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This section looks at the demand for Validation skills within the Cambridge region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries 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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3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank113121
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching permanent IT job ads3216
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.007 %
As % of the category below2.023 %1.289 %
Salaries quoted166
Average minimum salary£32,250£36,667
Average salary£36,188£37,500
% change on same period last year-3.49 %
Average maximum salary£40,125£38,333
UK excluding London average salary£40,730£37,020
% change on same period last year+10.02 %
Cambridge IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cambridge
Matching permanent IT job ads15821241
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.835 %0.508 %
Salaries quoted14011016
Average minimum salary£34,502£35,533
Average salary£37,586£38,986
% change on same period last year-3.59 %
Average maximum salary£40,670£42,440
UK excluding London average salary£42,567£44,524
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
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Cambridgeshire

Validation
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Validation across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Cambridge Validation Demand Trend

Validation
Salary Trend

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

Cambridge Validation Salary Trend

Validation
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Validation across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Cambridge Validation Salary Histogram

Validation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

128 (36.36 %)Degree
217 (22.08 %)Windows
316 (20.78 %)Java
316 (20.78 %)ASIC
316 (20.78 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
413 (16.88 %)QA
413 (16.88 %)UNIX
511 (14.29 %)SQL
610 (12.99 %)C
610 (12.99 %)C++
610 (12.99 %)Marketing
79 (11.69 %)Test Scripting
88 (10.39 %)Telecoms
88 (10.39 %)Perl
88 (10.39 %)3G
97 (9.091 %)JSP
97 (9.091 %)2G
97 (9.091 %)Software Testing
106 (7.792 %)Project Management
115 (6.494 %)Change Management
115 (6.494 %)Linux
115 (6.494 %)ISEB
115 (6.494 %)Documentum
115 (6.494 %)Document Management
124 (5.195 %)3GPP
124 (5.195 %)DHCP
124 (5.195 %)Oracle 8/8i
124 (5.195 %)ClearQuest
124 (5.195 %)TCP/IP
124 (5.195 %)OO

Validation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cambridge IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (9.091 %)JSP
22 (2.597 %)XML
22 (2.597 %)Swing
Cambridge IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (6.494 %)Documentum
21 (1.299 %)Apache
Cambridge IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (10.39 %)3G
27 (9.091 %)2G
34 (5.195 %)3GPP
34 (5.195 %)DHCP
34 (5.195 %)TCP/IP
42 (2.597 %)SSL
51 (1.299 %)FTP
Cambridge IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (5.195 %)SQL Server
14 (5.195 %)Oracle 8/8i
23 (3.896 %)Text Mining
Cambridge IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (5.195 %)ClearQuest
22 (2.597 %)JUnit
22 (2.597 %)Eclipse
Cambridge IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (12.99 %)Marketing
28 (10.39 %)Telecoms
34 (5.195 %)Health
41 (1.299 %)Banking
41 (1.299 %)Investment Banking
41 (1.299 %)International Banking
Cambridge IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (16.88 %)Software Engineer
211 (14.29 %)Senior Software Engineer
39 (11.69 %)Development Manager
39 (11.69 %)QA Engineer
48 (10.39 %)Test Engineer
57 (9.091 %)Product Manager
65 (6.494 %)Test Manager
65 (6.494 %)Project Manager
74 (5.195 %)3G Engineer
83 (3.896 %)Tester
92 (2.597 %)Development Project Manager
92 (2.597 %)Software Tester
92 (2.597 %)Quality Manager
101 (1.299 %)Engineering Manager
101 (1.299 %)Statistician
101 (1.299 %)Software Test Engineer
101 (1.299 %)Hardware Engineer
101 (1.299 %)Developer
101 (1.299 %)Systems Engineer
101 (1.299 %)Programmer
Cambridge IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (20.78 %)ASIC
116 (20.78 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
21 (1.299 %)Life Science
21 (1.299 %)Multithreading
Cambridge IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (22.08 %)Windows
213 (16.88 %)UNIX
35 (6.494 %)Linux
41 (1.299 %)Windows CE
41 (1.299 %)Symbian OS
41 (1.299 %)Solaris
Cambridge IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (11.69 %)Test Scripting
27 (9.091 %)Software Testing
36 (7.792 %)Project Management
45 (6.494 %)Change Management
45 (6.494 %)Document Management
54 (5.195 %)OO
54 (5.195 %)Configuration Management
63 (3.896 %)Software Engineering
72 (2.597 %)Programme Management
72 (2.597 %)Agile Software Development
72 (2.597 %)Data Management
72 (2.597 %)Statistical Analysis
72 (2.597 %)System Testing
72 (2.597 %)Product Marketing
72 (2.597 %)Performance Management
81 (1.299 %)DV Cleared
81 (1.299 %)Security Cleared
81 (1.299 %)Time Management
81 (1.299 %)Biostatistics
81 (1.299 %)Test Management
Cambridge IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (20.78 %)Java
211 (14.29 %)SQL
310 (12.99 %)C++
310 (12.99 %)C
48 (10.39 %)Perl
51 (1.299 %)C#
51 (1.299 %)Python
51 (1.299 %)Assembly Language
Cambridge IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
128 (36.36 %)Degree
25 (6.494 %)ISEB
31 (1.299 %)ISEB Practitioner
31 (1.299 %)ISTQB
31 (1.299 %)PhD
Cambridge IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
113 (16.88 %)QA
Cambridge IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (5.195 %)Oracle
14 (5.195 %)MKS
22 (2.597 %)HP
31 (1.299 %)EMC
31 (1.299 %)Symbian
31 (1.299 %)Sun
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