Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Validation skills within the Wales 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 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkValidation
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank10291
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching permanent IT job ads422
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.407 %1.725 %
Salaries quoted417
Average minimum salary£29,000£30,529
Average salary£34,000£31,118
% change on same period last year+9.26 %
Average maximum salary£39,000£31,706
UK excluding London average salary£38,477£37,971
% change on same period last year+1.33 %
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads9821275
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.636 %0.569 %
Salaries quoted8931160
Average minimum salary£34,175£35,085
Average salary£38,648£38,869
% change on same period last year-0.56 %
Average maximum salary£43,121£42,652
UK excluding London average salary£42,986£44,543
% change on same period last year-3.49 %
Validation UKValidation
UK

Validation
Demand Trend

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

Wales 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 Wales region.

Wales Validation Salary Trend

Validation
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Validation across the Wales region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

Wales 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 Wales region 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
South WalesDown-124£34,000+9.26 %
Validation UKValidation
UK

Validation
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wales 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.

15 (55.56 %)Project Management
15 (55.56 %)Security Cleared
24 (44.44 %)Degree
33 (33.33 %)C
42 (22.22 %)SQL
42 (22.22 %)VBScript
42 (22.22 %)VB
42 (22.22 %)Oracle
42 (22.22 %)UNIX
42 (22.22 %)Windows
42 (22.22 %)ISDN
42 (22.22 %)TCP/IP
42 (22.22 %)Nortel
42 (22.22 %)Citrix
42 (22.22 %)MSI
42 (22.22 %)InstallShield
42 (22.22 %)Telecoms
42 (22.22 %)SoftGrid
42 (22.22 %)Nortel Meridian
42 (22.22 %)Software Testing
42 (22.22 %)Application Packaging
42 (22.22 %)Test Scripting
42 (22.22 %)PowerShell

Validation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wales 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.

Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (22.22 %)Application Packaging
Wales IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (22.22 %)SoftGrid
Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (22.22 %)ISDN
12 (22.22 %)TCP/IP
12 (22.22 %)Nortel Meridian
Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (22.22 %)MSI
12 (22.22 %)InstallShield
Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (22.22 %)Telecoms
Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (55.56 %)Technical Manager
23 (33.33 %)Project Manager
23 (33.33 %)Technical Project Manager
32 (22.22 %)Applications Packager
32 (22.22 %)Test Engineer
32 (22.22 %)Senior Test Engineer
Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (22.22 %)UNIX
12 (22.22 %)Windows
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (55.56 %)Project Management
15 (55.56 %)Security Cleared
22 (22.22 %)Software Testing
22 (22.22 %)Test Scripting
Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (33.33 %)C
22 (22.22 %)SQL
22 (22.22 %)VBScript
22 (22.22 %)VB
22 (22.22 %)PowerShell
Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (44.44 %)Degree
Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (22.22 %)Oracle
12 (22.22 %)Nortel
12 (22.22 %)Citrix