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The table below looks at the demand for Validation skills within the Lancashire 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 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkValidation
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank7572
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads1914
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.006 %
As % of the category below3.050 %2.062 %
Salaries quoted102
Average minimum salary£25,700£29,000
Average salary£26,700£35,500
% change on same period last year-24.78 %
Average maximum salary£27,700£42,000
UK excluding London average salary£38,925£36,568
% change on same period last year+6.44 %
Lancashire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Lancashire
Matching permanent IT job ads623679
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.359 %0.296 %
Salaries quoted520527
Average minimum salary£31,340£34,543
Average salary£34,581£38,336
% change on same period last year-9.79 %
Average maximum salary£37,822£42,129
UK excluding London average salary£42,662£44,191
% change on same period last year-3.45 %
Validation North WestValidation
North West

Validation
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire Validation Salary Trend

Validation
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Validation across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 8 October 2008.

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region over the 3 months to 8 October 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
LancasterNew entry-8£25,250-
Validation North WestValidation
North West

Validation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire 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.

115 (62.50 %)QA
210 (41.67 %)Automated Testing
39 (37.50 %)Software Testing
39 (37.50 %)Test Scripting
48 (33.33 %)Statistics
48 (33.33 %)C#
48 (33.33 %).NET
57 (29.17 %)SQL
66 (25.00 %)Agile Software Development
66 (25.00 %)Blue Coat
66 (25.00 %)Cisco PIX
66 (25.00 %)Windows
66 (25.00 %)SLA
66 (25.00 %)Cisco
66 (25.00 %)CCNA
66 (25.00 %)Nortel
66 (25.00 %)Service Delivery
66 (25.00 %)Firewall
66 (25.00 %)CheckPoint
66 (25.00 %)Cisco Certification
66 (25.00 %)Juniper
66 (25.00 %)Nokia
75 (20.83 %)ISEB
83 (12.50 %)Degree
83 (12.50 %)Microsoft
83 (12.50 %)SQL Server
83 (12.50 %)Electric
92 (8.333 %)Manufacturing
92 (8.333 %)HND
101 (4.167 %)Data Analysis

Validation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire 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.

Lancashire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (33.33 %).NET
Lancashire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (4.167 %)SAS
Lancashire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.167 %)SPSS
11 (4.167 %)MATLAB
Lancashire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (25.00 %)Firewall
16 (25.00 %)Cisco PIX
Lancashire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (12.50 %)SQL Server
Lancashire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (12.50 %)Electric
22 (8.333 %)Manufacturing
31 (4.167 %)Finance
31 (4.167 %)Aerospace
Lancashire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (54.17 %)Tester
211 (45.83 %)Analyst
36 (25.00 %)Security Analyst
45 (20.83 %)Software Tester
45 (20.83 %)Test Analyst
45 (20.83 %)QA Tester
52 (8.333 %)Software Consultant
52 (8.333 %)Process Engineer
52 (8.333 %)Consultant
61 (4.167 %)Author
61 (4.167 %)Test Engineer
61 (4.167 %)Team Leader
61 (4.167 %)Test Team Leader
Lancashire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (33.33 %)Statistics
21 (4.167 %)Mathematics
21 (4.167 %)Credit Risk
Lancashire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (25.00 %)Windows
21 (4.167 %)Linux
21 (4.167 %)UNIX
Lancashire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (41.67 %)Automated Testing
29 (37.50 %)Software Testing
29 (37.50 %)Test Scripting
36 (25.00 %)Service Delivery
36 (25.00 %)Agile Software Development
41 (4.167 %)Data Analysis
41 (4.167 %)Operations Research
Lancashire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (33.33 %)C#
27 (29.17 %)SQL
31 (4.167 %)Python
31 (4.167 %)C++
31 (4.167 %)Java
31 (4.167 %)Perl
Lancashire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (25.00 %)CCNA
16 (25.00 %)Cisco Certification
25 (20.83 %)ISEB
33 (12.50 %)Degree
42 (8.333 %)HND
Lancashire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
115 (62.50 %)QA
26 (25.00 %)SLA
Lancashire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (25.00 %)Nortel
16 (25.00 %)Juniper
16 (25.00 %)Nokia
16 (25.00 %)CheckPoint
16 (25.00 %)Cisco
16 (25.00 %)Blue Coat
23 (12.50 %)Microsoft
31 (4.167 %)Minitab