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The table below looks at the demand for Validation skills within the Surrey 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkValidation
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank220246
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching permanent IT job ads818
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.177 %0.320 %
Salaries quoted610
Average minimum salary£25,500£40,860
Average salary£28,250£41,560
% change on same period last year-32.02 %
Average maximum salary£31,000£42,260
UK excluding London average salary£38,964£36,589
% change on same period last year+6.49 %
Surrey IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Surrey
Matching permanent IT job ads45225622
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.618 %2.419 %
Salaries quoted31804543
Average minimum salary£38,714£40,962
Average salary£42,799£44,864
% change on same period last year-4.60 %
Average maximum salary£46,885£48,766
UK excluding London average salary£42,675£44,216
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Validation South EastValidation
South East

Validation
Demand Trend

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

Surrey 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 Surrey region.

Surrey Validation Salary Trend

Validation
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Validation across the Surrey region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Surrey 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 Surrey region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
WokingNew entry-1£29,500-
TadworthNew entry-1--
StainesNew entry-1--
Validation South EastValidation
South East

Validation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Surrey 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.

116 (26.23 %)Finance
215 (24.59 %)Pensions
215 (24.59 %)Security Cleared
314 (22.95 %)C
413 (21.31 %)Mathematics
413 (21.31 %)Computer Science
413 (21.31 %)Software Engineering
512 (19.67 %)Unit Testing
512 (19.67 %)Postgraduate
512 (19.67 %)Ada
611 (18.03 %)Aerospace
611 (18.03 %)CMMI
710 (16.39 %)IT Governance
710 (16.39 %)COBIT
89 (14.75 %)SQL
98 (13.11 %)ITIL
98 (13.11 %)Automotive
98 (13.11 %)Simulink
98 (13.11 %)Avionics
107 (11.48 %)VoIP
107 (11.48 %)Health
107 (11.48 %)Telecoms
116 (9.836 %)Windows
116 (9.836 %)Oracle
125 (8.197 %)Avaya
125 (8.197 %)Internet
125 (8.197 %)German Language
125 (8.197 %)Mitel
125 (8.197 %)Business Development
134 (6.557 %)Windows Vista

Validation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Surrey 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.

Surrey IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (3.279 %).NET
12 (3.279 %)XML
21 (1.639 %)AJAX
21 (1.639 %)ASP.NET
21 (1.639 %)STL
Surrey IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.639 %)WebLogic
Surrey IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (13.11 %)Simulink
24 (6.557 %)MS Office
Surrey IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (11.48 %)VoIP
25 (8.197 %)Internet
32 (3.279 %)Wireless
32 (3.279 %)WAN
32 (3.279 %)ADSL
32 (3.279 %)LAN
41 (1.639 %)SAN
41 (1.639 %)LDAP
Surrey IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (4.918 %)Oracle 9i
13 (4.918 %)Oracle 10g
13 (4.918 %)MySQL
13 (4.918 %)Oracle 11g
22 (3.279 %)SQL Server
22 (3.279 %)Oracle 8/8i
22 (3.279 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (1.639 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Surrey IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.639 %)Visual Studio
Surrey IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (26.23 %)Finance
215 (24.59 %)Pensions
311 (18.03 %)Aerospace
48 (13.11 %)Automotive
48 (13.11 %)Avionics
57 (11.48 %)Telecoms
57 (11.48 %)Health
63 (4.918 %)Military
63 (4.918 %)Electronics
72 (3.279 %)Insurance
81 (1.639 %)Retail Banking
81 (1.639 %)Banking
81 (1.639 %)Retail
81 (1.639 %)Multimedia
Surrey IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (32.79 %)Analyst
212 (19.67 %)Consultant
311 (18.03 %)Process Manager
49 (14.75 %)Test Engineer
58 (13.11 %)Software Test Engineer
58 (13.11 %)Software Engineer
58 (13.11 %)Embedded Software Engineer
65 (8.197 %)Business Development Executive
74 (6.557 %)Applications Support Analyst
74 (6.557 %)Applications Support
74 (6.557 %)Support Analyst
83 (4.918 %)Electronics Engineer
92 (3.279 %)MI Analyst
92 (3.279 %)SQL DBA
92 (3.279 %)DBA
92 (3.279 %)Quality Manager
92 (3.279 %)SQL Server DBA
101 (1.639 %)Technical Support Engineer
101 (1.639 %)Administrator
101 (1.639 %)Technical Support
Surrey IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (21.31 %)Mathematics
113 (21.31 %)Computer Science
25 (8.197 %)German Language
33 (4.918 %)French Language
33 (4.918 %)Handset
33 (4.918 %)VHDL
33 (4.918 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
42 (3.279 %)Replication
51 (1.639 %)Physics
Surrey IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (9.836 %)Windows
24 (6.557 %)Windows 2000
24 (6.557 %)Windows NT
24 (6.557 %)Windows XP
24 (6.557 %)Windows Server 2003
24 (6.557 %)Windows Vista
33 (4.918 %)UNIX
42 (3.279 %)Linux
Surrey IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (24.59 %)Security Cleared
213 (21.31 %)Software Engineering
312 (19.67 %)Unit Testing
411 (18.03 %)CMMI
510 (16.39 %)IT Governance
68 (13.11 %)ITIL
75 (8.197 %)Business Development
82 (3.279 %)Quality Management
82 (3.279 %)Logistics
82 (3.279 %)Service Delivery
91 (1.639 %)Migration
91 (1.639 %)Agile Software Development
91 (1.639 %)E-Commerce
91 (1.639 %)Project Management
91 (1.639 %)SAP Implementation
91 (1.639 %)Manual Testing
91 (1.639 %)Performance Management
91 (1.639 %)Financial Modelling
Surrey IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (22.95 %)C
212 (19.67 %)Ada
39 (14.75 %)SQL
42 (3.279 %)Transact-SQL
42 (3.279 %)VBScript
42 (3.279 %)C++
42 (3.279 %)Java
42 (3.279 %)JavaScript
42 (3.279 %)Perl
42 (3.279 %)AWK
51 (1.639 %)C#
51 (1.639 %)PHP
51 (1.639 %)PL/SQL
51 (1.639 %)Python
Surrey IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (19.67 %)Postgraduate
22 (3.279 %)Degree
31 (1.639 %)ITIL Certification
Surrey IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (16.39 %)COBIT
Surrey IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (9.836 %)Oracle
25 (8.197 %)Avaya
25 (8.197 %)Mitel
34 (6.557 %)Microsoft
42 (3.279 %)SAP
51 (1.639 %)Sybase
51 (1.639 %)BEA