Validation Contracts in Portsmouth

Validation
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Portsmouth 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 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 13 35 34
Rank change year-on-year +22 -1 -24
Contract jobs citing Validation 32 8 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Portsmouth 10.96% 3.39% 3.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.31% 3.69% 4.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 1 1
10th Percentile £283 - -
25th Percentile £613 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £1,005 £465
Median % change year-on-year -37.79% +116.05% -
75th Percentile £800 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £625 £543 £465
% change year-on-year +15.10% +16.77% +26.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 6 6
10th Percentile £59.00 £51.25 £60.48
25th Percentile £62.00 £52.19 £64.56
Median hourly rate £70.16 £56.25 £65.52
Median % change year-on-year +24.72% -14.15% +37.94%
75th Percentile £76.86 £58.75 £67.70
90th Percentile - £62.17 £76.39
Hampshire median hourly rate £70.16 £52.50 £66.78
% change year-on-year +33.63% -21.38% +48.40%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Portsmouth

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 Portsmouth with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 260 217 205
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth 89.04% 91.95% 75.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 108 132 87
10th Percentile £400 £202 £327
25th Percentile £454 £387 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £500 £480
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% +4.17% +0.31%
75th Percentile £675 £571 £588
90th Percentile £850 £669 £643
Hampshire median daily rate £588 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +12.00% +5.00% +7.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 102 20 48
10th Percentile £51.06 £44.81 £16.25
25th Percentile £53.40 £52.38 £25.00
Median hourly rate £59.72 £58.20 £46.25
Median % change year-on-year +2.61% +25.84% +5.34%
75th Percentile £67.02 £66.07 £63.25
90th Percentile £79.69 £70.13 £67.80
Hampshire median hourly rate £57.35 £52.50 £23.75
% change year-on-year +9.24% +121.05% -28.03%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

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

Job vacancy trend for Validation in Portsmouth

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth

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

Daily rate trend for Validation in Portsmouth

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Daily Rate Histogram in Portsmouth

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Validation in Portsmouth over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Validation in Portsmouth

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Portsmouth

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

Hourly rate trend for Validation in Portsmouth

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Portsmouth

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Validation in Portsmouth over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Validation in Portsmouth

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth 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 (46.88%) Confluence
Communications & Networking
1 16 (50.00%) SNMP
1 16 (50.00%) Software-Defined Radio
2 2 (6.25%) RS-232
Development Applications
1 16 (50.00%) Eclipse
1 16 (50.00%) Git
2 15 (46.88%) GoogleTest
2 15 (46.88%) JIRA
2 15 (46.88%) Robot Framework
3 13 (40.63%) Bitbucket
4 2 (6.25%) LabVIEW
General
1 6 (18.75%) Aerospace
2 4 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (6.25%) Manufacturing
3 2 (6.25%) Military
3 2 (6.25%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 12 (37.50%) Principal Engineer
1 12 (37.50%) Software Engineer
2 10 (31.25%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 8 (25.00%) Test Engineer
4 7 (21.88%) C++ Software Engineer
4 7 (21.88%) Java Engineer
4 7 (21.88%) Java Software Engineer
5 6 (18.75%) Systems Engineer
6 4 (12.50%) Software Test Engineer
7 3 (9.38%) Embedded Engineer
7 3 (9.38%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 2 (6.25%) C++ Developer
8 2 (6.25%) Integration Engineer
8 2 (6.25%) IT Engineer
8 2 (6.25%) Linux Developer
8 2 (6.25%) RF Engineer
8 2 (6.25%) RF Test Engineer
8 2 (6.25%) Systems Test Engineer
8 2 (6.25%) Test Analyst
8 2 (6.25%) Test and Integration Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (40.63%) CSS
1 13 (40.63%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (6.25%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 16 (50.00%) Linux
2 9 (28.13%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (81.25%) Verification and Validation
2 18 (56.25%) Software Engineering
3 16 (50.00%) Prototyping
4 15 (46.88%) Agile
5 13 (40.63%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 13 (40.63%) Scrum
5 13 (40.63%) SysML
5 13 (40.63%) UML
6 10 (31.25%) Systems Engineering
7 6 (18.75%) Software Testing
8 4 (12.50%) Business Strategy
8 4 (12.50%) Commercial Awareness
8 4 (12.50%) End-to-End Testing
8 4 (12.50%) Integration Testing
8 4 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
8 4 (12.50%) System Integration Testing
8 4 (12.50%) Technical Leadership
9 2 (6.25%) Architectural Design
9 2 (6.25%) Data Management
9 2 (6.25%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 17 (53.13%) C++
2 13 (40.63%) JavaScript
3 9 (28.13%) Java
4 2 (6.25%) C
5 1 (3.13%) Python
Qualifications
1 8 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 8 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (12.50%) Degree
3 2 (6.25%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.25%) Def Stans
System Software
1 13 (40.63%) Firmware
Vendors
1 15 (46.88%) Google
2 13 (40.63%) Atlassian