Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Validation skills within the Suffolk 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkValidation
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank5981
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching permanent IT job ads811
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.005 %
As % of the category below2.312 %2.048 %
Salaries quoted111
Average minimum salary£35,000£34,545
Average salary£37,500£34,545
% change on same period last year+8.55 %
Average maximum salary£40,000£34,545
UK excluding London average salary£38,529£37,988
% change on same period last year+1.42 %
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Suffolk
Matching permanent IT job ads346537
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.231 %0.240 %
Salaries quoted262438
Average minimum salary£32,754£35,857
Average salary£36,387£39,767
% change on same period last year-8.49 %
Average maximum salary£40,021£43,677
UK excluding London average salary£42,954£44,648
% change on same period last year-3.79 %
Validation East of EnglandValidation
East of England

Validation
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk Validation Salary Trend

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 Suffolk region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
FelixstoweUp+26--
Bury St EdmundsNew entry-1£37,500-
Validation East of EnglandValidation
East of England

Validation
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

17 (87.50 %)UNIX
17 (87.50 %)Windows
17 (87.50 %)Linux
17 (87.50 %)Windows 2000
17 (87.50 %)Windows NT
17 (87.50 %)Windows XP
17 (87.50 %)Oracle
17 (87.50 %)SQL Server
17 (87.50 %)Firmware
26 (75.00 %)SQL
35 (62.50 %)Regression Testing
35 (62.50 %)PVCS
41 (12.50 %)Manufacturing
41 (12.50 %)MS Office
41 (12.50 %)C
41 (12.50 %)C#
41 (12.50 %)C++
41 (12.50 %)TCP/IP
41 (12.50 %)Microsoft

Validation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

Suffolk IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (12.50 %)MS Office
Suffolk IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (12.50 %)TCP/IP
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (87.50 %)SQL Server
Suffolk IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (62.50 %)PVCS
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (12.50 %)Manufacturing
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (75.00 %)Systems Engineer
22 (25.00 %)Support Engineer
31 (12.50 %)Technical Consultant
31 (12.50 %)Systems Support Engineer
31 (12.50 %)Systems Support
31 (12.50 %)Consultant
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (87.50 %)Firmware
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (87.50 %)UNIX
17 (87.50 %)Windows
17 (87.50 %)Linux
17 (87.50 %)Windows 2000
17 (87.50 %)Windows NT
17 (87.50 %)Windows XP
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (62.50 %)Regression Testing
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (75.00 %)SQL
21 (12.50 %)C
21 (12.50 %)C#
21 (12.50 %)C++
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (87.50 %)Oracle
21 (12.50 %)Microsoft