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The table below looks at the demand for V-Model skills across the UK with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited V-Model over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkV-Model
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank532701
Rank change on same period last yearUp+169
Matching permanent IT job ads331310
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.214 %0.138 %
As % of the category below0.363 %0.250 %
Salaries quoted206232
Average minimum salary£41,425£40,179
Average salary£45,126£43,136
% change on same period last year+4.61 %
Average maximum salary£48,828£46,094
UK excluding London average salary£45,289£39,760
% change on same period last year+13.90 %
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads91102124203
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled58.96 %55.38 %
Salaries quoted7619199393
Average minimum salary£43,080£44,512
Average salary£47,120£48,594
% change on same period last year-3.03 %
Average maximum salary£51,160£52,676
UK excluding London average salary£42,986£44,543
% change on same period last year-3.49 %

V-Model
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing V-Model within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

V-Model Demand Trend

V-Model
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing V-Model within the UK.

V-Model Salary Trend

V-Model
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing V-Model over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 within the UK.

V-Model Salary Histogram

V-Model
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing V-Model within the UK over the 3 months to 18 November 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
EnglandUp+124326£45,302+4.79 %
South EastUp+147157£46,451+5.60 %
SurreyUp+151112£53,594+8.05 %
LondonUp+70100£44,886-2.03 %
South WestUp+4540£48,733+39.23 %
BristolUp+2430£48,722+46.90 %
BuckinghamshireUp+4218£38,639-
BerkshireDown-1415£41,200-7.33 %
North WestUp+3415£36,267-16.94 %
CheshireUp+1411£37,273+10.43 %
City of LondonDown-5110£39,950-7.72 %
RuncornNew entry-9£34,722-
GloucestershireNo change08£41,500+29.68 %
ReadingUp+168£36,250-
TewkesburyNew entry-6--
High WycombeNew entry-6£40,000-
Milton KeynesUp+14£28,875-
MiddlesexNew entry-4£55,000-
ScotlandUp+234£36,250-14.70 %
West MidlandsUp+163£35,000-
East of EnglandUp+303£35,000+12.90 %
HertfordshireUp+223£35,000+6.06 %
CoventryNew entry-3£35,000-
StirlingNew entry-2£40,000-
WarringtonNew entry-2£48,750-
NottinghamshireDown-122£35,500-7.55 %
East MidlandsUp+42£35,500-1.04 %
South YorkshireNew entry-2£40,000-
YorkshireUp+212£40,000-7.69 %
HammersmithNew entry-2£47,000-

V-Model
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing V-Model 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 V-Model.

1218 (35.22 %)ISEB
2181 (29.24 %)TestDirector
3174 (28.11 %)SQL
4159 (25.69 %)Oracle
5158 (25.53 %)Finance
6157 (25.36 %)Banking
7119 (19.22 %)QA
8112 (18.09 %)Test Scripting
8112 (18.09 %).NET
9105 (16.96 %)Misys
9105 (16.96 %)FLEXCUBE
10102 (16.48 %)Temenos
1195 (15.35 %)QuickTest Pro
1195 (15.35 %)WinRunner
1289 (14.38 %)Microsoft
1388 (14.22 %)System Testing
1477 (12.44 %)Test Management
1574 (11.95 %)C#
1672 (11.63 %)User Acceptance Testing
1770 (11.31 %)LoadRunner
1868 (10.99 %)RUP
1966 (10.66 %)Manual Testing
2061 (9.855 %)Software Testing
2061 (9.855 %)Security Cleared
2159 (9.532 %)SQL Server
2255 (8.885 %)XML
2354 (8.724 %)Unit Testing
2452 (8.401 %)Integration Testing
2546 (7.431 %)Degree
2645 (7.270 %)Automated Testing

V-Model
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing V-Model 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 V-Model. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1112 (18.09 %).NET
255 (8.885 %)XML
330 (4.847 %)MAPI
428 (4.523 %).NET Framework
524 (3.877 %)ASP.NET
62 (0.323 %)HTML
62 (0.323 %)SOAP
71 (0.162 %)Struts
71 (0.162 %)ASP
71 (0.162 %)J2EE
71 (0.162 %)Swing
71 (0.162 %)FIX Protocol
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (1.777 %)WebLogic
28 (1.292 %)PowerExchange
36 (0.969 %)MS Exchange
43 (0.485 %)Lotus Notes
43 (0.485 %)Lotus Domino
51 (0.162 %)Apache
51 (0.162 %)Tomcat
51 (0.162 %)SharePoint
51 (0.162 %)Exchange Server 2007
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
125 (4.039 %)MS Excel
224 (3.877 %)MS Office
33 (0.485 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.162 %)MS Project
41 (0.162 %)MS Visio
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
1105 (16.96 %)FLEXCUBE
24 (0.646 %)SAP CRM
31 (0.162 %)Oracle ERP
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
131 (5.008 %)IMAP
131 (5.008 %)SMTP
221 (3.393 %)Internet
313 (2.100 %)BSS
412 (1.939 %)TCP/IP
51 (0.162 %)3G
51 (0.162 %)Wireless
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
159 (9.532 %)SQL Server
228 (4.523 %)SQL Server 2005
319 (3.069 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
414 (2.262 %)DB2
58 (1.292 %)Oracle 9i
58 (1.292 %)Datawarehouse
58 (1.292 %)BusinessObjects
67 (1.131 %)SQL Server 2000
67 (1.131 %)MS Access
72 (0.323 %)Reference Data
72 (0.323 %)MySQL
81 (0.162 %)SAP BW
81 (0.162 %)RDBMS
81 (0.162 %)Oracle Reports
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1181 (29.24 %)TestDirector
295 (15.35 %)QuickTest Pro
295 (15.35 %)WinRunner
370 (11.31 %)LoadRunner
435 (5.654 %)eCATT
530 (4.847 %)QADirector
610 (1.616 %)ClearQuest
78 (1.292 %)ClearCase
87 (1.131 %)Visual Studio
87 (1.131 %)Selenium
96 (0.969 %)JMeter
96 (0.969 %)Eclipse
104 (0.646 %)WATIR
104 (0.646 %)Bugzilla
104 (0.646 %)Rational Robot
113 (0.485 %)TestPartner
113 (0.485 %)Visual Studio Team System
113 (0.485 %)QARun
113 (0.485 %)JIRA
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1158 (25.53 %)Finance
2157 (25.36 %)Banking
334 (5.493 %)Retail
426 (4.200 %)Pensions
522 (3.554 %)Telecoms
619 (3.069 %)Health
619 (3.069 %)Billing
619 (3.069 %)Insurance
717 (2.746 %)Investment Banking
812 (1.939 %)Front Office
99 (1.454 %)Retail Banking
108 (1.292 %)Financial Institution
108 (1.292 %)Aerospace
115 (0.808 %)Government
124 (0.646 %)Online Banking
124 (0.646 %)Legal
133 (0.485 %)Police
133 (0.485 %)Automotive
141 (0.162 %)Law
141 (0.162 %)Education
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1260 (42.00 %)Analyst
2208 (33.60 %)Test Analyst
395 (15.35 %)Test Manager
479 (12.76 %)Senior Analyst
577 (12.44 %)Tester
663 (10.18 %)Senior Test Analyst
735 (5.654 %)Business Analyst
735 (5.654 %)Systems Engineer
832 (5.170 %)SAP Manager
832 (5.170 %)SAP Test Manager
929 (4.685 %)Developer
929 (4.685 %)Consultant
929 (4.685 %)Project Manager
1026 (4.200 %)Test Engineer
1124 (3.877 %)Senior Tester
1223 (3.716 %)Team Leader
1319 (3.069 %).NET Developer
1319 (3.069 %)C# Developer
1418 (2.908 %)ASP.NET Developer
1418 (2.908 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
126 (4.200 %)Client/Server
29 (1.454 %)Mainframe
37 (1.131 %)EPoS
37 (1.131 %)Handset
37 (1.131 %)Portuguese Language
43 (0.485 %)Credit Derivative
43 (0.485 %)Derivative
52 (0.323 %)Device Driver
52 (0.323 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
61 (0.162 %)Chip and PIN
61 (0.162 %)W3C
61 (0.162 %)AS400
61 (0.162 %)Interest Rate Derivative
61 (0.162 %)Data Integration
61 (0.162 %)Credit Risk
61 (0.162 %)Computer Science
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
136 (5.816 %)Windows
234 (5.493 %)UNIX
324 (3.877 %)Linux
416 (2.585 %)Symbian OS
59 (1.454 %)Windows 2000
63 (0.485 %)Windows Mobile
71 (0.162 %)Windows Server 2003
71 (0.162 %)Windows XP
71 (0.162 %)Windows Server 2008
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1112 (18.09 %)Test Scripting
288 (14.22 %)System Testing
377 (12.44 %)Test Management
472 (11.63 %)User Acceptance Testing
568 (10.99 %)RUP
666 (10.66 %)Manual Testing
761 (9.855 %)Software Testing
761 (9.855 %)Security Cleared
854 (8.724 %)Unit Testing
952 (8.401 %)Integration Testing
1045 (7.270 %)Automated Testing
1143 (6.947 %)Project Management
1242 (6.785 %)Risk Assessment
1339 (6.300 %)DSDM
1339 (6.300 %)CRM
1438 (6.139 %)Validation
1531 (5.008 %)RAD
1629 (4.685 %)Requirements Analysis
1727 (4.362 %)CMMI
1823 (3.716 %)Agile Software Development
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1174 (28.11 %)SQL
274 (11.95 %)C#
344 (7.108 %)VBA
436 (5.816 %)Java
528 (4.523 %)C
528 (4.523 %)C++
622 (3.554 %)Perl
716 (2.585 %)Python
88 (1.292 %)VB
95 (0.808 %)PL/SQL
95 (0.808 %)Embedded C++
103 (0.485 %)Transact-SQL
112 (0.323 %)VBScript
112 (0.323 %)COBOL
112 (0.323 %)JavaScript
112 (0.323 %)Assembly Language
121 (0.162 %)Embedded C
121 (0.162 %)DHTML
121 (0.162 %)PHP
121 (0.162 %)VB6
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1218 (35.22 %)ISEB
246 (7.431 %)Degree
323 (3.716 %)ISTQB
419 (3.069 %)Microsoft Certification
515 (2.423 %)ISEB Practitioner
63 (0.485 %)PRINCE2 Certification
72 (0.323 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
1119 (19.22 %)QA
23 (0.485 %)ISO8583
23 (0.485 %)COBIT
31 (0.162 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
31 (0.162 %)Basel II
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (1.131 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
23 (0.485 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (0.323 %)Active Directory
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (0.323 %)SCCM
21 (0.162 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (0.162 %)SCOM
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1159 (25.69 %)Oracle
2105 (16.96 %)Misys
3102 (16.48 %)Temenos
489 (14.38 %)Microsoft
539 (6.300 %)SAP
620 (3.231 %)HP
716 (2.585 %)Symbian
813 (2.100 %)PeopleSoft
912 (1.939 %)Informatica
108 (1.292 %)Business Objects
108 (1.292 %)IBM
113 (0.485 %)Lotus
113 (0.485 %)VMware
122 (0.323 %)Sybase
122 (0.323 %)Compuware
131 (0.162 %)Sun