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This section looks at the demand for Validation skills within the Somerset 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.

LinkValidation
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6781
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching permanent IT job ads294
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.002 %
As % of the category below3.611 %0.686 %
Salaries quoted254
Average minimum salary£48,600£32,500
Average salary£50,320£35,625
% change on same period last year+41.24 %
Average maximum salary£52,040£38,750
UK excluding London average salary£40,730£37,020
% change on same period last year+10.02 %
Somerset IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Somerset
Matching permanent IT job ads803583
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.424 %0.239 %
Salaries quoted694521
Average minimum salary£37,579£32,023
Average salary£40,802£35,942
% change on same period last year+13.52 %
Average maximum salary£44,025£39,860
UK excluding London average salary£42,567£44,524
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
Validation South WestValidation
South West

Validation
Demand Trend

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

Somerset 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 Somerset region.

Somerset Validation Salary Trend

Validation
Salary Histogram

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

Somerset 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 Somerset 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
BathNew entry-20£51,200-
TauntonNew entry-2£42,000-
Validation South WestValidation
South West

Validation
Top 22 Related IT Skills

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

124 (47.06 %)Aerospace
218 (35.29 %)Security Cleared
317 (33.33 %)Business Development
317 (33.33 %)DoDAF
317 (33.33 %)MODAF
317 (33.33 %)UML
415 (29.41 %)Requirements Analysis
58 (15.69 %)SC Cleared
67 (13.73 %)Electronics
76 (11.76 %)Wi-Fi
76 (11.76 %)Wireless
76 (11.76 %)C
76 (11.76 %)C++
76 (11.76 %)802.11
76 (11.76 %)ASIC
76 (11.76 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
76 (11.76 %)WiMAX
82 (3.922 %)Government
91 (1.961 %)Finance
91 (1.961 %)Oracle
91 (1.961 %)Programme Management
91 (1.961 %)Data Validation

Validation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Somerset IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (11.76 %)802.11
16 (11.76 %)Wi-Fi
16 (11.76 %)Wireless
16 (11.76 %)WiMAX
Somerset IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
124 (47.06 %)Aerospace
27 (13.73 %)Electronics
32 (3.922 %)Government
41 (1.961 %)Finance
Somerset IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (29.41 %)Systems Engineer
27 (13.73 %)Integration Manager
35 (9.804 %)Systems Manager
43 (5.882 %)Hardware Engineer
43 (5.882 %)Integration Engineer
43 (5.882 %)Software Integration Engineer
43 (5.882 %)Software Engineer
52 (3.922 %)Design Engineer
61 (1.961 %)Administrator
61 (1.961 %)Project Administrator
Somerset IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (11.76 %)ASIC
16 (11.76 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
Somerset IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (35.29 %)Security Cleared
217 (33.33 %)Business Development
217 (33.33 %)UML
217 (33.33 %)DoDAF
217 (33.33 %)MODAF
315 (29.41 %)Requirements Analysis
48 (15.69 %)SC Cleared
51 (1.961 %)Data Validation
51 (1.961 %)Programme Management
Somerset IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (11.76 %)C
16 (11.76 %)C++
Somerset IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (1.961 %)Oracle
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