The first table below looks at the demand for Validation skills in IT jobs advertised for the Bedfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Validation over the 3 months to 22 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Bedfordshire region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Validation
Rank 87 74 62
Rank change year-on-year
-13 -12
Permanent jobs citing Validation 8 11 12
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedfordshire 0.735% 1.132% 1.420%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.942% 1.649% 1.714%
Number of salaries quoted 8 10 11
Average salary £42,500 £39,500 £37,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.59% +6.75%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £31,650 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,900 £50,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £36,500
% change year-on-year
- +9.58%
All Processes & Methodologies
Bedfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
849 667 700
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedfordshire 77.96% 68.62% 82.84%
Number of salaries quoted 766 576 660
Average salary £45,000 £45,000 £41,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +8.43%
90% offered a salary of more than £29,500 £27,500 £31,000
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £59,500 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Validation
East of England

Validation
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Validation across the Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Bedfordshire Validation Jobs Demand Trend

Validation
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Validation across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire Validation Salary Trend

Validation
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Validation across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Bedfordshire Validation Salary Histogram

Validation
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Validation within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Luton +1 3 £35,000 +45.83%
Dunstable - 1 £42,500 -
Validation
East of England

Validation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Validation.

1 10 (58.82%) OO
2 8 (47.06%) C++
3 6 (35.29%) Rational DOORS
4 5 (29.41%) Embedded Systems
4 5 (29.41%) ERP
5 4 (23.53%) UML
5 4 (23.53%) Configuration Management
5 4 (23.53%) Change Management
5 4 (23.53%) Rational Rhapsody
5 4 (23.53%) WebSphere
5 4 (23.53%) iSeries
6 3 (17.65%) SC Cleared
6 3 (17.65%) Security Cleared
6 3 (17.65%) Ada
6 3 (17.65%) IBM
6 3 (17.65%) Embedded C++
6 3 (17.65%) ITIL
7 2 (11.76%) C
7 2 (11.76%) CRM
7 2 (11.76%) MATLAB
7 2 (11.76%) Aerospace
7 2 (11.76%) Automated Testing
7 2 (11.76%) Software Engineering
7 2 (11.76%) Requirements Management
7 2 (11.76%) CAN bus
7 2 (11.76%) Process Improvement
7 2 (11.76%) Change Control
7 2 (11.76%) Business Development
7 2 (11.76%) Problem Management
7 2 (11.76%) IEC 61508

Validation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Validation. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (23.53%) WebSphere
Business Applications
1 1 (5.882%) Infor M3
1 1 (5.882%) Movex
1 1 (5.882%) Lawson
Development Applications
1 6 (35.29%) Rational DOORS
2 4 (23.53%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 2 (11.76%) Aerospace
2 1 (5.882%) Telecoms
2 1 (5.882%) Automotive
2 1 (5.882%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 8 (47.06%) Software Engineer
2 7 (41.18%) Test Engineer
2 7 (41.18%) Software Test Engineer
3 4 (23.53%) ERP Manager
4 3 (17.65%) Ada Developer
4 3 (17.65%) Developer
5 2 (11.76%) Architect
5 2 (11.76%) Business Analyst
5 2 (11.76%) Analyst
5 2 (11.76%) Systems Architect
5 2 (11.76%) Environment Manager
5 2 (11.76%) Environment Analyst
6 1 (5.882%) Software Quality Engineer
6 1 (5.882%) Team Leader
6 1 (5.882%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 1 (5.882%) Quality Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (29.41%) Embedded Systems
2 4 (23.53%) iSeries
3 2 (11.76%) CAN bus
4 1 (5.882%) SaaS
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.882%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (58.82%) OO
2 5 (29.41%) ERP
3 4 (23.53%) UML
3 4 (23.53%) Configuration Management
3 4 (23.53%) Change Management
4 3 (17.65%) ITIL
5 2 (11.76%) CRM
5 2 (11.76%) Automated Testing
5 2 (11.76%) Software Engineering
5 2 (11.76%) Requirements Management
5 2 (11.76%) Process Improvement
5 2 (11.76%) Change Control
5 2 (11.76%) Business Development
5 2 (11.76%) Problem Management
6 1 (5.882%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 1 (5.882%) Waterfall
6 1 (5.882%) Continuous Integration
6 1 (5.882%) Scrum
6 1 (5.882%) OOD
Programming Languages
1 8 (47.06%) C++
2 3 (17.65%) Ada
2 3 (17.65%) Embedded C++
3 2 (11.76%) C
3 2 (11.76%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 3 (17.65%) SC Cleared
1 3 (17.65%) Security Cleared
2 1 (5.882%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.76%) IEC 61508
2 1 (5.882%) DO-178B
2 1 (5.882%) TickIT
2 1 (5.882%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 3 (17.65%) IBM
2 1 (5.882%) Microsoft