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This section looks at the demand for Validation skills within the Oxfordshire 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkValidation
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank134123
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching permanent IT job ads1813
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.006 %
As % of the category below1.161 %1.043 %
Salaries quoted183
Average minimum salary£43,632£22,333
Average salary£44,158£24,500
% change on same period last year+80.23 %
Average maximum salary£44,684£26,667
UK excluding London average salary£38,438£37,428
% change on same period last year+2.69 %
Processes & Methodologies OxfordshireProcesses & Methodologies
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads15511246
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.760 %0.552 %
Salaries quoted13981018
Average minimum salary£35,230£37,418
Average salary£38,916£40,701
% change on same period last year-4.38 %
Average maximum salary£42,601£43,984
UK excluding London average salary£42,840£44,076
% change on same period last year-2.80 %
Validation South EastValidation
South East

Validation
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire Validation Demand Trend

Validation
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs ads citing Validation across the Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire Validation Salary Trend

Validation
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Validation across the Oxfordshire region over the past 3 months.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1AbingdonDown-1312£50,000+156.41 %
2OxfordDown-76£34,500+43.74 %
3BanburyNew entry-1£32,000-
Validation South EastValidation
South East

Validation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Validation also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Validation.

127 (93.10 %)Degree
222 (75.86 %)SQL
222 (75.86 %)Microsoft
321 (72.41 %)Microsoft Certification
321 (72.41 %)MCDBA
321 (72.41 %).NET
321 (72.41 %)Visual Studio
321 (72.41 %)PRINCE2
321 (72.41 %)MCITP
44 (13.79 %)Business Development
44 (13.79 %)Electronics
44 (13.79 %)C
44 (13.79 %)C++
44 (13.79 %)Assembly Language
44 (13.79 %)Firmware
44 (13.79 %)Software Engineering
52 (6.897 %)Manufacturing
61 (3.448 %)Data Analysis
61 (3.448 %)Automated Testing
61 (3.448 %)Migration
61 (3.448 %)Health
61 (3.448 %)Windows
61 (3.448 %)Linux
61 (3.448 %)MS Excel
61 (3.448 %)MS Access
61 (3.448 %)DTS
61 (3.448 %)GMP
61 (3.448 %)GLP
61 (3.448 %)ISO9000
61 (3.448 %)VB

Validation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Validation also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Validation. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
121 (72.41 %).NET
Applications
11 (3.448 %)MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
11 (3.448 %)SQL Server
11 (3.448 %)MS Access
11 (3.448 %)DTS
11 (3.448 %)Reference Data
Development Applications
121 (72.41 %)Visual Studio
General
14 (13.79 %)Electronics
22 (6.897 %)Manufacturing
31 (3.448 %)Health
Job Titles
121 (72.41 %)DBA
121 (72.41 %)SQL DBA
24 (13.79 %)Design Engineer
32 (6.897 %)Software Tester
32 (6.897 %)Tester
41 (3.448 %)Software Engineer
41 (3.448 %)Hardware Design Engineer
41 (3.448 %)Test Engineer
41 (3.448 %)Statistician
41 (3.448 %)Hardware Engineer
41 (3.448 %)Data Migration Specialist
41 (3.448 %)Software Design Engineer
41 (3.448 %)Senior Statistician
Miscellaneous
14 (13.79 %)Firmware
Operating Systems
11 (3.448 %)Windows
11 (3.448 %)Linux
Processes & Methodologies
121 (72.41 %)PRINCE2
24 (13.79 %)Software Engineering
24 (13.79 %)Business Development
31 (3.448 %)Integration Testing
31 (3.448 %)Test Scripting
31 (3.448 %)CAPA
31 (3.448 %)Data Migration
31 (3.448 %)Migration
31 (3.448 %)Data Analysis
31 (3.448 %)Automated Testing
Programming Languages
122 (75.86 %)SQL
24 (13.79 %)C
24 (13.79 %)C++
24 (13.79 %)Assembly Language
31 (3.448 %)VB
Qualifications
127 (93.10 %)Degree
221 (72.41 %)MCDBA
221 (72.41 %)Microsoft Certification
221 (72.41 %)MCITP
31 (3.448 %)HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (3.448 %)GMP
11 (3.448 %)GLP
11 (3.448 %)ISO9000
Vendors
122 (75.86 %)Microsoft
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