Validation Contracts in Gloucestershire

Validation
South West > Gloucestershire

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Gloucestershire with a requirement for Validation skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Validation over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 48 55 57
Rank change year-on-year +7 +2 -9
Contract jobs citing Validation 9 9 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 2.13% 1.90% 0.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.49% 2.05% 1.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 2
10th Percentile £367 - £397
25th Percentile - - £414
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - £445
Median % change year-on-year - - +0.84%
75th Percentile £550 - £474
90th Percentile £565 - £490
South West median daily rate £450 £550 £500
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% +17.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 6 2
10th Percentile £70.95 - £15.10
25th Percentile £71.63 - £20.11
Median hourly rate £73.00 £35.00 £28.85
Median % change year-on-year +108.57% +21.32% -45.05%
75th Percentile £74.13 £46.25 £37.21
90th Percentile £74.65 £56.25 £42.01
South West median hourly rate £55.00 £61.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -10.57% +36.67% -14.29%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Gloucestershire

Validation is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Gloucestershire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 362 439 469
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 85.58% 92.62% 87.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 228 308 368
10th Percentile £363 £296 £206
25th Percentile £463 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £545 £513
Median % change year-on-year +0.92% +6.34% +7.89%
75th Percentile £677 £650 £600
90th Percentile £738 £700 £680
South West median daily rate £525 £549 £500
% change year-on-year -4.37% +9.80% +6.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 37 16
10th Percentile £14.00 £35.00 £11.88
25th Percentile £18.85 £50.50 £13.59
Median hourly rate £35.00 £70.00 £32.40
Median % change year-on-year -50.00% +116.05% -35.20%
75th Percentile £68.75 £78.00 £46.40
90th Percentile £71.73 £83.40 £57.50
South West median hourly rate £48.00 £61.50 £48.75
% change year-on-year -21.95% +26.16% +8.33%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

Job postings citing Validation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.

Job vacancy trend for Validation in Gloucestershire

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Validation in Gloucestershire.

Daily rate trend for Validation in Gloucestershire

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Daily Rate Histogram in Gloucestershire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Validation in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Validation in Gloucestershire

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Gloucestershire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Validation in Gloucestershire.

Hourly rate trend for Validation in Gloucestershire

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Contract Job Locations in Gloucestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Validation within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 28 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cheltenham - 8 £400 - 2
Validation
South West

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 4 (44.44%) LAN
1 4 (44.44%) WAN
1 4 (44.44%) WLAN
2 2 (22.22%) Internet
2 2 (22.22%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (11.11%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 2 (22.22%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (11.11%) Jenkins
2 1 (11.11%) Rational Team Concert
General
1 2 (22.22%) Aerospace
1 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Aviation
2 1 (11.11%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (22.22%) Auditor
1 2 (22.22%) Consultant
1 2 (22.22%) Network Consultant
1 2 (22.22%) Systems Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) Architect
2 1 (11.11%) Audit Consultant
2 1 (11.11%) Network Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) Network Architect
2 1 (11.11%) Network Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Software Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (55.56%) CMDB
1 5 (55.56%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) Migration
2 2 (22.22%) Agile
3 1 (11.11%) Change Control
3 1 (11.11%) Computer Science
3 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (11.11%) Data Analysis
3 1 (11.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 1 (11.11%) Internal Audit
3 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (11.11%) Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (11.11%) Project Management
3 1 (11.11%) Records Management
3 1 (11.11%) Requirements Analysis
3 1 (11.11%) Software Engineering
3 1 (11.11%) Software Testing
3 1 (11.11%) SysML
3 1 (11.11%) System Testing
3 1 (11.11%) Technical Architecture
3 1 (11.11%) Test Scripting
3 1 (11.11%) UML
Programming Languages
1 2 (22.22%) C
2 1 (11.11%) Assembly Language
2 1 (11.11%) Perl
2 1 (11.11%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (44.44%) SC Cleared
1 4 (44.44%) Security Cleared
2 1 (11.11%) Degree
2 1 (11.11%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) DO-178B
1 1 (11.11%) IEC 61508
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) CA Agile Central
1 1 (11.11%) Wind River