Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Validation skills within the West Yorkshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkValidation
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank146165
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching permanent IT job ads2726
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.012 %
As % of the category below0.991 %0.794 %
Salaries quoted256
Average minimum salary£30,560£35,800
Average salary£31,290£36,300
% change on same period last year-13.80 %
Average maximum salary£32,020£36,800
UK excluding London average salary£38,529£37,988
% change on same period last year+1.42 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads27243273
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.822 %1.460 %
Salaries quoted23062734
Average minimum salary£35,214£34,510
Average salary£38,026£37,440
% change on same period last year+1.56 %
Average maximum salary£40,839£40,369
UK excluding London average salary£42,954£44,648
% change on same period last year-3.79 %
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Yorkshire

Validation
Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire 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 West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire Validation Salary Trend

Validation
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Validation across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

West Yorkshire 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 West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
BradfordDown-1912£32,083-10.87 %
LeedsUp+56£30,125-17.46 %
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Yorkshire

Validation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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 (35.56 %)Finance
116 (35.56 %)Data Analysis
116 (35.56 %)Degree
213 (28.89 %)SAS
311 (24.44 %)Telecoms
410 (22.22 %)RDBMS
410 (22.22 %)EMC
410 (22.22 %)SQL
410 (22.22 %)VB
410 (22.22 %)VBA
410 (22.22 %)Marketing
410 (22.22 %)Data Extraction
56 (13.33 %)Credit Risk
56 (13.33 %)MS PowerPoint
56 (13.33 %)Statistical Analysis
56 (13.33 %)AnswerTree
56 (13.33 %)MS Office
56 (13.33 %)Microsoft
56 (13.33 %)DTV
56 (13.33 %)SPSS
56 (13.33 %)MS Excel
65 (11.11 %)Basel II
65 (11.11 %)STB
65 (11.11 %)Statistics
73 (6.667 %)Software Testing
73 (6.667 %)DVB
73 (6.667 %)ISEB
73 (6.667 %)MPEG
82 (4.444 %)Project Management
82 (4.444 %)Test Management

Validation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (28.89 %)SAS
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (13.33 %)MS Office
16 (13.33 %)MS Excel
16 (13.33 %)SPSS
16 (13.33 %)MS PowerPoint
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (6.667 %)DVB
21 (2.222 %)RTP
21 (2.222 %)RTSP
21 (2.222 %)TCP/IP
21 (2.222 %)DWDM
21 (2.222 %)DOCSIS
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (22.22 %)RDBMS
26 (13.33 %)AnswerTree
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.222 %)WinRunner
11 (2.222 %)LoadRunner
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (35.56 %)Finance
211 (24.44 %)Telecoms
310 (22.22 %)Marketing
42 (4.444 %)Multimedia
42 (4.444 %)Pensions
51 (2.222 %)Health
51 (2.222 %)Retail
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (37.78 %)Analyst
26 (13.33 %)Business Analyst
35 (11.11 %)Business Data Analyst
35 (11.11 %)MI Analyst
35 (11.11 %)Data Analyst
44 (8.889 %)Hardware Engineer
51 (2.222 %)Senior Test Engineer
51 (2.222 %)Integration Engineer
51 (2.222 %)Software Development Team Leader
51 (2.222 %)Test Engineer
51 (2.222 %)Team Leader
51 (2.222 %)Development Team Leader
51 (2.222 %)Systems Integrator
51 (2.222 %)Software Team Leader
51 (2.222 %)Test Team Leader
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (22.22 %)Data Extraction
26 (13.33 %)Credit Risk
26 (13.33 %)DTV
35 (11.11 %)STB
35 (11.11 %)Statistics
43 (6.667 %)MPEG
51 (2.222 %)NHS
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (2.222 %)Windows
11 (2.222 %)Linux
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (35.56 %)Data Analysis
26 (13.33 %)Statistical Analysis
33 (6.667 %)Software Testing
42 (4.444 %)Test Management
42 (4.444 %)Project Management
51 (2.222 %)UML
51 (2.222 %)Systems Analysis
51 (2.222 %)Business Analysis
51 (2.222 %)Test Scripting
51 (2.222 %)Integration Testing
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (22.22 %)SQL
110 (22.22 %)VB
110 (22.22 %)VBA
21 (2.222 %)C
21 (2.222 %)C++
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (35.56 %)Degree
23 (6.667 %)ISEB
31 (2.222 %)HND
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (11.11 %)Basel II
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (22.22 %)EMC
26 (13.33 %)Microsoft