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The table below looks at the demand for Validation skills within the Middlesex 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkValidation
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6598
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching permanent IT job ads138
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.003 %
As % of the category below2.025 %0.832 %
Salaries quoted125
Average minimum salary£54,167£33,200
Average salary£55,833£35,000
% change on same period last year+59.52 %
Average maximum salary£57,500£36,800
UK excluding London average salary£38,964£36,589
% change on same period last year+6.49 %
Middlesex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Middlesex
Matching permanent IT job ads642961
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.372 %0.414 %
Salaries quoted539803
Average minimum salary£46,546£44,186
Average salary£50,471£46,529
% change on same period last year+8.47 %
Average maximum salary£54,396£48,871
UK excluding London average salary£42,675£44,216
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
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 Middlesex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Middlesex 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 Middlesex region.

Middlesex Validation Salary Trend

Validation
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Validation across the Middlesex region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Middlesex Validation Salary Histogram

Validation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Middlesex 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.

114 (33.33 %)Aerospace
211 (26.19 %)Degree
310 (23.81 %)Security Cleared
310 (23.81 %)Java
310 (23.81 %)J2EE
49 (21.43 %)Firewall
49 (21.43 %)SLA
49 (21.43 %)Cisco
49 (21.43 %)CheckPoint
49 (21.43 %)Network Security
49 (21.43 %)SonicWALL
57 (16.67 %)AquaLogic
57 (16.67 %)VHDL
57 (16.67 %)Unit Testing
57 (16.67 %)WebLogic Portal
57 (16.67 %)Microsoft
57 (16.67 %)WebLogic
57 (16.67 %)MS Office
57 (16.67 %)XML
66 (14.29 %)CESG
75 (11.90 %)Government
75 (11.90 %)MS Excel
82 (4.762 %)Red Hat Linux
82 (4.762 %)SC Cleared
82 (4.762 %)User Acceptance Testing
82 (4.762 %)Physics
82 (4.762 %)Computer Science
82 (4.762 %)Electronics
82 (4.762 %)Telecoms
82 (4.762 %)Linux

Validation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Middlesex 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.

Middlesex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (23.81 %)J2EE
27 (16.67 %)XML
32 (4.762 %)Middleware
Middlesex IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (16.67 %)WebLogic
17 (16.67 %)WebLogic Portal
Middlesex IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (16.67 %)MS Office
25 (11.90 %)MS Excel
Middlesex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (21.43 %)Firewall
19 (21.43 %)Network Security
21 (2.381 %)Wireless
21 (2.381 %)CDMA
21 (2.381 %)GPRS
21 (2.381 %)GSM
21 (2.381 %)UMTS
Middlesex IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.381 %)TestDirector
Middlesex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (33.33 %)Aerospace
25 (11.90 %)Government
32 (4.762 %)Electronics
32 (4.762 %)Telecoms
41 (2.381 %)Electric
41 (2.381 %)Military
41 (2.381 %)Pharmaceutical
Middlesex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (23.81 %)Systems Engineer
29 (21.43 %)Network Engineer
29 (21.43 %)Network Security Engineer
29 (21.43 %)Security Engineer
29 (21.43 %)Principal Systems Engineer
29 (21.43 %)Firewall Engineer
29 (21.43 %)Principal Engineer
37 (16.67 %)Technical Manager
44 (9.524 %)Design Engineer
44 (9.524 %)Architect
52 (4.762 %)Solutions Architect
52 (4.762 %)Implementation Manager
52 (4.762 %)Java Architect
61 (2.381 %)Lead Systems Engineer
61 (2.381 %)SAP Manager
61 (2.381 %)Java Technical Architect
61 (2.381 %)Test Engineer
61 (2.381 %)Senior Test Analyst
61 (2.381 %)Field Engineer
61 (2.381 %)Senior Analyst
Middlesex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (16.67 %)VHDL
26 (14.29 %)CESG
32 (4.762 %)Physics
32 (4.762 %)Computer Science
Middlesex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (4.762 %)Linux
12 (4.762 %)Red Hat Linux
Middlesex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (23.81 %)Security Cleared
27 (16.67 %)Unit Testing
32 (4.762 %)User Acceptance Testing
32 (4.762 %)SC Cleared
32 (4.762 %)Service Delivery
41 (2.381 %)Migration
41 (2.381 %)Six Sigma
41 (2.381 %)Project Management
41 (2.381 %)CMMI
41 (2.381 %)Data Migration
Middlesex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (23.81 %)Java
Middlesex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (26.19 %)Degree
Middlesex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (21.43 %)SLA
Middlesex IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (16.67 %)AquaLogic
Middlesex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (21.43 %)Cisco
19 (21.43 %)CheckPoint
19 (21.43 %)SonicWALL
27 (16.67 %)Microsoft
32 (4.762 %)BEA
32 (4.762 %)Red Hat
32 (4.762 %)Oracle
41 (2.381 %)SAP