Validation Contracts in Hampshire

Validation
South East > Hampshire

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hampshire 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 64 80 101
Rank change year-on-year +16 +21 -48
Contract jobs citing Validation 36 25 22
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hampshire 2.25% 1.78% 1.04%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.69% 2.01% 1.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 11 9
10th Percentile £289 £413 £403
25th Percentile £400 £467 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £543 £465
Median % change year-on-year +15.10% +16.77% +24.00%
75th Percentile £688 £608 £550
90th Percentile £800 £628 £721
South East median daily rate £501 £485 £475
% change year-on-year +3.20% +2.11% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 10 8
10th Percentile £59.00 £49.63 £61.99
25th Percentile £62.00 £51.25 £65.19
Median hourly rate £70.16 £53.75 £66.78
Median % change year-on-year +30.53% -19.51% +48.40%
75th Percentile £76.86 £58.75 £83.81
90th Percentile - £66.03 £84.23
South East median hourly rate £67.50 £45.00 £57.74
% change year-on-year +50.00% -22.06% +28.31%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Hampshire

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 Hampshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,338 1,246 1,874
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 83.78% 88.75% 88.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 711 795 1,142
10th Percentile £388 £240 £310
25th Percentile £460 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £582 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +10.86% +5.00% +7.99%
75th Percentile £675 £625 £600
90th Percentile £738 £694 £688
South East median daily rate £501 £505 £500
% change year-on-year -0.89% +1.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 162 104 152
10th Percentile £13.05 £18.25 £13.39
25th Percentile £25.52 £22.85 £16.25
Median hourly rate £57.35 £53.00 £24.90
Median % change year-on-year +8.21% +112.89% -23.40%
75th Percentile £62.50 £67.50 £48.62
90th Percentile £76.86 £74.63 £63.14
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £50.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year -5.00% +122.22% -15.89%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Validation in Hampshire

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

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

Daily rate trend for Validation in Hampshire

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Daily Rate Histogram in Hampshire

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

Daily rate histogram for Validation in Hampshire

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Validation in Hampshire

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Hampshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Validation in Hampshire over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Validation in Hampshire

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Contract Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Validation within the Hampshire 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
Portsmouth +17 32 £625 -37.79% 13
Farnborough +2 3 £400 - 6
Eastleigh - 3 £400 -
Validation
South East

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 15 (41.67%) Confluence
Communications & Networking
1 16 (44.44%) SNMP
1 16 (44.44%) Software-Defined Radio
2 2 (5.56%) RS-232
3 1 (2.78%) LAN
3 1 (2.78%) WAN
3 1 (2.78%) WLAN
Development Applications
1 16 (44.44%) Eclipse
1 16 (44.44%) Git
2 15 (41.67%) GoogleTest
2 15 (41.67%) JIRA
2 15 (41.67%) Robot Framework
3 13 (36.11%) Bitbucket
4 2 (5.56%) LabVIEW
General
1 6 (16.67%) Aerospace
2 4 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (5.56%) Manufacturing
3 2 (5.56%) Military
3 2 (5.56%) Social Skills
4 1 (2.78%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 12 (33.33%) Principal Engineer
1 12 (33.33%) Software Engineer
2 10 (27.78%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 8 (22.22%) Test Engineer
4 7 (19.44%) C++ Software Engineer
4 7 (19.44%) Java Engineer
4 7 (19.44%) Java Software Engineer
5 6 (16.67%) Systems Engineer
6 4 (11.11%) Analyst
6 4 (11.11%) Software Test Engineer
7 3 (8.33%) Embedded Engineer
7 3 (8.33%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 2 (5.56%) Integration Engineer
8 2 (5.56%) IT Engineer
8 2 (5.56%) Linux Developer
8 2 (5.56%) Principal Test Engineer
8 2 (5.56%) RF Engineer
8 2 (5.56%) RF Test Engineer
8 2 (5.56%) Systems Test Engineer
8 2 (5.56%) Test and Integration Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (36.11%) CSS
1 13 (36.11%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (8.33%) Management Information System
2 2 (5.56%) CMDB
2 2 (5.56%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 16 (44.44%) Linux
2 9 (25.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (72.22%) Verification and Validation
2 18 (50.00%) Software Engineering
3 16 (44.44%) Prototyping
4 15 (41.67%) Agile
5 13 (36.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 13 (36.11%) Scrum
5 13 (36.11%) SysML
5 13 (36.11%) UML
6 10 (27.78%) Systems Engineering
7 7 (19.44%) Software Testing
8 4 (11.11%) Business Strategy
8 4 (11.11%) Commercial Awareness
8 4 (11.11%) End-to-End Testing
8 4 (11.11%) Integration Testing
8 4 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
8 4 (11.11%) System Integration Testing
8 4 (11.11%) Technical Leadership
9 2 (5.56%) Architectural Design
9 2 (5.56%) System Testing
9 2 (5.56%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 17 (47.22%) C++
2 13 (36.11%) JavaScript
3 9 (25.00%) Java
4 2 (5.56%) C
4 2 (5.56%) Python
5 1 (2.78%) Bash
Qualifications
1 10 (27.78%) Security Cleared
2 9 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 5 (13.89%) Degree
4 2 (5.56%) ISTQB
5 1 (2.78%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (2.78%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.56%) Def Stans
2 1 (2.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (2.78%) NIST
System Software
1 13 (36.11%) Firmware
Vendors
1 15 (41.67%) Google
2 13 (36.11%) Atlassian