The first table below looks at the demand for Validation skills in IT jobs advertised for the Middlesex region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Validation over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Middlesex region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Validation
Rank 33 50 69
Rank change year-on-year
+17 +19
Permanent jobs citing Validation 23 8 2
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Middlesex 4.415% 1.606% 0.284%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.069% 2.030% 0.364%
Number of salaries quoted 18 5 2
Average salary £40,000 £55,000 £65,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-27.27% -15.38%
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £36,000
% change year-on-year
- +11.11%
All Processes & Methodologies
Middlesex
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
379 394 549
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Middlesex 72.74% 79.12% 78.09%
Number of salaries quoted 293 312 410
Average salary £45,000 £45,000 £50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -10.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £35,000 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Validation
South East

Validation
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Validation across the Middlesex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Middlesex Validation Jobs Demand Trend

Validation
Salary Trend

This 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

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Validation across the Middlesex region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Middlesex Validation Salary Histogram

Validation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, 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.

1 21 (72.41%) Windows
1 21 (72.41%) Linux
2 20 (68.97%) C++
2 20 (68.97%) OO
2 20 (68.97%) Security Cleared
2 20 (68.97%) Multithreading
3 18 (62.07%) UML
4 7 (24.14%) SQL
5 6 (20.69%) Business Intelligence
6 5 (17.24%) Broadband
6 5 (17.24%) Business Objects
7 4 (13.79%) MATLAB
8 2 (6.897%) Intel
8 2 (6.897%) TCP/IP
9 1 (3.448%) VPN
9 1 (3.448%) DNS
9 1 (3.448%) LAN
9 1 (3.448%) WAN
9 1 (3.448%) DHCP
9 1 (3.448%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (3.448%) Firmware
9 1 (3.448%) Blackberry
9 1 (3.448%) Project Management
9 1 (3.448%) Active Directory
9 1 (3.448%) ASP.NET
9 1 (3.448%) CSS
9 1 (3.448%) JSP
9 1 (3.448%) MCP
9 1 (3.448%) HNC
9 1 (3.448%) MCSE

Validation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 1 (3.448%) ASP.NET
1 1 (3.448%) CSS
1 1 (3.448%) JSP
1 1 (3.448%) Swing
1 1 (3.448%) .NET
1 1 (3.448%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 1 (3.448%) SharePoint
1 1 (3.448%) MS Exchange
Communications & Networking
1 5 (17.24%) Broadband
2 2 (6.897%) TCP/IP
3 1 (3.448%) VPN
3 1 (3.448%) DNS
3 1 (3.448%) LAN
3 1 (3.448%) WAN
3 1 (3.448%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.448%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (3.448%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (3.448%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 1 (3.448%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 20 (68.97%) Developer
2 19 (65.52%) Software Engineer
3 13 (44.83%) Software Developer
4 6 (20.69%) Senior Software Engineer
5 5 (17.24%) Report Developer
6 1 (3.448%) Systems Developer
6 1 (3.448%) Desktop Engineer
6 1 (3.448%) Systems Architect
6 1 (3.448%) IT Support Engineer
6 1 (3.448%) Architect
6 1 (3.448%) Desktop Support
6 1 (3.448%) Systems Engineer
6 1 (3.448%) Support Engineer
6 1 (3.448%) Systems Manager
6 1 (3.448%) C++ Developer
6 1 (3.448%) Desktop Support Engineer
6 1 (3.448%) IT Support
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.448%) Firmware
1 1 (3.448%) Blackberry
1 1 (3.448%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 21 (72.41%) Windows
1 21 (72.41%) Linux
2 1 (3.448%) Android
2 1 (3.448%) Windows 7
2 1 (3.448%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (68.97%) OO
1 20 (68.97%) Multithreading
2 18 (62.07%) UML
3 6 (20.69%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (3.448%) Project Management
4 1 (3.448%) Requirements Management
4 1 (3.448%) Requirements Analysis
4 1 (3.448%) FMECA
4 1 (3.448%) Time Management
4 1 (3.448%) Parallel Programming
4 1 (3.448%) Change Control
Programming Languages
1 20 (68.97%) C++
2 7 (24.14%) SQL
3 4 (13.79%) MATLAB
4 1 (3.448%) VB.NET
4 1 (3.448%) Java
4 1 (3.448%) JavaScript
4 1 (3.448%) C
Qualifications
1 20 (68.97%) Security Cleared
2 1 (3.448%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (3.448%) MCP
2 1 (3.448%) HNC
2 1 (3.448%) MCSE
2 1 (3.448%) MCSA
2 1 (3.448%) Degree
2 1 (3.448%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 1 (3.448%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 5 (17.24%) Business Objects
2 2 (6.897%) Intel
Middlesex
Production of verification and validation test plans and procedures. *Ensuring the validation and verification criteria are accurately captured... *Experience of integrating and testing software, firmware and hardware in...
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013