - 0.040% -
As % of the Job Titles category - 0.043% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 4 0
Average daily rate - £300 -
UK excluding London average daily rate - £300 -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Job Titles
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
7249 9360 9532
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 92.69% 92.54% 92.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 3589 4188 4102
Average daily rate £350 £350 £360
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -2.77%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £205 £220 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 578 719 799
Average hourly rate £17.50 £19.00 £21.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-7.89% -9.52%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.00 £11.25 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £38.75 £42.50 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Validation Specialist
England

Validation Specialist
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Validation Specialist across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South East Validation Specialist Jobs Demand Trend

Validation Specialist
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Validation Specialist across the South East region.

South East Validation Specialist Daily Rate Trend

Validation Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Validation Specialist across the South East region.

South East Validation Specialist Hourly Rate Trend

Validation Specialist
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited Validation Specialist in their job title 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 with Validation Specialist in their job title.

1 4 (100.00%) 21 CFR Part 11
1 4 (100.00%) GMP
1 4 (100.00%) GxP
1 4 (100.00%) Project Management
1 4 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
1 4 (100.00%) Validation
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
1 4 (100.00%) Change Control

Validation Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited Validation Specialist in their job title 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 with Validation Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

General
1 4 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Project Management
1 4 (100.00%) Validation
1 4 (100.00%) Change Control
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) 21 CFR Part 11
1 4 (100.00%) GMP
1 4 (100.00%) GxP