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This section looks at the demand for Validation skills within the Manchester 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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Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank152185
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching permanent IT job ads3534
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.014 %
As % of the category below1.102 %0.832 %
Salaries quoted3528
Average minimum salary£27,914£26,964
Average salary£31,643£31,268
% change on same period last year+1.19 %
Average maximum salary£35,371£35,571
UK excluding London average salary£40,730£37,020
% change on same period last year+10.02 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads31764088
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.677 %1.674 %
Salaries quoted26613469
Average minimum salary£36,076£42,157
Average salary£40,525£46,906
% change on same period last year-13.60 %
Average maximum salary£44,974£51,656
UK excluding London average salary£42,567£44,524
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
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North West

Validation
Demand Trend

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

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester Validation Salary Trend

Validation
Salary Histogram

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

Manchester Validation Salary Histogram

Validation
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Validation within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
StockportUp+85£37,900+36.57 %
BoltonNew entry-3£19,833-
CheadleNew entry-3£33,000-
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North West

Validation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

117 (28.81 %)Electronics
215 (25.42 %)Software Testing
215 (25.42 %)ISEB
313 (22.03 %)TDD
313 (22.03 %)Degree
412 (20.34 %)Data Management
58 (13.56 %)SAS
58 (13.56 %)Pharmaceutical
67 (11.86 %)Statistics
67 (11.86 %)Project Management
67 (11.86 %)C++
76 (10.17 %)C#
76 (10.17 %)SQL
76 (10.17 %)VB.NET
76 (10.17 %).NET
76 (10.17 %)XML
76 (10.17 %)Microsoft
76 (10.17 %)Life Science
76 (10.17 %)Manufacturing
85 (8.475 %)Telecoms
85 (8.475 %)Automotive
85 (8.475 %)VMware
85 (8.475 %)Adobe Illustrator
85 (8.475 %)Physics
85 (8.475 %)Chemistry
85 (8.475 %)Xen
85 (8.475 %)AJAX
85 (8.475 %)VMware Infrastructure
85 (8.475 %)Ethernet
85 (8.475 %)Dreamweaver

Validation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (10.17 %).NET
16 (10.17 %)XML
25 (8.475 %)ASP.NET
25 (8.475 %)CSS
25 (8.475 %)XHTML
25 (8.475 %)HTML
25 (8.475 %)AJAX
33 (5.085 %)CORBA
42 (3.390 %)BAPI
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (13.56 %)SAS
21 (1.695 %)CMS
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (8.475 %)Photoshop
15 (8.475 %)MS Excel
15 (8.475 %)Fireworks
15 (8.475 %)Adobe Illustrator
24 (6.780 %)MATLAB
33 (5.085 %)SPSS
41 (1.695 %)MS Project
41 (1.695 %)Simulink
Manchester IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (3.390 %)SAP R/3
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (8.475 %)Ethernet
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (8.475 %)SQL Server
15 (8.475 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (3.390 %)ETL
22 (3.390 %)PowerCenter
31 (1.695 %)MySQL
31 (1.695 %)BusinessObjects
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (8.475 %)Flash
15 (8.475 %)Dreamweaver
23 (5.085 %)LabVIEW
23 (5.085 %)Eclipse
31 (1.695 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (28.81 %)Electronics
28 (13.56 %)Pharmaceutical
36 (10.17 %)Manufacturing
45 (8.475 %)Telecoms
45 (8.475 %)Automotive
53 (5.085 %)Finance
62 (3.390 %)Electric
62 (3.390 %)Health
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (23.73 %)Test Engineer
211 (18.64 %)Software Engineer
37 (11.86 %)Software Test Engineer
37 (11.86 %)Data Manager
46 (10.17 %)Developer
46 (10.17 %)Analyst
46 (10.17 %)Web Developer
46 (10.17 %)Systems Engineer
46 (10.17 %)Senior Manager
55 (8.475 %)Programmer
55 (8.475 %)SAS Programmer
64 (6.780 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
73 (5.085 %)Systems Test Engineer
73 (5.085 %)Tester
73 (5.085 %)Electronics Engineer
73 (5.085 %)Senior Software Engineer
82 (3.390 %)Technical Analyst
82 (3.390 %)Web Designer
82 (3.390 %)Applications Support
82 (3.390 %)Administrator
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (11.86 %)Statistics
26 (10.17 %)Life Science
35 (8.475 %)Physics
35 (8.475 %)Chemistry
35 (8.475 %)W3C
44 (6.780 %)Mathematics
53 (5.085 %)Credit Risk
62 (3.390 %)Multithreading
62 (3.390 %)Data Conversion
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (3.390 %)Solaris
12 (3.390 %)Linux
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (25.42 %)Software Testing
213 (22.03 %)TDD
312 (20.34 %)Data Management
47 (11.86 %)Project Management
55 (8.475 %)UML
64 (6.780 %)System Testing
73 (5.085 %)Data Validation
73 (5.085 %)Data Analysis
73 (5.085 %)Automated Testing
73 (5.085 %)Use Case
73 (5.085 %)Requirements Analysis
73 (5.085 %)Operations Research
82 (3.390 %)Problem Management
82 (3.390 %)ITIL
82 (3.390 %)Migration
82 (3.390 %)User Acceptance Testing
82 (3.390 %)Data Mapping
82 (3.390 %)Data Migration
91 (1.695 %)Network Design
91 (1.695 %)OOP
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (11.86 %)C++
26 (10.17 %)C#
26 (10.17 %)SQL
26 (10.17 %)VB.NET
35 (8.475 %)JavaScript
35 (8.475 %)DHTML
43 (5.085 %)Java
43 (5.085 %)C
43 (5.085 %)VB
51 (1.695 %)PHP
51 (1.695 %)SAS Macro
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
115 (25.42 %)ISEB
213 (22.03 %)Degree
34 (6.780 %)SAS Certification
42 (3.390 %)ITIL Certification
Manchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (6.780 %)GCP
14 (6.780 %)CDISC
21 (1.695 %)ISO9001
21 (1.695 %)QA
Manchester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (8.475 %)Xen
15 (8.475 %)VMware Infrastructure
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (10.17 %)Microsoft
25 (8.475 %)VMware
33 (5.085 %)Minitab
42 (3.390 %)SAP
42 (3.390 %)Informatica
42 (3.390 %)Oracle
51 (1.695 %)Business Objects
51 (1.695 %)EMC
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