The first table below looks at the demand for Validation skills in IT jobs advertised for the Oxfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Validation over the 3 months to 19 June 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 Oxfordshire region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Validation
Rank 115 98 100
Rank change year-on-year
-17 +2
Permanent jobs citing Validation 7 6 15
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Oxfordshire 0.378% 0.414% 0.839%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.537% 0.635% 1.299%
Number of salaries quoted 7 1 8
Average salary £45,000 £24,500 £36,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+83.67% -31.94%
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £36,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +13.88%
All Processes & Methodologies
Oxfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1303 945 1155
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Oxfordshire 70.39% 65.26% 64.60%
Number of salaries quoted 1108 844 1029
Average salary £42,783 £43,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.64% +8.75%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £57,500 £60,000
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 Oxfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire Validation Salary Trend

Validation
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Validation across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
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Job
Vacancies
Oxford -19 5 £45,000 -
Validation
South East

Validation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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 29 (78.38%) Degree
2 20 (54.05%) C++
2 20 (54.05%) Windows
3 19 (51.35%) Linux
4 15 (40.54%) Java
5 12 (32.43%) .NET
5 12 (32.43%) C
5 12 (32.43%) Microsoft
6 11 (29.73%) SAS
7 10 (27.03%) Electronics
8 9 (24.32%) STB
8 9 (24.32%) Automotive
8 9 (24.32%) MPEG
8 9 (24.32%) Embedded C
8 9 (24.32%) Ethernet
8 9 (24.32%) Business Intelligence
8 9 (24.32%) Assembly Language
8 9 (24.32%) C#
8 9 (24.32%) Embedded Linux
9 8 (21.62%) Data Integration
9 8 (21.62%) Analytics
10 7 (18.92%) QA
11 6 (16.22%) MS Excel
12 4 (10.81%) PhD
12 4 (10.81%) Swing
12 4 (10.81%) Statistics
13 3 (8.108%) J2EE
13 3 (8.108%) Oracle
13 3 (8.108%) GAMP
13 3 (8.108%) ISO 9001

Validation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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 12 (32.43%) .NET
2 4 (10.81%) Swing
3 3 (8.108%) J2EE
4 2 (5.405%) Java SE
Application Platforms
1 11 (29.73%) SAS
Applications
1 6 (16.22%) MS Excel
2 1 (2.703%) MS PowerPoint
2 1 (2.703%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 1 (2.703%) Oracle EBS R12
1 1 (2.703%) HFM
1 1 (2.703%) Oracle EBS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (24.32%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.703%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 1 (2.703%) Oracle BI EE
1 1 (2.703%) Oracle OLAP
1 1 (2.703%) QlikView
1 1 (2.703%) Oracle 11g
1 1 (2.703%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 1 (2.703%) SQL Server
1 1 (2.703%) OLAP
1 1 (2.703%) Oracle 8/8i
1 1 (2.703%) DTS
1 1 (2.703%) Oracle Reports
General
1 10 (27.03%) Electronics
2 9 (24.32%) Automotive
3 1 (2.703%) Finance
3 1 (2.703%) Retail
3 1 (2.703%) Manufacturing
3 1 (2.703%) Military
Job Titles
1 9 (24.32%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 9 (24.32%) Consultant
1 9 (24.32%) Software Engineer
2 7 (18.92%) SAS Consultant
3 3 (8.108%) Applications Manager
3 3 (8.108%) Designer
3 3 (8.108%) Architect
3 3 (8.108%) Project Manager
3 3 (8.108%) Quality Manager
3 3 (8.108%) QA Manager
4 2 (5.405%) Technical Architect
4 2 (5.405%) Technical Leader
5 1 (2.703%) Test Team Leader
5 1 (2.703%) Applications Project Manager
5 1 (2.703%) J2EE Technical Architect
5 1 (2.703%) Senior J2EE Technical Architect
5 1 (2.703%) QA Leader
5 1 (2.703%) Test Leader
5 1 (2.703%) Senior Architect
5 1 (2.703%) Java Architect
Miscellaneous
1 9 (24.32%) STB
1 9 (24.32%) MPEG
2 8 (21.62%) Data Integration
3 4 (10.81%) Statistics
4 2 (5.405%) Visualisation
5 1 (2.703%) Graphic Design
5 1 (2.703%) 3D Graphics
5 1 (2.703%) E-Learning
5 1 (2.703%) SCORM
5 1 (2.703%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 20 (54.05%) Windows
2 19 (51.35%) Linux
3 9 (24.32%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (24.32%) Business Intelligence
2 8 (21.62%) Analytics
3 2 (5.405%) Data Management
3 2 (5.405%) Software Architecture
3 2 (5.405%) User Acceptance Testing
3 2 (5.405%) Web Design
4 1 (2.703%) Requirements Management
4 1 (2.703%) Requirements Analysis
4 1 (2.703%) Business Analysis
4 1 (2.703%) Software Testing
4 1 (2.703%) Test Scripting
4 1 (2.703%) Data Validation
4 1 (2.703%) Data Mapping
4 1 (2.703%) Content Management
4 1 (2.703%) Service Delivery
4 1 (2.703%) Change Management
4 1 (2.703%) Migration
4 1 (2.703%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (2.703%) Multidimensional Analysis
4 1 (2.703%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 20 (54.05%) C++
2 15 (40.54%) Java
3 12 (32.43%) C
4 9 (24.32%) Embedded C
4 9 (24.32%) Assembly Language
4 9 (24.32%) C#
5 1 (2.703%) SQL
5 1 (2.703%) VB
5 1 (2.703%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 29 (78.38%) Degree
2 4 (10.81%) PhD
3 2 (5.405%) SAS Certification
4 1 (2.703%) ISTQB
4 1 (2.703%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (18.92%) QA
2 3 (8.108%) GAMP
2 3 (8.108%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 12 (32.43%) Microsoft
2 3 (8.108%) Oracle
3 1 (2.703%) Twitter
3 1 (2.703%) Business Objects