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This section looks at the demand for Validation skills within the South East 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.

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Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank225280
Rank change on same period last yearUp+55
Matching permanent IT job ads295278
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.156 %0.114 %
As % of the category below1.369 %1.058 %
Salaries quoted219209
Average minimum salary£39,527£33,540
Average salary£42,427£36,588
% change on same period last year+15.95 %
Average maximum salary£45,327£39,635
UK excluding London average salary£40,730£37,020
% change on same period last year+10.02 %
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South East
Matching permanent IT job ads2154526287
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled11.37 %10.76 %
Salaries quoted1719421112
Average minimum salary£40,358£41,997
Average salary£44,230£45,432
% change on same period last year-2.64 %
Average maximum salary£48,103£48,866
UK excluding London average salary£42,567£44,524
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
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Demand Trend

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

South East Validation Demand Trend

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Salary Trend

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

South East Validation Salary Trend

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Salary Histogram

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

South East Validation Salary Histogram

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Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Validation within the South East 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
BerkshireUp+67102£39,972+16.00 %
HampshireUp+4579£40,240+5.27 %
SurreyUp+2548£46,413+30.21 %
MiddlesexUp+4633£51,591+66.42 %
BuckinghamshireUp+610£33,778-17.23 %
OxfordshireDown-47£39,400+43.27 %
West SussexDown-64£48,333+23.06 %
KentDown-93£36,000+5.88 %
Thames ValleyNew entry-1£50,000-
Home CountiesDown-191£55,000+50.42 %
SussexUp+111£39,000-
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Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1113 (19.79 %)Degree
281 (14.19 %)Windows
368 (11.91 %)Security Cleared
456 (9.807 %)Pharmaceutical
553 (9.282 %)Telecoms
649 (8.581 %)Pensions
748 (8.406 %)Finance
847 (8.231 %)SQL
946 (8.056 %)Project Management
1043 (7.531 %)DNS
1142 (7.356 %)Microsoft
1241 (7.180 %)C
1241 (7.180 %)UNIX
1241 (7.180 %)Aerospace
1241 (7.180 %)Computer Science
1339 (6.830 %)Linux
1438 (6.655 %)Active Directory
1537 (6.480 %)Insurance
1634 (5.954 %)3G
1634 (5.954 %)SAS
1733 (5.779 %)MS Excel
1832 (5.604 %)Windows NT
1931 (5.429 %)Government
1931 (5.429 %)Firewall
1931 (5.429 %)Data Management
2030 (5.254 %)Oracle
2128 (4.904 %)UMTS
2128 (4.904 %)Cisco
2128 (4.904 %)DHCP
2128 (4.904 %)Mathematics

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
124 (4.203 %).NET
214 (2.452 %)XML
37 (1.226 %)J2EE
46 (1.051 %)HTML
53 (0.525 %)XSD
53 (0.525 %)CSS
62 (0.350 %)XHTML
62 (0.350 %)Middleware
62 (0.350 %)AJAX
71 (0.175 %)Ruby on Rails
71 (0.175 %)GWT
71 (0.175 %)J2ME
71 (0.175 %)STL
71 (0.175 %)DOM
71 (0.175 %)CORBA
71 (0.175 %)MFC
71 (0.175 %)ADO
71 (0.175 %)ASP
71 (0.175 %)ASP.NET
71 (0.175 %)ATL
South East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
134 (5.954 %)SAS
220 (3.503 %)MS Exchange
319 (3.327 %)Exchange Server 2003
414 (2.452 %)Exchange Server 2000
511 (1.926 %)IIS
65 (0.876 %)Exchange Server 5.5
65 (0.876 %)WebLogic
65 (0.876 %)Exchange Server 2007
74 (0.701 %)Apache
74 (0.701 %)Tomcat
74 (0.701 %)WebLogic Portal
74 (0.701 %)ArcGIS
82 (0.350 %)Lotus Notes
82 (0.350 %)Lotus Domino
82 (0.350 %)Oracle Spatial
91 (0.175 %)TYPO3
91 (0.175 %)CMS
South East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
133 (5.779 %)MS Excel
216 (2.802 %)Simulink
315 (2.627 %)MS PowerPoint
315 (2.627 %)MS Office
45 (0.876 %)MS Visio
45 (0.876 %)MATLAB
52 (0.350 %)Acrobat
52 (0.350 %)Photoshop
52 (0.350 %)Spreadsheet
52 (0.350 %)CATIA
South East IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (0.876 %)SAP ERP
24 (0.701 %)InvestOne
32 (0.350 %)SAP SD
32 (0.350 %)SAP Oil and Gas
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
143 (7.531 %)DNS
234 (5.954 %)3G
331 (5.429 %)Firewall
428 (4.904 %)DHCP
428 (4.904 %)UMTS
527 (4.729 %)ATM
625 (4.378 %)Internet
722 (3.853 %)RANAP
722 (3.853 %)GSM
820 (3.503 %)MPLS
919 (3.327 %)Wireless
1018 (3.152 %)GPRS
1116 (2.802 %)OSPF
1116 (2.802 %)RIP
1116 (2.802 %)TCP/IP
1215 (2.627 %)GGSN
1215 (2.627 %)SGSN
1313 (2.277 %)2G
1313 (2.277 %)2.5G
1412 (2.102 %)VoIP
South East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
122 (3.853 %)Datawarehouse
217 (2.977 %)RDBMS
316 (2.802 %)BusinessObjects
412 (2.102 %)ETL
58 (1.401 %)SQL Server
64 (0.701 %)MS Access
64 (0.701 %)MySQL
64 (0.701 %)GIS
73 (0.525 %)SQL Server 2005
82 (0.350 %)Database Marketing
82 (0.350 %)Data Cleansing
82 (0.350 %)Reference Data
91 (0.175 %)SQL Server Integration Services
91 (0.175 %)DTS
91 (0.175 %)SQL Server 7
91 (0.175 %)SQL Server 2000
South East IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
118 (3.152 %)Visual Studio
28 (1.401 %)TestDirector
34 (0.701 %)QuickTest Pro
34 (0.701 %)LoadRunner
34 (0.701 %)WinRunner
43 (0.525 %)SilkPerformer
43 (0.525 %)InstallShield
52 (0.350 %)AdminStudio
52 (0.350 %)MSI
61 (0.175 %)TestComplete
61 (0.175 %)LabVIEW
61 (0.175 %)Subversion
61 (0.175 %)RequisitePro
61 (0.175 %)ARTiSAN
61 (0.175 %)ClearQuest
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
156 (9.807 %)Pharmaceutical
253 (9.282 %)Telecoms
349 (8.581 %)Pensions
448 (8.406 %)Finance
541 (7.180 %)Aerospace
637 (6.480 %)Insurance
731 (5.429 %)Government
827 (4.729 %)Health
923 (4.028 %)Marketing
1021 (3.678 %)Retail
1119 (3.327 %)Billing
1218 (3.152 %)Electronics
1317 (2.977 %)Education
1415 (2.627 %)Automotive
1514 (2.452 %)Banking
1611 (1.926 %)Manufacturing
179 (1.576 %)Military
183 (0.525 %)Electric
183 (0.525 %)FMCG
192 (0.350 %)Retail Banking
South East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
197 (16.99 %)Analyst
251 (8.932 %)Test Engineer
337 (6.480 %)Consultant
436 (6.305 %)Support Engineer
534 (5.954 %)Systems Engineer
632 (5.604 %)Software Engineer
731 (5.429 %)Architect
828 (4.904 %)Business Analyst
828 (4.904 %)Test Analyst
828 (4.904 %)Programmer
923 (4.028 %)SAS Programmer
1022 (3.853 %)Network Architect
1121 (3.678 %)DBA
1218 (3.152 %)Coordinator
1218 (3.152 %)SQL DBA
1317 (2.977 %)Embedded Software Engineer
1416 (2.802 %)Technical Engineer
1416 (2.802 %)Technical Support Engineer
1416 (2.802 %)Design Engineer
1416 (2.802 %)Solutions Architect
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
141 (7.180 %)Computer Science
228 (4.904 %)Mathematics
322 (3.853 %)VHDL
421 (3.678 %)Firmware
519 (3.327 %)Handset
617 (2.977 %)German Language
617 (2.977 %)Italian Language
716 (2.802 %)Portuguese Language
716 (2.802 %)Spanish Language
815 (2.627 %)Management Information System
913 (2.277 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
913 (2.277 %)Korean Language
913 (2.277 %)French Language
109 (1.576 %)Statistics
117 (1.226 %)Life Science
117 (1.226 %)ASTM
126 (1.051 %)Replication
126 (1.051 %)Clustering
126 (1.051 %)Client/Server
126 (1.051 %)Physics
South East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
181 (14.19 %)Windows
241 (7.180 %)UNIX
339 (6.830 %)Linux
432 (5.604 %)Windows NT
520 (3.503 %)Windows 2000
615 (2.627 %)Windows XP
710 (1.751 %)SUSE
85 (0.876 %)Windows Server 2003
94 (0.701 %)Embedded Linux
94 (0.701 %)Debian
94 (0.701 %)Solaris
102 (0.350 %)MVS
111 (0.175 %)Windows Mobile
111 (0.175 %)Windows CE
111 (0.175 %)Palm OS
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
168 (11.91 %)Security Cleared
246 (8.056 %)Project Management
331 (5.429 %)Data Management
427 (4.729 %)ITIL
525 (4.378 %)Software Engineering
624 (4.203 %)PRINCE2
624 (4.203 %)Change Management
723 (4.028 %)SC Cleared
723 (4.028 %)User Acceptance Testing
723 (4.028 %)Performance Management
821 (3.678 %)Migration
918 (3.152 %)Business Analysis
918 (3.152 %)Fault Management
1016 (2.802 %)Unit Testing
1016 (2.802 %)Quality Management
1016 (2.802 %)Business Intelligence
1115 (2.627 %)Data Modelling
1115 (2.627 %)CMMI
1214 (2.452 %)Direct Marketing
1214 (2.452 %)Time Management
South East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
147 (8.231 %)SQL
241 (7.180 %)C
321 (3.678 %)JavaScript
321 (3.678 %)Perl
321 (3.678 %)VBScript
321 (3.678 %)Python
321 (3.678 %)AWK
417 (2.977 %)C++
513 (2.277 %)Java
513 (2.277 %)Ada
65 (0.876 %)C#
74 (0.701 %)Assembly Language
82 (0.350 %)PowerHouse
82 (0.350 %)Transact-SQL
82 (0.350 %)PHP
91 (0.175 %)PL/SQL
91 (0.175 %)VC++
91 (0.175 %)Ruby
South East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1113 (19.79 %)Degree
223 (4.028 %)Microsoft Certification
315 (2.627 %)MCITP
315 (2.627 %)MCDBA
315 (2.627 %)ISEB
413 (2.277 %)HNC
512 (2.102 %)Postgraduate
68 (1.401 %)MCSE
73 (0.525 %)CISSP
73 (0.525 %)SAP Certification
73 (0.525 %)CISA
82 (0.350 %)ISEB Practitioner
82 (0.350 %)Chartered Engineer
82 (0.350 %)PhD
91 (0.175 %)HND
South East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
112 (2.102 %)QA
211 (1.926 %)SLA
310 (1.751 %)COBIT
48 (1.401 %)GAMP
55 (0.876 %)GCP
55 (0.876 %)ISO9000
64 (0.701 %)ISO9001
64 (0.701 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
73 (0.525 %)GxP
82 (0.350 %)21 CFR Part 11
91 (0.175 %)Basel II
91 (0.175 %)GMP
91 (0.175 %)GLP
South East IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
138 (6.655 %)Active Directory
216 (2.802 %)NFS
39 (1.576 %)VMware Infrastructure
44 (0.701 %)AquaLogic
52 (0.350 %)WebInspect
52 (0.350 %)VMware ESX
61 (0.175 %)NetBackup
61 (0.175 %)Backup Exec
South East IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
114 (2.452 %)MOM
24 (0.701 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
32 (0.350 %)OpenView Configuration Management
32 (0.350 %)SCCM
41 (0.175 %)ARCserve
South East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
142 (7.356 %)Microsoft
230 (5.254 %)Oracle
328 (4.904 %)Cisco
418 (3.152 %)SAP
418 (3.152 %)VMware
516 (2.802 %)Business Objects
612 (2.102 %)Red Hat
711 (1.926 %)Citrix
89 (1.576 %)CheckPoint
89 (1.576 %)SonicWALL
97 (1.226 %)Avaya
97 (1.226 %)HP
106 (1.051 %)Dell
106 (1.051 %)Siebel
106 (1.051 %)3Com
115 (0.876 %)Mitel
124 (0.701 %)OPNET
124 (0.701 %)ESRI
124 (0.701 %)IBM
124 (0.701 %)Juniper
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