The first table below looks at the demand for V-Model skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited V-Model over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
V-Model
Rank 678 639 511
Rank change year-on-year
-39 -128
Permanent jobs citing V-Model 184 267 412
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.170% 0.221% 0.331%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.223% 0.296% 0.450%
Number of salaries quoted 149 182 360
Average salary £37,500 £40,500 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-7.40% -10.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £26,275 £31,750
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £57,500 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £30,000 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-25.00% -
All Processes & Methodologies
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
82549 90051 91603
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 76.38% 74.62% 73.63%
Number of salaries quoted 67666 76516 76773
Average salary £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.26% -
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £75,000 £75,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%

V-Model
Jobs Demand Trend

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

V-Model Jobs Demand Trend

V-Model
Salary Trend

This 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

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing V-Model over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 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 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
England -61 159 £37,500 -7.40%
South East +26 66 £37,500 -25.00%
London +30 54 £45,500 +7.05%
Berkshire +5 20 £27,500 -45.00%
West Midlands -2 18 £37,500 +15.38%
City of London +15 17 £45,000 -41.93%
Reading +10 13 £27,500 -67.64%
South West -46 12 £28,000 -20.00%
Hampshire - 11 £50,000 -
Birmingham - 10 £47,750 -
East of England -14 9 £45,000 +45.16%
Gloucestershire -15 9 £27,500 +22.22%
Basingstoke - 9 £50,000 -
Brighton - 9 £52,500 -
East Sussex - 9 £52,500 -
Middlesex - 9 £37,500 -
Wales - 9 £20,500 -
Hertfordshire +12 7 £45,000 +5.88%
Surrey +6 7 £25,000 -58.33%
Gloucester -11 7 £27,000 -30.76%
Tewkesbury +5 4 £26,000 -
Stroud +4 4 £26,000 -
Cirencester -1 4 £26,000 -
Rickmansworth -4 4 £43,750 +2.94%
Cheltenham -7 4 £26,000 +15.55%
Scotland -13 4 £30,000 -38.14%
Burford - 4 £26,000 -
Evesham - 4 £26,000 -
Oxfordshire - 4 £26,000 -
Worcestershire - 4 £26,000 -

V-Model
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, 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.

1 198 (45.52%) Waterfall
2 148 (34.02%) SQL
3 136 (31.26%) Finance
4 125 (28.74%) ISEB
5 106 (24.37%) Java
6 103 (23.68%) HP Quality Center
7 100 (22.99%) Degree
8 96 (22.07%) Microsoft
9 89 (20.46%) QuickTest Pro
10 88 (20.23%) XML
10 88 (20.23%) Software Testing
11 87 (20.00%) Selenium
12 82 (18.85%) QA
12 82 (18.85%) HP
13 79 (18.16%) Scrum
14 77 (17.70%) Test Scripting
15 75 (17.24%) Test Management
16 72 (16.55%) Manual Testing
17 68 (15.63%) Oracle
18 65 (14.94%) ISTQB
19 64 (14.71%) Agile Software Development
20 62 (14.25%) Test Automation
21 59 (13.56%) Security Cleared
22 56 (12.87%) Windows
23 55 (12.64%) Project Management
24 53 (12.18%) C#
24 53 (12.18%) C++
25 52 (11.95%) .NET
26 47 (10.80%) UNIX
27 45 (10.34%) Web Services

V-Model
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 88 (20.23%) XML
2 52 (11.95%) .NET
3 45 (10.34%) Web Services
4 32 (7.356%) HTML
5 27 (6.207%) J2EE
6 24 (5.517%) .NET Framework
7 23 (5.287%) Spring
8 20 (4.598%) JSON
9 19 (4.368%) RESTful
9 19 (4.368%) Hibernate
10 18 (4.138%) WebSphere
11 16 (3.678%) SOAP
12 15 (3.448%) Java EE
13 14 (3.218%) Middleware
13 14 (3.218%) Java SE
14 10 (2.299%) XSLT
14 10 (2.299%) Struts
15 9 (2.069%) REST
16 8 (1.839%) CGI
16 8 (1.839%) Ajax
Application Platforms
1 29 (6.667%) IIS
2 16 (3.678%) WebSphere Application Server
3 15 (3.448%) SharePoint
4 9 (2.069%) MQSeries
5 8 (1.839%) WebLogic
6 3 (0.690%) CICS
6 3 (0.690%) Documentum
6 3 (0.690%) Apache
7 2 (0.460%) Tomcat
7 2 (0.460%) BizTalk Server
7 2 (0.460%) SAS
7 2 (0.460%) ESB
7 2 (0.460%) GlassFish
8 1 (0.230%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 35 (8.046%) MS Excel
2 10 (2.299%) MS Office
3 3 (0.690%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.460%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (1.379%) Dynamics AX
2 3 (0.690%) Maximo
3 1 (0.230%) SAP MRS
3 1 (0.230%) SAP IS-U
3 1 (0.230%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.230%) Oracle ERP
Communications & Networking
1 40 (9.195%) Internet
2 12 (2.759%) HTTP
3 6 (1.379%) FTP
4 2 (0.460%) Firewall
4 2 (0.460%) LAN
4 2 (0.460%) WAN
5 1 (0.230%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (8.276%) SQL Server
2 17 (3.908%) DB2
3 11 (2.529%) TOAD
4 10 (2.299%) Data Warehouse
5 7 (1.609%) SQL Server 2008
5 7 (1.609%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 7 (1.609%) RDBMS
5 7 (1.609%) PowerCenter
5 7 (1.609%) OLAP
5 7 (1.609%) Oracle Reports
6 6 (1.379%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (1.379%) MySQL
6 6 (1.379%) Oracle OLAP
7 5 (1.149%) Oracle 11g
8 4 (0.920%) Oracle 8/8i
8 4 (0.920%) QualityStage
8 4 (0.920%) SAP Data Services
9 3 (0.690%) SQL Server 2005
9 3 (0.690%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.460%) GIS
Development Applications
1 89 (20.46%) QuickTest Pro
2 87 (20.00%) Selenium
3 44 (10.11%) TestDirector
4 33 (7.586%) WebDriver
5 30 (6.897%) Cucumber
6 28 (6.437%) Rational DOORS
6 28 (6.437%) SpecFlow
6 28 (6.437%) eCATT
7 24 (5.517%) Visual Studio
7 24 (5.517%) FitNesse
8 21 (4.828%) LoadRunner
9 15 (3.448%) JMeter
10 13 (2.989%) JIRA
10 13 (2.989%) WATIR
11 12 (2.759%) ClearQuest
11 12 (2.759%) Team Foundation Server
12 11 (2.529%) Eclipse
13 8 (1.839%) Fiddler
14 7 (1.609%) Ant
14 7 (1.609%) ClearCase
General
1 136 (31.26%) Finance
2 30 (6.897%) Banking
3 22 (5.057%) Games
4 21 (4.828%) Telecoms
5 16 (3.678%) Military
6 13 (2.989%) Electronics
7 12 (2.759%) Pharmaceutical
8 9 (2.069%) Investment Banking
9 8 (1.839%) Financial Institution
9 8 (1.839%) Legal
10 6 (1.379%) German Language
11 5 (1.149%) Automotive
11 5 (1.149%) Retail
12 4 (0.920%) Advertising
12 4 (0.920%) Marketing
13 1 (0.230%) Retail Banking
13 1 (0.230%) Back Office
13 1 (0.230%) Law
13 1 (0.230%) Billing
Job Titles
1 166 (38.16%) Analyst
2 137 (31.49%) Test Analyst
3 53 (12.18%) Tester
4 52 (11.95%) Test Manager
5 38 (8.736%) Test Engineer
6 32 (7.356%) Senior Analyst
7 31 (7.126%) Developer
8 30 (6.897%) Senior Test Analyst
9 28 (6.437%) Junior
9 28 (6.437%) SAP Test Manager
9 28 (6.437%) SAP Manager
10 26 (5.977%) QA Analyst
11 25 (5.747%) Senior Tester
12 23 (5.287%) Software Engineer
13 22 (5.057%) Team Leader
14 17 (3.908%) Systems Engineer
15 16 (3.678%) Junior Analyst
16 15 (3.448%) Lead Test Analyst
17 14 (3.218%) Graduate
17 14 (3.218%) Software Tester
Miscellaneous
1 42 (9.655%) Computer Science
2 30 (6.897%) Firmware
3 25 (5.747%) Video on Demand
4 22 (5.057%) Management Information System
5 14 (3.218%) Open Source
6 13 (2.989%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
6 13 (2.989%) AS400
7 12 (2.759%) VHDL
8 11 (2.529%) Client/Server
8 11 (2.529%) Cryptography
9 6 (1.379%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 6 (1.379%) Life Science
9 6 (1.379%) Chemistry
9 6 (1.379%) DataPower
10 5 (1.149%) Wiki
10 5 (1.149%) PKI
10 5 (1.149%) Mainframe
11 3 (0.690%) IBM Mainframe
11 3 (0.690%) Mathematics
11 3 (0.690%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 56 (12.87%) Windows
2 47 (10.80%) UNIX
3 20 (4.598%) Linux
4 9 (2.069%) Windows Vista
4 9 (2.069%) Windows 7
4 9 (2.069%) Windows 2000
4 9 (2.069%) Windows XP
5 3 (0.690%) zOS
5 3 (0.690%) SUSE
6 2 (0.460%) Solaris
6 2 (0.460%) OS/390
6 2 (0.460%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.230%) Android
7 1 (0.230%) VMS
7 1 (0.230%) OpenVMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 198 (45.52%) Waterfall
2 88 (20.23%) Software Testing
3 79 (18.16%) Scrum
4 77 (17.70%) Test Scripting
5 75 (17.24%) Test Management
6 72 (16.55%) Manual Testing
7 64 (14.71%) Agile Software Development
8 62 (14.25%) Test Automation
9 55 (12.64%) Project Management
10 44 (10.11%) User Acceptance Testing
11 43 (9.885%) Service Delivery
12 39 (8.966%) Automated Testing
13 37 (8.506%) CRM
14 36 (8.276%) Web Testing
15 34 (7.816%) OO
15 34 (7.816%) TDD
16 33 (7.586%) Regression Testing
17 32 (7.356%) RUP
18 29 (6.667%) SOA
18 29 (6.667%) DSDM
Programming Languages
1 148 (34.02%) SQL
2 106 (24.37%) Java
3 53 (12.18%) C#
3 53 (12.18%) C++
4 33 (7.586%) C
5 29 (6.667%) PL/SQL
6 25 (5.747%) JavaScript
7 21 (4.828%) Perl
8 19 (4.368%) Python
9 15 (3.448%) Ruby
9 15 (3.448%) VBScript
10 14 (3.218%) Shell Script
11 12 (2.759%) VBA
12 8 (1.839%) VB
13 3 (0.690%) Objective-C
14 2 (0.460%) Tcl
14 2 (0.460%) Bash shell
15 1 (0.230%) Groovy
15 1 (0.230%) T-SQL
15 1 (0.230%) VC++
Qualifications
1 125 (28.74%) ISEB
2 100 (22.99%) Degree
3 65 (14.94%) ISTQB
4 59 (13.56%) Security Cleared
5 25 (5.747%) SC Cleared
6 9 (2.069%) PhD
7 4 (0.920%) PMP
7 4 (0.920%) PMI Certification
8 3 (0.690%) ISEB Practitioner
9 1 (0.230%) BC Cleared
9 1 (0.230%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 1 (0.230%) HP AIS
9 1 (0.230%) HP ASE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 82 (18.85%) QA
2 5 (1.149%) Data Quality
3 4 (0.920%) PCI DSS
4 3 (0.690%) SLA
4 3 (0.690%) ISO 9000
5 2 (0.460%) ISO 8583
5 2 (0.460%) TickIT
Systems Management
1 103 (23.68%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 96 (22.07%) Microsoft
2 82 (18.85%) HP
3 68 (15.63%) Oracle
4 35 (8.046%) SAP
5 28 (6.437%) IBM
6 12 (2.759%) Altera
6 12 (2.759%) Xilinx
7 10 (2.299%) EMC
7 10 (2.299%) Business Objects
7 10 (2.299%) Actel
8 7 (1.609%) Informatica
8 7 (1.609%) ILOG
9 6 (1.379%) Niku
10 5 (1.149%) Borland
11 4 (0.920%) Trillium
12 3 (0.690%) Red Hat
12 3 (0.690%) Intergraph
12 3 (0.690%) Open Text
13 2 (0.460%) TIBCO
13 2 (0.460%) Apple
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Suitable candidates will demonstrate the following:-Educated to degree level either in a science or engineering based subject -Formal qualifications in testing (Foundation level of ISEB Software Testing) -...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £30000 - £33000 per annum + + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Suitable candidates will demonstrate the following: Educated to degree level either in a science or engineering based subject Formal qualifications in testing (Foundation level of ISEB Software Testing) -...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £30000 - £33000 per annum + + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
London
More specific requirements include application testing and testing methodologies (particularly User Acceptance Testing), experience of the software development life cycle (including methodologies eg Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, V-Model),...
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: From £45,000 to £48,000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Currently a main priority is the addition of a talanted business analyst with 3+ years experience of writing precisely worded requirements and specifications for V-Model and AGILE...
North Point Recruitment
Salary: £25000 - £28000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Gloucestershire
Currently a main priority is the addition of a talanted business analyst with 3+ years experience of writing precisely worded requirements and specifications for V-Model and AGILE...
North Point Recruitment
Salary: £25000 - £28000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Swindon, Wiltshire
Currently a main priority is the addition of a talanted business analyst with 3+ years experience of writing precisely worded requirements and specifications for V-Model and AGILE...
North Point Recruitment
Salary: £25000 - £28000 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Because of steady repeat business and a healthy order book they are looking to hire a talented QA Software Tester with significant industry experience. Working with some of...
North Point Recruitment
Salary: £28000 - £38000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
The role includes the line and task management of the team, helping define and implement the test strategy, producing test effort estimates and resourcing and scheduling requests for...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £35000 - £38000 per annum + + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
The role includes the line and task management of the team, helping define and implement the test strategy, producing test effort estimates and resourcing and scheduling requests for...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £35000 - £38000 per annum + + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
City of London
The Role * Reviewing software specifications, designing, implementing and troubleshooting automated and manual test strategies * Testing to be performed at code or API level * Provide high quality reporting on...
Mint
Salary: £50000 - £57000 per annum + Bonus
Posted: 2 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
THis is an amazing opportunity to learn new skills and join an amazing team.Essancial skills:Degree qualified or equivalent experience, with a background in Business Analysis and...
Streamline IT Recruitment
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 18 May 2013
Colchester, Essex
Functional Test Analyst with SAP / ERP, QC Test Director or T-Plan required to join a prominant professional services (legal/law) firm based in Essex... KEY SKILLS & BACKGROUND -...
Eutopia Solutions Ltd
Salary: £30000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + generous package
Posted: 23 May 2013
City, London
They are looking for an individual with excellent Quality Centre skills and ideally; - QTP experience - Experience of working with V-model and RAD/Agile development lifecycles - VB Scripting...
Aston Carter
Salary: £40000 - £55000 per annum + bonus + benifits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Gloucestershire
Practical experience in the development of ASP.NET MVC, web services and the Microsoft technology stack are required... Specifically experience in Transact SQL, PLSQL, Microsoft SQL Server and...
Proteus Europe
Salary: Market Rates
Posted: 20 May 2013
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Commutable from Swindon, Cheltenham, Gloucester and Worcester this is an ideal position for a Software Tester with manual test experience looking to get into test automation and join...
IT Connections
Salary: £26,000-£28,000
Posted: 20 May 2013
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Commutable from Swindon, Cheltenham, Gloucester and Worcester this is an ideal position for a Junior Business Analyst 1-2 years experience to join an organisation that is keen...
IT Connections
Salary: £25,000-£28,000 DOE
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
This leading publisher and education company based in the centre of London is looking for an experienced QA Engineer to join their team to support the QA function...
Futureheads Recruitment Ltd
Salary: From £50,000 to £55,000 per annum DOE
Posted: 20 May 2013
Middlesex
Experience of systems design including generation of Use Cases and UML models... *Knowledge of commercial and military standards including EMC & Tempest... *Familiarity with Software, Hardware and Firmware Engineering...
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Ltd
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013