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The table below looks at the demand for Validation skills within the Kent 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 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkValidation
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank72101
Rank change on same period last yearUp+29
Matching permanent IT job ads176
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.003 %
As % of the category below2.857 %0.746 %
Salaries quoted86
Average minimum salary£30,875£37,500
Average salary£35,188£40,833
% change on same period last year-13.82 %
Average maximum salary£39,500£44,167
UK excluding London average salary£38,601£38,027
% change on same period last year+1.50 %
Kent IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Kent
Matching permanent IT job ads595804
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.403 %0.365 %
Salaries quoted535657
Average minimum salary£35,648£37,254
Average salary£39,466£40,369
% change on same period last year-2.23 %
Average maximum salary£43,284£43,484
UK excluding London average salary£42,927£44,651
% change on same period last year-3.86 %
Validation South EastValidation
South East

Validation
Demand Trend

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

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent Validation Salary Trend

Validation
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Validation across the Kent region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Kent 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 Kent region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
RochesterNew entry-1£32,500-
Validation South EastValidation
South East

Validation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Kent 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.

111 (47.83 %)Oracle
111 (47.83 %)Oracle EBS
111 (47.83 %)Oracle Applications
27 (30.43 %)Oracle Workflow
27 (30.43 %)Manufacturing
27 (30.43 %)Oracle APEX
27 (30.43 %)Workflow
27 (30.43 %)Finance
27 (30.43 %)Oracle Discoverer
27 (30.43 %)XML
27 (30.43 %)Oracle Forms
27 (30.43 %)Oracle Reports
36 (26.09 %)Degree
36 (26.09 %)Security Cleared
45 (21.74 %)Windows
45 (21.74 %)Microsoft
54 (17.39 %)PL/SQL
54 (17.39 %)SQL
63 (13.04 %)VB
63 (13.04 %)VBA
63 (13.04 %)SQL Server
63 (13.04 %)Business Objects
63 (13.04 %)MS Office
63 (13.04 %)Visual Studio
63 (13.04 %)WebServices
63 (13.04 %)OOP
63 (13.04 %)OO
63 (13.04 %)Data Modelling
63 (13.04 %)BusinessObjects
63 (13.04 %)SC Cleared

Validation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Kent 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.

Kent IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (30.43 %)XML
23 (13.04 %)WinForms
23 (13.04 %)WebServices
Kent IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (30.43 %)Oracle Workflow
Kent IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (13.04 %)MS Office
22 (8.696 %)MS Excel
31 (4.348 %)MS Visio
Kent IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
111 (47.83 %)Oracle EBS
111 (47.83 %)Oracle Applications
Kent IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (8.696 %)TCP/IP
Kent IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (30.43 %)Oracle Reports
17 (30.43 %)Oracle Discoverer
23 (13.04 %)BusinessObjects
23 (13.04 %)SQL Server 2005
23 (13.04 %)SQL Server
Kent IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (30.43 %)Oracle Forms
17 (30.43 %)Oracle APEX
23 (13.04 %)Visual Studio
Kent IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (30.43 %)Finance
17 (30.43 %)Manufacturing
22 (8.696 %)Education
31 (4.348 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (4.348 %)Automotive
Kent IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (47.83 %)Developer
111 (47.83 %)Applications Developer
111 (47.83 %)Oracle Developer
111 (47.83 %)Oracle Applications Developer
23 (13.04 %)Programmer
32 (8.696 %)Support Analyst
32 (8.696 %)Analyst
32 (8.696 %)Hardware Engineer
41 (4.348 %)Technical Engineer
41 (4.348 %)Technical Lead
Kent IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (8.696 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
12 (8.696 %)CPLD
21 (4.348 %)Mathematics
Kent IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (21.74 %)Windows
22 (8.696 %)Linux
22 (8.696 %)Windows CE
Kent IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (30.43 %)Workflow
26 (26.09 %)Security Cleared
33 (13.04 %)SC Cleared
33 (13.04 %)BC Cleared
33 (13.04 %)OOP
33 (13.04 %)OO
33 (13.04 %)Data Modelling
42 (8.696 %)CAD
51 (4.348 %)Six Sigma
51 (4.348 %)Finite Element Analysis
Kent IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (17.39 %)PL/SQL
14 (17.39 %)SQL
23 (13.04 %)VB
23 (13.04 %)VBA
23 (13.04 %)C#
Kent IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (26.09 %)Degree
Kent IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (47.83 %)Oracle
25 (21.74 %)Microsoft
33 (13.04 %)Business Objects
42 (8.696 %)EMC