Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Validation skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Validation over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category.

LinkValidation
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank273289301
Rank change year-on-year
Up+16Up+12
Matching permanent IT job ads5684981201
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.661 %0.587 %0.588 %
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category1.017 %0.978 %1.046 %
Salaries quoted432385858
Average salary£42,500£40,000£40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.250 %-
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£30,000£27,500£30,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£70,600£60,000£70,000
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£39,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
+2.560 %+11.42 %
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryAll Processes & Methodologies
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
5586550935114817
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK65.02 %60.06 %56.26 %
Salaries quoted461684162493134
Average salary£45,000£42,500£45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.880 %-5.550 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£28,000£27,500£28,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£75,000£70,000£70,000
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£40,000£40,000

Validation
Demand Trend

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

Validation Demand Trend

Validation
Salary Trend

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

Validation Salary Trend

Validation
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Validation over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 within the UK.

Validation Salary Histogram

Validation
Top 30 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 UK over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+27546£42,500+1.19 %
LondonUp+85266£52,500+2.43 %
South EastDown-39109£40,000+2.56 %
City of LondonDown-180£47,500-25.49 %
East of EnglandUp+1677£40,000+17.64 %
CambridgeshireUp+2655£40,000+10.34 %
CambridgeUp+2453£40,000+3.22 %
South WestDown-1150£42,500+1.19 %
Docklands, LondonUp+4141£55,000-21.42 %
HampshireUp+1332£37,500+4.16 %
BristolUp+1725£42,500+25.00 %
BerkshireDown-4219£40,000+3.89 %
North WestUp+618£29,250+15.84 %
MiddlesexUp+1717£55,000-
PortsmouthUp+1016£40,000+6.66 %
West MidlandsUp+2314£42,500+6.25 %
South WalesDown-213£33,715+7.03 %
WalesDown-213£33,715+7.03 %
CheshireUp+2012£30,000+20.00 %
KentNew entry-12£30,000-
OxfordshireUp+611£32,500-10.95 %
SuffolkDown-1111£32,500-
WiltshireDown-1111£45,000-5.26 %
ReadingDown-1010£40,000+6.66 %
SurreyUp+168£45,000+25.00 %
NewportUp+148£33,715+7.03 %
YorkshireUp+68£38,750-13.88 %
East MidlandsDown-37£31,500-10.63 %
BuckinghamshireDown-117£16,500-63.33 %
EssexUp+216£31,500-16.00 %

Validation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK 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.

1254 (25.00 %)Finance
2195 (19.19 %)SQL
3181 (17.81 %)Degree
4168 (16.54 %)Banking
5104 (10.24 %)Data Analysis
6101 (9.941 %)Oracle
7100 (9.843 %)C
7100 (9.843 %)QA
891 (8.957 %)Project Management
989 (8.760 %)Business Analysis
1079 (7.776 %)Windows
1178 (7.677 %)UML
1178 (7.677 %)Credit Risk
1274 (7.283 %)C#
1370 (6.890 %)User Acceptance Testing
1469 (6.791 %)Data Modelling
1568 (6.693 %)Risk Management
1662 (6.102 %)UNIX
1761 (6.004 %)C++
1761 (6.004 %)Data Validation
1860 (5.906 %)SQL Server
1958 (5.709 %)Microsoft
2057 (5.610 %)Retail
2156 (5.512 %)Java
2255 (5.413 %)Workflow
2354 (5.315 %)Linux
2354 (5.315 %)MS Excel
2453 (5.217 %)Electronics
2551 (5.020 %)Security Cleared
2648 (4.724 %)Cisco

Validation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK 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.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
147 (4.626 %).NET
230 (2.953 %)CSS
329 (2.854 %)XML
427 (2.657 %)HTML
427 (2.657 %)Web Services
523 (2.264 %)XHTML
620 (1.969 %)ASP.NET
716 (1.575 %)J2EE
716 (1.575 %)jQuery
716 (1.575 %).NET Framework
815 (1.476 %)AJAX
911 (1.083 %)Spring
911 (1.083 %)Middleware
1010 (0.984 %)DOM
118 (0.787 %)Swing
127 (0.689 %)JSP
136 (0.591 %)ASP
136 (0.591 %)XML Messaging
136 (0.591 %)WinForms
145 (0.492 %)WPF
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
144 (4.331 %)SAS
28 (0.787 %)CMS
35 (0.492 %)Apache
35 (0.492 %)Tomcat
35 (0.492 %)Rendezvous
35 (0.492 %)SmartSockets
44 (0.394 %)IIS
53 (0.295 %)MS Exchange
53 (0.295 %)Joomla!
53 (0.295 %)Drupal
53 (0.295 %)WordPress
53 (0.295 %)nginx
53 (0.295 %)WebLogic
62 (0.197 %)Force.com
62 (0.197 %)Lotus Domino
62 (0.197 %)NetWeaver
71 (0.098 %)WebSphere MQ
71 (0.098 %)WebLogic Portal
71 (0.098 %)AquaLogic
71 (0.098 %)Exchange Server 2000
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
154 (5.315 %)MS Excel
229 (2.854 %)MS Visio
321 (2.067 %)MS PowerPoint
321 (2.067 %)MS Office
413 (1.280 %)MATLAB
512 (1.181 %)Spreadsheet
63 (0.295 %)Photoshop
63 (0.295 %)Simulink
71 (0.098 %)Stateflow
71 (0.098 %)MS Project
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
19 (0.886 %)Endur
24 (0.394 %)SAP CRM
24 (0.394 %)Microsoft CRM
24 (0.394 %)Dynamics NAV
24 (0.394 %)Dynamics CRM
33 (0.295 %)SoftGrid
42 (0.197 %)Findur
42 (0.197 %)Oracle SCM
42 (0.197 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
42 (0.197 %)SAP IS-U
42 (0.197 %)Oracle Applications
51 (0.098 %)Eagle PACE
51 (0.098 %)SAP PSCD
51 (0.098 %)SAP ERP
51 (0.098 %)AWD
51 (0.098 %)Dynamics AX
51 (0.098 %)SAP R/3
51 (0.098 %)Oracle ERP
51 (0.098 %)Salerio
51 (0.098 %)SAP Oil and Gas
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
126 (2.559 %)Wireless
221 (2.067 %)Internet
320 (1.969 %)SAN
320 (1.969 %)LTE
417 (1.673 %)LAN
515 (1.476 %)3GPP
515 (1.476 %)2G
515 (1.476 %)3G
515 (1.476 %)HSPA
613 (1.280 %)HSDPA
613 (1.280 %)WAN
613 (1.280 %)Ethernet
712 (1.181 %)HSUPA
811 (1.083 %)GSM
99 (0.886 %)NAS
108 (0.787 %)SMS
108 (0.787 %)WCDMA
108 (0.787 %)TCP/IP
116 (0.591 %)GPRS
116 (0.591 %)NetScreen
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
160 (5.906 %)SQL Server
246 (4.528 %)Datawarehouse
333 (3.248 %)ETL
420 (1.969 %)DB2
519 (1.870 %)DataStage
614 (1.378 %)Data Mining
711 (1.083 %)Data Mart
711 (1.083 %)MySQL
89 (0.886 %)Base SAS
97 (0.689 %)OLAP
97 (0.689 %)BusinessObjects
106 (0.591 %)RDBMS
106 (0.591 %)MS Access
115 (0.492 %)Oracle 10g
115 (0.492 %)Oracle OLAP
115 (0.492 %)KDB
124 (0.394 %)Data Cleansing
124 (0.394 %)SQL Server Integration Services
124 (0.394 %)Oracle OWB
124 (0.394 %)Oracle Reports
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
138 (3.740 %)QuickTest Pro
212 (1.181 %)Visual Studio
39 (0.886 %)TestDirector
39 (0.886 %)Selenium
48 (0.787 %)ERwin
48 (0.787 %)ClearQuest
57 (0.689 %)ClearCase
57 (0.689 %)Subversion
66 (0.591 %)LabVIEW
75 (0.492 %)TeamTrack
75 (0.492 %)InstallShield
75 (0.492 %)Eclipse
75 (0.492 %)PVCS
84 (0.394 %)Bugzilla
84 (0.394 %)JIRA
93 (0.295 %)LoadRunner
93 (0.295 %)JDeveloper
102 (0.197 %)JUnit
102 (0.197 %)Firebug
111 (0.098 %)CaliberRM
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1254 (25.00 %)Finance
2168 (16.54 %)Banking
357 (5.610 %)Retail
453 (5.217 %)Electronics
547 (4.626 %)Investment Banking
641 (4.035 %)Insurance
641 (4.035 %)Telecoms
735 (3.445 %)Manufacturing
834 (3.346 %)Education
933 (3.248 %)Automotive
933 (3.248 %)Front Office
933 (3.248 %)Retail Banking
1030 (2.953 %)Government
1127 (2.657 %)Pensions
1226 (2.559 %)Aerospace
1325 (2.461 %)Health
1422 (2.165 %)Military
1521 (2.067 %)Pharmaceutical
1620 (1.969 %)Marketing
1718 (1.772 %)Games
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1267 (26.28 %)Analyst
2127 (12.50 %)Business Analyst
3120 (11.81 %)Developer
466 (6.496 %)Test Engineer
564 (6.299 %)Senior Analyst
657 (5.610 %)Tester
751 (5.020 %)Systems Engineer
850 (4.921 %)Software Engineer
946 (4.528 %)Consultant
946 (4.528 %)Data Analyst
1044 (4.331 %)Banking Business Analyst
1142 (4.134 %)Validation Engineer
1239 (3.839 %)C# Developer
1338 (3.740 %)Senior Business Analyst
1434 (3.346 %)Architect
1530 (2.953 %)Test Manager
1629 (2.854 %)Design Engineer
1726 (2.559 %)QA Engineer
1823 (2.264 %)Network Engineer
1922 (2.165 %)Project Manager
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
178 (7.677 %)Credit Risk
246 (4.528 %)Computer Science
328 (2.756 %)Management Information System
423 (2.264 %)Fixed Income
423 (2.264 %)Derivative
518 (1.772 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
616 (1.575 %)W3C
616 (1.575 %)Mathematics
714 (1.378 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
813 (1.280 %)VHDL
912 (1.181 %)Physics
912 (1.181 %)Spread Betting
1010 (0.984 %)Equities
1010 (0.984 %)Client/Server
119 (0.886 %)Firmware
128 (0.787 %)Statistics
136 (0.591 %)N-Tier
145 (0.492 %)NHS
145 (0.492 %)AS400
145 (0.492 %)Replication
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
179 (7.776 %)Windows
262 (6.102 %)UNIX
354 (5.315 %)Linux
419 (1.870 %)Windows NT
512 (1.181 %)Windows Server 2003
611 (1.083 %)Windows XP
75 (0.492 %)Windows 2000
84 (0.394 %)Solaris
84 (0.394 %)Embedded Linux
84 (0.394 %)Windows Vista
84 (0.394 %)Windows 2000 Server
93 (0.295 %)Red Hat Linux
93 (0.295 %)Mac OS
93 (0.295 %)SUSE
102 (0.197 %)Debian
102 (0.197 %)Windows CE
111 (0.098 %)AIX
111 (0.098 %)Ubuntu
111 (0.098 %)Windows Mobile
111 (0.098 %)Windows Server 2008
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1104 (10.24 %)Data Analysis
291 (8.957 %)Project Management
389 (8.760 %)Business Analysis
478 (7.677 %)UML
570 (6.890 %)User Acceptance Testing
669 (6.791 %)Data Modelling
768 (6.693 %)Risk Management
861 (6.004 %)Data Validation
955 (5.413 %)Workflow
1044 (4.331 %)Data Mapping
1138 (3.740 %)Test Scripting
1236 (3.543 %)Test Management
1334 (3.346 %)Migration
1432 (3.150 %)Software Testing
1432 (3.150 %)ITIL
1531 (3.051 %)Stress Testing
1629 (2.854 %)OO
1727 (2.657 %)Software Engineering
1727 (2.657 %)Systems Analysis
1727 (2.657 %)System Testing
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1195 (19.19 %)SQL
2100 (9.843 %)C
374 (7.283 %)C#
461 (6.004 %)C++
556 (5.512 %)Java
640 (3.937 %)JavaScript
732 (3.150 %)VB
830 (2.953 %)Perl
830 (2.953 %)PL/SQL
926 (2.559 %)VBA
1020 (1.969 %)Python
1115 (1.476 %)Embedded C
1115 (1.476 %)PHP
1213 (1.280 %)VB6
135 (0.492 %)VBScript
135 (0.492 %)Shell Script
144 (0.394 %)Assembly Language
144 (0.394 %)Ada
144 (0.394 %)Ruby
153 (0.295 %)Bash shell
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1181 (17.81 %)Degree
251 (5.020 %)Security Cleared
326 (2.559 %)ISEB
417 (1.673 %)SC Cleared
514 (1.378 %)CISSP
611 (1.083 %)MBA
79 (0.886 %)Cisco Certification
79 (0.886 %)PMI Certification
79 (0.886 %)CISA
79 (0.886 %)PhD
88 (0.787 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
88 (0.787 %)PMP
88 (0.787 %)ISTQB
96 (0.591 %)ITIL Certification
105 (0.492 %)CCNA
114 (0.394 %)CISM
114 (0.394 %)HND
114 (0.394 %)CCNP
114 (0.394 %)PCI QSA
123 (0.295 %)DV Cleared
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
1100 (9.843 %)QA
219 (1.870 %)Basel II
314 (1.378 %)SLA
412 (1.181 %)21 CFR Part 11
412 (1.181 %)GAMP
510 (0.984 %)ISO9001
510 (0.984 %)GxP
69 (0.886 %)PCI DSS
78 (0.787 %)ISO27001
84 (0.394 %)WCAG
93 (0.295 %)COBIT
93 (0.295 %)BS25999
93 (0.295 %)ISO14001
102 (0.197 %)TickIT
111 (0.098 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
111 (0.098 %)JTAG
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
111 (1.083 %)VMware Infrastructure
28 (0.787 %)Hyper-V
28 (0.787 %)XenServer
28 (0.787 %)Active Directory
35 (0.492 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
44 (0.394 %)VMware ESX
51 (0.098 %)Terminal Services
51 (0.098 %)XenDesktop
51 (0.098 %)XenApp
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
16 (0.591 %)Tivoli
16 (0.591 %)ARCserve
16 (0.591 %)NetBackup
16 (0.591 %)Backup Exec
25 (0.492 %)MSI
25 (0.492 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
25 (0.492 %)HP Quality Center
34 (0.394 %)SCCM
43 (0.295 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
43 (0.295 %)OpenView Configuration Management
52 (0.197 %)Cisco IPCC
52 (0.197 %)Cisco UCCE
52 (0.197 %)OpenView
61 (0.098 %)ServiceCenter
61 (0.098 %)BMC PATROL
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1101 (9.941 %)Oracle
258 (5.709 %)Microsoft
348 (4.724 %)Cisco
428 (2.756 %)Sybase
525 (2.461 %)EMC
624 (2.362 %)Informatica
718 (1.772 %)SAP
816 (1.575 %)VMware
915 (1.476 %)Citrix
1014 (1.378 %)HP
1112 (1.181 %)Anite
129 (0.886 %)OpenLink
129 (0.886 %)Remedy
138 (0.787 %)TIBCO
138 (0.787 %)Cramer
138 (0.787 %)Brocade
138 (0.787 %)Siebel
147 (0.689 %)Business Objects
147 (0.689 %)IBM
147 (0.689 %)Borland